The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-02-22
Careless Handling of Baggage Is
Cause of Bitter Complaint
by Russians.
THE LAMENTATloN is PITIFUL
One Man Loses All the Money
He Brought With Him From
Cars Realm.
(FrOm saturdays Advertiser J

sian immigrants on Bishop wharf yes
terday afternoon just after they had
been released and after they had look
ed at their baggage strewn indiscrimi-
nately over the eoal-dusty wharf, for
many of their boxes had not only been
split and broken and their contents
broken by mishandling, but some had
been broken into, the locks pried off
and the contents rihed. 1t was the
first bitter pang in their experiences
in the land of the free, and women
wept for many of their little treasures
were irretrievably ruined and much of
the broken stuff was cast over into
the water.
Samovars Broken.
The first to discover that his bag
gage had been roughly handled was
tall, fatherly-looking Russian wearing
blouse belted in at the waist, with hair
cut as if a saucer had been used to get
the right curve at the back, and big
quilted boots. He found that his an
cient samovar had been damaged, the
spout torn off and its sides dented in.
He picked up the precious tea urn and
carried it across the road to the immi-
grafton station and then to the plant
ers' station and showed the wrecked
article.
Store of Rubles Stolen.
Then another Russian found his trunk
broken. He called others to look and
they found that the lock had been pried
off. He hastily looked inside and then
wrung his hands while his wife cried,
for seventy-seven rubles, all their lit
lie store of cash. had been stolen.
MI hnr ,al1
through the baggage looking particu-
larly TO see whether their sewing ma
chimes had been damaged The sewing
machines are of the kind which are
carried in a curved wooden box with
a handle on top. They have no stands
and are easily carried about. They
are not Of Russian make however. but
bear the well known trademark OF
Singer. Many of the wooden covers
were split and few of the machines
showed bent ironwork.
Family Heirlooms Spoiled.
One family opened up a large box
trunk. as large as saratoga. Some
pieces of glass fell out. The contents
showed many pretty things IN the way
of quilts. napkins and many household
pieces. all showing a woman's handi
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box in some wav and many of the pieces
were mildewed. The woman threw
awav much of the stuff as absolutel.
useless.
Then the bundles of coats. blankets
Quilts. ct cetera, were opened. The.
had lain around the dusty floor an'
the fur Innings were dirty from con
tact with the dust
The men were indignant becaus'
when they were ordered to leave thu
steamer Mongolia they were told thei
baggage would follow. Then, later il
the evening, they were told they neet
not worry about their baggage for i
would be on hand yesterday morning
When finally they were passed and wen
to claim their baggage where it hat
been roughly dumped and improperl.
guarded during the night on whar.
without a ray of light to aid guards
they found the stuff had not beer
properly handled and there was mis-
management somewhere.
Expressed Indignation.
The men expressed their indignation
in many ways. They became excite'
when they talked with the Russian in
terpreters. they said that the official
of America were not handling ther
properly and had showed little cor
sideration for the few household good
that they owned II was all they ha
and represented everything in th
world ON which they wished to begi
life in the new land.
They wanted the officials TO reques
the police authorities to make an il
vestigation. They were also rather il
quisitive as TO who was responsible fo
the improper handling and guarding O
their property and promised 10 see tina
the investigation went into the prope
channels whereby they could have n
dress.
Agitators at Work.
Then the immigration and planter,
officials began 20 have troubles wit
agitators. As soon as the first bate
of immigrants had been passed aud r
leased from the station they were M
In the road hy some Of the Russian
who arrived here In the first lot fe
months ago. They are some Of Il
fore heads who jumped their planiati,
Jobs on he ground that they bad be-,
Improperly paid or illirehtod or son
suoh story They button h0iel the ne
arrivals "A once aud rrelei On lol
narratives of alleged wrnnRH fame
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