The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-15
GOES AFTER
FILIPINO
Albert r. Judd the
Man Chosen by
Planters.

1t is said that the Planters Associa
ton has selected Attorney Albert F
Judd as its envoy to go to the Philip
pines in search of labor for the can
fields. This is the task that o. a
Stevens and Manager Fairchild of tn
Makee Sugar Company declined to I'm
dertake. Mr.. Judd. the tale goes, vii
| probably sail for the Orient on tn,
America Maru next week, AS to the
Filipinos as cane field laborers. there
are some experimental features in tbs
case They DO not labor much at agri-
cultural work in their own country
where the land has always been farm
ed by Chinese. for the most part, and
where a great hardship is said to have
resulted from the exclusion of China
men. That has all been threshed out
in the American newspapers.
For the purposes of labor in town,
General James F. Smith. who will be
the next Governor General of the
Philippines, told a representative of
the Advertiser last week that the Fill
pinos had turned out remarkably well,
much to the Generals surprise.
They do not work in communities, .
said General Smith. you have to pay
each man what is coming to him on
pay day. He demands that the money
be given into his own hands. And
then, those who have had the most
success with them build houses for
them, put up cock pits and let them
fight cocks on Sunday and holidays and
at night and it is also expected that
the employer of labor shall hire
a band and permit the workmen to
have a baille every night, if they
want to.
PECULIAR CUSTOMS.
They will turn up bright and early
the next morning, and do a good days
work. I confess that it surprised me
but they built the Manila street rail-
way system faster than a work of
that kind was ever done before. When
a contractor wants to discharge a man,
he simply throws him out of his house
and instals new tenant
And so, if Mr.. Judd succeeds in his
there will be a new element
into the low life of Hawaii.
and the Sunday cock fight and the
nightly baille may be expected to be-
come features of living on the planta
ions. incidentally, the Filipino not
having changed the Malay blood that
g in him. luna who offends the labor
gang may expect to find a long bolo
sticking into his ribs some evening
When he is not noticing and if the Ia
,orers who come should bring a few |
gallons of vino nipa along with them, |
IN entirely unique form of drunken |
less will begin to thrive. and an |
occasional laborer may be expected to |
ret ''hot in the head and run amuck |
n the crowd at the Fishmarket.
STACKABLE IS READY.
Yesterday Acting Governor Atkinson
ad a long conference with Collector
f the Port Stackable. who has been
ranted leave of absence to visit
cuthern Italy and the Azores on
abor mission. At the conclusion of
he conference it was stated that Mr..
tackable would be ready to start in
bout six weeks. That was what the
dvertiser said yesterday. Mr.. Stack
BILE will probably meet the full Board
{ immigration early next week, and
1e whole situation will be gone over
The members of the
oard. the Acting Governor, and the
,ecial commissioner are all fully alive
the Importance of the move to be
ade-and to the Importance, also, of |
10 preservation of the interest of the
-ashington officials. 1t is, indeed,
ore important than anything else at
lis juncture that Washington should
convinced that Hawaii is in earnest
its desire to secure white laborers,
no viii be fit material for citizens
Id landowners.
Who is to accompany Stackable on
s mission has not yet been deter :
ined, but whoever it is will remain
! the ground. and see to the actual :
arting of the immigrants The Col !.
,tor of the Port can only remain :
way from his post for six months,
ID even though an extension of leave :,
light be secured. he would still not be :
lie to more than conduct the pre-
ninary and most important negotia-
ms with the authorities of the lands !.
which he will be credited. and with
e leaders among the people it is
opposed to bring over here. There y
lst be a good man on the ground 10 :
e that the laborers actually start.
HOMES FOR IMMIGRANTS
The Acting Governor and Collector "
acka BILE. among other matters that Il
ely discussed at their meeting, agreed O.
on the ACCESSIBILITY of securing a set
photographs of cane fields, planta- 4
N scenes. houses, sugar mills and Il
ethods Of work TO he shown intend :
? immigrants in Europe and the l,
ores so as to give them some kind
an idea of the quarters they will Il
,upy and the manner of work in ~
itch they viii be expected TO en- r.
ge. o.
The collection of photographs Will be II
complete as it can possibly be made c,