The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-01-23
700 MEN
ON STRIKE


| iuE eH many pounds weight fuin 'hth
car for trash be- difconiinnri
Tho STRIKERS also wanted water ans
| nr,Wuud delivered dt thelr houses in
ouilying camps.
| Another cause of dissfngion was ihr
| demand for rrinrtntem mt ~ two Jan
ancso discharged on ACCOUNT ~ a dis-
| pute relative To- cane .stll9pi1g Con-
| tract abe trouble havlns been settled
before the present strike.
a. spilncr. The plantation policeman,
stated 60 an Advertiser man yerter-
| day, that hc had not slept q wink for
| four nights on account Uf The trou-
| BILE.
| JAPs WEBL-TREATED.
The japanese al waipahu appear TO
be exceedingly well-treated. Their
quarters are roomy and comfortable
and hrewood is delivered to their
| homes while waterpipes run almost
| past their doors. They'll want the
| plantation TO chop their wood for them
| next" remarked a luna.
Consul Matsubara stated on Thurs
| day that he had been unable TO find
out what real grounds his countrymen
had for being dissatisfied.
Shortly after noon Consul Matsubara
and Mr.. ozawa arrived at the office
from the temple, which had been pack
ed with Japanese all the morning.
HAWAIIANS MAN THE MILL.
Matsubara bought no satisfactory
news but rather the reverse. The Jap
anese not only refused to give in but
made fresh though minor demands.
At 1890 p. m. Manager Bull dispatch
| ed the consul to the strikers with word
| that the japanese should come in inn
| mediately and be paid off. He said that
the mill would be started up at p.
m. with a force of 60 or 20 natives
| If the Japanese workers were not at
their posts at that time.
| AT 12:45 Manager Bull went to lunch
at his residence and the police partook
of solid refreshments in the Chinese
| restaurant.
| The plantation store was closed, as
a measure of precaution, at IL a. m.
| yesterday.
About 2 D. m. Consul Matsubara
came over to the office where a large
crowd of Japanese was waiting. A
conference between the consul and
Manager Bull ensued in the course Of
which the consul stated that the strike
leaders wished Mr.. Bull to go over to
the temple and talk to them person
ally.
Bull Immediately acceded to this re-
quest but nothing definite came of it
and at 2:50 p. M the manager gave
the strikers twenty minutes to get out
in the field or be put out.
STRIKERS TIME UP.
At $40 Manager Bull, Capt. Leslie
and an Advertiser man went to the
temple and told the strikers that time
was up The place was packed with
Japanese and hundreds thronged the
lanai and grounds.
o Interpreter Mkt, speaking for tn
consul, said that time was not up
| Matsubara wanted ten minutes NOR
in which to finish his speech. He ad
. | vised the Japanese to go to work.
His remarks were greeted by erie
and discordant yells of disapproval.
@ Bull grew impatient when the con
sui showed no signs Of desisting fror
talking and walked into the room.
= You know my terms" said he
) now go and get your money and ge
! out or go to work. I am willing t
| dSIee vi llliOT IndlleTS
The strikers answered that if tn,
matter of the post-mortem wer
Strengthened out the men would prob
! ably go back and work.
: II don't want any probability" sal
Bull; I've acted in good faith in thi
= matter and will thoroughly investi
gate the post-mortem, in the presenc
. Of the press II so desired. / don't wan
to have any trouble and my feeling i
most kindly, but If you neither go t
work nor clear out there'll be trouble
Now, are you going to work."
Mkt said he must first wait for al
, answer.
, Several men started to speak. tn
drift of their remarks being that tn
strikers wouldn't go to work until al
investigation on the post-mortem ha
been held.
I'VE can't do It," replied the man
ager; there is no one to conduct a.
investigation"
After pause Bull asked to be nj
lowed to say a few words.
A general chatter started.
One man wanted to know why tn
postmortem had been held
Bull explained that the man had sue
cumbed to disease DR.. Hoffman, ha
not been able to diagnose and tina
an autopsy had accordingly been hel
in all good faith The doctor admitte
the autopsy, but was unaware that de
ceased had any friends.
Now, for the last time, will 70,
work or won't your" demanded Bull
IF not, go and get your money"
There was no response and the man
ager left the temple. Mkt came GU
after him and said that the men woul
sidetrack the post-mortem questio
and argue little matter of seed cant
Il won't talk another word" sal
Bull, and walked away.
1t appears that the Japs exhume
their post-mortemed countryman yes
terday to satisfy themselves If he ha
been cut up. He was buried on Sun
day afternoon by the plantation as n
friends appeared to take charge of tn
funeral.
The Japanese Consul and Ozaw
came over to the office at p. m. an
asked IL the manager would pay an
men off that night or put anyone