The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-20
THE POINTS At ISSUE
CONTRACTS THE JAPANEsEW WANT
CANCELLED.
The Agreement Between the lmmigra-
ton Bureau and the Planters, Which
is Involved in the Dispute.

one of the principal demands Of the
japanese laborers which is unsettling
matters on some Of the plantations, in
some degree is that the labor contracts
shall be cancelled ana the 81 so of each
months wages required to be paid over
under the contract TO the immigration
bureau, shall be paid directly to the
laborers. To make it clear just what
the contract is, the following copy of
The contract is published:
This memorandum OF agreement,
and between che
made in duplicate and entered into this
plantation company of the Hawaiian
Islands, hereafter referred to as the
principal, and hiros NatsugOro and
wife, of Japan, hereafter referred to as
the labOrer, and the Japanese Immigra-
ton Bureau, hereafter referred to as
the bureau Whereas, the said prinCi-
pal has beforehand contracted with the
said bureau for a number of Japanese
agricultural labOrers and whereas the
said bureau has, in accordance with the
said contract, caused to come and
brought the said laborer to Hawaii
from Japan for the said principal; and
whereas, the said laborer has arrived at
Honolulu to engage as an agricultural
laborer for the said principals Now,
therefore, it is hereby agreed by and
between the parties hereto as follows;
/. The rate of wages to be paid by the
principal to the laborer shall be fifteen
CS15) dollars United States gold coin
per month during the term of contract.
2. The said principal shall pay the
said laborer's wife, if she works, wages
at the rate of ten ($l0) dollars United
States gold coin per month during the
term of contract.
3. Two and a half ($2 500 dollars per
month during the term of contract shall
be retained by the said pricipal from
the monthly wages of said laborer, and
the money shall be turned over to the
said bureau and be held by the bureau
as trustee, for the purpose of securing
the said laborer his return passage.
A. Twenty-six days of ten hours each
actual work in the field, or twelve hours
each in and about the sugar mill or SUI
gar house, shall constitute one month S
service.
5. The said laborer agrees to work at
night and rest during the day, if neces-
sary and if so required. Work overtime
exceeding thirty minutes shall be paid
for at the rate of ten cents per hour
and seven cents in the case of female
labor.
6. The said pricipal shall provide the
said laborer and his wife, if she accom-
pany him, free fuel and unfurnished
lodgings, with medical attendance and
necessary medicines, and with water for
domestic purposes.
Z. The said laborer shall be exempt
from any military services and from all
personal taxation for like term.
s. The following holidays shall be al
lowed the said laborer, viz. New Year
Christmas, Sd of November Sundays
and American national holidays.
8. The wages shall commence from
the date Of said In bOrar actually rom
mencing work, and be payable at the
end of each and every month.
10. The said laborer shall be required
to furnish blankets and bedding for
himself and his family.
Il. The said labOrer covenants and
agrees to fulfil all the conditions of this
agreement, and to observe and obey the
laws of Hawaii and to faithfully per-
form all lawful and proper labor which
may, under this agreement be assigned
to him or to her by the said principal
during the period Of three years from
the date such labor actually commence.
In consideration whereof, the parties
have set hereto their hands, in dupll-
cate, in the English and japanese Ian
guages, at Honolulu H. l., the day and
year first above written.
The contract of the planters with the
immigration bureau repeats at length
the conditions of the labOrer's contract
and contains the following covenants
between the bureau and the planters:
10. And the bureau hereby further
agrees that if any laborer furnished by
il either as original laborer or as a sub
stitute therefor shall discontinue his
service for said planter or absent him
self from his employment for a period
of fifteen days for other cause than
sickness or death, or because of assault
on the labOrer by any agent or servant
of the planter, the bureau shall within
ninety 800 days after receiving notice
from the planter that such laborer has
so discontinued his services or absented
himself from his employment as afore-
said, provided it is possible to recruit
additional laborers in Japan and to in
troduce the same into Hawaii, replace
such laborer who has discontinued his
| service or absented himself from the
employment of the planter as aforesaid,
by another laborer who shall pass such
physical examination similar to the one
hereinbefore specified for the original
laborer, provided such examination is
required by the planter, for which fur
nishing of such additional labor no
charge shall be made by the bureau to
the planter.
IA. In case the bureau is unable for
any cause to furnish the planter with
such additional laborer in the place of
himself from the employment of the
planter as aforesaid, within the said
period of ninety days, it hereby agrees
to Immediately pay to the planter as
| liquidated damages for such failure to
/ furnish such laboTer, the sum of thirty
| five 1885 00) dollars for each male labor
er, and thirty $3.50 900 dollars for each
female laborer disseminating service or
absenting himself or herself as afore-
said from the employment of said plan
ter.
Provided, however, that it is not In
tended that the bureau shall at its OPP
ton pay thirty-five dollars or thirty
dollars in lieu of furnishing such addi-
tiOnal laboreT TO take the place Of any
laborer disseminating or absenting him
self from the employment of the plan
ter but it is intended that the bureau
shall furnish such substitute laborer If
il is possible to do so, paying such Id
Undated damages only in case of it's ina
bility to furnish such substitute la