Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-05-19
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LABOR EMISSARIES MAKE
Brief CALL At HONOLULU
Representing Japanese Government They Are En- Route to
Perl-Buyo Maru Here for Coa-Barkentne Hawaii to
Be Fumgated-Mongoia Off the Port at O'Clock

-Four Japanese, the appointees of the
Japanese government to inquire into
the condition OF immigrants from the
Mikado's realm to Peru and other
South American republics are jour
neying to the great Southern contin-
ent as passengers in the Togo Kisen
Kaisha steamer Buyo Maru, which is a
visitor to the port today.
While here the japanese have been
shown every courtesy. They are on
an extended tour and before return
ing to Japan, they will have made ex-
haustive research into labor condi-
tions wherever Japanese subjects have
settled. ..
The commission remained rather
non-committal concerning the present
policy of the Japanese government in
the regulation OF migration of Japan
csc to Hawaii or in fact any other
country save Peru.
The japanese government is said
to look very closely after the inter-
ests OF the subjects of the empire
who reside abroad. There Is claimed
to,-be over seven thousand japanese
in the consular district OF Lima, Peru.
II is to become familiar with their
condition labor and wages that the
Investigations are being made at fire.
quent intervals.
It Is believed that so long as the
| Japanese confine their energies to the
sugar and rubber estates of Peru they
| are not likely to arouse the jealousy
and antipathy OF the native Peruvian.
| The first japanese immigrants to Pc
ru were sent out In 1899 so that the
immigration Is one OF comparatively
recent years. The total number OF
these immigrants in Peru on Dec. 81
1909, was 6.1O4 men and 231 women
OF this number the vast majority OF
men are employed on the sugar es.
tates. only about 300 being engaged
In gathering rubber, and 100 were
working on cotton plantations. The
wages which induced these laborers
to emigrate to country so far dis.
tant from their native land seem
small-namely, one soul, equivalent
to so cents per day. Lately the wages
have been slightly raised, and on sug.
ar estates and cotton plantations the
pay is now about Go cents, or posi-.
bly, a trife less. in the rubber dis
tricts they are paid more, and they
earn about $1.25 for days hard
work. The cost OF living, however, IN
the rubber. country is higher. The
rubber hands are paid by the piece
about 80 cents per lb. OF rubber col
lected. Negotiations are pending FOL
raising the rates paid for rubber gath
ering. Excepting in the rubber dis
tricts, It Is rather difficult to SEE
wherein the Japanese laborer i'm
proves his condition. after taking iptt
consideration the money paid for hi
passage from Tokyo to the poin
where his services are required |,
Peru. f.i
Also on board the Buyo Maru Il
delegation OF Chinese business mel
who are going to look over the Soutl
American countries with an eye to es
tablishing various lines of bushes
there.
Buyo Maru Here for Coal,
| About seven hundred tons Of coal viii
be supplied the Japanese steame
Buyo Maru before that vessel sail
for Central and South American
ports. The steamer arrived at Chan
mel wharf at eleven o'clock this morn
ing after what Is reported q fine tri
across the Pacific. The Buyo sale,
from Yokohama on May 5th. Sh
brings no passengers or freight 70
Honolulu.
During the brief stay of the vesse
at the port an opportunity was give
the eighteen cabin passengers to yisi
the city. Included in the company |
party of Japanese government rep
resentatiyes and delegation OF Chi
nese business men.