The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-03-20
'MOLOKANS
'RECONC|LED

Because a strange people, speaking
a very strange language, in a strange
land where strange tongue was
spoken, found no common channel In
which to be piloted when they lacked
information. Observation-Disclosures arose
and disaffection came as natural
sequence. Because of all these things,
the Molokans who recently took up
cane lands at Kapaa, Kauai, became
slightly disaffected. but when matters
were discussed by capable principals,
through capable interpreters, the mis-
understandings faded away, and the
Russians are again happy and are
working hard.
James b. Castle, through whose
philanthropy and spiritedness
the Molokans were brought to the Ha-
waiian Islands to build up a new
white population of agricultural set
tiers, returned from Kauai yesterday
| in the steamer w. G. Hall, accompa-
MED by ]. kotinsky of the Bureau of
| Agriculture and Forestry who acted
as interpreter and he reports that the
situation at Kapaa is even now much
| improved through the new understand
ing.
There was more or less Of a tangle
and some disaffection among the Molo-
kans," said Mr.. Castle yesterday, "and
almost the entire amount of it being
nothing but a lot of misunderstand-
ings, and while 1t took some time to
straighten them out, everything ap-
peared to be in a very promis ,g
uation when / left, and almost the en-
| tire company were at wor
'The luna, to whom is delegated the
duty of giving them such instruction
and assistance as they may require In
their work so that they may get hold
of 1t more quickly and readily. tod
me yesterday afternoon just as I was
leaving that THEIR WORK WAS
THE BEST THAT DAY OF ANY
DAY SINCE THEY BEGAN.
"They are impatient for the rest of
their relatives and immediate friends
to join them from Russia rather than
those at present in Los Angeles.
1T was a case of new people of d
language unknown, in a new country
to them, with incomplete channels OF
communication, and naturally all sorts
of misunderstanding might arise
WHICH IllSnt nave peCOIle llIlpoIldil'
if they had been allowed to drag or
much longer l had expected to &c
over to Kauai myself at an earlier
date, but had awaited the coming OF
the second company in the Manchuria
and which l expected to accompany
to Kauai.
"On next Friday, I understand, Mr.
Babbitt expects to go to Kapaa with
the school inspector, when, presuma-
bly,, school matters will be talked over
and a site for schoolhouse will be
selected.
I'm my own work of attempting tc
straighten out all misunderstanding
and expedite progress, the services OF
Mr.. Kotinsky as interpreter We're very
kindly contributed by the Territorial
Board of Agriculture and Forestry
and his services We're simply indis.
pensable.
"The Molokans have moved tn,
camps that were there and have locat
ed them in another place and nave
temporarily fixed them up. OF cours'
they will keep on gradually improving
matters around their homes until ir
the course of two or three years they
will undoubtedly be a credit to the
place.
"As to more additions to the Molo.
kan colony. I have had word of various
small detachments in various place.
being organized, and 1 expect to hav,
in hand quite a list by week from
now of those whom they expect from
Russia direct"