The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-03-01
DON'T LIKE A
BATHING SUIT
Russians Want to Swim, Adam
and Eve Style and Officials
Interfere.
VERY HARD TO SATISFY THEM
Little Eva Straightens Out Most
of the PiIikias-Are Being
Treated SplendidIy.
(From Saturdays Advertiser.)

+ What the Russians on Quaran- 4
4 tine Island want is, after all, very 4
I little; practically nothing that can 4
4 not be granted them. 4
A list of their grievances, real 4
and imaginary, and what they 4
4 want, includes:
\ A desire to go in swimming 4
: without wearing any clothes. 4
70 know the difference between \
\ Russian ruble and an American 4
4 dollar. \
\ Some information as to why 4
\ they are being confined on Quar-. 4
\ antine Island and what the idea is \ |
\ in shifting them around. III
\ Why meat comes high, even \ |
= though they only want it twice a = |
month; and, which was the main y
\ thing
\ Would they be allowed to send \
\ delegation to the plantations to y
\ spy out the land before going y
= themselves9 y
90 4 \ 4 \ 4 4 \ 0l
"No other country in the world
would treat them as well as they are
being treated over there on Quarantine
Island,n declared Mrs. Harry We'll
upon her return yesterday after spend
ing several hours among the Russian
immigrants, detained by the federal
authorities on account of some of the
children having measles.
Everything is so perfectly clean,
| they have all they can possible eat
of the most wholesome food and those
who are sick have every attention paid
| them and the best of care. Even the
| little children are provided with toys
to play with. They are living far bet
ter than they ever did at home-but
still they are dissatisfied.
Summing it all up, the little song
and dance artist who went over with
President Mott-Smith yesterday to try
and bring about an understanding be-
tween the restless foreigners and the
government officials said last night,
"It s just a case of the more they get
the more they want.
After satisfying the most unruly one
who was brought over to the police sta
ton Thursday, Mrs. We'll started ever
to the quarantine station with the
board of health president about ten
O'Clock yesterday morning. The two
hundred odd Russians had heard of the
little English woman who could talk
to them in their native tongue and the
, entire host crowded in on her as soon
as she landed and all wanted to tell
, their troubles at once.
The first, and what proved to be the
most serious grievance they had, was
, that they were shifted about without
being able to understand the reason
why. This phase of the difficulty was
| quickly disposed of. Then they wanted
= to have four of their number released
I at once TO 90 to the plantation where
v they have been engaged to work, to
look over the grounds and discuss
}. terms, which they were somewhat at
/ variance on. Some said that they were
L told they were to receive 40 rubles and
t others insisted that $40 was the monthly
9 wage, with quarters, which they were
o to receive Finally the little inter
T. pretress made it clear to them that
;, $22 80 was equal to 40 rubles, and
o that this sum was great deal more
z than they were accustomed to receive
i in Manchuria where they have beer
working.
Then one big Russian declared thai
n meat costs twenty-five cents a pounC
l. here but finally one of their own peo
o pie admitted that he had bought it fo
l. twelve and half cents a pound, ant
it developed after a while that the,
IS were only accustomed to eating mea
70 about twice month any way. TIL
y next complaint was that the official
,e at the quarantine station had burne
up some of their old clothing and the
s. wanted to know if they would be con
e. pensated for the loss. One woman wit
RI four small children declared that sh
a. had no change of clothing for he
lie youngsters, and Mrs. We'll offered I
re send over some of her little boy
p. things, whereupon Mr.. Mott-Smith il
N sisted upon hppropriating some of til
wardrobe of his little ones to pr,
el vide for the Russian youngsters.
lsA At about this point some one hal
p. pened TO think that it would be nice
e, go in swimming and they were a
II. seized with a longing for plunge.
rs their own country they were aecu
he toned TO battle in natures attire, M
be when they learned that il was not q
i'll custom these days in the Hawaiian
nd lands. they grumbled that they hi
of nothing TO wear. The indnlgent spiT
n finally got the better of Mr.. Mot
all Smith and Docio. James and they we
en- taken in squads Of twenty iiye eal
'ed with some Of their old clothes on 4
OF a dip in the ocean, only those wi
Al, we're in being denied this pleasnl
its This point gained, one man insist
liy that they be allowed this diNersl
, tAiee day, but be was oyeHuls
ieh They wanted soap tobacco Rnd eigl
cite papeit and thete Nefe sent for
ap once,
ing After spending aHer two hours Lei
lor ing eYefahodYe troubles Al onef, ifal
laiinR ihe iumhle ~ complaints far |
. oalelals and then eaplainlnR % peel
sno Nffe frlufluui 10 understand
ma little lHaeeiaHkef rAh8asted all ~
"a allowances and when fhe left ihem II
- afemfd afIf much mars eonienledi
~ safus hff thai they nefe tailshea
1n iRAsIn ahfFf lAe4 Nafe Hntii ffl ZEE
hhini nuf lahdfsi lHan husflap
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