Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-05-13
ATTACK ON TRENQR
WITHOUT justice
Mr.. IyerS DWeIlS On Facts
Regarding TrenOr's
Mission

President lvcrs OF the Board Of I'm.
migration took occasion at the meeting
held yesterday afternoon to score the
unjustifable attacks on Agent TrenOr
that have appeared In all the papers
except the Bulletin.
Trenor's work has not been consid-
cred a failure by the Board as he was
/ up against hard proposition from the
| very outset, and although he might
have sent more pcup'e If he had been
Indifferent to quality. he was told at
the outset that the Board Of Immigra.
ton wanted first class agricultural pep.
pie and not lolrers from the streets
who would be expensive to get here
and more expensive to support afte
they arrived
"Alr. Trenor has done better thu
many Of us felt that he could" said
Mr.. Ivers. "HIe was up against hard
proposition. His appointment was the
result Of the complaint made by the
Federal administrator that not sd1i-
cient effort was being made Co emil.
. immigrants from the wllu,auI pplIF
of entry. This work was ,uu-,um.H.N
taken up and the Washington author
| ties were asked TO recommend man
Mr.. Trenor came with the enthusiastic
endorsement Of the highest Federal o..
ficers. He has had their cooperation
II made statement last Fall when
| was in New York which holds good.
II Bryan were elected TrenoT would
probably do well as industry woulf
languish, but II TAFT were elected {.
would be hard work - get pnpp'c. ur
account Of the revival OF bIs.uu.
Prosperity may have been returning
more slowly than some had hoped "a.
! the people are sure II Is coming and
they are not inclined to travel.
III Mr. Trenor is maintaining luxur
ious offices In New York It Is to his
credit. He Is paid salary. out OF
which he furnishes his own office. II
the Offices are palatial 1t means that
/ he Is spending his own money literally
/ to make the surroundings of the Ter.
ritorial agent attractive.
The attack on Trenor is absolutely
unfair"
| Those present at the meeting were
questioned as to whether they were In
sympathy with the stories published,
and they all responded In the negative.
Two lots OF Portuguese have beou
sent out by MIR. Trenor; the first ship.
ment consisted Of forty.seven men and
their families and the last of seventeen
kpeoDle
! Nearly ell of these people took work
With the Hawaiian Commercial and
Sugar Company at Puunene, Maui. and
+. T.. Baldwin, manager OF that plan.
tatiOn, has sent in very favorable re.
ports In regard to these people. o.
the first lot very few did not care Ia
do the hard work demanded, but the
others settled down and are workins
very satisfactorily.
The second lot of people are, accord,
Ing to Mr.. Baldwin, very good working
mon and rather superior to the first
lot and from them he Is getting very
good results.
I This immigration Is directly support
ed by tho Hawaiian Sugar Planters
Association, and as the reports from
Mr.. Baldwin were SO encouraging, II
was decided to request the Board Of
Immigration to continue In this worf
and bring as many of the people as il
Is possible to obtain
After the people who have already
come have been able to inform thclr
friends in the East Of the conditions
here, 1t is expected that quite larg,
number of people will be obtained
Many of those who have come hav,
been educated in the public schools IL
the East and speak very good English
They informed the Boards agents tina
II conditions were as represented :
great many of the friends would fol
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