Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-26
Three SCORE OF
FAILURES Will
RETURN Home
Russian Government Will Fur
nish Transportation to 65
Who Are Discouraged


To begin life afresh in their native
land. about 65 Russians in Honolulu
viii 20 home next week. After five
or six years which have been prac-
ideally q failure. these three score and
more will go back TO their homeland.
For nearly a year 20 families in
Honolulu have waited anxiously for
this day; for long and weary months
they have prayed that their govern
ment would hear their plea and take
them back into the fold of the Cos
sacks. Now their wishes have been
granted. n
Last July over so Russians in Hd
nolulu signed petition which was
forwarded 20 the Russian government,
asking that they be furnished funds
with which to return home with their
families. No similar action has ever
been taken by their government; the
Russians here had no assurance that
they could succeed, but now the
money is here, about $4,000 II is I'M
derstood, and the little colony sails
4 June for Japan on the Persia Maru.
The Russian consul, DR.. A. Marques,
has charge OF the fund which has been
sent here for transportation.
There are no rich men in this
homebound delegation; no one is
tricking his government to obtain
Z free ride; practically every one OF
the returning Russians Is in dire need
with scarcely enough clothing to COW
er his back. The home-going ones
sincerely hope to start afresh on a
(, higher plane.
1T Is q blessing that they received
their transportation in the summer
( fime." said one interested ip the lit.
lie pilgrimage, else they would prob
s ably freeze to death in Russia before
they earned enough to buy proper
Z Clothes
& There are about 25 men, rs women
and Is children who have received
s their transportation. No old men are
IN the party although there are few
tiny babies. Fifteen of the party are
ex-soldiers of the Russian army. 1t
( Il thought that possibly the Russian
government expects to find some
. fighters In the ranks but it will be
mistaken.
According to the police, most Of the
men who are leaving have been more
Of B liability in Honolulu than an
asset. Many of the departing ones
have spent many weeks in the city
fail for petty crimes, coming back Pc
rlodicaily. The Police say they labor
one day week and bum the rest.
Camp No. 2, River street and Aud
lane, Is where most. of these depart
ing Russians may be found. During
their residence here they have lived
apart from the 200 or 500 countrymen
who have become prominent, well-to-
do and respectable citizens of Homo
lulu. BY this latter class, the de-
parture of the tiny crew will be hailed
with delight, encored by the police.
One Of the departing ones is in jail
st the present time; he will be re-
leased In time to go. Another is lying
M the Queens hospital, claiming
rheumatisrn; the police say it is an
aggravated form of iaziness. Many
more are booze peddlers, wine buns"
and drunkards. say the police. and the
Russian government will never know
how badly it is stung until 1t sees
them.
The Russians plea to get home had
to be particularly strong to attract
the attention Of their government
Prominent Russians here say the
cars officials responded on account
Of the war, hoping to fill vacancies
IN the ranks OF the laborers at home
II not at the fighting front.
These Honolulu Russians told their
government that they had been I'M
successful here, that they were poor
and starving, on account OF adverse
conditions. urlfamiiiarity with Ameri-
can methods and so forth. They
aterred to the home government that
II ever they returned to the native
sod they could do much better and
would make good and respectable
citizens II is thought here that the
chief reason these Russians want to
80 back is that they believe working
conditions in Russia now, on account
Of the war. are even more advantage
Gus than in the United States. The
departing delegation was never on
the mainland.
The Honolulu police. the better Ho-
nolnlu Russians and many others are
RItd to see them 60, glad for their
sake and for ours, too, says one of the
detectiyes who knows the Russians
well. when the Persia Maru pulls
6ut next week with those sixty-odd dis
touraged souls aboard we shall glad.
~ say Ion yos age. gcodby and good
l.