The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-06-12
MOLOKANS
WILL GO
(From Sundays Advertiser)


Thirty-four Molokans.
Standing in the rain,
Cry to Jack Atkinson,
Send us home again.
Thirty-four Molokans-
Not a man at work
Didn't like the Garden Isle,
So they tried to shirk.
Thirtyfour Mo!okans,
Cutting sugar cane;
Swear they never did it
And won't do it again.
Thirty-.our Molokans came up from
Kauai yesterday and waited on Sec
:etary Atkinson with the request that
he furnish them transportation to Cal
ifcrnia. This leaves but -welve fami-
lies AZ Kappa, under the leadership of
Mike, who swears that he will stay
with the proposition if not another
Russian does. Those who came down
yesterday-Mike was in the party. but
he came to see about school house
say that Manager Fairchild of the Ma
kee Sugar Company has discharged
them, and that they are penniless.
They say. moreover that they intend
to go to California. that they are
through with Hawaii for all time, but
they have no money and do not know
how they are going to get to the Coast.
Certainly, If they work here no better
than they have done at Kapaa, accord
ing to Mike, It will take them a long
time to earn money enough to get
away.
NEVER WORKED A DAY.
"That fellow never do one days
work" said Mike to Secretary Atkin
son, after the party Of the disaffected
had had their hearing and gone away
with interpreter Kotinsky.
The disaffected Molokans claim that
the Makee Sugar Company abrogated
their contract, and refused to give
them any more work after June l. This
statement, however, is open to grave
doubt There has been dissatisfaction
with the Molokans ever since they
came. They will not work. or at least
a number of them have refused to
work, and they have divided into fac
tions. Then, they appear to be con-
gentially stupid, and so have been un-
able to understand just what 1t was
that the government proposed to do
for them.
The lands for these people are even
now being set apart by Surveyor Har-
vey, under orders from the Land Of
fee and here they come down TO Ho-
nolulu declaring that they are through
with the whole proposition. Also, they
are under the impression that they
have a contract with the government,
and this paper they have threatened to
use to make trouble if they are not
sent to California.
WILL KEEP FAITH.
The government, of course, Is still
willing and anxious to keep faith with
them. 1t will do all that has been
promised for those who stay with
Mike. But these self-deluded ones who
are determined TO go away have moth
ing in the shape Of an agreement. Their
paper is a proposition, binding In GER
tain eventualities, possibly If 1t We're
n contract they have broken II, over
and over again, II Is claimed.
The dlsaffected Molokans, through
their spokesman, John Koorhaton, who
looks a typical mouilk, say that they
came down 10 Honolulu expecting Mr.,
j. Il. Castle 10 pay their way To the
Coast. They brought their children and
an the belongings they have In the
world with them
~ DIFFICULT CASE
Mr. Castle II ON the mainland, ana
80 they are rather up against H. JpNn'
who Is the man Mikc accuses of having
never done a days work since he has
boon here says ha does not know what
lhoy win do. They VIII try however
fn rri p steamship company Ia take
thom back a. california, paying lof
their pnsfHo in lublallmrntH amer
thry get there ur IL mat can h"l h'
irrannrd. thry Nlll iry ip gyi WORK ln
Honolulu And stay until lhry have
anmrh enough t0 Hri away
ltisa rather dpplurahlu situation, hlF
ingrihur These people arr llrhll'H1.
Iu "a land ilHi iH strange io iheW anl
,som hopelfssly stupid Just how mo
Dndlilnn ls 40 work ouli f9mhlnh 90 ~