The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-04-08

Mud spattered and soaked to the
skin the Russians who are camped out
in the open at Iwilei passed an un-
comfortable twenty. four hours yester.
day. The women and children were
crowded into the baggage tents which
the national guard furnished, but there
was no shelter for the. men and they
were forced to spend last night in the
open, with the drizzling rain beating
down upon them.
One hundred and fifty of the men
went to work yesterday as day laborers
and are receiving one dollar day. Out
Of this they will be forced to pay
house rent, for the privilege Of the
camping ground and tents will not last
for ever.
Many Of those who at first were SO
determined not to go to the plantations
have experienced something of change
of heart of late and the agitators are
not listened to with more than half the
respect which was accorded them few
days ago. Living at Quarantine Island
at the expense of the government was
one thing, but camping out with no
shelter other than a few baggage tents
is quite different proposition.
The last batch of Russian immigrants
those who arrived on the China, will
leave for Kauai today and will go to
work on Makaweli plantation. There
are some twenty-five immigrants in
this party. They were released from
Kalihi Quarantine station yesterday.
The situation appears to be growing
brighter gradually, and Perelstrous yes.
terday made the forecast that within
three weeks time all of the tangles
win be Strengthened out and practically
all of the immigrants who have not
found other employment will be at work
on the plantations.
Every day brings fresh evidence to
support the theory that the trouble with
the Russian immigrants was not caused
by any dissatisfaction with the work
or plantation conditions, but is directly
traceable to the Vaccinations of a few
agitators, who started out to make trou.
BILE and succeeded in their efforts to a
considerable extent.
Fiedotoff, one of the Russians now
employed on Makaweli plantation, has
u
urging them to go to Kauai and take
work on the plantation. This letter is
printed elsewhere in this mornings Ad-
vertiser at the request Of the territorial
officials. An authorized translation fol.
lows:
"Hello, Russian Friends-The Rus.
slams have tried to brighten you by
telling you that you can not make q
living. The men who can not make a
living here are not working here. The
men who drink can not make living
here because they have not got time
to 90 to work The work is not very
hard, the climate is good, it seldom
rains here. / advise you people to
come here. I can not tell you anything
about the island Of Hawaii. I have
never been over there. Here is an ex.
ample for you, have never done hard
work bfore, my living is very good
If the work is very hard for me
go to work every other day. You car
do the same thing if you do not care
to save lot Of money and work every
other day and still feed yourself pref
ffFor your information will give
you the prices of food: Flour S1.65, po
tatoes 100 pounds $3.50, beef fresh two
pounds for twenty-five cents, rice one
pound five cents, sugar one pound five
cents, butter one pound thirty-fvt
cents, lard ten cents a pound, milk ter
cents a tin, salt fish four pounds foi
twenty-five cents, salt beef ten centl
a pound, rye -four forty pounds $l.26
cabbage two for five cents, tomatoe!
ono tin for ten cents, vinegar one bot
tie for ten cents, shoes $l.25 a pair
pants ready-made eighty-five cents
shirt ready.made sixty cents, soap three
large pieces weighing six pounds TWEEN
ty-fve cents, cloth, is cheap, from five
cents yard up.
Ipao,Ia adviaa Won IN come her,