The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-07-29
Perelstrous Brought a Number
of Mechanics to Avoid Hint
Of Possible PiIikia.
CAMPBELL LEAVING SOON
PereIstrous Also to Leave-Go-
ing to Canada to See if He
Can Land Settlers.

The near departure of A, Perelstrous,
the Russian, who was responsible for
the board Of immigration IS experiment
with Russians as immigrants, for Can
ada where he may enter into negotia
tions with Canadian railroads or the
government to try the Russian expert
ment there, has had the effect of bring
ing in the long expected reports from
both himself and Jack Atkinson, the
boards recruiting representative in
Manchuria. Mr.. Perelstrous believes
that 100000 Russian laborers will be
wanted in Canadian agricultural dis.
tricts.
The board of immigration does not
altogether share the view of Mr.. Perel-
strous that the immigrants so far
brought were of the best type to go
into the agricultural districts of Ha-
wall, believing that the majority were
mechanics, or at least that there was
too large proportion of mechanics.
Had there been more farmers the ex-
pertinent might have been more salts
factory, but being men used to hand
ling tools, other than agricultural i'm
plements, the Russians were more dis
posed to listen to the utterances of
Agitator Vasilieff and refuse to take
up the agriculture work offered on most
of the sugar estates of the Territory.
Made Wrong Ruling.
It is understood, however, that
neither Perelstrous nor the boards re-
cruiting agents were altogether re.
sponsible for such large proportion
of mechanics, or nonagricultural labor.
ers, owing to a ruling of the local fed.
eral immigration authorities who, it
said, gave an intimation to the local
board of immigration that too large a
proportion of agricultural laborers
among the Russian immigrants would
give rise to the impression that only
tnat class Oh Immigrants was pelng re-
cruited by the board, and would not
be countenanced by the federal author,
tiles. AS result the proportion OF
agricultural laborers was not large.
1t is also understood that Mr.. Perel
strous, in his report, states that Rus
for 500 each less than before
Since then n WASHINGTON immigra.
ton official has EXPRESSED the oninior
that mo mistake whatever would bovr
been made in SELECTING all agricpItnral
laborers that being the class tbe Ter
ritorv wants. The local federal immi
grafton officials had declared that inn
migrants mist he for the generaI hena
fit of the whole community and moi
confined in their talent to ono sys+on
of community develonment
The renort of Mr. PereIstrors 70 +be
hoard indicates that bo 10 sot;sfo5 :,
soma extan+ nth tba roer,its M,
hoard has NOT acted unon bic ~ +b'
martial renort Of NJ A+l,inson kn,
owing to the near date of Mr. PEREZ
strous' departure for canada, Will hole
meeting in a short time, as the fina
details of A. j. Campbell's mission t.
Portugal for immigrants are to be dis
cussed.
squatters Petition Governor.
The Russians still living in souatte,
quarters ON Iwilei lands have been mo
tilted bv the owners of the propert,
which thew have been oecupvipg sine,
their refusal TO accept work on tn,
sugar estates, to vacate by the end OF
this month. They have petitioned the
Governor to use his influence to bav
them remain where they are on thu
ground they have no means, no o5hel
habltation to go to, and their husbands