The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-10-10
JAPANESE
ON STRIKE

the scene of another great labor strike.
Pioneer Mill Co. quit work last Fri
day, Sept 20. and have been idle for
Just a week This time there has been
no breach of the peace, no hostile dem
onstration of any kind. The whole in
,cidemt has passed off most quietly.
The attempt by the japanese to in
'duce the Koreans to join In the strike
failed. Though they are calling their
native country New Japan" the Ko-
reans are not so strenuous in DISPOSE
ton as their overlords, the Japanese,
and prefer peace and quiet to the tur-
MOL of strike" methods.
The strikers made certain demands
on the plantation authorities for more
wages (15 cents extra per day. and less
hours Is hours per day. of labor, and
presented a list of small grievances to
be redressed.
AS far as can be learned there was
no sufficient reason for the concerted
action of the Japanese-it was simply
an aftermath of the former violent
struggle between labor and capital as
sisted by the police and the militia
The authorities refused to accede to
the demands and the strikers were all
paid off on Monday and their house
hold belongings ordered to be taken
from plantation premises.
First the seven or eight hundred Ka-
anapali men agreed to go back to work
on Wednesday, but finally it was ar
ranged that all the 1900 should report
for work today.
Mr.. Klamp of II. Hackfeld G. Co. was
in Lahaina during the difficulty.
From last reports the laborers will
still work 10 hours per diem and have
been offered no increase in wages. 1t
is possible that the japanese, realizing
that they were in the wrong, have ac-
,cepted some minor concessions.
~r,. THE COUNTY BOARD.
The super yisors of Maui county have
been holding meetings in their office in
Kepoikai building, Wailuku, on Tues
day, Wednesday, Wednesday evening,
Thursday and Thursday evening, when
they adjourned till November. The
routine business took up their atten-
ton. A number Of propositions for inn
provements were presented which the
board took under advisement. No new
measure of any importance was passed
upon.
TROUBLE ON SHIPBOARD.
Last Friday, Sub Collector w. o.
Aiken of Kahului. i'm his capacity as
U. S. Shipping Commissioner, visited
Kaanapali at the request Of the cap
tain of the barkentine Sea King now
discharging cargo at Kaanapali.
There was some trouble with the
crew who complained of "nagging" on
the part of the captain. However, the
sailors were easily pacified and agreed
TO stay the voyage out.
Last week one of the crew assaulted
the cook, who was drunk, and was
brought before the Lahaina court.
On Friday, the work of discharging
cargo came to a standstill on account
of the strike among the plantation
japanese.
DANCING PARTY.
Saturday evening, Sept. 30, a most
nj III a oil at
the Kailua (Paia) residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Wilbur, in honor of Miss
Oss of Honolulu. The guests from Ka-
hului Puunene, Paia and Hamakua-
poke completely filled the parlors of
the residence and danced to the lively
music of string band until a late
hour. A special trains was run to Ka-
ilua from Hamakuapoko and Paia.
NOTES.
The schooner Olga arrived in Kahu-
ilui last Friday with a cargo of lum-
Der for the Kahului r. r. Co.
The immense cane areas at Kama
pail belonging to Pioneer Mill Co. pre-
sent a most beautiful appearance. Ka-
anapali irrigated by the pure noun
tain water from Honolua, Is an ideal
place for sugar cane culture.
BY Fridays steamer of last week,
DIR. w. d. Baldwin brought his wife
and child to Puunene, where they are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. p. Baldwin.
DR.. Baldwin Immediately returned to
Honolulu.
The Ladies' Reading Club met at
Mrs. Dora Won Tempsky's, Makawao,
Friday afternoon, Sept. %.
Tuesday afternoon, the 3rd, the La
dies Aid Society met at Mrs. d. c.
Lindsay's, Paia 1t has been decided
to hold the annual sale of fancy ar
ticles at Mr.. and Mrs. d. b. Murdoch's,
Paia, the early part of November.
Next Wednesday the jury term of the
End judicial Circuit Court begins at
Lahaina.
Though the Haiku Fruit and Pack
ing Co finished a most successful sea-
son last month, the canning factory Is
still busy doing odd jobs, putting up
jellies, etc.
Tuesday afternoon, the finals In the
Makawao tennis tournament, ladies'
single, were played at the Sunnyside
court, Paia, and resulted as follows:
Mrs. w. S. Nicoll, 6-6; Miss Ethel
Smith, 40. Mrs. Nicoll was the win