The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-25
JAPANESE TRY ROUGH
TACTICS ON HAWAII
Interesting Budget lf
News From That
Big Island.
Especial Correspondence

OLAA PLANTATION, Hawaii, June -.
W While it may be that they are over
confident, the management of Olaa feel
quite sanguine, if the utteranees of
those in charge are to be taken as the
standard, that tlie labor crisis has pass
ed as far as they are concerned, and that
the work undertaken Will be carried for
ward. as heretofore, without let or him
drance. The Advertiser in its issue of
the 18th inst contained the only account
published of the policy of arbitration
adopted by the Representative as of the
japanese laborers on this Island
In pursuance of the plan agreed upon
by the committee of the Council, con-
sisting of President Min!gishi and Mes
srs. Sakamaki, Sato and Onomeo, visited
every plantation on Hawaii and had long
conferences with the managers anu open-
air meetings with the employees. AT Olaa
the committee We're met by Manager Nc
Stocker and business at once proceeded
The committee, in answer to their oues-
ton as to the policy he intended to adopt
were informed that he had decided that
the contracts between the plantation and
the laborers were as binding and effect
ual now, on both parties, as they had
ever been and that he intended to stand
on them. When made, those contracts
We're lawful in the countries where they
were entered into; were specially recog-
nized by those Recommendations and
Hawaf-and special laws and rules were
made and passed by both on the subject
matter. Japan insisted that the Japan
csc Immigration Society give a bond to
the Government for the fulfillment of all
Its contracts with her subjects before
they could emigrate; the society exacted
bonds from the planters and also from
the laborers themselves before they left
Japan, and in the end all these acts were
hxv hot
part Of their statutory laws. Ne. Nc
Stocker was advised and was of the
opinion, that the United States had not
abrogated nullified those contracts
but had simply struck out the penal
clause.
He accepted the situation as far as he
was concerned and was ready, and in
tended, to perform his contract. If the
laborers intended to violate theirs he
could not prevent them, but would have
MS remedy against their bondsmen, as
they would have against the sureties of
these whom he acted for.
I. The committee, after this declaration
Of the managerial principles, asked per-
mission to address the laborers and OBJ
tanned 1t willingly. During the pow-wow
between the powers, the thousand and
more laborers had gathered in their plan-
tation villages, where the committee Wis
tied them and the decision of Mr. Nc
Stocker was laid before them and ex-
planned. At the conclusion of the meet
lngs the committee had another confer
ence with the manager and stated they
would answer him in a few days They
said that the men had intirnated their
intention of continuing in employment,
but thought they SHOULD be allowed half
an hour more time every day Mr. Nc
Stocker answered that ten hours a day
was the agreed working time and he saw
no reason for the reduction asked, and
could not grant it with justice to those
for whom he acted. In reference to the
taking of time for consideration the
18th and 18th of June were holidays, but
on the 18th he would expect every man
at his post and would consider the alb
sentees as having abandoned their con-
tracts. This was communicated to the
laborers and there was nothing left but
to await the coming of the fateful 18th
On that day the big Plantation" moved
along as usual, and that's the situation
at Olaa now, with every prospect of con-
unuance. DAN ID. PENN.