The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-04
MlK|NQ'S SOLUTION FOR
THE LABOR PROBLEM

Fl1''F AZ e user
| cies I have advised the oFgihlza no" %
| a japanese Society 10 act with the
Planters. Association and some ade-
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! the proEJ Snarlns Scntine ON over 1l'l'e
I have still further propositions fol
consi,1.,e,-io r, ,,,.. IF which - IN 30 all
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''e''' WI y upon ''-S 'i" 'N" -"
( TEN. In this way the laboTer can make
much larger wages Ey working hard,
aud ONLY II, This ,,-,-- ,-, +7-.. 4,ss. man
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and all worrying and EUrryIn2 oy lu-
mas will be avoided and a greater
amount Of work cav, ~. .7-ra t,. , less
1-' 'e
earned on oy number OF !aaoIsfs or
it can be given out by contract to one
man
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painting cutting. Huning, etc, can De
done. I think. best under this plan.
Give stated sum FOR a stated amount
of work let il be a fair price and the
Iaborer will have a chance to SHOW
what is in him.
The plantation can nut on its over
seer to insure good work but he must
be one that has knowledge of how work
should be done and must not be a
blackguard which is too often the case
I believe also that the chance for
promotion should be for them as wei
as for others, and if field hand
proves himself CAPABLE of a higher posi-
ton he should be rewarded and there
should be no more limit to their ad-
vancement than to others
1t is a great mistake on the part of
the plantation that they make no diff
ference in the scale of wages between
men that have been with them q. long
time and are tried and valuable, and
men that have lust arrived and are
ignorant of every thing pertaining to
the work. 1t gives but little ENCOURAGE
ment for a man to he better. than his
fellow.
The families of men who are injured
or killed in the performance of their
work should he cared for and those
that have become ola in the service
should receive some remuneration for
their faitnfulness after thew are IN
a HE IN do more
Some recognition sbouId he made for
at least a wear of faithful and contin-
ued service. 1t would be appreciated
and would nav we'll for the investment.
1t is of course better. in all resoects
that a small and steady lot of men be
in your service than a large body of
men that only care for the actual |
necessities of life and have no anbi-
ton.
On most plantations. a very large
percentage of the men belong to the |
latter class. on a plantation where |
have kent the record / find that the /
Tapanese laborer averages twen+v-twoi
laws work during the month. while
he Korean averages on,v twelve. so
hat it would take nearly double the
1upobe, of Koreans IN do the work of
he Jananese which of course would {
grove that the Jananese is the best
Material.
Dwelling houses for the laborers
hol1ld he 81 arranged that the married
nen could he separated from the single
mes. and these. houses sr,ould ne roorny
nd comfortable. It has been said that
he Jananese do not keen their nrernises
lean. so thew should not have better
0uS6S.
Is it a wonder that they take no !
ride in house that resembles a pig
en- rather than dwelling? Give them
home that they can have some pride
n. and I assure YOU they viii enjoy
!. and make it coy and pleasant to
,ok at.
Plantation should furnish some Mace
Or recreation when work is finished. :
little pleasure will make them better
atisfied. and better workers. and less
amb1ine AT uioht 7 do not cav mat
would prevent all these evils hut it
orld go = good way toward if
If the Z Ulcers of the plantation would
,ow an interest in these matters if
ould 90 far 10 show tho laborer that
is interests and comfort raaai,,ad some
ttention
IF tho Jananasa is +ras+,,7 mol, no
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