The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-06-12


of the Gable Company l felt that l
should divide it between the persons
for whom it was intended, instead of
placing this duty on Mr.. McKenna.
My division was as follows:
To Mr.. p. McKenna. .............$ rs 90
! Battery man ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 30 %
4 operators at $2O................. so 90
boys at Observation-Disclosures. SO %
$3.50 90
Mr.. McKenna informed me yesterday
that he had asked from the main Of
flee for permission to accept the gift,
but so far had not received an answer.
Should permission not be granted, the
money will find itself in quite a lone
some and undecided state.
General Conditions
A great deal of work is being done in
erecting temporary structures for bust
ness.
The delay in settling insurance mat
ters. and the uncertainty of laws that
may be enacted to control building
operations, are tending to retard the
starting of permanent improvements.
are now being made, and in the re-
moval of destroyed structures, l find
that work can be obtained by anyone
who wishes it, and will take any en-
ployment that is offered.
Labor is also in great demand in or
chards and canneries. and i'm all agri-
cultural lines.
Although | advertised to close this
relief bureau on May 25th, and then a
final notice that it would positively
close on the 31st., ! am still receiving
requests by mail and in person, from
parties who want transportation to Ho-
nolulu
I have investigated all cases possible,
and have been compelled to refuse
transportation 70 over 7G) seventy per-
sons whom / felt, were not entitled to
it or who could easily obtain work
here, and of others who could receive
aid from friends and relatives.
In addition to this, / have secured
employment for over fifty persons who
originally thought that they surely
should be returned to Hawaii but who
are now very content to continue at
their labors here
think that in few months the
class of people who will feel their loss
the hardest, will be those who have
been engaged in small enterprises, and
those whose incomes had been derived
from rentals.
When the banks and loan associations
get to Strengthening out their loans and
advances, it will be found that great
many have lost all that they possessed.
In talking with some members of the
Red Cross and Relief Committee" l
found that the idea of the Rehabilitat-
ing Committee was to assist such as
these, by forming a plan whereby there
could be established a sort of city loan
association to make advances at low
rate of interest.
This / think will be one of the most
valuable plans that could be devised,
for it Is the man of moderate means,
without capital and without a trade,
who is going to feel the disaster the
most
The laboring man, and builders will
| be the real capitalists for some time
to come.
Under separate cover, 1 am sending
you a statement of the plans of the
general relief committee.
| 1 have itemized the amounts expended
| in relief, and the names of those to
whom aid has been given.
Personally, | feel that the amount
expended could be published, but that
where people are, owing to force of
circumstances, compelled to accept aid,
their names should not be published.
But as l am simply acting for your
committee l consider that / should
specify to whom l gave aid.
hope that in this hurriedly prepared
report 1 have covered nearly all mat
tiers that will interest your committee.
have had to devote nearly all my
| time to matters concerning this relief,
and am now endeaVoring to arrange af-
fairs for my eastern trip.
! There will be some people returned
by the Alameda, leaving here on the
9Th inst, a list of whom l will try ia
prepare for this mail,
There may come a few requests for
relief from now on, but all have had
an opportunity to communicate with
me before / closed this bureau, and
| feel that all of our people here now,
should take their ordinary chances.
With my regards to all the members
OF your committee 1 remain,
! Very truly yours,
JAS. f. MORGAN.
! Hawaiian Relief Bureau, 424 Scott St..
San Francisco, Cal, June 2, 1906.
A. L. c. Atkinson Esq, Chairman Gov
ernor's Relief Committee OF Ha-