The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-10-07
HMAIIS labor
AGENT INNOCENT
Not to Blame for Any Dissatis-
faction Among FiIipinOs
Shipped Here.

The Manila Times Of August is con
tains the following concerning Ha-
waits trouble over Filipino labor, lay
ing the blame on the labor itself:
Chief Officer Musgrave, of the s. S.
Tanning, has made statement which
will probably bring 10 close the in
vestigation which the prosecuting at
torney is making in the case of the
Filipino boy Macario Mascarinas and
end the attempt to bring the matter
before the courts. Mr.. Musgrave states
that he questioned the boy the night he
was taken to Hongkong with other
laborers under contract with the agents
of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters As
ISOLATION and that he made conflicting
statements to him.
The boy first said that he did not
want to go, next that he did want TO
go, later that he was unwilling to go
and finally that he was certain that he
wanted to go. An agent of the secret
service has made a similar statement
( and it is.thought that it will be useless
to bring the matter before the courts
either civilly or criminally.
Mr.. Happier, who employs Macario 3
brother and interviewed at his request,
states that he does not intend to follow
the matter further. He said that he
took an interest solely in behalf of the
boy and that he was satisfied at hav-
ing him returned to Manila. The ques-
ton of any further proceeding rested
with the Office of the prosecuting attor
ney, he said.
Boy Wanted TO Come.
MI 4 a
IS, says: Mr.. Z. j. Happier applied
for a writ of habeas corpus Tuesday
afternoon to disembark Macario Mas
carinas, who it was declared had been
placed against his will aboard a ship
about to sail for Honolulu with labor
ers secured by the Hawaiian Sugar
Planters Association. 1t was claimed
the young man signed contract
against his will or on a misapprehensien
and the accusation of kidnapping was
entered. 1t was also said that five
other Filipinos had been placed on
board the ship against their wishes.
According to the story of Mr.. Kap-
pier Marcarias was put aboard the ship
and begged to be brought ashore. The
writ, however, failed to arrive before
the Tanning sailed and without any of
the Filipinos being released. 1t was
also said that kilograms had been sent
to the American consul and the steam
boat agents at Hongkong asking for an
Investigation.
"There is no truth whatever in the
charge of kidnapping the nineteen
year.old boy Macario Mascarinas or
any other Filipino,'' said Mr.. s. w.
Taylor, the Manila agent in charge
of securing laborers for the Hawaiian
Sugar Planters Association, yesterday
TO a ablenews-American represent
alive. "Mr. Kappler,' he said,
never inquired for the boy but asked
for Filipino by the name of Vicente
Pastor claiming that the Filipino boy
with him was a brother of Vicente Is
and was being held on the boat to be
sent to Honolulu. Both Happier and
the boy were insolent and refused to
give him any information and had them
elected from the office, when they inn
mediately made a complaint to the
prosecuting attorney. About noon Mr..
Southworth called me up stating that
Macario Mascarinas' friends had called
and claimed 1 was kidnapping the boy.
told Mr.. Southworth that if the boy
did not want to go I would bring him
ashore with me at five O'Clock An
agent of the secret service went. out
to the ship with me and questioned this
boy He told the secret service man
he wanted to go to Honolulu, the ship
sailed at FIVE o'clock for Honolulu and
the employees were told before starting
that any who wanted to could get off.
They all remained on except one boy by
the name of Coloma who changed his
mind.
cup to the present time" continued
Mr.. Taylor, F'34s0 employees have been
sent to Honolulu from the Philippines
They each receive wage of from SIS
gold up per month. They have every
thing free except clothing and food
We are sending over the families of
the workmen when they desire to 60
and are anxious to have the women &c
with the men. The latter work better
when their families are with them and
we can always find work for the women
who are paid SI2 gold per month. The
women are good workers. The Fill
pinos in Honolulu are more than salts
fed with their work and what they
are getting and in case of continued
sickness the association sends then
back to Manila. The only trouble We
have had with Filipinos in Honolulu
was when / shipped over a number o.
sstudientes' who thought they would
get a free trip out of it. They work
ed short time and then quit. W.
are not. sending any more students
only the barefoot boy variety"