The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-31
RUSSIANS ARE
Sc 7 THING
DOWN
Appear to Be Satisfied With the
Conditions Found on the
Plantations.
AGITAT0RS BUSY AT WORK
Honolulu Socialists Are Trying to
Make Labor Experiment
a Failure.
BUSY AT WORK

Word comes from Hawaii, Maui and
Kauai that the newly arrived Russian
settlers have taken their hoes in hand
and are busily justifying their pres.
ence in the Islands. From Makaweli,
Olaa, Waiakea and Spreckelsville favor
able reports of the new labor are re-
ceIved, while the Russians themselves
appear quite contented with the condi-
tioms they have found.
AT Spreckelsville, Maui, the newcom-
ers were shown about the plantation
and asked to select their own camp
site, the plantation agreeing to put up
houses for them where they might want
them. Such consideration produced a
very favorable impression and the i'm
migrants tasted for the first time the
freedom they are to enjoy in this cor
ner of Uncle SaTi s domain. They care
fully went over the available ground,
the women and children accompanying
the men and making valuable sugges-
tions as the inspection proceeded. Fin
ally all agreed on a site and now the
carpenters are busy putting up the
new houses.
At Olaa and Waiakea the Russians
moved at once into houses alredy built,
losing no time in making themselves
at home. ON both these plantations, IL
is said, the work being done by the
men and women from Manchuria is
favorably reported on by the lunas and
managers.
From Makaweli comes the same cheer
ing news of satisfaction on the part of
both the Russians and the plantation.
More Russians Yesterday.
Yesterday twelve more Russian immi-
grants arrived on the China. These are
the people detained by the American
health inspectors at Kobe, they having
been kept back from the main crowd
for further examination.
They are the same fine appearing
people as came originally and had no
difficulty in passing the immigration in
spectors here.
Mischiefmakers Busy.
One disturbing element has entered
into the situation, some local busy
bodies having started in on campaign
of making the immigrants dissatisfied
with their conditions. 1t will be re-
membered how two Russians Jews at
tempted to communicate with the Rus
slams on the morning of their arrival
here and how those same butters-ln
were hustled away by the immigration
authorities and told to stay away until
the examinations had been concluded.
Some in town were inclined to look
upon the objections raised as Official
officiousness, but the action was taken
advisedly, it having been reported that
as soon as the Russians arrived an
attempt would be made to inject sui
ficient wrong impressions into their
minds to make their examination be"
fore the immigration inspector result
in their being refused landing. Radl-
cal members of the local socialist organ
ization conceived the plan, which might
have been carried through if they had
been able to restrain themselves from
talking about it, The plan leaked out,
however, and he authorities took the
pains to MIN it in the bud.
Spreading Seeds of Discomfort.
This failed to discourage these mind
ers of other people s business, however.
As soon as thew could get the addresses
of the various family heads in the es-
4ablished Russian settlements on the
plantations they began to mail them
socialistic and anarchistic literature, IN
Russian. and preach to them doctrine
of discomfort in letters. These, beng
in Russian, are eagerly read by the
newcomers and the ideas contained
probably have the effect intended on
their uncultivated minds.
A majority of those engaged IN TINS
misunderstanding are employed by the
corporations against which they are
campaigning. while others are employees
of the territorial government