The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-01-23
STRIKERS CAME
TO SETTLEMENT
OAHU SUGAR co. GRANTED MI.
MDROUs MINOR CONCESSIONS.
STRIKERS AT WORK TODAY.

As was predicted exclusively by the
Star yesterday the negotiations be-
tween c. f. Chillingworth for the
striking Japanese on one hand and the
plantation people on the other resulted
lin an amicable understanding regard
ing the settlement of the strike at Wal
pahu being reached. Chillfngworth
Manager Bull and Assistant Manager
Worthington held a conference in the
afternoon and the following terms were
agreed to by the plantation:
/. That in the matter of deduction
of sour cane, trash, etc, one car load
shall be chosen out of a days cutting
by representatives Of the Oahu Sugar
Company and contractors, the
trash, sour cane, etc, to be separated
from the cane, the weight of the trash,
sour cane etc, to be deducted from
the total weight and that to be used
as an average of all cars for that day.
2. That the contractors may sub-let
their stripping contracts with the per-
MISSION of the manager, or his agent
8. That the oahu Sugar Company
agrees to pay contractors one month
after cane is cut and milled instead of
three as heretofore.
4. That for each ton of cane raised
the contractors to receive eighty-five
cents (S5c.) for the year 1906, and
ninety cents (9Oc) a ton for the year
1907.
5. The plantation agrees to notify
contractors when they intend to nut
in their own men to do contract work
and to give contractors a list of mer
employed
| g. That Oahu Sugar Company viii
give each man a ticket which is to be
punched daily and overtime to be en-.
dorsed on same, being the system now
in use at Atea and other plantations.
7. The "hapai cane men to be pait
at the same rate as at other planta.
tions on this island.
s. If one of a team of 'hapai cane
men be sick his helper to go on work
! ing and not be laid off.
| 9. Laborers to receive one-half day
overaime for work performed on Sun
days with the exception of the port
| able main and mill track men.
/ TO- Train to leave camps for field!
| at same time as at other plantations
/ If. Whistle to be blown at II o'clocl
am 1880 o'clock am. and 4:3O pm.
| u. Japanese cane cutters to qui
work at same time as Chinese.
| 49, Cars to be sent for laborers az
near quitting time as possible.
| a. Cane-cutters and leaders to b.
Ipaid as on neighboring plantations anC
to get one cent less than "hapai cane
men.
Is. That from now on there shall
be no deduction from weight of car
as respects hapai cane" men.
16. Tracks in fields where it is hill!
ground to be sixty-five (65) feet apar
and on level ground seventy-five G5
feet as at Eva.
II. That as to clearing of railroads
section men be instructed to keep sam
in good order as at Aiea and othe
plantations.
IS. That the manager of the Oahl
Sugar Company will recommend to thu
! Planters Association at its next meet
ing the advisability of making tht
penalty for nOn-stripping of cane tel
dollars $4,000 per acre, instead o
fifteen, and that some reasonable sun
be paid contractors per ton for gooC
cane taken from short ration cane.
None of the demands granted thu
strikers were material gains by them
The plantation gave in on some points
which the strikers accepted.