Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-08-15
RUSSIANS FOR LABOR
LETTERS WERE RECEIVED
SAYING THEY ARE AVAILABLE
THE HAWAII COUNTY MANAGERS
WERE ASSEMBLED TO DIS
CUSS ITALIAN LABOR
PROJECT.

HllO, aug. lU.-l ne Tieialu sdss'
The planters of the Territory seem
to be in deadly earnest regarding the
employment of the white races on the
plantations and plan has crystallized
SO that good results may follow.
The delay in departure Of Mr.. Pax
ton was caused by a desire Of the
plantation agents to learn Just how
many laborers are needed and 1t took
time to secure the information. for fur
Their details Of plan had also to DO
communicated to the managers.
On Monday last the completed plan
was presented at n meeting Of the plan
tation managers in this district and
the report, containing the number OF
laborers each plantation would take,
was made to the association. These
laborers are. as far as 1t Is possible,
to be married and they are brought
here from New York with the under
standing that they sign contracts for
specified period and that they be allow
ed small piece Of land for cultiva.
ton. The laborers are to be recruit
ed from the Portuguese. Italian and
Spanish emigrants at Ellis Island.
Mr.. Paxton will soon leave with full
authority to negotiate and the public
will feel assured that the riff ran that
appeared on the ground when the
Porto Rican left the steamers will not
be repeated.
II Ia said that the Italian from the
northern provinces are agriculturists
and make good citizens. They are far
removed from the seaports and have
no connection with the Malta or other
bloodthirsty revengeful organizations.
The Spaniards from certain sections
are also good people and make good
field hands.
l A doubt has been expressed in Hilo
by prominent Portuguese as to the pos
sibility Of securing more people OF their
nationality. They say that the induce
ments offered by the farmers on the
mainland, and by the fruit men on the
Pacific Coast, are taken advantage OF
and the Portuguese would prefer the
life there to that on q plantation. The
Portuguese who are leaving the Islands
are mere scouts and when their re.
whole families will follow. The same
applies to the japanese. They have
sent out hundreds Of men to the coas'
and their reports have been such as Tn
induce others to follow. The idea ol
the planters Is to secure families to
take the places Of these people and n
have the terms such a. will keep then
interested.
| For time a few individual planters
had under consideration plan to brine
into the islands some OF the twenty
thousand Russians who are In Japar
as prisoners Of war. It will be re
membered that mention was mad,
some time ago OF the presence OF DR.
Russell In Japan and his work anon,
the Russian prisoners under permits
sion from the japanese minister o
war. Whether the proposition to brini
those people had Its origin with hin
is not known but It is a fact that tn,
letter intimating that the men coulI
be had was received by a gentleman II
Honolulu. This was not discussed a
the meeting Of the managers on Mon
day; their efforts were in the direc
ton of the Ellis Island scheme ant
there Is not manager in the dis
Lrict who does noe heartily favor 1t.
There is no intention to do ava!
with the japanese who have proved t,
he good hands but the fact is tina
The labor is getting short owing to tn
continued departures for the coast an,
labor must be brought here to TAX
, their places.