The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-04

! very stupid. If a laborer is dissatisfie
with his surrounding and desires I
! leave. he should in every instance b
dealt with honestly
/ Does this employer think that he ca
! keep them with him by refusing |
promptly pay them their wages whe
| due. SO that they must work the re
! manning fifteen days for nothing o
| loaf about the camp in idleness?
| He not only does not keep them. bu
! makes each and every one an adver
! Using medium OF his injustice. and no
only fails to retain them but ais
places a great obstacle in the way O
procuring others.
The paItry sum made by a planta
zion in this dishonest way will not re
munerate it for loss of crops by TIL
inability to get other laborers. If al
employer is dishonest and unfair h
! must expect to be dealt with in tn
same manner.
These men, knowing what to expect
obtain credit in the store and trans
fer their purchases at a loss to fellow
laborers, so that, in fact. the pIanta
ton makes nothing out of it and it!
unfair treatment is we'll known al
possible to obtain the help needed.
These men are engaged at SO mucl
a day and it would be best to pay
them every day. 1t would seem tha
when the laborer goes into the fielC
at sunrise, and works all day under
the Safeguarding tongue of the luna
he should at least be able to collect
what is due him without resort tt
law
In old contract days the laborers
were treated better than now on the
plantation referred to. These men viii
go when they make up their minds to-
and no device of this kind will prevent
them.
Treat them fair. and they will recip-
rCcate. If you will investigate You
will learn that the plantations that are
honest with their men are the last to
suffer from lack of material, and it is
these plantations that are paying ones.
The BLACKBOARD employers or lunas are
very expensive luxury.
Let every man working in the field
receive at the end of the day ticket
which entities him to a days wages
and much labor can be saved in the
office and satisfaction will be the rule.
It is more than probable that the
money will be spent "a once and trade
will be improved.
1t would I think be a good idea if
all plantations went out of the store
business. Let them build stores if they
desire it for all kinds of business, and
rent them to outsiders who will pay
n good interest on the investment.
and as they can only make money by
having customers they will each be a
recruiting agent, and try not only to
fill the place with workmen, but will
also try hard to prevent them from
leaving.
When the plantation tries to monop-
olize all trade. it makes a great mis-
take, which is sure to cause trouble.
policy should be to live and
let live, and when they try to drive
from the field they show
their lack of business foresight in
like Hawaii
There are other rights that are sacred
rs well as those belonging TO the cor
This attempt to keep your
nen by deferring pay day will always
all. If they are determined to go they
viii do SO in spite of all you can do.
md neither they nor any of their
riends will be apt to fall into such
rap again.
Everything seems to be right that
he dishonest employers may scheme
@ do to beat their men out of wages
IT time but it seems a crime for the
aborer to demand his rights. / as
ure you as one that knows that if
he men are treated well, labor will be
,lenty.
In AN interview between Editor Shio-
ava and Acting Governor Atkinson the |
words were from the Acting
Governor: 1T is not my opinion that
he white laborer should be brought |
ere to the exclusion of the japanese. |
believe there is room enough here
Or both, and plenty of room for the |
-hite man on the small farms The |
My way TO stop the Japanese from |
eaving is to treat them well. and ie- |
he married men have a home with |
tile land for vegetable garden. |
here are many capitalists who look |
pom the japanese coolies as a low
rade of animals, and only allow to
lem houses fl for animals. L believe |
cry contrary to this"
Our wise and enlightened Acting
Governor evidently believes that some |
hange of treatment is necessary and
nat there should be a chance to make
home. It pleases the japanese in
eed to learn of such words from a
entleman whom they have understood
} be at the head of an anti-Jap1nese
arty. and the Shinpo should receive
hanks for publishing these encourag-
lg sentiments.
Mr.. Thurston also seems to recognize
rat this better treatment is needed
nd it would seem that it would be
ain to all other intelligent employers
labor.
There is no reason why the planters
louId not enjoy sound, sweet sleep
ithout the invasion of the labor panic
ghtmare. J. H. MAKING.
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AN AMERICAN REMEDY.