The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-13
PlsntStiOn Creche
.VspIIo Nsst \
Shortage Of Labor
Japanese Womeu AZ Aiea Turn
Over Their Babies To Nursery
and Go Out To Work in Cane !
Fields-Plan Great Success

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Atthe Honolulu sPIahtatioA at Aiea
something new in the way Of meeting
the shortage Of labor in the cane fields
is being tried out, with every prospect
Of success. If the ,leSperimeut stands
the test Of time, as IL gives every ihdi.
cation Of doing, the same plan win very
probably be tried out on the other plan
tations Of the Territory.
What Manager James Glib has start
ed is an Op.to-date cteehe.
II fills 4 long felt want, Ia a big
boost for better babiesn and releases
large number of mothers for the
cane fields. =
Three experienced nurses are in
charge Of the ereche. being paid by the
plantation, which also supplies the
quarters for the babies and their
nurses. In addition, the plantation sup
plies the nursery with all the fresh
milk the babies can imbibe.
Everything Is free for the babies,
who are already showing their appre.
citation Of Manager Glib and the creehe
management by waxing fat and Justly.
The babies are left at the cTeche eRch
morning by the mothers on their way
to work. After the pau, hama whistle
blows, the mothers sort their infants
out and each carries her respective
baby home, ready to be petted a while
and then put to bed. ~ ~
Popularity Growing y" " 'tF'1" y
The opening of the ereche has been
welcomed by the Japanese mothers at
Aiea, and ON the opening day thirty
a,,o hEnb,;n,, ,,,;tas ,rawa i(,,r,. al IL, an1
checked for the day. There are, more
Young babies than this at &iea, re.
cent census showing hfty-oad, and 1t
is expected thRt the creehe viii soon
have them all on It's records This
means fifty more women able 10 resume
their work in the cane fields.
The opening Of a day nursery on
every plantation, as a means Of increas-
ing the labor supply available, was re-
Gently advocated by the Hawaii GhohO,
one Of the local Japanese papers. Editor
J, Hayakawa OF that paper Is one Of
the most enthusiastic advocates Of the
plan and has editorially advocated the
taking Of the matter up by the Japan
ese leaders of the various plAntatiOns
throughout the Islands .
Priests A Custodians F.aaa
/ !. lie mas polnted out that the prlests
in charge Of the Buddhist temples
which are found in most of the plan,
tations, have enough time to spare be:
tween their religious activities and are
the logical choice as custodians of the
nurseries. Under their Supervision
Hayakawa says, nurses may be en-
pioyed and directed in the care of the
I babies. f.ts Zr ~, !"
Editor Y. soga Of the Nippu Jill, an
other japanese editor of the city, ID
lsalso enthusiastic over the nursery plan
He warns the Japansse in genAral, how
ever, that the selection of the nurses
Ewho are to have charge of feeding and
caring for the babies, must be most
strict, so that only those who are thor
oughly experienced may be chosen.
''This is probably the most essential
/ thing in connection with such day
nurseries he saws. at Is running toe
/ great, a risk to leave babv In care OF
'yQn inexperienced mother or nurse. II
/ the japanese only take every precau
;on possible to sc"ure N" service of the
hest nurses, we fnd nothing objection
able in the suggestion FOR opening day
nurseries throughout the Islands"