The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-21
CONDITIONS At WA|PAHU|
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was a question of having to get the
of the mill.
NEW JAPS GO OVER
| AS soon as it was daylight 1t was
! found that the Japanese who had ar
rived by the S. S. Mongolia had
| fraternized with the strikers and no
| work was to be expected from them.
A dozen natives had also put in an
appearance and were promptly put to
work. The fifty who promised over
night failed to show up, being afraid
that the japanese would stone them.
THE MILL STARTS.
At $50 the first load Of cane was
moved to the mill, whereupon the Japa-
nese gathered in the temple gave a
great shout and their countrymen came
rushing from all parts Of the camp.
1t was to be seen that many of the
new japanese were ex-soIdiers. for they
wore articles of uniform in use in the
army.
THE LAST WORD.
The police marched to the temple
under orders from the manager and
halted outside the edifce, being greeted
with derisive yells. Presently the force
was marched back, Manager Bull con-
Guiding to give them a chance to hold
their meeting, and telling the police
not to disturb them unless they gath
cred outside the temple. When the po-
lice withdrew they were greeted with
a merry ha-ha.
After while Bull got impatient and
with the entire force of foot and mount
ed police, again visited the temple.
There he addressed the multitude Of
japanese, saying that it was the last
time he was going to speak and call
ing upon the police to assist him in
removing the strikers if they would
neither go to work or go and get their
money.
ELECT TO GO.
This was translated and the men
replied that they would go ana get
their money. It was arranged to pay
off the cane-loaders and day men first
and the contract laborers last.
THREATS TO KILL.
It was feared that molestation might
be offered the Chinese who had gone
to work in the field, but this proved
not to be the case. There was plenty
of intimidation abroad, however, the
loyal pump men being visited during
the night by Japanese who told them
that they would be killed if they re-
manned at work. They went out, sor-
rowfully, for they are well paid and
have regular, sheltered work.
A STRIKE FUND.
The men presented themselves
promptly for their money and were
paid off at the rate of six per min
ute. AS soon as a man got his money
he deposited a dollar with a collector
who was handling the strike and hos
pital fund. Il was said that the strik-
ers intended to buy a big tent with
some of the money and go to town and
camp there.
BAD EGGS DISCOVERED.
An important discovery was made
yesterday morning. 1t was found out
that six or seven of the leaders of the
recent Lahaina strike were working at
Waipahu and the present trouble is un-
doubtedly largely due to them. There
is one good feature about the thing,
and that is that Manager Bull has the
maIcontents identified and will not
countenance their presence on fireplace
in the future.
The men as whole We're evidently
reluctant to get their money. A num-
Der asked permission to leave their
things on the premises, as they did
not want to get a fresh 'bungo.'
LESLIE CAUTIONS.
It was decided to give the Japanese
till dark 10 clear off the place. but
they made no move in this direction
and in the afternoon Manager Bull
asked Captain Leslie to start to turn
them out. This Leslie refused to do Is
he thought it would precipitate trouble,
and he did not care to shoulder so
much responsibility.
BIG MEETING TO-DAY.
The men slept in their camps last