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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-07-16
WHAT HAWAII OFFERS TO
EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS

company, partnership or corporation
In any manner whatsoever to prepay
the transportation, or In any way as
sist or encourage the immigration OF
migration of any alien to the United
States in pursuance to any offer made
to such alien, to perform labor In the
United States. 1t was, however, per
missible for states or territories Ia
advertise the inducements they offer.
ed to immigration thereto, and, under
the construction given to the act
states and territories were permitted
to offer inducements, and make prom.
ises to foreign laborers by advertise.
ment printed and published in foreign
countries, and they were not forbid.
den to assist In the immigration of
foreign laborcrs to whom such offers
were addressed.
The Act creating the Hawaiian
Board of Immigration provides that
the Board of immigration may solicit
subscriptions of money and other aid
from persons and corporations, to be
used IN promoting immigration to this
territory.
II was of course plain to everyone
that the agricultural industries of this
Territory were the onces that would be
directly benefited by immigration OI
laborers, and that the greatest aid In
assisting immigrants to the islands
or Offering them means of earning q
livelihood after arrival, would be on
the part Of the plantations interests
In all its operations since its or.
Sanization, and In all the plans have
been laid to secure white labOrers,
the Territorial Board of immigration
has consulted with, and has received
the support and cooperation of, the
plantation interests. Without such
support and cooperation the efforts
of the Board of Immigration would be
futile. From its first organization the
Board of immigration has been as.
sured of the moral and financial sup.
port of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters
Association In its efforts to secure q
white population for the Territory.
The problem OF securing white i'm.
migrants of the most desirable class
for Hawaii was q very serious one
anu Sicdt uiHlCuilieS were ENCOUNTER
ed. Immediately upon its organiza.
ton the Board undertook to ascertain
from the sugar planting interests their
requirements for European labors,
particularly Portuguese, and the In.
,ducements they were prepared to hold
out to immigrants from the Azoie
and Madeira Islands. The responses
to the Boards request were prompt,
and the Inducements offered were
generous in their terms. The sugar
plantations applied in all for 1886
families of European laborers, Offer
ing various terms and Inducements
depending upon the tenures under
which the plantations held their lands
An acre of land In fee simple was
offered to 400 families; an acre Of
land in paid.up leases bearing from
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-07-16

20 to 40 years was offered TO 425 fam.
1 lilies; an acre OF land under surrender
of government leases was offered to
| 495 families; and plantations that
could offer no land at all under any
conditions applied for 1866 families on
the basis of an increase of monthly
wage over that offered by those who
intended to give lands.
Those plantations that proposed to
domicile their labor offered to give to
the immigrant house and an acre
of land,-in fee simple, paid.up lease,
or surrender of government lease
and adopted form Of homestead
agreement which embodied all OF the
terms and inducements that they were
prepared to offer, and the covenants
and conditions which they expected
the immigrants to perform In order
to acquire their homes.
il was the desire of the Board Of
immigration, and of those who had
offered employment for immigrants,
that only families should be obtained,
even though this plan would neces-
sarily increase the expense of trans.
portation of the working members Of
the families which would be sent here.
In all, the Board of Immigration
brought into the country up to the
27th of June. 1907. 400 men. has
women and 2141 children, from the
Azore and Madeira Islands. and from
Malaga, Spain.
The plantations have done all, and
In many instances more than, they
promised to do along the lines of set.
Ting these people on the Islands.
Many of the plantations had built the
houses that were to be permanently
occupied by tho immigrants, and
since then have done much to make
them contented and satisfied. Quite
number Of the immigrants have en-.
tered into the homestead agreement,
while many seemed to prefer the adj
ditional wage without the agreement.
But under all the circumstances,
the first effort toward obtaining and
domiciling white laborers on the plan.
tations must be considered success.
About the time that the last ship.
ment of these people arrived, a con.
struction was given to the Federal
immigration Law, which put a stop
to further efforts Of the Board of I'm
migration. At the last session OF
Congress, Hawali's friends endeavored
to put through bill which would
have permitted the Board to resume
It's operations, but without success.
At the present time three lines OF
activity have suggested themselves.
Acting upon the suggestion of the
Federal Bureau of Immigration, the
local Board Of immigration is perfect
Ing Its plans to endeavor to obtain
European laborers from Ellis Island.
An Office will be established there In
charge OF man alive to the situation.
and who having the opportunity of
personal investigation will be thor.
oughly familiar with the local prob.
lens involved, and who will know
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-07-16
(BY ]. P. CO0KE.)
Secretary Hawaiian Board Of
Emmigration.

'b 'eN'
vi recent years inc GROWING heeu
oil a dlversihed labor supply LOT Ha-
wall mas greatly impressed i'seh up
On employers anu theE nave coihe W
regard WIN sympathy ever! ehoTt W
iurther White Immigration
III the past, nrst consIueratioh was
gwen 10 supplying 'he pidhla'iohs
with needed LABOR, ana 100 niue at.
tention given TO obtaining perma.
heht laOorihS population. 80 long as
an abundant supply OF laDor was
available ana the supp! was meas
uraDly under cohtrol, there was no
serious thouSht Oh chahsihS .he sys'
TEN; there nave Deeh some lie" en-
cepuohs' put the poiicS vi the pan
tatiohs' uhtli recent years. mas oeeh
against permitting the Iaoorer W ac
quire ms own nome from the piahta'
tion holdhgs.
But the conditions until recently
prevailing, uhder whlch this system
was possible are passing away. Shi'
hese LOT many years nave NOT pech
aVaiiaole' ana lne Japanese SITUATION
mas gradually Ieau 10 'ile present az
must coh'pie'c SUSPENSION vi 'i''ii'Sr"
tioh from that country
Al the time that the board Oh I'M
iilisraIIoh was orSahiHeu inc planters
were confronting serious cohII.iou.
iheir iaDorers were pelhS oHered
hIsner wages on ,he hl'i'',anu thah
lhey cou'u ahord 10 pay !, pecai'e
apparent maj Inducements o,her thaa
WAGES mus. DC ohereu III orucr 10 r.
IAN 'he iaporers theli On 'ne plahta-
'iohs' ana tnose VINO might afterwards
Comic WINE 'he JAPANESE iaporers
were arrlNiHS III cohs,derao,e mum
pers' iiawail was considered ny them
'here'! us stopping STONE 10 pass
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-07-16

the kind Of laborer that would make
success here. There are seemingly
great difficulties to surmount In this
undertaking, but the effort IL being
made In earnest and no points arc
being overlooked.
Should this fail. there are two
courses left: The first Is to cndcavor
to influence Congressional action
along the lines recently attempted
The bill before the last Congress met
with overwhelming defeat, but the
opposition on the part Of some was
principally due to lack of informa.
ton, and 1t may be that more favor.
able consideration will be given to a
similar measure at the December scs-
sion of Congress.
Should this course prove futile and
the general immigration law remain
as It now stands, the only other relief
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-07-16

is through the Hawaiian legislature.
States and Territories are still per-
mittod under the Federal law to solicit
immigration and to pay the transpor-
tation of immigrants from public
funds. In our own instance, no funds
for this purpose are available, nor at
the present rate of taxation could any
large amount be appropriated for this
purpose. 1t would mean an increase
of taxation, or special tax upon tho
interests involved.
There will be no withdrawal from
the policies first inaugurated, and
every effort will be made to obtain
for this country population of white
laborcrs who will settle on the land
and build up the citizenship. The
are In sympathy with this
and are backing It morally
and financially.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-04-08
A Plague of Clocks.

We had been settled but little
while in our Indian clearing, and had
just acquired deed to 1t bearing the
signature Of Andrew Jackson, says
Joaquin" III. Miller in the Boston
Transcript, when one day big, raw
boned, hatchet-faced man in beaver
hat come to us by way of the State
road, with a load Of clocks in car
riage. He had big impertinent boy
with him, and pleaded sadly that both
of them were sick.
Mother was very good to them, pull
ed out the trundle-bed to the middle
Of the floor, had us children sleep at
the foot Of her bed, and treated the
strangers as if they had been her own
blood. But they both walled and moan
ed bitterly, and begged father to take
the clocks and dispose Of them at his
leisure to his neighbors.
There was whole carriage load of
them, but upon the reiterated assur-
ance that he could double, and even
treble, his money, our conflding faith,
er, not knowing one thing about the
real price or value Of such wares
signed note and became merchant
At the end Of the year that Ratchet
faced man came back and exacted his
money with enormous interest, al
though father had not yet sold a single
clock. .s
Years later, when we set out t.
cross the great plains, those old clocks
with but single one missing, took VI
more than half the wagon space. W.
hauled them from Indiana almost tt
the top of the Rocky Mountains, ant
then, one night in terrific snow
storm, when the wagon had upset, w
found a use for them. Brass, WOOD
glass and varnish all went to feed
fire. And so peace to their soundin
brass, rest to their brazen faces!
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-04-08
Had Heard the Name.

The stage coach that carries the
mail between Kents hill and Readf1eld
station in Maine drew up along the
roadside and the driver accosted a
little old man working in field, says
Everybody's Magazine.
do you know who Mrs. Abby b.
Brown is and where she lives?"
The old man considered. Brown
Abby b. BROWNE" he repeated. "You
don't mean Mrs. Polly Brown, do your
"No, Mrs. Abby B. Brown; we've got
a letter for her"
"B., you say the middle letter ia
B., do you? I know whole lot OF
Browns that live on the other side OF
! the road, but there amt any Abby B
among them. You don't mean Abby B
Smith, do you? She lives over"
i mo, it's Abby B. Brown. Wen fint
| her somehow. Thanks"
The stage driver started his horses
hit before the corner was reached /
faint "Hello" caused the passengers t
turn around. The old man, hoe Il
hand, was pursuing the stage.
Brown, Mrs. Abbs B. Brown, dix
Won say? Why, I know her. She
| nv wife"
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-04-08

| as he peered through the curtains, every
tinctly audible. Look here, Harriet.
what on earth am I to do7 Madame
Roupell is coming to see how you are.
In minute she will be here"
Harriet's cheeks blanched for a mo.
ment, for from her station near the door
Of the chamber she could already hear
Nine. RoupelPs footsteps ascending the
stairs.
Come bore" she cried to Van Lith
frantically. There is no one sleeping in
your old room. Run across the hall
quickly, and hide yourself there until
Ncall you. | will lock you in, so my
aunt will have to go the other way. You
must return through her sitting room to
the corridor. You can do it easily, for
she IS sound sleeper
Van Lith did as he was directed Har-
ret had barely time to turn the key on
Him. return to her chamber, seat herself
and snatch up book, when her aunt's
footsteps were heard in the corridor, and
moment later the old lady entered the
apartment.
Awake yet, my dear child? Can't you
sleep? Oh! You are thinking of thar
young scamp, Tn afraid. Well, I
wouldn't if | were you. He isn't worth
it. Besides, il you don't 81 to bed earlier
where will the roses 60 to-"
She stopped and kissed her niece ten
derby on both cheeks. and then went to
the window.
Il mustn't keep the horses out all
night. jean JEAN
The coachman turned on the box and
looked up at the window.
You can go to the stables Monsieur
Chabot will not return to the city to-
night"
Nine. Roupell closed the window again
and came back to where her niece was
sitting.
Monsieur Chabot sleeps here to-
night"' inquired Harriet, in tone Of
apparent unconcern. while her heart was
really beating violently. Where will
you put him, aunty?"
Cant he have Monsieur Van Lith's
old room, dear?"
Not very we'll. But the chamber of
| your own is ready, and the sheets are
| aired"
Very well, child, then l will give di.
rections that he be lodged there. And
now goodnight. Don't sit up reading
| but try to Sleep"
Nine. Roupell turned and left the
apartment 1t was the last benediction
| that was to fall from the lips Of Harriet
| Weldon's benefactress; for the shadow
| Of an awful crime was even then lowering
! over the chateau. @
(To be continued.)
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-04-08
Ha Was In Luck.

.My heart and hand are priceless"
cold fine sentimental maid.
"I'm glad of that" replied the prac-
teal young man. otherwise I might
not be able to raise the price"
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-04-08
workine the Charm.

TIE Widow-Thirty-fv Is the most
charming age In woman.
The Bachelor-That's right It's hard
to Get away from woman OF that ara
New-York tribune., 1908-03-16
THE BLOODTHiRSTY KEA.

New Zealand'S kea. or mountain parrot is a mur-
derous bird that kills sheep and them. 4
writer describes its methods: The reason why so
few people have ever seen the kea at work seems
To be due to the fact that the killing is mostly done
at evening cary morning. at places which men
seldom reacn until long after the bird has finished
its deadly work. Among my correspondents more
than thirty men have actually seen the kea killing
the sheep The birds mode of procedure seems rs
follows: They may attack in or in
numbers, but usually one two birds do the kill
ing and the others share in the spoil
flock. The bird settles the ground its
quarry, and after hopping around COR some time it
leaps on its prey. usually on the rump. The move
ment of the sheep may cause il to fall off. but
persists until it has firmly perched itself the
Sleeps back. Then the kea begins its operations
by tearing out the wool with It's powerful beak. and
al last gets its beal into the flesh
THE sheep, which for some time has been moving
uneosDy about, gives jump the beak perces
the flesh. and then begins TO run wildly about in
vain efforts to rid itself OF it's tormentor When
however the sheep finds il cannot dslodge its enc
my 1t seems to become terrified with pain and
fright and rushes bndly about. usually at high
speed, the k"a meanwhile holding and balancing
itself With outstretched wings.
MS awful race Is continued until. bruised hv its
numerous falls, utterly exhausted bv its ,lesth
M becomes an easy prey to the kea-"-Chioago
New-York tribune., 1908-03-16
TO KNOW FATE ON BIRTHDAY.
Opinion Expressed That Orchard Would Re-
fuse Indemnity from Death Penalty.

Boise, Idaho. March 15-On the morning of ms
forty-second birthday, next Wednesday, in the Dis
trict Court Of Canyon County, Harry Orchard con-
fessed murderer of former Governor Frank Steun-
enbcrg. who killed by the explosion OF a
bomb at the gate of his home in Caldwell on the
evening of December 60, 1905. will face Judge Fro
mont Wood. prepared hear the death sentence
meted out to him.
Orchard of his volitiOn and against the
urgent peadng8 of his attorney and others. re
fused. when arraiGned March 10, 20 let mis- pre-
vous plea OF not guilty stand. He also refused
plead TO lesser degree Of murder than first d.
gree. He said: II guilty and am ready 10
take my punishment. l have told the truth.
understood fully what must be the consequences
Among some expressions are made that immunity
of sort has been promised 10 Orchard. This
is denied by those in authority and by Orchard
Those who have been in close communication with
Orchard prison officers and spiritual advisers, all
express the opinion that should effort be made
to commute his sentence pardon him, Orchard
would refuse to accept the lenity.
is the general belief that Orchard expects to
die, and that he wishes to suffer the extreme PEN
atty for his crimes Orchard refuses to make any
statement for publication. He spends much time
with books, especially the Bible and religious
works
New-York tribune., 1908-03-16
MAINE INDIAN FUND.
Remnants of Old Tribes Suffer from
Financial iStringency.

Augusta Ne March 15-An eternal obligation
binding thc State OF Massachusetts. and later as
sumed by tile State OF Maine. to care FOR the
Penobscot and Passamaquoday Indians in return
for their patriotism and loyalty TO the coionists IN
the days OF the struggle for independence VITA
Great Britain, has come to prominence IN consiosr-
ing means for the relief Of the remnants OF these
two tribes now living within the boundaries of
the state.
The Indians have passed through hard winter
Clever in basket making they have made consid-
erable profit for many summers from the sale OF
their products. but lest summer the trade was
unusually poor and there being fewer calls than
usual for the services OF Indan guides in the hunt
ing season last fail. drain was caused on the
states Indian fund, with the result ;hat the In
dans have Deem obliged 10 pass through the winter
in less luxurious than heretofore.
The Indian fund of the State of Maine had its
origin indirectly act of the Legislature Of
Massachusetts, in the time between the Declaration
o: Independence and the adoption OF the Constitu-
ton when the state legislatures exercised the right
of making treaties.
The Penobscot and Passauaquoddy Indians in
The district OF Maine fought with the coionists for
freedom After the establishment OF peace the
Massachusetts Legislature made treaty with the
Indians setting aside several townships for their
use ard suarantccin; to them and their descend
ants forever that the state would always stand be-
tween them and want When Maine separated
froGl Massachusetts and became state IL assumed
the Obligations Of the treaty. Later Law was
passed opening the Indian townships 20 sale and
the Uoucy received was put into a fund for the
support Of the indians
The moneg-s for the Indian fund were turned in
TO the state treasury and used for genera; pur
poses, hut the state assumed eternal obligation
pay annually psr cent interest the fund.
and in case tie interest was not used for the
pert and needs OF the Indians add it TO the prn-
cpal. TO draw interest part Of the original fund.
The Indian fund recently reported by Ora
n1nGe Smith. OF Litclield former state Treas
urer, amounting So. SIS 42- Charles P Hatch.
VINO recently became State Auditor. has discovered
a discrepancy and that the state actually the
Indians 1890 than they credited with.
total of soo. 737 e.
The correction is i basis Of co5lipo;Ind interest
in accordance with the provso that all unpaid in
shall be added each year to the principal.
Auditor Hatch desires that the Indian fund be
New-York tribune., 1908-03-16
SAYS MISSIONARIES STIR TROUBLE.

The Church has created social unrest. and is
responsible for it,, said the Rev. Charles Stelze.
superintendent of the department of church and
labor of the Board of Home Missions last nigh:
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. His
subject was 'Labors Champion and there were
about five hundred laboring men present at the
service.
troubles in Darkest Africa. but our missionaries
are going create trouble-that is what they
are sent there for. We should give the Church
credit for the social unrest il has created. It
shows the growth of power of Christ. Men are
looking Christ FOR the solution of social prob
lens. Christ is labOrs champion. If Jesus
Christ earth to-day he would remedy
ihe condition Of the labOrinS man.
Quoting from a recent report of Carroll u
Wright. the Rev. Mr.. SteIzle said that the moral
and ethical side of the labor question stands for
the abolition of child labor equal pay to women
for equal work. more temperate living among the
workngmen and remedyins uncean living con-
dtiOnS.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-16
MINISTER ON EASTERN AWAKENING
Dr.. Talmage Says That China Must Be Con-
verted Within Thirty Years.

The Rev DR.. Frank De Witt Talmage- son OF
the Rev Dr. 7. De Witt Talmage. preached at lhe
West End PRESBYTERIAN Church. in West lVoth
street last night. His subject was sowing ana
Reaping" lie said the present awakening OF thIns,
10 her own resources and power was an inustra-
ton of what results may be reaped from the
sowing of fruitful standards of government Dr.
Talulage quoted from q story told him by an
American missionary in China, who declared mat
Japan will never dominate China or the East
but. on the contrary, the dominance OF Inc orient
will come from the commercial power OF 'le
Chinese merchants. who can buy and sell al.
around the Japanese.
China has dead for two thousand years
he said but the giant of the East IS now waking
up China has never been governed by set OF
practical men, but only by a set of scholars. or oil
what is called the literary class For instance.
four years ago in my province ten thousand stu
dents came I'D for examination on the teachings
and the legends of ancient China. From among
these scholars would be selected the future rulers
of China But now all that is done away with TWO
years ago by edict from the throne, the Chinese
literary standards wiped from the face OF the
earth. When that little handful of foreigners
marched from the seacoast up to Pek1nS the chi
nese court compelled to acknowledge that
Western civilization was more potent civiiiza-
ton than theirs Now China is being reorganized
upon the lines of Western civilization. With
in thirty years d new China will arise. which will
not only dominate the East but viii be mighty
factor in mating the world. If We are going
TO Chrstanize China must do it within tn.
next thirty years, for after that it will be too
New-York tribune., 1908-03-16
SERVICE MASS MEETING.
Citizens Fauoring Reform Measure
to Meet an Nescark Toni ght.

East Orange. March Ii tSpeciap.-Edward N
s,lr1erweii chairman OF legislative committee
Of the New Jersey State Civil Service Association
announced this afternoon that arrangements nad
r.en co,nuletcd for a mass meeting of those in
terested IN lie reform. Re held tomorrow night
S o'clock in the Newark Free Public Library
Mr Sume:v'ci sa;1 that a contingency OF the gray
est impcr; to the cause had arisen at Trenton and
that there great danger that what was sought
accomplished would he defeated
We hope 10 have large attendance al tins
meeting, which will be informal, as to permit
discussion along every Iine of the subject. we
want our Senator's and Assernbiynen to feel that
the people VIII stand back of them if they enact
good. workable law. OF course. we are reckon
ing that forces antagonstic TO Civil Service are
working overtime and tho situation IS sufficiently
serious warrant the utmost activity on the part
OF the people at large, who after al benefit most
by Civil Service"