The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-08
WANT THEM TO DESERT.
EFFORTS TO GET MORE NATIVE
FIREMEN OUT.
Program of the Conspiracy which
Began in Honolulu just Before
Thanksgiving Day.

The story of the trouble in the Fire
Department is coming out by degrees,
and is having new chapters added to 1t
every day. 1t seems to be the plan
now to induce all the remaining native
members of the department to desert
their posts and one of the men who is
active in this work is INSCRIPTIONS
enough to say that the scheme has the
countenance of Minister Willis. Male,
an intelligent native, who is stoker of
engine company No. I, told the STAR
this morning of the influences brought
to bear upon him to leave his job.
He says that on the day preceding the
strike. Keawe, his foreman, was going
to quit next day, as there was nothing
in the job and as he was sick of it.
Keawe asked him to quit also, stating
that many Others were going to leave.
! He declined, stating that he did not
want to leave as he had no other en-
ployment in prospect.
| On the same evening G. w. Cloud,
hoseman of No. ., telephoned to him to
come out and have coffee. While doing
I so Cloud said he and Others were going
| to leave on the day following because
Townsend was to be fired and wanted
him to join them in doing so. He again
refused for the same reason as given
to Keawe. Cloud answered that it
would be all right. and that when Town
send was reinstated, which would be in
a few days, he would get his job back
again. He refused, however, to have
ANYTHING to do with the conspiracy. On
this occasion Cloud told him that Geo.
Townsend had told him to try and in
duce Male to leave.
The next person to approach him was
Nicholas George, one of the hosemen
who quit on the 30th, who asked him to
Join with the others III going out the
next day. Male objected on the ground
that $50 month was good enough for
him and he proposed to stay with it..
George answered.: ITO - with the
job. You will get better one in few
days." meaning after the restoration.
George Townsend also approached him
Eon the same subject and tried his best
to induce him to quit. His particular
grievance appeared to be the appoint
ment of Frank Cooper as senior fore
man instead of himself. as among other
remarks made to Male, he said: "ro
- with the new senior foreman; VT
have got no use for HIM"
The twelve fremen who quit on
Thanksgiving day held a meeting at the
house of Jack Rees, on Beretania street
between Smith and Alakea, in which
their future plan of action was discussed
and agreed upon. The full extent OF
these plans cannot be learned, but it il
known positively that one of then
l.a ..f
possible influence on the ma
, tives remaining in the department t.
, induce them to quit. c. w. Cloud il
, one of the conspirators who is endeavor
Ing TO carry out this part of the pro
gram. No later than yesterday he Gale,
J ON Male and detailed to him the pro
} ceedings at the meeting, and told him
among other things, that George Town
, send had sent him 10 induce him T.
| desert the service. He also said that "a
the meeting on Tuesday Townson,
4 had Informed them that Ministe
Willis had promised him he should hay
the position of senior foreman, tina
r every fireman in the present depart
a would he fired anyhow, and that thos
who quit now would be surely renstat
ed upon the restoration. Cloud wa
d around again this morning on the sam
a proposition.
Every inducement that can be brougl
to bear by the deserving firemen on a
a the natives who still remain faithful
: being used, even the baneful influence
: of kahunas being brought into pla,
They foretell that every native who r,
IS mains in the fire department viii lsurel
d be hanged by the neck by the ex-Quee
Immediately upon her restoration, b'
:. Male still holds on to his post as stok'
u of No. /, believing that bird in the har
is worth two in the bush,