The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-22
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who might be on the point OF giving in
when the new police We're brought I,
the Office and went into camp. the plac
mad distinctly military appearance,
totally foreign to a peaceful sugar plan
tation, Deputy Sheriff Jack haIakiela
accompanied by his superior officer ana
the visitors to the place. were shortly
increased by the presence of e. !. Chi
lihSWorth, who, together with his assist
ant Maruyama, had been sent for by
the strikers 10 counsel them in certain
! matters.
POI FAMINE THREATENED.
Soon after the arrival of the extra
ponce there was a great hustIing for
POI on the part of the plantation peo-
PIE. Several of the biggest poi-eaters
on the entire police force were included
IN the second expedition and extraordi-
nary measures had to be taken to pre-
vent their going hungry.
fendlng the arrival of a message
from the strikers, some cavalry evolu-
tlons and infantry maneuvers were con-
Quoted by Captain Sam Leslie. the
Sheriff reviewing the troops.
STRIKERS GATHER.
at last the contract men to the num-
| Der OF several hundreds. asked to speak
! 10 Mr.. Bull and gathered on the lawn
| IN front of the office. Some tall talk
ing by both sides was INDUCED in. the
japanese appearing dictatory and the
manager remaining firm in the stand he
had taken. 1t is thought that the men
want TO gain some points and by so do |
ing save face" and not have to adj |
NIT losing the strike. Manager Bull is |
AFRAID that If he comedies one point |
there will be no end to the concessions !
demanded
MIKI'S FUNNY STUNT.
When the meeting commenced. Bull l
asked Mkt, the police interpreter. if he
would interpret for him. Mkt mounted
his high horse, which ism t so very tall.
anyway, and muttered something about 4
the manager having a lack of conf
dence IN him. Sheriff Brown speedily 1
told HIM to obey orders and Mkt did
the translating, though with no very
good grace
BULLS TALK.
At IL O'Clock Manager Bull told the
contract men that if they did not 90 to
work they would be paid off at the rate
or SI3 The men demanded to receive
SIS per month, or day men IS wages.
Inc plantation could not pay more than .
what the contract called for. The
manager told the men that it was up ,,
to them. If they wanted to 90 to work Q
they could return and take I'D their {
labors as before and when the cane was :
harvested they would get all their
He advised the men to thin. Il
seriously before sacrificing so much g
money as was coming to them He was 2
even willing to pay them off month L
after the cane was cut instead of MAX a
ing them wait three months, as has a
heretofore been the case. !,
JAPANESE SPEAKERS. t.
One of the speakers said that when a,
he strike was called the japanese did n
let intend to leave the plantation, but Ii
My to secure consideration of their d.
laIms and grievances. Instead of con- ~
liberation they had been ordered to 90.
hen other plantations ordered men to
lear out, they paid at the rate of SIS. is
ms latter statement Manager Bull W
lrenuously denied. He said occasion ot
llv 1t might have been done at Wal az
ahu OF the manager s own free will, WI
ut never in response to a demand. go
number of japanese then spoke. the 70
topics being stripping and -
ED cane, in both of which branches
work the men declared that they had
'ievances.
Manager Bull said that the thing
ust be decided at once without fur
Ter argument and told the men that
any of their minor demands would ma
celve careful considerati with W.
cry prospect of satisfactory settle su
emf from the standpoint of both en- NJ
oyer and employed. A.
A show of hands was here called for A.
see how opinion stood in regard to 7
e paylngotf price of the contract
EN-. The showing was unanimous in
vor of the SIS rate They must be j.
id off at this rate, they insisted. A.
OIL ON THE WATERS. j.
Bull said that such an arrangement
as out of the question as the directors
d decided against it and it was out NJ
his hands He didn t want to order NJ
e men away and told them that
ey'd better go back to work or take
e money that their contract called
r. There would be no ill-feeling, he
sured them, if they went back and
sumed their contracts
ANOTHER DELAY.
After more desultory talking, the
n asked until p. m. in which to
INSULT with their friends. The mana
r said that this was too long and
va +ban mil . ,o1ool, the
1t won t be necessary to say lot, - -
d Bull, "just say ali right and all low
nds come to work tomorrow morn ou II
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The men retired to their camps and v
the afternoon another lengthy but :
ultless discussion ensued Nothing i
finite was done up to 7:30 p. m. and y
looked like a case of ''wait till to-
rrOw - No disorder occurred the