The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-06-11

All the men were brought to town
before daylight yesterday morning in
autos in care of High Sheriff Henry,
Billy Woods and other assistants of
the High Sheriff.
Autos Did Good Business.
Tuesday was busy day and night
for auto drivers. No less than eight
machines visited Waipahu during the
night, carrying police, officials, etc.
Many of the autos travelled without
their gas searchlights, owing to none
being on hand among the dealers. The
trip of the police under Chief Leal was
particularly trying, as the night was
intensely dark and the winding roads
were difficult to negotiate. Pocket
searchlights of the police were used to
throw ray of light on the road ahead
to help the chauffeurs.
Police Handling Situation.
The police force is handling the
strike well, and there is little likeli-
hood of the National Guard being call
ed out unless the police are unable to
hold their own in any future attacks.
The police details at Kahuku, Wal
pahu, and Aiea are in command of the
situation, and in future will exercise
the utmost vigilance to prevent col
lision of factions of strikers.
,, Threatening Maxine.
Many japanese have been heard to
voice the statement that Maxine may
hear from some of the strikers if the
strike is unsuccessful. They have lost
money; individuals who were fairly
well off have lost their savings, their
homes have been uprooted, merchants
have gone to the wall, and there is
financial distress among a large num-
Der of Japanese both around the plan
tations and in town. Collectors for
haole business houses of Honolulu are
unable to bring in any collections to
speak of from this island.
Makino's Hot Air.
Maxine, as usual, has come out with
a hot-air statement about highhanded
methods of the planters. He is quoted
: in an afternoon paper a follows:
| :" We are sill fighting for the prin-
! ciple that we are entitled to higher
wages, and l am urging everywhere,
and to the best of my ability, that
there be no demonstration of violence.
! | very much regret that there was any
trouble last night at Waipahu; Pm sure
i did all in my power to prevent fric'
tion, and / believe that i succeeded in
keeping down lot of excitement.
"However, if the planters and their
agents continue in their present high
handed manner of making arrests right
and left, without any cause, L cant
answer for what the result will be
There is likely to be real violence il
this kind of thing goes on
More Arrive from Aiea.
Several score more strikers, in add
tion to those who marched into town
on Tuesday night, arrived here yester
day morning, bringing their blankets
and other necessities. The Aala stree
Japanese theater is now being utilized
to house the new arrivals, and thu
fGoup Kitchen is working overtim,
to supply the hungry idlers. Tn,
Higher Wage People claim they hav'
plentiful supply OF provisions t,
keep the strikers going for SOM
months. Several hundred are beinl
kept out at Moiliili; others are in
,, camp in Kakaako, and around Aali
lane there are about 1900. 1t is sal,
there are about $500 strikers in town
Strikebreakers Still Work.
The supply of strikebreakers con
) tinues about the same daily This va
ries from 1900 to 100, divided nov
, between Waipahu and Aiea plantations
i Situation at Aiea.
4 On the premises of Honolulu planta
4 tion at Aiea about $50 Japanese strih
ers have returned and are being he'll
a there under police protection. Whe
the situation clarifies sufficiently, the
g will be allowed to 60 to work.
Lightfoot Busy.
. Attorney LightfoOt, adviser Of tn
4 Higher Wage leaders and agitators, vii
a tied the police station and got in touc
. with Oahu Prison officials, and made a
4 effort TO find out what amount Of ba
was 10 be fixed for the release Of Oh
n Japanese strikers and gamblers a
n rested on Tuesday night with Teferenc
! 20 the scoyille- Wills incident, As th
4 High sheriff Was down in the country
! could got no satisfaction at either plae
! but he left leaving the impression thl
!. haheas corpus proceedings would be Il
stiiuted 10 get them out Of Jail,
!, Jarrett IN and Out,
o sheriff jarrett returned 10 town la