The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-03-11
MAXWELL ROW
GOES UP IN
SMOKE
Russian Laborers Who Signed
Complaint Did Not Know
Its Import.
PERELsTRoUS COMING BACK
Agitators Have Been Busy, but
End of the Trouble Is in
Sight.
PERELsTRoUs COMING BACK

From the latest reports from Maka
we'll concerning the Russian immi-
grants employed there as laborers it
seems that So far as this phase of the
situation goes Honolulu people interest
ed in the Russians have been barking
up the wrong tree. Complaints outlin-
ing score of objections which the
Makaweli Russians have to their treat
'ment on the plantations and signed by
them and petitions making impossible
requests also signed by them were in
the hands of lawyers and others in Ho-
nolulu and at the same time the very
people VINO signed Them are living
peaceably and contentedly on the plan
tations. I
The men who complained about the
lack of land about their homes for cul-
tivation are busy planting their own
gardens; the men who complained
= about the houses are living in homes
a hundred per cent better than any
they ever had before; people who are
supposed to be complaining about over
charging at the plantation store have
saved up over 800 in the short time
since they went to work on the plan
tatiuns.
These facts, if facts they are, and
there is no reason to doubt them, were
brought to Honolulu by Mr. Koshint-
sky from the Makaweli plantation.
when he arrived last week.
Several days ago The Advertiser
printed statements which Koshintsky
was alleged to have made concerning a
man by the name of Nachrin who had
gone to Makaweli presumably to teach
the Russians the English language, but
in reality to stir up trouble among
them. Nachrin seems to have borne
bad reputation in Siberia and fearing
recognition by the other left the plan
tation as soon as Koshintsky arrived.
Since the alleged statements were
published, Nachrin has had published
vague denial of some of them, not
once referring to the most serious
charges against him. He wrote out
what he claimed to be his answer to
Koshintsky in Russian and gave It to
The Advertiser. He can write Eng
lish, and if he cares to make his de-
mails in that language they will be
published, and Koshintsky will prob
ably bring the proof of his statements.
Koshintsky yesterday confirmed in per-
son the statement that had been ac
credited to him concerning Nachrin.
At the same time that Nachrin
brought around what he has claimed to
be his answer to the man who accused
him of agitation among the Russians,
he also turned in written complaint
supposedly made by the Makaweli
Tb,c hoe kran lot I'D md
merely duplicates the complaints made
before concerning the stores, houses,
grounds and so forth. The docupent
was yesterday shown to Koshintsky.
The latter declared that he believes
it to be in the handwriting of Nachrin.
Out of the twelve signers of this
document. Koshintsky has spoken to
most of them and instead of feeling
the complaints which are expressed in
writing they are perfectly contented
One man was a tailor in his old home,
whose work at his sewing machine each
day far exceeded that which he is now
performing while at the same time pay
ing him less. Most of the signers CAM
read or write more than their own
names and the probability is that they
have not the slightest idea of what they
subscribed to.
lNoS0lDtSkN SIHIeu yesterday tndb MS
had been told by Interpreter Thomas
that the Russians now believe that if
they wait long enough they will be sent
back to Manchuria and receive $1,000
apiece.
Perelstrous, who is now in Kobe and
who is the fellow representative with
Atkinson Of the local board of immi-
grafton. will take the next boat back
from the Orient and will probably ar
rive here ON the Nippon Marn on the
10th Of this month. Koshintsky wired
him Yesterday 10 come back Mt once
as he believes him the only man at pres
ent connected with the Russian scheme
that can settle matters satisfactorily.
There are over hundred possible
diphtheria cases among the Russians
now, but this does not mean that there
are a hundred actual sufferers from
the disease. In many cases the throais
of perfectly healthy men and women
may show baellli. as n result Of breath
ing contaminated air. but In such per
sons the disease in many eases does
not take hold nj all, All are being
watched and looked after, however,
oRyeTyihlng possible 4 being done
Tor the people on Quarantine Island. "
said Governor FFeaI yss'efdev, after
Ne had had conferences Siih Secretary
Mott .Hmlill. president ~ The Hard ~
Health, aud glih doctor Marques. act
Ing Russian sonsul DThe nath,nai
guard has nol heen 'eellpd out Tie
hospital enrps q haflsilpe, SUD Col,
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