The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-06-05

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news. The following Is culled IRON
those papers:
The trouble on the kona sugar com
many plantation Ia OF more serious
nature than at first reported. DURING
the mast ten days Messrs. w. w. Han
and +. w. McChesney, representing inc
company, visited the plantation AND
were present when Sheriff Andrews
made an investigation of the recent as
sault case. The result OF the CONFER
ence seemed to be, according TO Sher'n
Andrews. that the directors OF the com
many were unfortunate In the selection
of q manager.
The trouble dates back TO the latter
mart of last year. The company Is con-
ducted on a cooperative plan in SO lar
as labor Ia concerned, there being ~
contracts with Japanese. Dr. Hayasni'
who ia a sort OF leader for the Japan
csc colony, has contract with several
others In a hui and they have luna.
According to the contracts the Japan
csc we're to be furnished seed cane ana
that 1t was to have been planted In
September last.
show Trouble Began"
They were instructed when the con-
tracts were made to prepare the lana
and keep it welded preparatory 70
planting. September came ana there
was no seed for them. Their request
to the manager was met with instruc-
lions to keep on wedding, SEED wouiu
tx,ht
matches were planted by individuals
but in the main little was done. In
January a japanese contractor had
some trouble owing to the managers
COW breaking down the fence three
times and injuring the cane. The last
time the contractor chased the COW out
of the lot and struck it with hoe. The
plantation luna then assaulted the con-
tractor beating him about the head
DIR. Hayashi was appealed to and 1t was
decided to call on the manager On
the way to the Office they met him and
together entered a store The manager
sent away all the Japanese but the one
who had been assaulted by the luna
and after they had gone he assaulted
the man on his own account, hitting
him in the eye. After doing this he
had a warrant sworn out for the arrest
of the japanese on the charge of mali
cious mischief, and the man was tried
and fined ten dollars though he appear
ed in court with his face distigured and
his eye badly swollen.
Warrants Sworn Out.
The Japanese then held a confer ence
and swore out warrants for manager
and luna The men were arrested,
plead guilty and were fined two dollars
each as proof that an attack upon a
COW is more serious in Kona than an
assault upon a human being. After
this little affair the manager wrote Mr..
Hayashi that his contract had been
cancelled for performance of his
duty, to wit: failure to plant seed
cane as provided and he was notified
never to appear on the companys land
again. The japanese who was assault
ed received the same instructions. A
protest was made and the manager
told the men that he could break con-
tracts as he saw fit. Another confer
ence of the Japanese was held in Jan.
uary, when these last orders of the
manager were issued and the men de
Cided to strike. After time some of
them tired of being idle and without
money made overtures to Manager
Coerper. After listening to them he
said they could go to work provided
they would leave the Japanese assocIa-
ton. This was refused by all but two
or three who went to work. those
men were afterwards notified by the
other Japanese to quit work or take
the consequences.
Ruiflanly Japanese.
These threats were communicated to
the manager who told them to keep
on working and they would be protect
led. Two weeks ago they were assault,
ed and one of them was left for dead
but it is hored that he will recover
Sixteen of the men were arrested and
taken to Kohala by deputy Sheriff
Overend of Honokaa and three of them
were brought here and held as witness
ses. Before Mr.. Hall left for Homo
lulu he told the men that their request
for the removal of Manager Coerper
would have the attention of the COM
pany as he could not be discharged
without the vote of the directors and
possibly the stockholders. He admit |
ted that the existing condition of af |
fairs was worse than he imagined from
reports received in Honolulu. If there |
ID q tIduSt vi anu tuC
men are given new contracts such as
Mr.. Hall proposes they will all return
70 work.-Herald.
Japa csc Interests.
The local Japanese colony has of late
made several progressive moves. One
of the sure signs of progress was the
opening of the Hilo Agency of the Yo-
kohama Specie Bank. This Agency
has room in the New Spreckels' Block
The Yokohama Specie is one Of the
most important and affluent of the
Oriental banks. The Hilo Agency is
under charge of its resident agent Mr..
j. Asagawa, a gentleman of consider
able talents.
Another progressive move this col
ony has made was the organization,
last Sunday of Japanese Labor Union.
Officers already elected are: B. Ono
me, president; yice-president and audi
tor, s. Minikishi; treasurer. I. Asaga-
wa. The secretary has not as yet been