The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-24
IN HAWAII
MRS. KOZAKI WIFE OF AN EMINENT JAPANESE
EVANGELIST WHO VISITED HERE NOT LONG
AGO TELLS OF WHAT SHE SAW REGARDING
JAPANESE LABOR ON THE PLANTATIONS.

The Labor World socialist paper published in Toxic Jap
in late issue published interview with Mrs H. Kozai
wife of Rev. Kodo koza Japanese evangelist of much prom
who, with his wife, in Hawaii comparatively short
time ago. The interview reproduced in the Weekly Hawaii
Shnpo of February 23 from which it here epubished By
way Of introduction the Hawaii Shnpo says Like good many
travellers who visit foreign country for short and then
try discuss the conditions existing there for the
OF wondering friends at home Mrs Koza has made several mis-
statements some of which are quite misleading
Mrs. Kozaki's interview as follows
am inclined to believe that the Hawaiian planters are much
favor of ignorant persons for their helpers persons who
have had education The planters very much dislike the
students those men who talk too neigenty class OF
people who without attending properly his duty has al
grudge against his employer and is at all the time
ready to incte the others against the latter.
The aborsaving system vogue i'll Hawaii using machner
les and horses where aborous required
makes laborer work practically very light AS his work
ally consists OF sowing seedcanes making bitches in field or
wedding with long handled hoe very good country for
laborer and very much better than Japan for him.
"A mans wages four yen ($2oo per diem while
receives three for space of time AS the OF living
would be sufficient for person each day. consderate
laborer could good deal out of his earning And may
be also remarked there such for
them in stores nearby where they could Japanese
food-stufs or otherwise at all times.
Every plantation has its grammar school and church. Under
the charge of European tutors in the school, the chill
dren Japanese aborers grow talk the English language The
church charge of Japanese pastor and the aborers general
y attend its services amcaby but struck that the planters
seemed to disfavor the frequency of such a meeting
in every plantation you find gang OF vagabonds who
eating clothing themselves comfortably somebody eses
penes and gambling always with somebody ese money They
constantly in the of honest abores and is quite fire.
quent occurrence with them creating troubles by stealing
body else's wife
81" the climate of Hawaii very much suited to lap
constitution the aboers all healthy sickness
ing among Them The children spenddly growing, and
there place wherein they could leave their infants safely
charge with their other children of the age in the school,
thing that the and papas alike to their
work in the field.
GAS the enoyments aborers there none whatever
except that of saving money And there nothing Jap
for girl to be learned there the girls generally
send back to Japan when they attain the fifteen sixteen
Those aborers who the capital city of Hawaii Homo
lulu, do work in field but work boy cook in
private family clerk serving sugar company Office and
their wages twenty DAM and their prevailing
dispositions somewhat different from what Won at home
of this class people.
"There enough work there still left good many
of Japanese aborer the planters always complaining of the
shortage of labOrers."