Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-05-13
ATTACK ON TRENQR
WITHOUT JUSTICE
Mr.. Iyers DweIIs On Facts
Regarding Trenor's
Mission


migration took occasion nj the meeting
held yesterday afternoon to score the
uniustifiable 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 Gs he was
up against a hard proposition from the
very outset and although he might
have sent more peop.e II he had been
Indifferent to quality. he was told at
the outset that the Board of lmmigra.
ton wanted first class agricultural PEG.
pie and not loafers from the streets
who would be expensive to get here
and more expensive to support after
they arrived.
"Mr Trenor has done better than
many of us felt that he could" said
Mr.. Ivers. "He was mp against hard
proposition His appointment was the
result Of the complaint made by the
Federal administration that not sufll-
cient effort was being made to enlist,
immigrants from the mainland ports
Of entry. This work was consequently
taken up and the Washington authori
ties were asked to recommend man.
Mr.. Trenor came with the enthusiastic
endorsement OF the highest Federal OF.
fcers. He has had their cooperation
Il made q statement last Fall when
was in New York which holds good.
II Bryan were elected Trenor would
probably do well as industry would
langulsh, but II Taft were elected Il
would be hard work TO get people, on
account OF the revival Of business.
Prosperity may have been returning
more slowly thau some had hoped but
the people are sire II r. coming and
they are not inclined to travel.
''If Mr. Tren0r Is maintainIug luvur
ious Offices in New York /, is to Dis
credit. He Is paid salary out Of
which he furnishes his own Office II
the offices are palatial II 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 wer,
questioned as TO whether they were II
sympathy with the stories published
and they all responded In the negative
Two lots of Portuguese have been
sent out by Mr.. Trenor; the first ship
ment consisted OF forty.seyen men and
their families and the last OF seventeen
lpeople.
! Nearly all Of these people took worA
with the Hawaiian Commercial and
Sugar Company at Puunene. Maui, AM
+. +. Baldwin. manager of that plan
tatlon, has sent in very favorable re
ports in regard to these people. o.
the first lot a very few did not care tC
do the hard work demanded. but the
others settled down and are workinl
very satisfactorily.
The second lot of people are. accord
ing to Mr.. Baldwin, very good working
men and rather superior to the hrs
lot and from them he is getting very
good results.
This immigration is directly support
ed by the Hawaiian Sugar Planters
Association. and as the reports from
MIR. Baldwin were SO encouraging. i
was decided TO request the Board o
immigration to continue In this worl
and bring as many OF the people as /
Is possible to obtain.
After the people who have alread,
come have been able 70 inform thell
friends In the East Of the conditions
here, II 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
IL conditions swerc as represented
great many of the friends would foI
low them here.
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