Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-05-15

down the wages Of the japanese be.
cause they are Japanese. This is
what ! call unjust" Applause.
Girl Editor.
Y. Sega. editor OF the Nippu Jill.
was introduced as a girl editor. The
announcement by Maxine, the chair
man, amused the audience. Sega,
who bears the resemblance of wo-
man, stepped forward to address the
audience.
He said that the strikers were TAX
ing right course by asking the
planters to raise their wages on basis
equal to other field hands, regard
less OF race and nationality Referr-
Ing to the beginning and the ending
OF the Russo-Japan war, he told the
audience that the only way to vic
tory was to work together for COM
mon good. regardless of the great
ness OF the planters.
Actor Gives $500.
HashimOto. an actor. stated that
he was willing TO donate about $500
for the maintenance Of strikers. BE.
sides that amount. he said, he was
willing to do all he could for the
good OF the strikers, who were ask
Ing for higher wages.
Before concluding, he advised 9th
ers to stand ready to come to the aid
OF the strikers, when they were
moneyless and without food.
Negoro on Deck.
Negoro claimed that the strikers
were making good, Just and right
full demands. He said that the cam
paign was fair one, in that the
planters were not giving equal wag-
es to the japanese laborers, the same
as other laborers OF different nation
alities were getting.
What we want, said he, is equal
privilege to all, and special privilege
to none As long as the planters do
not treat their men on equal basis.
there Is always a danger ahead. We
hold that the laborers can be con-
trolled by the planters, provided they
were treated like men. But when
they neglect that duty, the pilikia
follows"
He said that the planters, who
were intelligent, should show some
respect for the japanese laborers by
giving them better wages.
The meeting came TO an end short
ly after midnight.
Fires At Eva.
The labor situation at EVA Is shown
In the following statement by Il. ID.
Tenney, president Of the company:
During the greater part of yester.
day and last night the laborers were
holding meetings the indication
seems to be that their original plan of
formulating demands, to be submitted
to the management. and then return
ing to work on Monday, will be car.
ried out. This despite the efforts of
a rough element, resident on the kule.
anas In the HONOLULU valley. who
have. ] understand, endeavored to the
utmost extent to influence the laborers
to refrain from returning to work.
Last night at ~ o'clock there was
a fire In Field No. 20 and later. at 2
a. m, in Field No. 11--both OF these
hres were put out promptly by the
people living near. The area burned
Is insignlGcant-perhaps not more
than an acre altogether. | am very
doubtful II plantation laborers set
these fires, although 1t is very signIf
icant to note that both of these fields
are plantation fields: that Is, not fields
cultivated by contractors, and hence
none OF the laborers have any direct
financial interest In them"
Honolulu Mill Starts. -
There a.e now 1925 men at work nj
Aiea plantation, In addition to skilled
white labor. The mill is in operation,
grinding what cane has already been
cut and irrigating and planting is be.
ing carried on. No cutting il being
done, however. ....
Five hundred and twenty laborers.
including all Of the Chinese are now
back at work. In addition, sos OF the
men sent down from Honolulu this
morning have been hired. Manager
Ross stated this morning that he could
have had large number more today |
had be been able to make use Of
them, and that harvesting can be start, !
ed at any time, should 1t be consi l. |
cred wise. I
II Is not the intention at present !
however, TO cut any more cane, there
still being quite quantity. unground,
on hand. All of this Is being handled |
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