The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-07-08
pROMIsSORY NOTES OF
PAUPERS ARE on FILE
Continued from page 81


with preceding years shows a decided
falling off in the number of new ap-
plications,-a very gratifying state of
things, and easily accounted for.
Organized work for five consecutive
years has placed our poor who require
regular and continuous relief, on the
books of the affiliating societies; they
receive their regular allowance and
have no further need to apply at the
office. Those who had friends in the
States or prospective homes there have
been assisted to reach them. OF the
original list made five years ago, rs
Aave been sent to the Home for In
surables, and 20 have passed away. The
floating population, the thousands who
never belonged here. have returned to
their home, or have gone elsewhere.
Sailors are not coming in as great
numbers as formerly, and 1t seems that
the poor who now apply are. and have
been residents of these Islands for
many years, with few exceptions.
The number of recurrent cases Is
large, being applications from people
who only occasionally need assistance,
are helped to make n fresh start, and
60 on, Independent for awhile.
And the work of the Associated Char
fties Is preventive, also. In every COM
alunity there are people who like to
beg. Even in times of ordinary pros
perity they grow restless, and though
suffering from no special need will send
their children out on begging eXpedi-
lions But in times of depression
when work is scarce, and there seems
to be a plausible excuse, the number
of beggars is greatly increased. They
go about 1t in different ways, frequent
~ beginning by asking for work, and
ending by asking for many things. But
the little slips of pink paper directing
them to the office in Alakea street,
make them stop to consider whether
they want their cases investigated or
not. If they are honest they come and
are helped, Some come anyhow. But
these same slips act as a deterrent to
tramps and imposters.
And we have a plague of Porto
Ricans to consider. We do not mean
that all the 200 Porto Ricans who
came to these Islands are Migrants,
for many of them are on the planta-
tons doing the work they We're
that lot of vicious Porto Ricans have
settled in Honolulu, and are a trouble,
an expense and curse to this city.
Many of them have applied at this
office, few give n good account OF
themselves, and they often give false
addresses, as they dislike to be visited
or have their cases investigated.
Having many calls from one building
In Kakaako, We took pains to plan our
visits there between the hours of l and
! p. m, when the men should be away
at work and the children in school.
There We're for considerable time,
80 Porto Ricans in this building
70 adults and 20 children. But at that
hour the men We're lounging al home
the boys were playing cards, and the
women and girls as idle as the rest
The men We're we'll dressed and pros
porous looking. The women were the
reverse. As n class though, they are
in far better condition physically than
when they landed here. But how do
they get their lving'
1t appears that the worst OF them
have come TO this city, and on all
sides We are feeling the bad effects.
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eight new cases month, and at pres
ent there are 40 being treated there
The Insane Asylum has HAD nine cases
shis year, ana the iail and prison are
crowded with them Their numbers
show that the Police Department Is not
indifferent 10 the situation but IL also
shows tho peril IN having these people
in our midst, IDLE
in order l0 pp9ept pn overlapping
~ relief a Is nepesFary that Nr should
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