The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-07-26
ALL ABOUT THOSE
FUNNY QUESTIONS
Mr.. Vase|ieff, Incarcerated Russ,
Tells the Russky GoIos of
His fluctuations.

| Has anybody in Honolulu forgotten
| Easelief' Our friend Of the agiratina
tendencies and injured m:en. Al
earnest effort Of the memory might
bring forth the recollection thar he was
a few months ago sentenced TO a term
| Of Imprisonment for vagrancv and ma lie
quite fuss about II.
1t VII also be remembered that he
wrote 10 New York and every other
place where he thought he might lead
the people into believing that the Ha-
waiian peonage that kept loafers in
Jail was blight on civilization. 1t al
started a grand jury investigation. the
details Of which have never been known
except that they resulted in a clean bill
Of health for Hawaiian peonage.
We are now however supplied the
missing information by Mr.. Vaselieff
himself who is marked for deportation
as soon as he has ceased TO be burden
and atfliction to the city jailors. In a
letter written to the Russky Golos, the
popularity patriotic preparation parpe-
tuated IN New York 70 the eternal
shame CT Gotham. Naselieff gives his
version OF the grand jury Investigations
when the president OF tie grand lu;v bv
which he meant that prime investigator,
Mr.. Breckous, asked him "sucn ..omlCaI
questions. \ translation OF the letter
with the editor : addition Is IS follows:
Letter from Honolulu.
editor 5 note:-This letter from
EaseIietf was sent from San Francisco
by the man Stareikoff, coming to San
Francisco N the pocket OF an .mmI-
grant. All letters otherwise sent were
opened by the plantation otticials.)
Ny Dear Friend:
Aokunso1f. Excuse the poor paper ana
the pencil that this is written with
| write from Jail and am glad that L
have such chance TO write at all. The
strictness with which the Russians in
Jail are treated IS terrible. | Will not
stop to write Of the smaller matters but
viii concern myself with those Of more
serious import. (The bearer viii tell
YOU of the smaller things when he comes
to see you.) Conditions here are de-
graded. This is some Turkey or Rus
STA. [ don't understand it. | was sur
prised to receive the letter that you
sent me and the letter from the secre-
tary, Mr.. Stokliseky, and in some way
accept my willing thanks. They were
received from the post office and given
to the "jury that made this convlc-
tom | can't understand it. 1t is
mysterious.
On the eighth of June I was called
to the grand jury room and given these
two letters to read. | read them and
they were interpreted. After l had fin
ished they asked me some questions
certainly very comical questions-such
as "What is Socialism,
After all the grand iurymen had left
the room [ remained there with the
president of the grand jury (Mr. Breck-
ons). two Interpreters and several Ha-
waiians unknown TO me. The president
called the people after the grand jury
men went away.
''Vaselietf. do you think you Will 60
a long time and fight with use'' the
president asked me.
/ answered "What fight do YOU
mean2 l don I know, | know only that
and the other Russians would like to
find some rights
"All right he answered, thinking
he was very smart. You can fight.
You think you are strong, but we are
than YOU
After he told me this, he Immediately
dictated a cablegram which he sent to
Washington. the text Of which was APP
as follows: - Received two
letters for Naselieff. So far as | under
stand he is a socialist and an anarchist
and we must write to the Russian gov
eminent and also to the japanese gov
as he was taken from Kobe,
JAPAN
I can not understand what made him
show me the cable. ] certainly under
stand that he would like TO scare me.
In this way all Russians no where have
been notified as we notify union So
cialist at home If you please, take |
steps Immediately to prevent them from
me. Best regards to you.
A. NASELTEFF.
P ST was sent to Jail on the fourth !
# Nav for three months as a vagrant |
A.