Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-09
FILIPINO SE.

Papaaiaa, Hawaii. Feb ,, 1918.
The Director OF the Star Bulletin,
Dear Sir: Will kindly please give
mo small space for my few words
for my dear readers to read.
/. one OF the nationality OF the Fill
pines, am now daring to write In this
s W g. r. to let my dear readers to
read about My Startling Testimonial. v
Since I arrived here in the Hawaii
IN Islands about two years more from
nov | never yet saw any certain M
tinu OF Filipino, working in a better
job, but always in fields. | cannot eN-
anime why we the F.lipinCs have
these difficulties il the Hawaiian ISL
anGs don't think all FilipinoS OK
tbs nation are all defauiters. | don't
think managers Of cane fields, stores
and different kinds Of factories have
p.tiCS enough for their on laborerS.
However, | can say this so far. be
carse We the Filipinos are taken here
IN this islands Of Hawaii to work and
not TO die. and yet whenever some
FiEpipos come and present themselves
to the managers OF the plantations,
the managers Will say. Il get no job. >"
Is this the way, my dear readers, to
manage laberers from other place? I
believe manager or managers OF the
Hawaiian Planters Association, have
forgotten what they have said in their
written contract.
Yes my dear readers. what manag-
trs Of this kind want to do to I'll
pn0. they could do so, because even
thOUgh We have our rights, we cannot
feht, because we have no projections.
No one can stand for US to fight for
cur rights 1t is here IN Hawaiian
Islands. But only in the Philippines
never, oh never.
With your transcedent minds, my
readers, | wish you would think about
the diegraceful Of the Filipinos. Fill
pinos when in the Philippines are
ted. that If they should come in Ha-
Waiiar Islands. they shall be free in
everythings in the house and free in
every jobs. Where are these things
written in the contract? Why are we
FiiipinCs, most Of us have no works?
Why do managers of the plantations
do net want any more laborers, but
still getting and getting more men in
the Philippines? What do they mean?
Do you think that if man is very
hungry and no body gives him food
to cat, he would not struggle for his
live? Even though you my dear read
ers. Do you know why some Filipinos
are take to jails? Because of strug-
Cling for human life. However, You
can say my readers, that he must go
to work. Of course he goes to work
but the difficulties is that lunas are
too snocent to command. Even though
animals will stop, when they are tired.
Once it happened at the Papaaloa
plantations. went to it's manager and
ask him if he could give me job
that fits my body. He told me to give
his note to the sugar boiler. | took
his letter and handed it to the sugar
boiler. The sugar boiler read it and
after reading 1t, he asked me, with a
loud voice, seemed to talk to a deaf
man, and with very sharp eyes, like
the eyes of a cat, where | took the
letter. I answered: from the manager
and without word left him. be-
cause | was frightened to him. | knew
myself that even he would give me
job, would not stay any longer with
him. So without stating anything
about my note, left him. l believe
that he thought he was the greatest
man of the world. He was like the
King of England long time ago. He
commanded the ocean to stop it's roll
ing, but yet the water dashed up high
er and higher till he was drowned.
I am going to cut my testimonial,
and that | wish every readers of this
s. w. S. B. will try to help me to
correct my English.
| respectfully remain,
RUFUS G. MOON,