The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-14

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vaY open 20 Them a. 80 an increase
~ warts
The strife vas on. said n was
q matter that could not boz laughed /
Down and must hf considered no n
serious thlns ! believed that the LAP /
ancse we're entitled ~ an increase IN
wagot. and I hoped that the strike |
would be successful
AZ 10 the strike bclne conducted by
avitntors. the leaders ~ strikes are
always called nritators Very often
In the United states these agitatora,
generally called walking delegates,
have encouraged strikes Cor their own
benefit | said / knew the leaders OF
the higher wage movement, and did
not believe that any OF them were
advising the strikers or the leaders
for pay. have never heard OF their
receiving pay, nor had l ever heard
that they expected pay.
Leaders, l said. are necessary in
every movement. and IL is necessary
thatr strikers should have leaders,
otherwise strikes would be more seri-
GUS. said that Il was the intention
OF the strikers and their sympathlzers
to conduct the strike In an orderly and
lawful manner. l said that acts of
violence committed by them not only
does not do their cause any good, but
docs II a great deal of harm and
aiienated the sympathy of the public.
said 1 felt sure the strikers would
continue the strike in the way 1t had
begun. peaceably and orderly.
81 said that the readers OF the ha ole
| hot la "a aA
visited Aiea and waipahu for the pur-
pose of ascertaining what, IL any, adj
ditional police were needed, end
said that l regretted to say that as
came into town during the evening
that there should be any drilling by
the militia. This did not disturb me,
however, as had every reason to
believe that there would be no occa.
sion for the services either of the po-
lice or the military.
A II said also that strike involves
"a certain amount of hardship upon
the strikers. Bread does moi rall from
heaven, and the strikers must have
rice and soy. said that the ncws-
papers had intimated that the strik-
ers, including, of course, the women
! and children, would be turned out OF
their camps and onto the puolic roads
} shelterless and homeless. The rela ton
, of landlord and tenant exists betw cen
} the plantations and the laborers, as o
rule. 1t makes no difference that the
rent paid Is in the form of service and
? not money. Now there is Lawful
way for landlord to get rid of his
tenant. 1t is by giving his tenant ten
days notice to quit in writing, and
that is the only way provided by law
/ said I sincerely hoped that the plant.
ers would not follow the course init
mated In the newspapers, because
felt that If they did they would bt
? opening the way to resist and perhap!
: lead to acts of violence, which, as
have said before, should be avoided
under all circumstances"
!, Kauai Papers Advice.
. While the agitation fostered by {
\ few irresponsible leaders of Honoiul,
a is sweeping over certain sections o
Z the Japanese community, the Kaua
shinpo, published at Lihue, Kauai. Il
a giving sane advice to the la norars o
the Garden Island.
o The good influence that su IN a pape
who read it is almost beyond measure
al The paper says
v That the question of higher WAGE
!. is grave one for US, goey witIiou
say ls, but even If 1t IS good thin,
for US to have our wages raised. mucl
depends for Its success upon the man
ner the boon is sought The strik
y mat Is being constantly advocated b,
the Nippu Jill should be our last re
T. sort, and should never be tolerate,
without careful forethought for III
= consequences 1t may bring about
Rushful and thoughtless means at thI
. juncture will surely bring more harm
than good. The NippI's instigatio
over trifie affair at Koloa plantatio
D. is particularly bad. That paper m
recent number addressed the Japanes
laborers In Koloa plantation with tn
n following melting words. The Nipp
10 said:
It man by the name of Yamamot
y working in the mill of the Koloa plan
If tation saw the justice of the claim q
n the Higher Wage Association and h
becoming an ardent advocate OF tn
d cause went among other laborers {
d unite their efforts in. the demand 10
4 higher wages. when a dog (spy) re
"a ported him to the manager, who in
Ne stantly discharged him.
,e Among nearly a, thousand Japa
IS nese laborers none sympathized wit
,e Mr.. Yamamoto, and ignored his benet
II icent effort in the just cause he wa
is advocating. They saw him driven OF
Is OF the camp with Indifference
II This Is assuredly wrong as a wa
70 TO treat our martyr
"a This Is the way the Nippu tries
le roast our HOloa friends We wish
in know If the Nippu knew who this VI
mamoto was. He was a loafer doin
70 no good among his fellow countryme
~ and was well known as a uselei
Vi fellow.
- THE agitation organ that tries
- criticize ievel-headed laborers for I'll
sake OF loafer and go bush-beatin
with Its irresponsible hobby TO distur
T. the peace of community deserves I'll
CT resentment OF all Japanese.