The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-08-29
LABOR DAY
CELEBRATION
May Be a Tame
Affair This
Year.

Labor Day which falls on Monday
next viii probably be "A very tame day
with the labor unions, or what Is left
Of them. Thus far there seem TO have
cal unions for celebration Of Labor's
one great day In the year. and even the
balloon ascension man cannot find any
one who can authoritatively say that
IL win be worth his while to get his
airship In readiness for a skyward
flight.
\ year ago the various unions OF
plumbers carpenters. painters. electri-
cal workers. boilermakers and masons
were firmly organized, and turned out
for parade In large numbers and had
speeches galore, followed by "A grand
ban in the evening. Since last years
Labor Day there has been an exodus
OF the white members Of the organiZa-
lions and there is little more than a
nucleus left this year. Work began to
slack up toward the end Of last year,
and every steamer for the coast which
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of skilled workers away to other places
where work was more plentiful. The
Journeyman Plumbers union was the
/ first to feel the result of the exodus,
then the carpenters, and finally the
masons' organization. The painters
union is not materially weakened, as a
large number of the brush-wielders are
Hawaiians The result has been that
only a few Of the mainland workers,
who came here when Hawaii became a
Territory and participated in the first
great Labor Day celebration in Septem-
Der, 1900, have remained in the islands,
leaving most Of the field to Asiatics.
The plumbers have no regular head
quarters and the hall that was former
ly maintained by them, together with
other trade organizations, in the base
ment of Murphy hall, is little used
nowadays.
IL was ascertained yesterday that al
though some effort had been made to
get the various organizations together
for a celebration on Labor Day, moth
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one has been chosen to make the Labor
Day address, and it is likely that be-
yond being a general holiday in Homo
lulu there will be little or no observ-
ince of the event.
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states. and neglected to plant yount
/ trees for future supply.
Not the least important vegetable
product Is caro-. 1t consists OF two
/ kinds-the upland. which grows on the
hilsides in dry ground, and the low
land, or more important staple, Whlcf
Is propaEatcd like rice, under water
Long irrigating bitches are required IN
preparing the bed. the ground /!
/ lcVelled off and enclosed by a wall I'M
pervious to water. The floor of the
patch is made as rich as possible, anc
the top Is cut from the ripe roots and
set out in hillocks placed several feet
apart. The water is let in, and allowed
To remain until the crop is mature, !. e.
in about twelve months, the only labor
required being to keep the soil cleai
of weeds, and provide "A depth of about
six inches of running water Taro car
be planted at any season, and ripe
crop obtained. The rot is oblong, the
largest being about one foot in length
and from three to four inches in diam
| eter. The root Is baked by the ma
! tivcs. who make from 1t what they cal
poi the baked root being pounded I'll
ii forms a paste, which Is thinned by
I adding water and afterwards allowed
to ferment AS a food 1t is most nutri'
tious.
Another important plant much used
by the natives is the ii; II has also
large oblong root, ana the leaves are
of a shining green tint. The ti-leave'
were at one time woven together, anC
formed a short cloak, which the ma
tiveS sometimes wore. The root, after
/ baking, Is sweet and pleasant to thu
taste. II is also used to make an in
/ toxicating drink, by bruising the roots
I with a stone, and sleeping in water un'
, Ill ii ferments.
/ Besides the plants mentioned, there
are many beautiful lowering anC
/ foliage plants, among which codiaeum'
(crotons) are worthy of special men
ton. All the varieties grow in grea
i luXurance, and show exceedingly ricl
! lcaf-colOring. Round the colleg
grounds in the suburbs Of Honolulu, Il
hedge of "A night blooming cereu
Ccoreus nycticalus), which is mag
nihcent sight when in flower. the bios
SONS ranging from two to three fee
In circumference.
4 VOTING IADE'S LIFE SAVED.