The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-01

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contributions be given to Mr.. Phelan's
COMMITTEE
on the 21st inst. L sent a cable ask
I ing for the total contributions of Ha-
wall in general from societies, churches,
| etc.
/ IL mentioning the work tEat Hawaii
was doing in contributing towards the
! ass !stance of San Francisco, L men
| tened amounts that came within my
| knowledge.
/ This awakened a great deGl of inter-
! est, and thinking that it should be gen.
orally known, just how much the total
/ of all of our contributions is, I sent
you the cable but to date have not re-
ceived any answer.
l cannot give any definite statement
without getting the facts from YOU Tor
since my arrival here, L nave not re-
ceived from your committee any state
ment of total contributions, nor have
L been favored with any newspapers
from Honolulu.
PRESENT CONDITIONS.
The authorities are gradually con-
centrating the Relief Camps and are
establishing kitchens, where the dis
tribution of food can be better regulat-
Ell, ana given To lItOSG Nl1O al ( iSS1liS
needy.
Numerous wooden buildings are be-
ing erected in the business district, and
find no difficulty in getting employ
nent for those who wish to work as
carpenters, transfers and general Ia
borers
To those who are not willing to do
this class of work, L have arranged for
1Ye6c ~ Il
Vacaville, where L now have about
twelve boys employed at $3.50 per day,
and l will send more today.
Enclosed please find a list of those
from Hawaii who are out at work,
lief from this Bureau, and passengers
booked for Honolulu.
Your committee can decide, if it is
necessary, to publish the names OF
those receiving relief.
1 published notices that this Bureau
would close on the 25th (today), and
this has been the means of getting
quite a number to call, who say that
they did not see former notices of the
Relief Bureau, although Mr.. Fraser |
thoroughly advertised the place.
Today, I am preparing final notices, |
giving until the 31st of May, for those
who by their conditions and prospects,
should be entitled to transportation, to |
make application to me so that the Ala |
media of the 9th of June, should carry |
the last of those who wish to return
to Honolulu.
1 wish to leave here on June 1st and
will make arrangements to attend to
all who wish to return to Honolulu,
and to relieve those who are receiving
relief from this Bureau.
1 will leave full particulars in regard
to affairs
The list of those whom I have assist
ed are ones whom l decided really |
needed help. There were several native
boys camped at Hamilton Park who
were waiting to join the band, and who
ir the meanwhile are well supplied
with food and shelter.
In looking over the list of those reg
istered at this Bureau, at the time of
my arrival. / found that those who
were housed in camps, We're as we'll
taken care of, as / could care for them,
if / had the housing of them.
While they received the regular ra-
tions served to all, yet at times other
articles of food and clothing were re-
quired, and these 1 have supplied.
For the men who were able to work,
L secured employment, and in cases.
paid transportation to places where
could be obtained.
The list of those / send you, includes
all who asked for assistance here.
I have had numerous applications for
passa ge to Honolulu, from persons who
were there years ago and from persons
who had friends or relatives there,
who L understood could pay the pas
sage, and not have this fund stand
for it.
My policy has been to have those who
We're able or who could get assistance,
for their fare
Yesterday, l was told that the gener-
al feeling in Honolulu was, that pas
sage would be paid for any ones rela-
tives who wished to return.
If this is the feeling of your commit
tee, have not been notifiedaof it.
I enclose letter from DR. Julian L.
Waller of this city, in which he offers
to attend gratis to all eases which I
may send to him.
He has been attending to the wife
of Peter Victor who is suffering from
nervous shock.
l remain,