Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-03-23
MANAGERS GOOD Will
PLANTATION LABORER WRITES
OF IABORERS' EXPERIENCE
THINKS MOST OF THOSE WHO
WRITE DON'T KNOW MUCH
ABOUT IT-LAND is
AVAILABLE.

years the Honolulu and islands pa
pers have advocated nothing else but
the labor question in Hawai- and most
| ly running down the management OF
the plantations, the money they make.
the wages paid to field hands ana nm
ally advocating things which by any
means they have no right whatsoever
to interfere with.
There is a stand point Of view to
, the above things and that well consld-
cred by any sensible. well experienced.
good faith and Independent man. That
point ought to be upheld in the right
ousness--Tolerance
There are facts mostly occurring in
every place where there Is a manager
or a plantation book-keeper. People
talk regardless OF what they did In the
past and do In the present time. think
ing not how they we're and what they
are today. True II is to say that in the
olden times when the plantations were
not OF such big area as they are to-
day, better times we're experienced and
more money saved in labor's hands.
There Is a question put up now and
an answer is easily given without any
exaggeration.
How did they save some money and
better themselves In those days when
the sugar was not bringing so much
money as II does today and labor was
cheaper than It is in the present date
LuXuries and drunkenness were not
in such big degree as are seen today.
but an eye looking towards the future
was the main thing!
| In IN IIpnnl,1, md fbarn ,sn,, yvIII
find a good many Portuguese. well-to-
do men, and inquire OF them where did
they save their first economies? The
answer will be-in such and such a
plantation. Needless to go into further
details, but reason and experience al
ready gained. explain these facts.
Enquire OF various plantations Of
/ Hawaii where a good number OF Por.
tuguese were and are employed. what
kind OF treatment did they receive
from tho managers?
Going from Hilo as far as Hamakua
! the record OF several facts OF those days
10 still fresh In their memories and a
good many laborers say There Is no
time compared with that OF the con-
tract time!"
| know instances where some labor
ers during time OF Illness had no money
TO pay the doctors bill and the manager
by his kindness and free will asked
the doctor to charge such bill to his
account aud ordered the plantation
bookkeeper to feed the patient till he
was recovered of his illness.
| saw at Papaikou a man with a
noble heart enter a poor cripple labor
er's house and enqutring what was the
matter, the laborer replied, I'm III.
have no money 10 pay for my grub and
\ for the medicine | have received from
the doctor. VIII you help NEE"
We'll" said the manager, Here is
some money. pay your doctors bill, go
TO the store and you will have some
thing to eat"
Is not this a good action from a
good-hearted non. from man that
knows what poverty is, from a man
that wishes the health and prosperity
OF his employees?
! Nobody can say that Mr.. NJ. ever de-
MED favor 10 any one that went to
his door. He always Is ready to help
the poor!
Go little further up, as far as Pc
peekeo and then you will find another
good-hearted man. man OF noble
conscience, a man that knows the good
and the evil, man who always has IA
protective hand stretched to his field
laborers, and man who never had an
impolite word cross his lips. Tell him
the truth and you will be attended and
listened. Tell him about your need.
and you will be served. Mr.. w. is the
manager and at the same time the
father OF his employees.
A gentleman like these already spok-
EN- OF Is also to be found at Honomu.
He knows almost every one OF his en-
ployees. He knows about their needs.
lie has a protective hand towards or
phans and widows; in fact he is faith
er to all his employees.
Many facts could be published about
these and other plantations near by but
ia limit towards everything Is always
the best, and let the public be the
Judge and those that have worked in
the mentioned places.
Brewer a. Co. II one OF the oldest
firms in this Territory and as far as
can see Is the only company that adj
vises its plantation managers TO keep
and look out for their laborers.
why W. peOple Ndlh huoul pldHlh-
tions without knowing what they are
talking ABOUT?
Let managers do what they are do
ing, and whenever they see fit 10 in
crease or decrease wages they will do
IL. II is useless for anybody to come
with erroneous articles to the press
because that does not help any OF the
working hands but on the contrary,
ruins them.
II any of the working hands would
) join together and would in a decent
manner ask from the sugar companies
certain portions OF land to raise their
, vegetables most surely they would have
1t without any difficulty.
Should doubts be raised about what
is above written. just walk into these
plantations, ask for employment and
piece OF land, then II will be learned
| that what is said is correct.
In conclusion OF these say that most
H.. II n. 10 A. L.. 10.