The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-12-12
WHAT DOES
SARGENT WANT2
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He then informed the guard that the
japanese, after being passed, were at
liberty to go wherever they wished and !
that they were not to be directed to |
go to the shed of the planters or in |
huenced to go anywhere. There was
lively bit of conversation following
i'm which Sargent did most of the talk
ing, declaring that he would see that
hereafter no immigrant was Influenced
as to his destination. He questioned
the propriety of a gate between the
immigration station and the planters
distributing shed, although he did not
crtitize the location of the shed al
joining the immigration station and the
planters shed did not meet with his
approval
After the incident of a guard telling
a Japanese to go to the planters shed,
and directing him thereto, Sargent
watched the process for some little time
to make sure, before he spoke to the
local officials about it,
Sargent had little or no criticism to
offer, however in regard to the man
agement of the immigration station He
expressed every confidence in Inspec-
tor-in-charge Raymond c. Brown, but
he wanted to know specifically who
gave the order that Japanese immi-
grants should be directed to the plant
ers' shed and why such orders were
given. 1t developed that as far as
the guard was concerned, he was act
ing with less intelligence than willing
ness to dispose of the immigrants after
they had been passed by the Immigra
ton authorities.
1t was only little later that Sar-
gent directed his fun displeasure at
certain gentlemen of the plantation in
terests. He was most emphatic in his
, declaration that the immigrants were
entirely at liberty to go wither they
wished after they had passed the ms
pection and there was altogether too
much coercion used in the shed of the
planters to get the Japanese distributed
among the plantations.
Sargent, although he had but little
while before he was to depart for the
mainland in the Nippon, sailed into an
| investigation that stirred things up and
made anything but friendly feelings
! among some concerned. He announced
that circumstances looked altogether
too much like assisted" immigration
and he was going to see that the law
was carried out
Commissioner Sargent went into the
shed of the planters and studied con-
ditiOns, as he was able to find them,
and he wanted to know why it was
that so many Japanese were distribut-
ed to this plantation and so many to
that He inquired diligently as to
who put up the money for the Japanese
coming here and he was free in his
opinions, many of which were not re-
corded.
Following the stir-up in the immi-
grafton station and the shed of the
planters there were heart-to-heart talks
between Commissioner Sargent, E. d.
| Tenney, Assistant Secretary of the
Planters Association Royal D. Mead,
Secretary of the Territory A. L. c. At
| kinson and Inspector-in-c charge Ray
mond Brown of the immigration sta
ton.
When it was all over for the time
being, Sargent stated that he was glad
he had L S opportunity of watching
the entry of the Nippon Marus con~
signment of Japanese 1T was a re-
violation to me-" he said, land l had no
| idea that the Japanese were so in
/ luenced in the matter have observed.
/ There will be a speedy change or
/ there will be no more Japanese immi-
/ grafton; indeed there may not be much
/ more immigration' of Japanese labor
as it is. During my stay here I've
heard stories of how the Japanese were
! handled on entry, but 1 made up my
/ mind to see for myself"
Mr.. Sargent then reverted to the i'm
| migration of the 1900 Portuguese in the
| s. S. Suveric, saying that the Japanese
had just as much right to be free to
/ go whittier they wished upon coming
to Hawaii as had the Portuguese.
In one word, Sargent went away mad
and left some folks mad behind him.
Nevertheless the band played and
followed the Nippon outside the harbor
| in the tug Intrepid and the Commits
sioner was smOthered with beautiful
leis, Secretary Atkinson himself plac-
ing a huge carnation lei about the
Commissioners neck.
When Sargent went up the gangway,
to board the Nippon, he was accom-
panied BY Secretary Atkinson, E. D.
Tenney, Royal d. Mead, Japanese Con-
sui Mkt Saito, Chinese Consul Tso
Fan, Inspector-in-C Charge r. c. Brown
and Acting Collector of Customs R. c.
| Stackable.
Let's hear from you" said friend
in bidding farewell
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