The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-07-07
TO GET SETTLERS
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list What are the requirements OF
the plantations for labor. such as Ital-
ians from the north OF Italy. or Por-
tuguese from the Azores and Medeira
Islands; that is, how many of those
laborers could at the present time be
assured employment on the planta-
tions
end. What inducements is your as
sociation prepared to offer such labor
ers in the way of permanent home
on the plantations?
"3rd. What wages are you prepared
to offer to them, and what other in
ducements can you offer, such as wa
ter, fuel and medical attendance?
1T is the intention of this Board to
send some suitable person to the east
ern part of the United States and go
to the mainland of Europe in order to
make careful Investigations as to the
possibility of getting laborers from
those sources. Such a person, under
our Board of immigration law would
be empowered to advertise extensively
the advantages of this Territory and
the opportunities offered to intending
emigrants. For that reason we should
like to receive a definite reply to the
above questions before sending any
agent to Italy or to any other part of
the mainland of Europe.
I'VE are however, i'm favor of taking
immediate action in regard to sending
some one to the Eastern part of the
United States to make a careful study
of the situation there and to find out
whether emigrants who reach the east
ern ports would make suitable laborers
for these islands, and also to ascer-
tain whether there would be any prac-
teal method for transporting them.
"As you are aware, the Legislature
has made no appropriation for the
carrying out of the work of this board
and we are obliged to depend on sub
| scriptions If you approve of our
/ plan for sending some representative
of this board to the eastern states, as
suggested by Commissioner Sargent,
then we would respectfully request
from you a contribution sufficient to
enable us to carry out that purpose.
Yours respectfully,
"A. L. c. ATKINSON,
i Superintendent of the Board of I'M
! migration"
/ The Board met at IL o'clock in the
executive chambers, and the CORES
pondence was at once taken up. Com
: missioner Garden expressed doubts as
to whether $1,000 was enough to accom-
plish anything in the way of bringing
laborers here.
A motion was made by j. p. Cooke
that the superintendent be authorized
II
represent the commission in the Unit
ed States and America as an agent to
investigate the possibilities in the way
of securing laborers or immigrants.
f.. d. Tenney, in reply to Garden
remark as to the amount, stated that
all that was necessary was to make
an investigation and not to bring Ia
borers back.
1.-TWO thousand dollars is enough to
send man for month or two" said
Atkinson. He must be free to use his
Judgment and investigate and the bet
ter the man the better the results we
shall have"
Tenney suggested that If Paxton
would consent to go a better man could
not be secured. He thought Paxton
would be able to do much better if ne
were a member of the board. II pro-
pose to resign and would suggest that
Mr. Paxton be appointed in my place"
said Tenney.
Atkinson said that the Board regard
ed Tenney's judgment as very valu-
able, and Cooke remarked that he
might have to resign soon and that
Paxton might be named in his stead.
Il may be fired and perhaps he will be
Secretary of the Territory" said At
kinson. Atkinson said the discussion
was out of order, and the expense dis
cussion was resumed.
Tenney said that $1,000 ought to be
enough, that the agent was mot going
to buy anybody" and it was agreed
amid laughter that there was no lobby
ing to be done. The motion authoriz-
ing Atkinson to act for the board in
securing the services of Paxton if pos
sible was unanimously adopted.
j. p. Cooke said that the Planters
committee was a live one and would
get to work at once, though it might
take some time to gather the informa-
ton required from 1t.
The matter of an assistant secretary
was brought up, and the name of c. r.
| auckland was mentioned, but no defin-
lite action was taken.