The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-10-25
D lUSO SHOWS
UP ABSURDITY
RepublIshes Knock on Hawaii
and Then Gives Facts TO
Show It's Utter Falsity.

False statements appearing in the
ltefaldo az Madeira, q paper published
in the Island of Madeira, whore A. y.
Campbell representative of the terri.
touai board of immigration is engaged
an recruiting immigrants for Hawaii.
have been rcpubished in % Luso, the
leading Portuguese newspaper IN the
Hawaiian Islands, In which the alb.
surdity of the attacks on she Islands
has been exposed. In an editorial IN
yesterdays o Luso il is stated that
the enrolment of recruits is progress.
ing successfully in spite of the opposi.
tion Of Madeira papers
1.-The Heraldo de Madeira Is the last
paper TO arrive here with false state.
ments regard the Hawaiian Islands. %
states Q Luso. at publishes letter
from subscriber, VINO SAYS be had
made a visit TO Sandwich and the
Portuguese laborers there advised him
to tell the Portuguese of Madeira not
TO consider any proposition to induce
them TO go TO Hawaii, because once
they landed there they would remain
IN the Islands Gs slaves. lie claim.
ca the Islands produced very little as
All agricultural products were destroy.
ed Oy pests and insects. These ealamis
ues, continues the subscriber natur.
ally bring tears TO the eyes Of the
agriculturists, but be claims for all
tins there Is no remedy. IL is then.
he adds, that memories Of the home
land aIe brought TO mind, Of the times
when they could 20 10 the market and
Tor hfty cents get enough TO support
the whole family while IN Hawaii the
only thing they had 10 live on was the
papaya, which grows in abundance. -
The . Lu60 brands this, naturally
as fake news OF the class with which
the Madeira journals expect 10 prevent
recruiting The . Luso editorial goas
on to state that the writer b Ignorant
Of conditions here, and that the state.
ments about the agricultural prOduc.
tlohs are ridiculous. The editorial
states That the lierald0 and its readers
may be surprised To learn that the |
value Of the sugar output Of the Is.
lands, alone, il about &44 100000 per
yehr not including the productions Of |
rice, bananas, sisal, cotton, |
tobacco, etc, aud that the total for |
outputs Is oyer s50,00O,00O. II the |
Portuguese colony here 10 10 such dis. |
tress as stated by the Heraldo how
comes u that the Portuguese beneyo. |
ent societies have capital Of over
100000, and the Portuguese, according
10 bank statistics haye deposited i1 |
ne savings banks almost ~ 5000 10
heir credit, and IN addition own prop.
ifty assessed nt about $4,000 900 This |
y no Indication Of misery.
But the lleraldO, says o Luso, knows
Az about the facts, but docs not print
.hsm' Their method IL simply 10 con.
luer emigration to Hawaii The let.
Tors are written from personal animus
ma not from the standpoint of fair.
ness.
The condition Of the Portuguese
colony Is good, The laborer on the
enrns about s2i per month
ma has dwelling, free fuel and
"nteB has medical Attendance free.
md free school for his children 10
Ittend, and also has the Advantages Of
no Institutions Of free country
which today Is enligbteniDg tho whole
iYilizcd world. This certainly ig bet.
or than the few dollnTs they earn In
heir nntiye land, These are facts That
an be ensily proven, says o Luso, add.
w TINT u stands in position 10 prove
hem nj any time.
A.