The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-27
THE OLAA JAPS
Causes of the Trouble
With Them.
Rise in the Price of Provisions :.
Other Matters Of interest
On Hawaii.

ment here, and at one time there were
very strong indications of a serious
collision between the executive force
OF the management and a portion of
the Japanese laborers at Mountain
View. For several days the laborers
had been acting peculiarly, but no
trouble was anticipated, until on Mon
day last, when it came in force and in
a shape that had to be met by deter
mination. On that day the laborers re-
FUSED TO work after the ninth hour.
claiming that under their contracts
they were not forced to work ten
hours clearing land. The luna in
charge of one gang, Mr.. G;ddings. in
sisted upon their continuing to work.
Wnen the ringleaders made a rush upon
MIN with a demeanor that indicated
bodily danger, and, being Joined by the
rest or the gang. Giddings was driven
from the field. The laborers. enforced
by other gangs, formed into a process
sion and, armed with cane knives.
plck-axes, hoes and clubs, proceeded to
make things exceedingly noisy and
threatening. Manager McStocker, be-
ing informed of the state of affairs.
called to his assistance the white force
at Mountain View and in short time
met the enemy and they capitulated.
the subject of their grievances to be
left to investigation. It was supposed
tnat this was the end of the emeute.
put more serious was to follow. On
tuesday the men went to the field as
usual, worked again until the fateful
ninth hour, and then they proceeded
TO re-enact the scene of the day before.
On this occasion Mr.. Giddings was re-
lntorced by Mr.. Jones, but this made
no difference to the Japs, as both men
mad to make good time out of the field,
and the rioters formed their process
SION and started out to take possession
or the works. This time Mr.. McStock-
er was better prepared, and the sequel
was that the Japs laid down their arms,
sixteen OF the ringleaders were arrested
by Sheriff Andrews and taken to Hilo
FOR trial on charges of riot and will be
disposed of Eext week. The ultimatum
OF Manager McStocker was that they
had engaged to work ten hours a day
at such labor as he should determine.
and that refusal on their part would
subject them TO fine and imprisonment
He would give them one hour in which
to decide whether they wanted fight
or went back to che fields. They de-
cided to be peaceable, and the next day
and ever since meeker and moro
pleasant collection of Orientals cannot
be found on any of the Islands.
The Cause of the Outbreak.
The trouble was the outcome Of tho
ignorance of the laborers. They were
All new men and their ignorance had
been taken advantage of by a class Of
mlschief-breeders who had led them to
oelleve that they were being imposed
upon In the matter Of their hours of
LABOR and that Luna Giddings was to
Dlame Tor 1t, and if they got rid of him
their hours would be shorter. The fall
iacy OF this was made patent to them.
ana now gentle peace, white robes.
wings, and so forth predominant.
olaa Water and Hilo Lights.
Hilo is in pilikia. Her electric lights
are on strike and it is no light one.
The manager of the Electric Company
being taken to task for this condition
OF affairs, looked around for an avenue
OF escape and the Olaa Company was
made to bear the burden. Saws Mr.,
Sedgwick of the Electric Company In
this weeks Herald: 1.-THE stream of
water tapped by the Olaa Sugar Com
pany has turned out to be of greater
volume than was expected. The uues-
ton OF whether or no taking water
from that underground stream has in
terfered with the supply which usually
goes into the Electric Light Company
ditch is unsettled" The benighted HI
loite forthwith accepted this Sedgwick-
ian theory, and poor Olaa is the recip-
lent of their wrath. Had they known,
as Mr.. Sedgwick did when he made the
statement, that the Olaa Company has
not yet erected any fumes, has not
tapped the upper, or lower, or middle
Waialuku river. nor any portion there
of, nor tapped said stream for one drop
of water, would he not have had to
answer some funny conundrums? The
fact is that the Sedgwick bitches are
| leaking; that his other conduits are
shaky, and that to put it on Olaa in adj
vance was cool way out of hot cor
ner.
Some Cane Seed.