The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-03-14
0. A. STEVENS !.
I. L. DULY. ARRESTED
Four Warrants ChareiDg Violation
Of Labor Recruiting Law
Out Against Him

lekislhLuTe ~ Time Wnen the AlhSka
Packets Association had their steamer
Senator here to load on Ftp nos for
the Alaska canning factories, q. A.
Steven, auction"er, real estate man,
promoter and erStwhile FIJI piho labor
,recfuiter for the Hawaiian Planters
Association, was arrested last nj hit on
four charges The warrants were
sworn ont by the city attorneys de-
parthent and for some little time,
while. he was arranging for his bond,
Steven was in durance vile.
His bail, fxcd at $3.50, was ar
ranged for by Farm Cornn, and Steven
was released from custody. He will
appear Tomorrow morning before Judge
Monsarrat for a preliminary hearing
and the probabilities are that + fore
the case is finally disposed Of the
whole matter OF the constitutionality
Of the antirPcrutng law will be gone
into.
Had A Bunch Ready
Word which rea' he'd the city attOr-
ney's Office yesterday that Steven had
a bunch Of filipinOs all rounded up
and ready 10 leave with him on the
Great Northern this W elk brought the
matter of Stevens alleged unhwt al
activities to head, Deputy City At
torney Garden issuing the warrants.
1.-The actiN tiles in which Steven has
been engaged, contrary to TER tOriai
statute, were brought to our attention
through the series Of advertisement no
has been running, in which he oier'l
Inducements to Filipino labOrers to
leave the Territory and go with him
TO California, SAID Mr.. Garden last
night, discussing the allegations
against Steven. Investigation show.
ed us that Steven is engaged in an at!
tempt to recruit the best Filipino Ia.
borers, brought here, in part through
Steven, and at a considerable expense
TO the sugar planters. His plan was
to carry them to California, and sup
ply the labor market there, at a con.
siderable profit per head to the re.
Icruiter.
Territory Interested
4 "0ur attitude in the matter is thar
the Territory has an interest in the H.
Dor within 1t.
go The people who are capable OF be-
coming citizens, regardless whether
they are labOrers or residents, should re-
main in the Territory Our wealth
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against a Iawbreaker
| 1.-THE planters have been suffering
M, this .nraetise were not stouned Tris
man is hurting the TerritorY, The
PLANTERS arc losino casb Sybue H.
community Iooses its nruJentisIitt -
every laborer has the rioht m trv
TO better his own condition bT securing
better employment If he can, but thai
does not mean that any eniigrant agent
has the right 10 try 10 induce laborers
In d body to leave their employment
50 that the agent can make money BY
delivering them , over to somebody
else" = NY
at is alleged TINT the system en-
ployed by Steven. was to promise Fiji
Epiho laborers employment in California
at wage of thirty dollars and up
with House rent free. The only ex
pense to the man would be his fare to
the Coast, Steven Contracting to pa,
all expenses after landing the man IL
Ecalifornia and also until he was safel'
placed in his new employment. A large
party Of Filipinos are now recruited
and were to sail IN the Great Northerr
leaving Honolulu iiext Thursday. Stew