Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-02-22
To Be Had In Sc Gal. Drums At
E. Q. Hall & Son, Ltd.


put up the land fast enough.
Can Shut Down.
Were running this and we've got
hold of the handle. They can't 90
anything without us and IL they are
not generous enough in their offers we
can shut down on them and drop the
whole thing.
1T is simply a question of whether
we ale going to let the old system pre-
vail, of cheap labor. contract labor. OF
whether we are going to insist on
proper guarantee from the plantations
that these Portuguese will be treated
right when they get here The plan
tations want cheap labor and they
would get II II they could. That's
their lookout.
Got to Give an Acre.
I'VE have nothing to do with that,
but II they want any of these Portu.
guese they have got to give each fami-
ly an acre OF land in fee. otherwise
we can refuse to have anything to do
with the business. We've got to come
to an understanding in this matter and
we might as well understand II now.
Commissioner Craig remarked that
something other than sugar would
have TO be thought OF. He would like
to see each Of the Portuguese families.
proposed to be brought from the Azores
given more than an acre of land. He
thought FIVE acres would he more like
IT, II such a thing was possible.
why they give settlers 100 acres In
the States" said Atkinson. I'VE ought
to be able to give, in some cases. Il
tenth OF that.
Labor Poorly Housed.
The plantations here put their In.
Dor on lands chat are no good for any
thing else, Just as long as they are
japanese or Chinese laborers. This
won't do with the people we have any
thing to do with bringing here. This
Board Is no labor agency and when
we bring people here, they can go
where they please; we cannot bind
them; they come here ss settlers: II
the plantations make them the proper
offers. well and good; but we are re-
sponsible to see that they are no.
brought here under false pretences; IL
is up to us to see that they are pro-
vided with homes, otherwise we have
no right to bring them here"
Cooke Produces List.
Here Cooke arose with typewrit.en
list, remarking that various planta.
lions had put themselves down for
LAS Portuguese families. some pro-
missing lands in fee and others under
lease. He handed the list to Mr.. Al
kinson who glanced over It hastily.
1 Here's Theo. Davies & Co." said
J Atkinson. they guarantee no land ut
all. He noted that w. G. Irwin e.
Co. were down for 225 families. pro-
missing lands in fee. Here are some
who guarantee fee simple lands" said
Atkinson, but there are a whole lot
who offer no land In fee and who prac-
tically make no guarantee OF land.
This Board must insist on each family
being provided with one acre in fee. y
| IF you absolutely insist" said
Cooke. Il don't think anything can
come OF II. II does not seem a fair
proposition that all plantations should
contribute for just a few plantations
who have guaranteed lands in fee"
II don't propose to wreck anybody
nor do propose to be held up" said
Atkinson.
Am | do understand that II is the
attitude OF this Board" said Cooke
that we are not satisfied with the Of
fers of the plantations-that there are
some who could come with better Of
fers but Wouldn't"
Now that Is rather mean way to
put IT," said Atkinson: III we get these
Portuguese, we must offer them lands
In fee simple. This Board is respon-
sible for spending the money raised
II is for us to say how the money shall
be spent. II seems to me that there
is something OF malice in your re-
mark"
There Is nothing OF malice In what
said" said Cooke. but what is best
for us to do? Shall we say we are
not satisfied with the offers; that We
do not think they are sufficiently gen.
erous; that there are many who could
offer the one acre in fee simple to each
family who have not done so?"
Its up to the plantations" said At
kinson.
THE time to kick is now" said
Cooke.
"They may bluff lot OF japanese
but they cant bluff me-" said the
Chair. "You know the handle we have
If they don't want to do the right
thing we can stop. I'm not salts
fed, | tell you so frankly. or course
we can talk II over with some OF them,
This thing needs to be talked over
and We must have an understanding.
There are some among them who are
philanthropic and have the good of the
country at heart, But we know the
past and we must be prepared to look
after the future"
81 hope you don't knock the whole
thing" said Garden,
The Chair and Mr.. Cooke were ap,
pointed committee to interview the
sugar men with a view to arriving at
an understanding, Another meeting
will be called by the Chair.