The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-28

after further discussion with the presi-
dent of the board the following conclu.
sions We're drawn:
LIST. That the quarters furnished
to ordinary laborers upon the various
sugar estates in the Territory are, upon
the whole, and with very few excep-
| lions, comfortable and commodious;
that the treatment afforded them is
kind and considerate and that the wage
paid is fair as compared with that paid
for like labor performed elsewhere.
/ e2nd. That no climatic conditions
exist which prevent laborer working
practically every day in the year and
that the opportunity to so work would
be afforded him if he so desired
3rd- That upon the whole, and TAX
ing the year around, the average field
laborer in this Territory will earn as
much at the wages offered as an ordi-
nary laborer@ upon the mainland doing
the same class of work.
i cath. That i. is reasonable to be-
lieve that a carefully selected colony
of Europeans brought from an Eastern
port of entry and settled upon one of
our plantations would find all condi-
! tions satisfactory and would remain
permanently in the Territory, with a
prospect of such colony endeavoring
| to persuade their friends upon the
mainland to join them here.
/ ts5th. That from Mr.. Trener's ex-
| perience and from the result of his
| study of conditions he advised us to
make our initial experiment with
colony of Italians originally entering
| the mainland from the south of Italy. y
| In accordance with the above, the
board authorized the superintendent to
| employ Mr.. Trenor to act as agent of
the board in recruiting such persons at
| eastern ports of entry, this arrange
| ment to date for one year from August
/ Is, 1908. In accordance with the agree
ment Mr.. Trenor was to establish an
/ Office in New York City and to aseer-
| tain whether or not it would be pos
| sib1e to secure fifty families of South
ern Italians for agricultural laborers
| in the Territory Mr.. Trenor was EN-
ployed at salary of $4,000 per annum
with $4,000 per annum additional for
office expenses, rent, pay of assistants
and travelling expenses.
| Mr.. Trenor opened his Office in New
! York on October l, 1908, and has since
made monthly reports to the board as
to the progress of his work He has
been able to establish negotiations with
various prominent Italian societies in
New York, supplying them with in
formation in regard to conditions in
Hawaii, and at the same time has kept
| in. touch with the Federal authorities
| in Washington. A great deal of other
| preliminary work has been done by him
in distributing information generally,
in preparing statistics as to cost of
transportation and in looking into
available sources of supply. In connec
ton with his work he has looked into
a probable source of supply of Port
uguese persons residing in the State
of Massachusetts,, and the first lot OF
these Portuguese are now on their way
to Hawaii
The work thus far done by Mr..
Trenor has been largely preliminary,
the object being to get the true facts
as to conditions in Hawaii in thor
ough manner before not only persons
who might emigrate to Hawaii, but |
others who either wholly or in part, |
control or have some interest in such
immigration, including the leaders of |
Italian societies in New York State and |
the Federal authorities at Washington. |
Mr.. Trenor has been considerably as |
sisted in this work by the interest TAX |
en- therein by the Department of Com |
merce and Labor and the Department |
of the Interior. It is probable that |
further results of this preliminary work |
will be obtained in the near future.
In the meantime it has been sug-
gested that further attempt be made |
to induce Porto Ricans to emigrate to
Hawaii. Mr.. Trenor has been in cor
respondence with Governor Post of
Porto Rico concerning this matter, but
no further steps have been taken as
it has not been felt advisable, at this
time, to actively engage in inducing
such emigration.
Mr.. Trenor has been able to present
the matter of emigration of Southern
Italians now in the States to the rep
of the Italian government
in the United States and also to secure
their interest therein. 1t is of course,
that all these efforts are be-
ing directly to the inducement of inn
migration of persons who are already
within the United States
The general immigration Act-of 1907
prohibited the further introduction of
European immigrants by means of pri
vate contributions made TO state or |
territorial boards of immigration by
While it is exceedingly
desirable that Congress should anthor
re a continuance of such assistance
with funds contributed by individuals
" corporations, it seems improbable
1T the present time, that any relief
nay be obtained through congressional
action. The Immigration Act of 1907
loes not, however, preclude such immi-
sration conducted by the territorial
BOARD of immigration with funds de-
lived from the general revenues of the
Territory. Therefore, it has become
eeessary if such immigration is tt be
ontinued that the territorial legisla
ure should afford the means for the
nrpose.
General.
There win be no withdrawal from
he policy. first inaugurated by this
oard, and every effort will be made
0 obtain for this country an increase