Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-11
consul
CAN PROVIDE
NEEDY GERMANS
Senior Gil is Caring for Women
and Children and Has
Work for Men

Senior Luis CULLEN Gil has a fund
for the relies OF destitute Germans.
District Attorney Huber has no suct
fund.
Five former German sailors, who
claim to have been discharged from
positions on plantations because OF the
war, this morning again appealed TO
U. 8. Attorney S. c. Huber for aid,
declaring they are destitute and can
not obtain work.
Huber was informed yesterday that
there ere about l? former German
sailors now destitute here. He says
he has not as yet interviewed the
Spanish consul. Germany's representa-
tive, in regard to the matter. The
Germans, he says, are all sailors and
now that they are classed as alien enc
mics they cannot go to sea again and
must remain here under government
regulations.
Huber Has no Fund
These men, according to their
story, are practically without means
and can get no work." explains HUI
Der. "It is apparent that they want
the government to feed them but
have no fund for this purpose and do
not believe such a fund is in exist
ence. II these men are destitute, as
they claim, they must be taken care
Of by the territory"
Huber adds that there is little like
lfhood Of the establishment OF q con-
centration camp in Honolulu as the
class of Germans here are not alien
enemies from whom any dangerous
acts are feared.
The five German sailors now con-
fined In Oahu prison who were taken
from q German steamer recently may
be released shortly, Huber announced
today. -.
spsnish Consul Has Relief Fund
Senior Luis Cullen Gil, Spanish coli
sui and representative Of the imperial
German government since war was
declared, this morning stated that he
has German relief funds at his com.
maild and with them is supporting the
wives and children in Honolulu OF
German merchant officers and sailors
who were recently taken to>the main
land for detention at Angel island. He
showed Star-Bulletin reporter re-
ceipt for a 800 U. S. money order he
had mailed yesterday to needy fami-
He's.
$50 EAR as the German men here are
concerned, can get work for all who
want IT," he said. Cone man applied
To me yesterday. He is a plantation,
oyersear who lost his job on another
island. / offered to find him work as
q laborer but he refused it, saying he
was not fit to be .laborer. / replied
that neither was ! fit to be German
consul but nevertheless I am.
win Offer Men Work X: .s
senior Gil said that today five form.
er German safjbrs called on him for
the first time and that he Is going to
proyide employment for them. He
said he absolutely will not give from
the relief funds at his disposal to Ger
mans who refuse honest work as la
borers at living wages, "When ! came
here as Spanish consul there were a.
dozen Spanish families who were loaf,
ers and lived on charity. | got epl.
ploynlent for them all and made them
20 to work." he said. Il intend to do
the same for the German men who
are applying to me Tor relief, Those
who are destitute and cannot work.
have ample relief funds for, supplied
by. official German and American
sources, and by kind American, Ger
man and even English individuals in
Honolulu.