The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-04-03
Another Japanese Scare.

I.see by the Star of March 3lst an
article entitled "Students at Work."
which speaks Of 400 Of them replac-
ing the Hawaiians and Portuguese"
This article lies so plainly about
men under my coutrol, while also
endeavoring to make political capital
out OF private business, that can
not pass it over.
lst. wages came down to 50
aud Is cents a day" "Tbe new
coners are working on the Aikoku
Maru." "Some of those students
are working already" beg to state
that wages paid for Japanese work
ing on coal is IS cents and grub, and
that none OF the men came by the
Aikoku Maru, but quite a number
are leaving the country by her.
2ndly. On Thursday the force on
the Aikoku Maru was a couple of
Americans, four or five Portuguese
and enough natives to make gang
total Of twenty. five. | can prove by
my time book aud also by the men
themselves that forty.six were at
work, consisting as follows: l white
man outside OF lunas, 1 South Sea
Islander, 2 negroes, q Portuguese
and 30 natives TO discharge general
cargo.
3rdly. ut was given out at even
lug that the force would be doubled
next day" What was given out by
myself was this: ~ cannot tell you
until tomorrow morning what men
| shall require, as Messrs. NJ. Ogura
Il Co. have not vet made up their
minds whether they will discharge
their coal in the Japanese fashion
by baskets or the usual method used
in Honolulu" | must state here
that after the Aikoku Maru left here
] on her last trip, Mr.. Matsumura con.
suited with me about discharging
: the coal, saying that, as the passen-
gers going out by the steamer would
be- willing to work and make a few
more dollars, he would try the ex.
, pertinent Of passing il out in baskets
aud fud out from practical expert.
ence which is the cheaper way.
Several months have passed since
the Aikoku Maru was last here. aud
he has adhered to his original agree.
ment.
Ithly. "Hawaiians and Portuguese
locked TO the Pacific Mail wharf the
next day; none Of them were en-.
gagged. The original force was dis
missed paid them of with the
exception OF two who were kept for
asserting cargo and repairing cases.
The man in charge Of work should
understand what he wants and not
newspaper reporters. especially Star.
gazers.
5thly. Fifty students were SET
at work" This is not true, as only
forty japanese laborers were there
and no students.
6thly. This morning the student
force was doubled" Tho actual
force Of men employed was 10 native
aud GS Japanese labUrers.
nhly. The present gang OF lOO
is not doing anywhere near the
amount OF labor that was being per.
formed by the first party OF twenty
five" Not at any time have l0D men
been employed, as the above figures
show, aud those that are working
are di.charging coal, not general
cargo, which is quite different.
Sthly. "One OF the Americans
who thought that he would have n
few days work at the Aikoku Maru
said this morning: 1T is not SO much
this one job which the pampered
students have captured; this is sim.
ply the entering wedge. In six
months a native or Portuguese
laborer ON the water front will bs
curiosity. Americans only tackle
the business as last resort" !
must proceed to review the remarks
OF this said American, whom should
call foreigner, his language being
OF that peculiar sound emitted by
men from the region OF the Baltic.
commonly known rs Scandinavians.
II he inferred from what ! had pre-.
viously stated to the men that he
would have few days work, he cor.
tainly cannot be American, or else
he would have understood me. Why
was not this cry raised before for
political capital when certain firm
III town reduced the wages OF men
working on lumber vessels. No vo CO
was then heard in the interest of the
poor native when il was convenient
to employ Portuguese at reduced
wages, and which proves my argu-
ment that there is too much darned
oticiousness in Honolulu about other
peoples business.
With regard to the Stars para.
graph, stating that Hawaiians and
Portuguese thus thrown out of work
are quiet, and some OF them are sui,
len, 1t ia a deliberate lie, as it was
thoroughly explained to the men
Portuguese, natives, and all--the
situation that il the japanese chose
to try the experiment Of discharglng
by baskets Instead Of the usual way,
they certainly would lose money
and drop their old-time ways aud
discharge cargo on the next voyage
with Hawaiian labor such as il
found on the wharves in Honolulu.
As final remark, | should think
that the Government ought to
punish men who write such articles
endeavoring to stir up strife amongst
the laboring classes, especially in
such trying times rs we are now
having,