The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-10-11
MOTLEY As
A SPLITTER
Home Rule Man
Hurts Iaukea
on Maui.

MAUI Oct. S-Thc Maui Repuu-
lican candidates for legislative houors
who have been busy stumpng Molo-
lSai returned to t.ahaina yesterday. The
Home Rule Democratic politicians have
been making circuit of East Maui
1t Is stated that Notley's recent tour
Of Maui injured 1aukea's chances for
a large vote. 1t is generally conceded
that Kuho viii carry the island. but
II is thought that II Motley had re-
mained away Iaukea would have cap
tured the majority of the Home Rule
vote. Now the belief is that Motley
will divide it IN with Iaukea.
Yesterday morning at Wailuku the
registration of voters stood 2i32 with
n probability of reaching $500 by to-
night. The registration two years ago
was 20s0.
TEACHERS CONVENTION.
Monday. Oct. 3, the teachers Of Ma
kawao district and of Spreckelsville
held an all day convention in the new
Makawao school house, twenty-one
pedagogues being present.
The following program was given:
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BY +. w. Hardy.
School Room Plays.
Miss NJ. e. Fleming.
The Educational Exhibit at st. Louis.
w. c. Crook.
Pictures in Schools. Observation-Disclosures
f. w. Schultz
The Value of Travel. .............
Miss r. II. Crook.
The Teaching of Geography. ..........-
Mrs. L. A. Sabey.
Much interest was aroused by de-
scriptions of the wonders of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St
Louis, three of the teachers present
having visited it during the past sum-
mer.
A lunch was served by teachers OF
the Makawao school.
The annual election of officers re-
suited as follows:
A. s. Medeiros, president; David Ka-
pohakmohewa, president; ana
Miss Scholtz, secretary
CITIZEN LABOR.
Secretary a. l.. c. Atkinson is right
in his contention concerning the en-
ployment of citizen labor on govern
ment works, especially in these times,
when there's "A great surplus of Japa-
nese labor, and hence much keen COM
petition in obtaining contract
This is described to be the modus
operandi of an INSCRIPTIONS contrac-
tor. He offers certain Japanese
boss" say 40c. per foot for building
piece of wall or doing a certain
amount of excavation and refuses to
make the necessary legal papers on
the ground that he (the Japanesel
might not do satisfactory work. If
the japanese refuses to do the work
without written agreement, then the
white contractor tells him that he will
employ some one else that will, which
is at present an easy thing to do on
Maui.
If the Oriental accepts, then from
time to time the contractor unscrupu-
lousy expresses dissatisfaction with
the work performed, gradually reduc-
ing the rate verbally agreed upon from
4Oc. TO Soc, and from 35c. to 3Oc., from
30c. to 25c, and so on. till in some
cases the Jap is receiving next to
nothing for his labor, for he dares not
throw up the job, fearing to lose every
thing coming to him,
japanese laborers are naturally most
ignorant of legal matters in this to
them a foreign land.
In justice to the contractors it seems
to be most difficult for them to obtain
citizen labor on Maui. Messrs. Wilson
and Duggan are having hard time Of
1t at Kailua and Keanae, They are
daily besieged by many japanese con-
tractors whom they cannot employ un-
der the present ruling on government
road.
NOTES '"'-
Rev. DR.. Il. @. Beckwith of the Paia
Foreign church has recovered to a
great extent from his recent Illness
1t is stated that he will preach again
on the 10th. Rev. Mr.. Rice, who has
been filling the pulpit, will soon re-
turn to Honolulu.
The next term of court of the I'd judi
cia circuit, Hon. a. n. Kepoikai presid-
ing, will begin at Wailuku, Wednesday
the 18th. Both grand ana
petty jurors have been summoned. The
calendar includes 81 criminal and a.
bout 80 civil cases.
George w. Wilbur of Kaluanui has
so far recovered the use of his leg
broken In the last Honolulu polo match
hat he can walk around with a cane
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur returned to
Maui by Wednesdays Claudine
Weather Heavy trade winds but de-