The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-11-16

before your trustees more or less DUR
ing the while of last year. One of the
immediate results of the labor disturb
ance was to cause them to take in
hand very vigorously the question of
obtaining supplies of fresh labor from
every available source. Messrs. Pink
ham and Stevens were sent to the
Philippines to revive native immigra-
ton from that point. They have for
warded thus far six or seven hundred
people, who have taken hold of field
work in very satisfactory manner,
being industrious and tractable. There
are hopes of obtaining a goodly num-
Der of these people in the near future.
By reason of the opening up of this
immigration, Hawaii will obtain a cry
necessary supply of labor, and, apart
from this possibly selfish consideration,
has not the opportunity been offered us
to assist the home government in
Americanizing the Filipinos1 Hawaii
has been aptly termed the Crossroads
of the Pacific" where people of all
nationalities meet and enter into COM
mercial and agricultural competition.
We bring from the Philippines several
thousand labolers and their families,
many of whom will return later to
their country imbued with American
ideals, having better know ledge of
labor as practised away from their
home surroundings and among people
of all nationalities, and better fitted
to meet the new conditions which must
surely come to their own country,
which has been for centuries practical |
ly isolated. The Hawaiian Islands
have earned the reputation of conduct
ing their political affairs in accord |
ance with the methods practised ON
the mainland. If the Filipino in his
sojourn here on the different islards !
becomes acquainted with these meth
DDS, he returns to his country a bet. |
ter man physically and intellectually
and, we hope, politically.
The territorial board of immigration
is actively cooperating in the work of |
attracting desirable agricultural labor
ers to our shores. Under their aus
pices, and with the approval and as
sistance of the authorities at Washing
ton, Commissioner A. j. Campbell was
despatched to Europe in search of |
Latin peasants. On Tuesday, October
26, the steamer Swanley left FUNGI al,
Madeira Islands, for Honolulu, with |
Mr.. Campbell IS first consignment of
Portuguese immigrants. These people |
are due to arrive here the middle of
next month.
Through the activities of Mr.. A. l.. |
c: Atkinson and Russian gentleman,
Mr.. A. w. Perelstrous, the local
board of immigration have also made
a recent experimental importation of
about fifty peasant families from the
vicinity of Hardin, in Siberia. These |
Russians arrived October 81, and are
now in process of being tried out as
field hands on several different planta- |
tons. Reports thus far indicate they |
are very promising material. If they |
prove satisfactory as laborers, it is |
probable that quite a number more of |
this class of immigrants will be brought |
to the Islands by the local immigration |
board. The bringing in of these agri-,l
cultural laborers from Europe is so ex.
actly in line with the policy laid down |
for us in Washington that | believe
we may look for the same assistance
and cooperation from the administra-
ton there in the furtherance of this
immigration as we are now receiving
in connection with that of the Portn.
guese. Mr. Atkinson, who has Just re.
turned, reports that a large number of
these people can easily be brought here
at moderate expense, and that the
difficulty is not TO find people TO come,
but To discriminate between the large
numbers who are ready and anxious 10
come to Hawaii
Since the last annual meeting this
organization has lost by death one of
It's most prominent aud valued mem
bers In the person of the late O. NJ
Cooke, our departed friend and col
league was largely interested, directly
and indirectly, IA the predominant in
dusiTy 0f the Islands, and his counsel
aud opinions as 60 the handling Of
sugar nftaifs We're always listened 60
with attention aud high respect This
association and the community have
sustained q heavy loss Ia lle passing
Of Nj Cooke.
la conclusion, gentlemen ! feel that
Ne have mueh 90 be ihaphhll fnf iuI
the pasi aud good reason ~ look for
NHld hopefully 10 ihr fniaif lu an
industry fnfh aH nuis there as naiul
nllf many problems famlng forward
flam Tine q iimr which aeea eaFefal