The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-08-02


put his shoulder TO the wheel, served
without compensation and now gives
mp thankloss job after devotina much
Of his time 10 the questions Of immi.
grafton. The Governor Is appreciativ6
Of Mr.. Ivers' labors in the cause OF
immigration and regrets that he is TO
sever his connection with the board.
Chairman Ivers' Views.
Chairman Ivers, who Is to resign this
month, stated yesterday that the an.
pointment Of Doctor Clark was recent.
ly made and his cabled acceptance has
been received. Doctor Clark Ia in
Washington. Mr.. Campbell, who leaves
on the Korea, Is to confer with 'Ddctof
Clark largely with respect to medical
matters in connection with the pros,
pectivo immigrants. The board is dc.
sirous Of complying with all require.
ments of the United States Marine
Hospital officers, and they will confer
with the head Of that organization in
Washington. The law on immigra.
ton will be thoroughly looked into and
any ordinary question that might pos.
sbly arise in connection with the re.
cruiting OF the immigrants in Portu.
gal will be placed before the proper
officials for an opinion.
Mr.. Campbell will proceed TO the
mainland of Portugal and there open
tho way for recruiting. The board is
imposing one principal duty upon Mr.,
Campbell, and that is that he shall get
only agricultural laborers, strictly
from the agricultural districts He
shall obtain families, and in all cases
a thorough physical and mental exam
nation viii be made at the port of de-
parture, so that there will be none to
deport from here-an expensive pro.
ceeding, when such deported ones have
to be accompanied on the long journey
home by an official of the Territory,
When he has recruited laborers, or
secured the promise of certain number
who wish to go, he will 90 to London
and charter ship. The steamer is to
he properly equipped for the transporta-
ton of Storage passengers and must
comply with all requirements of the
United States government. The ques.
ton of whether the immigrants shall
be brought over by the Tehuantepec
route is not altogether settled but
owing to the possibility of yellow fever
outbreaks tho Magellan route is likely
to be followed. Incidentally, if Mr..
Campbell finds that laborers in Deme.
rara wish to come to Hawaii, he can
make arrangements to have them
brought here. These laborers are Por.
tuguese.
Above all, the board wishes Mr..
Campbell to use all methods which mean
economy, although he is not restricted
utterly to such a policy.
AS to Policies.
Mr.. Ivers stated that lately some
plantation agencies have shown dis.
position to call for more Russians.
They have stated that those employed
on their sugar estates are proving com.
petent workmen, and they would like
to see Russian immigration continued.
Mr.. Ivers states that, while he is OPP.
posed to further Russian immigration
at present, he modifes this by believ.
ing that nothing should be done to
bring more until the first Russian inn
migrants have been here year, the
twelve months being period of time
in which it could be determined whether
or not they were really worth while.
The board, he said, would pursue the
Portuguese policy just now, and had
hopes of its success.
"But no immigration where Anglo.
Saxon or Latin immigrants are con-
cerned,' said he, twill be successful
until the homestead law is so arranged
that these immigrants can take up a
few acres of land, where they can raise
garden truck or go into small farming,
and then they will be content to work
on the plantations and grow up with
the country. That is the hope of the
immigrant. Just now the Russians are
attracted by the wages offered by the
salmon Gamers in the Northwest and
other users of cheap labor, which look
big to them, but will only be of few
months duration AS it is we have to
pay the bills to get immigrants and
California reaps the benefit
As to Filipinos, Mr.. Ivers stated
that owing to gaps in the ranks of
laborers and the scarcity of sources to
get others, Filipinos would undoubtedly
be brought here in large numbers. But
they, he believed, would eventually re.
turn to the Philippines to work on
sugar estates which are now being
opened up. The detection of hun.
dred month on the part of the Japa.
nese must be filed from somewhere.
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