The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-03-15
WHERE DO THE
RUSSIANS SATNO?
New Immigrants Still Making
Statements About Promises
Made Them.
CONTRADICT FORMER CLAIMS
MakaweIi Kicker Now Brings Up
Eight-Hour Labor Promise
to Add to Complaints.
CONTRADICT FORMER CLAIMS

There is one Russian malcontent
among the first lot to arrive from Man
churia, who has left Makaweli and is
one of the principal agitators against
a settlement of differences between
planters and immigrants, who narrowly
missed being a Baldwin, and to be a
Baldwin is TO be a sugar baron. His
name in Baldin, the "w'' having been
] left out of the family name in Rus
sia. Baldin would like to be a sugar
baron, but he dislikes being day la
| borer at eighty-ive cents day, and
| for that reason he has come to Homo
lulu and is on the waiting list for work.
Baldin and three other Russians who
have worked at Makaweli for the past
| four months, accompanied by one
Nachrin, who appears to be on distant
terms with Koshintsky and Perelstrous,
or it might be vice versa, visited The
Advertiser office yesterday afternoon,
| Nachrin stated that he wished to have
| statement which was recently pub
lished about himself, corrected. 1t was
stated on the authority of Mr.. Koshint-
| sky that Nachrin, who had gone to Ma
kaweli presumably to teach the Rus
slams English, was an agitator and had
|
appeared there, as Koshintsky had had
dealings with Nachrin in Siberia. The
statement went on to set forth that
Nachrin was in charge of sort of
roadhouse in Siberia and that he (Ko-
shintsky) refused to stay in il at one
time, hence the bad feelings between
the two men.
That published statement Nachrin
wanted to correct. He was not the
bad man Koshintsky wished to make
him out; neither did he ever conduct
such house as charged. He stated
he was railroad foreman and conduct
ed small store or magazin, as they
call it in Russia, but it was not
bad house, or rough house, and liquor
was not sold there. He stated that
Koshintsky was departing from the
truth when he made such statements
about Nachrin s career in Siberia or
Manchuria.
AS to Koshintsky's s statement that he
(Nachrin) was the author of a COM
. plant from Makaweli Russians con-
cerning the old story of wages prices,
stoves. etc., Nachrin stated that the
complaint was drawn up by Baldin.
The latter when asked if he was the
author stated he drew up the complaint
and signed it, and the other Russians
present affirmed Baldin IS statement.
Baldin went on to amplify the writ
ten statements, alleging that in Russia
Perelstrous had promised they would
have but eight hours work per day on
plantations. He says that the hours
J are longer and therefore Perelstrous
lied. Baldn was asked if he did not
answer before immigration Inspector
X. C. Brown and Others when asked
if anyone had made any promises about
work, that no promises had been made.
1t was at this point the Interpretation
between the reporter and the Russians
became faulty and it was not certain
/ just what answers were made.
As a matter of fact Inspector-in-
charge Brown asked all the assembled
Russians if anyone had promised them
work if they came to Honolulu, or il
any promises of wages had been made
Every man jack in the crowd replied
+ that no promises had been made. They
e were then asked what they expected tc
a do on being released from the immigra
tion station and they replied ingenious
ly that they had heard there was work
on plantations.
'' However, Baldin stated positively
o to them in Manchuria. Also they hat
been told that they would get forty
five rubles per month. This seems Il
be the crux of the whole difficulty
the difference between ruble and al
g American half dollar, and the purchas
e ing power of ruble as compared witt
an American half-dollar. 1t would TAX
Philadelphia lawyer to unravel th
u differences on this score alone.
J. Then there is the stove question t,
4, which Baldin' refereed. They were Civ
en- stove hut found that instead o
. being furnished they had to pay for i
s. Mt the rate of one dollar per montl
q drawn from their wages. Baldin sai'
q that after paying for stove for seven
teen months il would be worn out an
= a new one would have to be purchased
S. so that the one dollar month woul'
u continue indefinitely.
az This and the price of -four and tn
4 price of shoes and the price of pota
y Toes and everything, was the cause o
- trouble. Baldin showed pair of bro
: gans he was wearing They were bi
- and ii paid for by size the price wa
d probably about right. However. he sal
he paid $3.50 American money 70
them, which would be about seve
rubles. They were all told, he said
that shoes could be purchased for on
y and a half rublhs,
n Badin said he has family of fou
a children and his wife 10 provide fol
~ that he left Mnkawel owing a bill o
p. t25 at the storel that his wife IL sti
', At Makaweli and she aud the ehildre
g, may come here next week, Meanwhll
% he Il looking for work here aud wi