The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-03

Officially, Mr.. Sargent, the United
States immigration Commissioner who
came to Honolulu from Washington es-
pecfaily to be present when the Port
uguese immigrants from the steamship
Suveric were landed, takes no note or
interest OF the plans Of the immigrants
once they have been passed through
the immigration station, but, person
ally, he is anxious to see that the
Portuguese, who had the honor of be-
ing passed at his hands, are given good
berths where they may work and COM
nence to earn their livelihood under
the American flag and under cheering
conditions.
It was a tired-looking lot of officials
around the immigrant station who saw
the sun rise yesterday morning, Mr..
Sargent and the Inspector-in-charge
Mr.. r. c. Brown, and his assistants,
Messrs. Halsey, Gene Sullivan, Curry,
Christian and the staff of interpreters.
had their hands full all the previous
night and none got more than the pro-
verbal forty winks of sleep. To care
for 1900 immigrants from Europe is far
different than looking after a similar
number of Asiatics. Their wants were
different and they had to be looked
after in a different way. They We're
hungry and that was one of the first
things the immigration people provid-
ed-good meals.
The adults looked fresh in the morn
ing but the children were still tired
and again hungry. The long sea trip
and the hurly-burly of landing made
them very tired And then the 1mnF
grant station began to look like a
maternity home. for there were three
more births and one death.
The officials began putting the imml-
grants through early in the day The
usual questions were asked as to
whether they were here under contract
or had been assisted by private means
They generally replied that they came
seeking work and knew of no assis-
tance given them except the request
of the Territory of Hawaii to come TO
Hawaii to get work and homes
After going through the lanes, upon
being passed by the inspectors, the
immigrants hurried through the han
of the station and out into the yaro.
They had at last passed under the
American flag and they laughed ana
talked. and then eagerly looked toward
tho big high fence surrounding the sta
tion grounds at the mass of local Port
uguese who came to meet them Go
ing through the yard the immigrants
We're sent into the shelter shed Where
they were met by agents or the InHl-
gra ton Bureau and by large numper
of Woodworking Honolulu portuguese
Ewho answered questions, gave advice
and assisted their countrymen IN the
selection of the plantations to Whlch /,
they wished to go to work.
A majority of those who came out IN
the morning and massed in the shed
desired to go to Eva or Walaiua' "h''e
some elected to go TO the other IS
lands.
E,arly in the day about 300 were
,a.an over to Quarantine Island. This
included all persons having measles
and in many cases whole famiiles'
which decided to keep together rather
than be separated.
Consul General Canavarro, M A.
Silva. A. G.. Castro and many other
Portuouese citizens have been unceas-
ing in their attention to the lmml-
grants.
1t was represented at the station
that many Honolulu Portuguese had
advised the newcomers to settle In Ho-
lulu in preference to going out to plan
tations. the advice also being gwen
that they could get good work here.
However. the majority listed thelr
names for various plantations lhere
are many Portuguese residents IN at
tendance who hail from various plan
tations. not only on this island put
from Mapi and Hawaii. One Portn,
puese came from Paia, Maui: He found
that a family, who were his relatlVes'
had been sent to Quarantine Island,
save a boy, his cousin. He SAID ne
would take care of the cousin ana wait
for the family to leave quarantine ana
he would then try TO nrevah upon theih
70 90 to Maui with him.
Secretary Atkinson, T. ID. 1enneE'
Mr. Garden and ]. A. Gilman were IN
defatigabIe in their efforts to serve
the peonIe. These gentlemen formed
tbe Board of immigration and showed
their interest in this shipment Dy as.