The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-01-06
FILIPINOS BACK
TO TAGALOG LAND
Twenty-Six Of Them Returned to
Orient by the Planters
Association.
lFrom wednesday 5 AdvortIsor.J

(From Wednesdays 8 Advertiser)
Among the steerage passengers on
the Asia, which sailed for the Orient
yesterday at noon, were twentysix Fiji.
ptnos, There were also nine Hindus aud
two japanese, So far as the latter
are concerned Doctor Marshall, of the
quarantine service, signed the papers
Tor their deportation, but no one IL will
ing to take the responsibility of stand.
ing FOR the story that the Flipinos were
also deportcd Neither Doctor Ramus
nor Doctor Marshall would either affirm
or deny that they are deportoes.
There was a rumor to the effect that
he planters association had picked
the worst of the bunch of Filipinos and
paid their passage back to Tagalog
land,
w, o. Smith, trustee Of the plant.
crs association, denied, yesterday,
knowing anything about the return of
the Filipinos ON the Asia. Other OIL.
ccis OF the association would say moth.
ing about them,
wero sont Back,
Raymond G. Brown, chief inspector
of tho immigration scry Ice hpre, stated
late last evening that the Filipinos.
sont back 60 their homes yesterday on
the Asia, wcro of the number brought
hero and held In quarantine, and that
they are beirg sent back by the plant.
ers' association.
"Who Is paying FOR their passOgo9"
was asked
"Wc are not, he answered
This leaves ninety yiiyo Filipinos to
be disposed Of
Mako a Mystory.
An mir Of mystery pcryados the head.
quarters Of tho Hawaiian Sugar Plant
Crl' Assocation la the Judd building,
while, In fact, there is no mystery Mt
all. Tho association declines TO state,
through It's officers, what ts Intentions
are in regard to the disposition Of tho
last batch Of Filipinos, now In quaran.
| tine,
The fact is that, as yet, nobody really
knows.
a special meeting of the labor com.
mittco Of the association has been called
Cor next Thursday afternoon to take
decisive action before January q, when
the Filiplnos mny be released AT this
meeting, II Is expected will be present.
cd the report Of the board Of health ns
TO tho condition Of the Filipnos, and
whether they are M diseased as first
reported by Doctor Ramus, tho federal
health officer,
Olcors of the association asserted
yostcrdny that the reports as TO the vile
condition Of this latest imported group
Of undoslrnblcs, IL greatly exaggerated; I;
thnt while some sickness prevails they
are not all as bad as represented.
Fullest knowledge,
Apparently thero are some members
Of the association who are somewhat
poeyed over the publicity given the con.
dition Of the Filipinos. But tbe gov.
cfnmcnt officials believe that the gront.
eHt safeguard to the health Of these
Islands is for the dissemination of the
fullest knowledge Of conditions In ro.
4 gard to immigrants and their health.
In reply TO the startling cablcgrnm
! to Washington, sent by Doctor Ramls,
4 detailing the condition of the Filipinoa
held in quarantine, he is reported TO
4. have received a reply from Surgeon.
dencrnl Walter Wymau, yesterday
which saysi
"status FiIipnos entirely under i'm,
migration authorities"
This would seem TO indcnlo that tho
local authorities have full power to do
, tormno upon what course Of action II
to be followed and that they can dcport
tho Filipinos or admit thom, a8 ihcy
. sec ~, II such be the cnse II Is prob
b able that tho matter will be tHlScn on
J. Of tho hands Of the immigration boort
Q Of the planters association.