The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-26
THE LAST PORTUGUESE IMNIGRANTS-AND THE
FUTURE,


following Portuguese immigration and flu
ture plans for immigration from the last issue of the Planters
The steamship "Swansey" arrived Honolulu December hav-
ing board Portuguese immigrants from the Azores and Madeira
This makes total of 1672 Portuguese who have migraed to
Hawaii since 1873, the date of the first arrivals.
immigration like all of predecessors, under the direcy
auspices Hawaiian Board of Immigration all of the of
the venture being borne by the public treasury special per
corporation tax, imposed by last legislature In times
FAST the expense Portuguese immigration has been times borne
entirely by the Planters Associations at times entirely by the govern
and times partly by and partly by the other Under exist
ing Federal the Board of immigration alone intro
the
appropriations made by the legislature.
The immigration under the direct auspices of Mr. A. j. Camp
bell recently treasurer Of the Territory acting as an agent OF the Board
Of immigration Some criticism has appeared the public at the
other countries; the intinaton
apparently being that Mr. Campbell in to blame there
suggestion Portuguese immigration is
and that further attempt should be made in that dec
The criticism entirely unjust to Campbell Port1-
guese immigration the whole the satisfactory that has
been promoted Hawaii What needed IS more intelligent effort III
1t has been repeatedly pointed out that the attempt upward
M thousand people to sail at one time ship from communities
small those abng the Azores and Madeira voyage extend
ing from point off the African around South America Hawaii
Is an extremely hazardous one he hazard consists N the fact that
there vessels regularly running upon the that special
be chartered for the purpose
Pro rata cost per capita large number OF immigrants must be recruit
ed which in turn means large steamer which large
capita for the full capacity If large number people are obtained
the is small IT, for any reason they naeaize
the cost of the is distributed among small people,
and consequently amounts to very high per capita
Repeated experiences all pointing the direction have demon
date distant
the chances of delay and failure
AS fifteen thousand to
through the stormy Cape Horn section and equator
short trip by regular the Atlantic
United States where there Portuguese already
Brazil which Portuguese the
free large of free land governmental assistance
ting and liberal from established industries
Every nducemnt held by recruiting officers for
Forts there instead of to Hawaii False
circulated the unheahuneSs of Islands that
will be i'll treated added to which unknown
local influence the point of departure also against the Hawaiian
immigration.
Under such circumstances every direct immigration great
Pers who all sail date has BEEN will continue
be- direct gamble with heavy odds against the Hawaiian of the
game.
No better settlers and aborers have Hawaii than the
Spnard and the Portuguese and every effort should be made
nue immigrants from these but and for all
should be decided attempt direct immigration by chartered
ships.
There vessels sailing from the Mediterranean the
Gulf the coast OF Mexico Central America which be utilized for
of whatever number of immigrants ready leave
lar rates there only twenty-five immigrants ready
for shortage number arising of circumstances which be
controlled
Now that there regular communication the Tehuantepec
railroad arrangements easily be made for direct
cation from the Pacific terminus of railroad which
immigrants be obtained the foregoing
than has ever been obtained by the Cape Horn
Laborers from Porto Rico and the Philippines
meet difficult labor tuaOn and form poor material for good
citizenship
The lately inauguaed Siberia still an experiment