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

,As 'rnaslasinr though wl,A 30 ess,
Bufd's TALK.
A. u o'clock Manager linli told no
uonifaei men chat N ihts did M, ~ 10
work ihrY would hf paid ~ VI tie rata
~ flA The men demanded 10 receive
fls per month. ~ day mems wages.
The plantation ceihd not pay more than
| shat the contract called for. The
manager told the men that II was on
10 them. II they wanted 10 70 10 work
they could return and take M their
labors as before and when the cane wns
harvested they would get all their
4 money. lie advised the men 10 thins
seriously before sacrificing so much
money ms was coming 10 them. lie was
even willing 20 paw them on month
after the cane was cut instead Of max
ing them wait three months, as has
heretofore been the case.
JAPANESE SPEAKERS.
One Of the speakers said that when
the strike was called the japanese did
not intend TO leave the plantation, but
only to secure consideration Of their
claims and grievances Instead of con-
sideration they had been ordered to 90.
| v h'h OAnti OTutTeu men 10
clear out, they paid at the rate of SIS.
This latter statement Manager Bull
strenuously denied. He said occasion.
ally it might have been done at Wal.
pahu of the managers own free will,
but never in response to a demand.
A number of Japanese then spoke, the
principal topics being stripping and
seed cane, in both of which branches
of work the men declared that they had
| grievances.
| Manager Bull said that the thing
must be decided at once without fur.
Their argument and told the men that
many of their minor demands would
receive careful consideration with
every prospect of satisfactory settle
ment from the standpoint Of both en-
| ployer and employed.
A show of hands was here called for
to see how opinion stood in regard to
the paying-off price of the contract
men. The showing was unanimous in
favor of the $lS rate. They must be
paid off at this rate, they insisted.
| OIL ON THE WATERS.
| Bull said that such an arrangement
was out of the question as the directors
had decided against it and it was out
of his hands. He didn' want to order
the men away and told them that
they'd better go back to work or take
the money that their contract called
for. There would be no ill-feeling, he
assured them, if they went back and
resumed their contracts
ANOTHER DELAY.
After more desultory talking, the
men asked until p. m. in which to
consult with their friends. The mana
ger said that this was too long and
gave them until clock
SIT won u be necessary to say a lot, -
said Bull, "just say ali right and all
hands come to work tomorrow morn.
ing"
The men retired to their camps and
in the afternoon another lengthy but
resultless discussion ensued. Nothing
definite was done up to 1880 p. m. and
1t looked like case of "wait till to.
morrow No disorder occurred the
whole day.
JAPs' TIRINa METHODS.
Manager Bull is, of course, irritated
at the mahope proceedings of the Japan
ese. One needs to have the patience OF
JOB in dealing with them. Bull has
4 treated the strikers with the greatest
consideration since the trouble started
but their dilly-dallying methods ar,
making him tired.
PAID AGITAToRs.
The men, as a whole, appear to want
to go back to work, but the paid agita
tors hold them back and as long as the
strike fund continues to bulge in the
bag, these pestiferous trouble-makers
will continue to use their influence Il
prevent a settlement being effected.
LOTS OF WORK.
Everybody connected with the stor,
and on the Office staff are doing doubl,
tricks of work these days and Store
keeper Podmore has lost ten pounds OF
his never very considerable avoirdu
pois. The time-keepers and pay-of
men hardly have time to eat on account
of the extra payday.
CHILLINGWORTH' MEDIATION.
The advice of C. F. Chillingworth ant
Maruyama was requested on account Of
their having settled difficulty relat
ing to contract work before the strike
started. As a result two men were dis
) charged by the plantation and one o.
the striker IS demands is that these mel
shall be taken back.
: The men won their point in the dis
pute mentioned but the expense bill
; amounted to 1920, which sum was col
I; lected
The concessions which Chillingwortl
, and Maruyama are endeavoring to OBJ
7 tain are that damage suit shall b,
! brought against DIR. Hoffman,, that tn,
$500 expense money collected to defra,
: the cost of settlement of the contrac
1iSputa bp rafundad an6 that tho die
charged men shall be reinstated. Their
are other minor concessions talked OF
but those mentioned are the most i'm
portant.
POLICE RETURN.
Sheriff Brown and the foot police re
turned by the p. m. train. TIL
mounted patrolmen remain at Waipah,
under Captain Leslie.