The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-04-25
HtriI rs, 1894.

If anything should happen that
the plantations here would be Ell
abled to have free, instead of CON
tract labor, and the managers
should get as good and perhaps bet
ter service from the workmen, there
are other conditions which would
make the free laborers improbable
on them
In the United States there are
more than 600, 900 members of the
National Labor Organization be-
sides thousands of members of local
societies not under general head.
These organizations WELD such an
influence over trade and commerce
that at times the loss to the manu-
facturer and the inconvenience to
the consumer through labor strikes
are not to be calculated i'll dollars.
The class of labor on our planla-
tons is not different in respect TO
its demands upon the employer
than the mechanic and laborer in
the United States. Every one
knows that the laborer here is an
imitator; he reads the papers and
longs for the opportunity to copy
the methods ofhis more enlightened
compatriot in the east. The obsta-
Gle in the way of his following in
the footsteps of the Union man is
the existence of contract and the
law which sends him to prison for
its violation.
Let us have free plantation labor
and the manager will derive the
same benefits, and experience the
same inconvenience that the pro
ducers in other countries enjoy
Let the Portuguese, japanese ant
Chinese on plantations understand
that they are free to act for them
selves and labor unions will spring
up from Niihau to Hawaii. In the
United States the strikes occur
sometimes, when the markets are
overstocked and the loss to the
manufacturer is not so great, bu
here it would be hard to distinguish
one season from another in the
matter of difficulty which would
ensue from a strike; there is Away!
something necessary to be dom
and as there is never an over-pro
duction of sugar here the laborer
would have the managers at dis
advantage any time they might cleo
to strike. There are no doubt ad
vantages i'll free labor over contract
but experience would have to prov
whether they are great enough t.
offset union difficulties.
We sometimes strike, but in
different manner; for instance, w
made ten strike when we intro
duced the Jones Locked Fence
People here have been accustome,
to spend lot of money on post
and wire in making fence tina
says and will not last half as long a
our Jones Fence. We struck i
when we conveyed to the plantation
man the idea of building his fenc
on a plan that would save ther
great expense in posts i'll addition
to getting a fence that will last
long time and not sag or breal
down when a bunch of cattle run
against it.
We made a strike when we adop
ted advanced methods of decorate,
china and enabled people to get
set in instalments, thereby placing
the man of moderate means on tn
same footing as the rich one. w
do not know of dealer who sell
decorated china who will accommo
date you as we do i'll the matter Q
crockery.
We made a strike when we per
suaded the manufacturers of tn
Fischer Steel Range to use stee
just twice as thick as formerly il
all ranges shipped to us. Thi
means that really good article i
made better and without extr
expense to the consumer.
Strikes are Of different kinds an,
affect people differently, Ours ar
of the sort that brings happiness
not only to us but to the customer
who honor us with their trade
We have determined to keep OF
with just such strikes. If yo1
wish to strike it come in and lool
over our stock and compare prices.
THE HAWAIIAN HARD
WARE CO.,
, 2Oz Fort Street