The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-26
FOUGHT FOR HIS MONEY JAPS AND NATIVES STRIKE.
TRY TO TIE UP THE KAHULUI
RAILROAD.
Had Carefully Formulated Plans for
Pay-Strike Proves Unsuccessful

WAILUKU, January PA strike
among the employees of the Kahului
Railroad Company somewhat delayed
the shipping at Kahului this week The
Japanese and Hawaiian laborers had
predicted the plan, and according to
some statements the laborers paid a
dollar every week in order to raise
money to prepare for the strike which
they contemplated Others amongst
them say that the Japanese had raised
subscriptions and even arranged COM
mittees among themselves to provide
all with food during the strike in order
that they might make the strike effec-
tive.
The Japanese and natives did all they
could to have the plan of the strike
kept secret, but in spite of their efforts
the facts were learned by Superinten-
dent Filler about four days before. The
ring-leaders in the strike called a meet
ing at the Skating Rink on Sunday
night January the goth, at Z o'clock and
all being aware of the object of the
meeting were present There were
about two hundred men who had CO.
operated in the strike. Every thing
was planned and several resolutions
We're adopted. There were: 1st that
every laborer should be paid 50 on the
wharves and yards, and $3.50 on ships;
End, that work commence at in the
morning, one hour off for lunch, and
knock off at five; 3rd, that over time
should be paid at so cents an hour, and
% cents per half-hour or fraction there
of; 4th, that work at nights and Sun
days be paid double. These with other
minor resolutions were adopted during
the meeting. Haia, a Hawaiian, and
Yagi, Japanese, spoke in the interest
of their cause during the meeting. Both
were employees of the Kahului Railroad
Company.
on Monday morning the group as
sembled at the depot and would not go
to work unless the Kahului Railroad
Company would accede to their de-
mands. A few however, who still re-
membered the kind actions of Superin-
tendent Filler when they happened to
be in trouble, boarded the train and
went to work with a will The crowd
of natives and Japanese dispersed
shortly after the train left. During the
day nearly all of them stood around the
Skating Rink in small groups where
they were provided with food by the
Japanese. Attorney j. l.. Coke was APP
! pointed their representative TO present
superintendent Filler with the propo-
sitions which they wished to make Mr.
Coke explained the situation to Mr.
Filler and the resolutions which they
| had adopted, and reported the answer
at a subsequent meeting held at the
Skating Rink on Monday night, having
James n. X. keOla as Hawaiian in
terpreter and Frank Itani as japanese
| interpreter.
Mr. Coke stated that Mr.. Filler would
| not accede to any of their demands
| This resulted in the men refraining
| from going to work on Tuesday morn
| ing However, Mr.. Filler knew that
all this was coming, and being prepared
! the blow was not as severe as it might
otherwise have been. On Tuesday and
! Wednesday mornings the same few mer
went to work and these were employed
in loading the Charles Nelson with su.
gar. On Thursday morning about forty
| five Italians and Negroes were sent tC
Kahului to be employed by the Rail
road Company and there is now nc
doubt but the Hawaiians will be gra.
| dually going back.