The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-23
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gram, which was placed the wire
immediately after the meeting
THE MANAGERS STORY.
Manager Scrimgeour gave facts
stripping the conversation of every
thing but the plain, unvarnished truth
He stated that the striking japanese
had been in an ugly frame of MIND
over fancied or trivial grievances. One
grievance was concerning firewood. Or
Sundays the plantation management
sends cars of firewood to the vicinity
of the laborers' camps, the women TAX
ing away the quantity allowed. The
strikers claim that while the women
are in the act of removing the fire
wood, some of the lunas laugh al
them.
Then they came to the conclusion
that one of the Iunas, who is said to
have originally hailed from Poland,
was a Russian, and they demanded his
discharge They also said he was cruel.
This statement is Iaughable on the
face of it, says the management. for
the luna in question is a, very mild
hammered man and always pleasant
spoken.
lie SlIlhcES UdQ threatened 10 Kill
the imported Koreans-the "strike-
breakers''-if they went to work on
Monday yesterday. Manager Scrim-
geour placed considerable emphasis on
this matter, but he believed it would
be modified now that the troops were
On hand
THE FATAL VALLEY.
M +oI5 Of f+,a oo1I;S;o,, - c-o+,,r7a y,
night between the strikers and police
at one of the camps. The strikers
had a grievance against a contractor
who planted cane. They claimed the
man had kept on working after they
walked, out. They proceeded to the
mans house. He was absent but his
wife was at home. She was driven out
and they then proceeded to smash the
cottage. They broke in the doors and
windows and did much other damage.
The police were called and the strikers
were ordered to sdisperse. There was
no inclination to obey the order and
the police then determined to arrest
the ringieaders. There is a somewhat
hazy account as to what followed. 1t
is asserted that that some one among
the strikers fired a shot and the police
returned it with a volley. One Japa-
nese was killed outright and three
We're wounded. The strikers then fled.
The dead man was removed and the
wounded were given medical treat
ment.
Manager Scrimgeour said that he had
difficulty in learning from the Japanese
what they wanted. No Japanese came
to him to tell him the state of affairs
among the strikers, for fear of his
life.
The High Sheriff advised marching
with the entire command in the Jap
anese camps and demanding the ring
leaders. The manager counseled delay
until morning as he had promised them
not to raid them during the night.
The meeting then broke up and the
High Sheriff and Captain Johnson ar
hanged for the care of the troops Mr..
fIamp decided to remain in Lahaina
and the Kinau Immediately started
back to Honolulu, arriving about $50
yesterday morning.
HINTS OF PERIL.
1t is related by witnesses that
on Saturday night when the 400 Jap
anese marched through Lahaina to-
ward the courthouse, the white people
became uneasy. The Japanese rushed
along. making considerable noise by
shouting. 1t was a mob sure enough,
and caused a stirring of the hair
roots. Company t." Captain Balls
company from Waikiki, was chartered
in the building. The mob became quiet
and the besieged wondered what would
happen next. Then some one had an
idea. He brought forth the American
flag and going to the balcony thrust
it out on its staff until it hung over
the doorway. The Japanese seemed to
think the display of the Stars and
Stripes meant business, and they short
ly began dispensing.
INTIMIDATING TACTICS.
Manager Scrimgeour stated that the
Kaanapali men had tired of the strike
and were willing to return. They
wanted to feed their chickens and pigs
and asked for cars to take them back.
When the Lahaina strikers heard or
the proposition. they immediately
blocked it and by threats of harm,
managed to intimidate the Kaanapaii
men and prevented them from going
back to work.
STAY OF THE TROOPS.
The length of the stay of the police
and troops was uncertain on Sunday
night There was a general belief that
the trouble would be over by Wednes-
day and that the Honolulu force could
return on that day on the steamer Ma
vi. Information was received yester-
day to the effect that everything was
all quiet at Lahaina and that the men
would resume work on Wednesday
morning That being the case it is
possible the Honolulu force will return
on that day, leaving the Maui force
On guard.
COMPANY rs" WORK.
Col. Jones received a letter yester-
dav morniDe from CAPTAIN Bal of Com