The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-02
SUVERIC BRINGS
HOPEFUL AND
HAPPY CROWD
Commissioner Sargent Says They
Are a Fine Lot.--Many Cases of
Measles.

grants seem to be most deira BILE lot
of people The men are as a rule
young and vigorous, intelligent looking
and each with an air of hope in his
looks and actions. The hardShipS of
the voyage had told more on the wo-
men and children. not to be wondered
at, but all appeared hopeful Many
of the women broke down and cried in
their relief as they left the ship and
there was also plenty of wailing among
the little ones, tired out and hungry.
And there appeared to be no end to
these little ones. OF children under
one year old the ships list showed one
hundred and fifty and out of the total
number of 1923 who landed there were
450 under fifteen years. Among so
many children, especially with measles
among them, it is not to be wondered
at that there were number of deaths,
thirteen little ones, all under one year
old, having been buried at sea during
the voyage and one other child dying
at the immigration sheds after the
landing
TWO AMERICAN SUBJECTS.
During the trip there had also been
a number of births, eight joining the
ships list of passengers after the shores
of Madeira had faded from view. The
nationality of these mites, born on the
high seas under the British flag and
of Portuguese parents is debatable
but there can be no question concern
ing two of the youngest among the new
comers, one of them was born after
the Suveric had tied up at the dock
and the other after the mother had
reached the immigration shed. These
are full born citizens of Uncle Sam,
born under the Stars and Stripes and
one of them eligible to aspire to the
presidency The sex of the other will
bar her from looking higher than to
be mistress of the White House.
BEING WE'LL LOOKED AFTER.
Last night the immigrants were
happy without an exception. They
ere comfortably housed at the imm1-
grafton office, comfortable hunks had
teen prepared for the tired women and
children and all had been we'll and
generously fed. Inspector Sargent had
charge of them and he had worked IN"
defatigablv to see that the new corners
were treated well and were given
everything possible to make them COM
Portable during the one or TWO DAYS
they will spend there.
In his work he was able assisted by
the quarantine and immigration Off
GERS. from r. G. Brown, temporarily
at the head of the immigration office.
down to the several local Portuguese
pressed into service temporarily as in
terpreters and assistants. Mr.. Sar-
gent and many of the men went with
out their own dinners until late into
the night that the wants of the new
arrivals might not be neglected.
SECRETARY ATKINSON WE'LL
PLEASED.
Prominent among those at the i'm
migration office last night was Secre-
tary Atkinson, working with the othera
to make the immigrants comfortable.
He is we'll pleased with the people who
have arrived and regards their arrival
as only a foretaste of what Hawaii has
to expect of the new immigration
movement
This is the beginning of what is
going to be a great thing for the
Territory" he said. This is the first
fruit of the work that will show to the
world whether Hawaii is to go for
ward or back. For this we have every
reason to feel grateful to Mr.. Sargent.
who has been body and soul in this
movement not for Hawaii alone, but
for the whole mainland. 1t is most
gratifying to hear him say that he is
we'll satisfied with these people, for he
has been behind the movement from
the start.
This is the beginning. The first
shipload of these people is here and the
ri,Nr,
far as they are concerned. is done. !,
Now it is up to the people to see that |
they are treated with absolute fairness.
TO see that they get a square deal.
1t is up 10 the plantations which will
get them to treat them well So that
the reports they will send back will |
bring US others like them.
Tt is up to the government, too, to
be liberal in its land policy. I hope
to see the Legislature appropriate
money to open the public lands, put !
ting surveyors into the fields and
treating the people in a way that viii
he an example to the plantation own I
ers.
This. too, is a feather in the cap
of E p Stackable who has success
fully carried out the work he engaged
upon
HAD A GOOD VOYAGE.
Captain Shotton reports having made
a good voyage, the weather beins
pleasant except for a short time near
the Horn. With his passengers he had
little difficulty. the immigrants with
few exceptions protesting themselves
we'll satisfied with the treatment they
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