The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-01-03

can bring proof that they admit this
10 be so, although the contract is I'M
der the name of l.. NJ. Whitehouse. ard
that Hackfeld & Co. are not only the
contractors but are manufacturers ana
suppliers of material as well.
Il wish to say that l am prepared to
give ample evidence that they are sup
plying the material for the Hilo ar
mory and that they are manufacturing
lumber for the Hilo armory at their
mill with Japanese labor; and, as a
matter of fact, the japanese are doing
all the milling for that building.
l will only call your attention, in
this letter, to the manufacturing of
the rustic. have been with witnesses
and saw the rustic stuck by the Jap
anese at the mill. saw them pass IL
right from the sticker on to a wagon
and saw the wagon hauled to the ar
mory site and unloaded. I have gone
to the same pile of rustic with a wit
ness and put a private mark on some
of the boards and these boards have
gone on the building and my mark
can readily be seen. / simply state
this to let you know that I am prepar-
ed to give you proof of what I state.
Although 1t is a we'll established fact,
susceptible of proof, that the firm of
Hackfeld & Co. have not had any but
japanese employed in their mill here
for long time past except the mana
ger and 1 do not think that they will
even attempt to deny that ALI the mill
work done on the material for the
armory job. including the manufac-
turing of the rustic, has been done sole
ly and only with Japanese laborers.
Now, Mr.. Holloway. I. as a citizen
and contractor, who is figuring all
this work and intending to live up to
the specifications (should 1 get any of
iD ask you to see that the specifica-
tions are lived up to. And more par
ticularly do 1 ask 1t on this labor
clause, for there is no excuse what
ever for employing Japanese to do that
work.
wish to again call your attention to
the labor clause for the Hilo armory.
in that clause they are very specific
and If they are lived up to at all they
must be lived UP to the letter. l should
expect you to make me live up to that
clause should 1 in anyway ATTEMPT to
violate it and I do expect you to en-
force this clause to the letter with
these contractors.
When I put in my bid to do this
work on the armory 1t was with the
expectation of living up to the sp-cf-
fications II l secured the work. and
II l did not secure 1t. to do what l
could to see that anyone else who did
secure the work did so. 1t is with this
idea in view that l am bringing this
matter to your attention, and IL your
specifications mean anything at all
(Which do not for one moment doubt
and you find upon Investigation that
my statements are true, / shall expect
you to do what those specifications
mean-cancel the contract. Even IL 1t
is wealthy firm that have it instead
OF an unfortunate man who has no
particular surplus with which to fight
legal battles.
Our labor organization here is watch
ing with much interest the outcome
and l trust YOU viii cause an investi-
cation of my charges at once and act
Immediately.
Yours respectfully,
HERBERT KENDALL
HOLLOWAY TO KENDALL
Honolulu, December 10, 1904
II. Kendall, Esq. Hilo Hawaii =
Dear Sir: l am in receipt of YOUR
favor of the Sth inst. in regard to the
employment of Japanese in the Hack
field mill. You state that II. Hackfeld
Co. are the contractors for the Hilo
armory and that Japanese are dress.
ing the lumber used on this building.
do not see how proof can he obtain
ed that II. Hackfeld & Co. are the con-