The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-04-12
Agent of the Cars Government
Arrived Yesterday in the
Manchuria.
WILL MAKE A REPORT
Secretary of Russian Consulate at
Seoul Comes to Inquire Into
Local Difficulty.
LFrom saturday, s Advertiser.l }

FROM odIuTudy AuNtIlistIsI
Paul de Kerberg, acting Russian con-
sui at Kobe and secretary Of the Rus
sian consulate at Seoul, Korea, arrived
yesterday on the Manchuria from Yoko-
hama. He brings credentials as com
missioner for the Russian government
to inquire into the complaints of Rus
sian immigrants from Manohuria, now
in Honolulu, relative to the wages of.
fered them, the cost of living here and
other difficulties in which the immi-
grants have become involved.
The commissioner will call upon Gov
ernor Frear this morning and present
the credentials which were given him
by the Russian ambassador at Toxic.
Mr.. de Kerberg stated last evening
that the man complaint lodged with
the embassy at Toxic appeared to be
along the lines of an alleged INSULT
cheney of pay or wages offered the i'm
migrants by the sugar planters. Other
than this information, which came from
the embassy, he ascertained from the
Russian papers that the immigrants al
legged that the cost of living in Hawaii
was greater than they anticipated and
the pay offered too small to cover the
cost of living.
Welcome to Our City.
A great many Russian immigrants
went down to the wharf to meet the
commissioner and give him welcome,
but failed to meet him. They found
another man, who is said to look some
what like the commissioner, and to him
they poured out tale of woe. He is
a Russian, and listened attentively to
all they had to say, and that was the
only satisfaction the Russians had. The
news that Russian commissioner was
coming here was learned by the immi-
grants from the story in yesterdays
Advertiser, which was interpreted to
them along with the other news of the
day.
Prepare Petition.
They are preparing big petition,
which they will present to Mr.. de Ker'
berg at the first opportunity. This is
said to cover the ground of their many
complaints, which have been threshed
out in the past few weeks before the
Governor and other officials. Mr.. de
kerberg is said to be familiar with the
the men whom the territorial board of
immigration agents called upon in
Japan. 1t is unlikely that the commits
sioner will have any large meetings
with the immigrants, as he will prob
ably get information from the Russian
acting consul here and other reports
and then may receive small delegations
of the Russians, but will not hold any
mass meetings.
The commissioner was met at the
wharf by DIR. Marques, the French con
sui, who is acting for the Russian gov
ernment with respect to the immigrants
and by A. de Sousa Canavarro, tbs
Portuguese consul-general.
The others in camp at Iwilei are
remaining in peace and quiet, living
on what they can get, and apparently
"holding out' in the expectation that
they will get something big if they
continue to refuse to work. They are
a complete puzzle to the police, immi'
grafton agents, federal officials and
their own counsel as well as to every
one else who has had dealings with
them, for it is impossible for anyone
to find out just what they expect.
To the question, "What do they
wantW not anyone has yet been able
to make an answer. The various inter.
prefers do not seem to know, and their
own attorney does not know. 1t ID
apparently case of holding out re
gardless, inconsiderately, under the i'm
preston that they have claim OF
somebody for something or other.
Applying for Work.
Russians are applying at the plant
ers' shed for work. They go there in
dividually and not in crowds as here
tofore and ask for assignments to plan
tations. 1t is believed that by tn,
early part of next week the majorit,
of them will have applied for worl
and received it. Yesterday sixty went u
EVA, thirty-one TO Kauai, and a few Il
Kahului and Hilo. Many express
preference for Makaweli doubtless at
traeted there by the statements mad
the letter in The Advertiser from
Fedotoa, who arrived in the first 10
from Harbin, aud who has been work
ing nt Mnkawoli ever since.
II Is expected by PerelstTous that be
fore the middle Of next week the great
er number of the immigrants will b