Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-13
LETTERS
The FILIPINO AND THE PLANTA-
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Editor HonoIuin-Star Bulletin,
Sir:-Perhaps there IS no better,
healthier. happier and suitable place
for the Filpinos In Hawaii to live in
than the plantations Honolulu, can
bluntly anticipate them. is the rotten
est place for them 70 start In good
life, as they may think properly.
In the plantation, although afforded
backward by the records and tradf
tons of the progress of the wage
worker toward industrial independ-
ence and honorable citizenship and
high-wage how complete win be the
fusion of the characteristics Of this
conglomerate mixture OF different
races, shall hold the territory under
their sway. in order 10 form the Amer
lean citizens in the future: how stead
lily are the lahorers carrying on the
contest for emancipation from the ap-
pressions Of the caciques and the i'm.
perious shirkers For On the planta-
tons no 'tfreemen shall be. seized or
imprisoned, or dispossessed or out
lawed, or In any way brought to ruin:
for the plantation syndicates will not
90 against any man. or send against
him, save by legal judgment OF the
law: to no man will they sell or deny
or delay right or justice. but the fnoto-
rions caciaues aud the imperious
strikers OF the government and some
OF the cranky. foxy CALLERS in Homo
lulu pretending to Lc houeat and clea1
in consciencek but consequently with;
out backbone when comes ihs princt-
ples Of Justice and honesty. will tnler-.
ably perpetrate" For without labor
ers there will be no serfs who will
tin the soil. So that In the plantation
q wage-earner Is never abused. They
are readily helped with justice and
honesty They are. treated with due
respect and Kindness by the syndf
Gates. but not by the employed shirk-
ers and caciques. There is no hunger
In the plantation. 49, ! -
Justiiably. while the occurrence Is
ccnscientiously true a few OF the Fill.
pinos and others become unfaithful.
and inertly perpetuate to neglect In
paying what they owe In plantation
stores Consequently I found among
the few, would owe so much in the
stores and when they thought Of their
daily earning Of seyenty-seven cents
day each, and imagine how much har-
der they work In the heat of the sun,
then came dissatisfaction. They be-
came lazy. Some were induced by
the force of cruel hlunder and disease
OF laziness, to quit plantation work
and neglected their duty to pay when
they owe. Though we can never
blame p lazy man. For 81. 10 his bust. ]
ness to be diligent only when his ston- ]
ach Is empty. He might think this
way: 81 #
Suppose i earn $3.50 month. 4
have four Sundays thati do not work.
These are the only exceptional days
1 enjoy pleasure. healthfness and rest
Sometimes become fatigued because
of hard labor so that 4 am forced to
have four or seven aihys .noe-moe'
trest) q month stogt here With my
Sundays and moe-moes ] will have
eight or eleven days that do not
work during months labor. Sup
pose pay INV board and laundry for
IS month, altogether will only have
left from my monthly earning per-
haps se.5e or ss.25 Better 60 Homo
lulu. find JOB there
But when he comes here the only
work he finds is the pineapple mills
work which lasts only FOR three
months. For Honolulu is not q place
for poor people. It issa place for the
rich men and government employees
And the Fflipi1Sos here are not 50 well
treated like In the plantations.
II we are not treated equally in this
city, let us stay In the plantations
where we are treated more like men,
where we are real independent Of our
works. And If the sugar syndicates
can raise Our daily earnings of 81 q
day each. This is what most Of the |
syndicates are paying their
laborers, like the Hawaii Preserving
Company. believe not only all the
Filipinos, but others win rather stay |
In the sugar plantations than In Homo
lulu, or go to Alaska or United States.
Rightfully / can say that, for the
laborers. Wahiawa is one of the best
In Oahu For in this plan.
tation neither shirker nor eacique
Is allowed. There wis once found a |
shirker who always acts like brute I
when he gets drunk He was de-
crepid luna, who can hardly run an |
errand for his boss and report hts
own routine. However, he should noIs
be blamed SO much for, he is a hard
headed, loduacious. WORKOUT, weather |
beaten but humble old guy. He is