The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-05-18
.STR|KEBREAKERs
BY THE HUNDREDS
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train, started from town for Aiea and
waipahu bearing thirteen hundred
men OF many nationalities, including
Hawaiians, Portuguese, Chinese, Porto
Ricans and negroes. The payroll for
strikebreakers amounts to over 5000
per day--paid out at the end of each
days work This money is brought
to town and is finding quick circula-
ton. The loss to the, Japanese labor
ers of Aiea and Waipahu is consid-
erably over $4,000 per day. Necessarily
the Japanese storekeepers have got
down to a cash basis and are sticking
to the present system.
The special train is adorned with a
long canvas streamer, labeled with
its mission.
President Tenney of Eva planta-
ton gave out the following statement
yesterday of the condition of affairs
at EVA plantation:
ION Saturday afternoon a letter,
written in the Japanese language, was
presented to the manager of the COM
pany by committee. This letter was
translated by the interpreter at the
, plantation to George F. Renton, man
ager, as follows:
EVA. Hawaii, May Is. 1909.
: "'Geo. F. Renton, Manager, Eva Plan
tation Company, Eva, oahu.
Dear Sir: All the laborers on Eva
plantation, except the contract labor
ers and women and boys, wish to
have their wages raised eight dollars
per month of twenty-six days work.
1.-The women and boys wish to have
their wages raised four dollars per
month of twenty-six days work. -
THE contract cane leaders wish to
be paid twenty-three cents and seven
tenths per ton of cane cut of 1000
: pounds per ton of cane loaded of 1000
5 pounds.
The contract cane cutters wish to
be paid twenty-five cents and one-fifth
The contract cultivators under
+ present contracts wish the contract
, ! price to be paid them per ton of cane
u cultivated to be one dollar and TWEEN
ty-nine cents per ton of cane. If con-
y tractor cuts and loads cane, then he
J is TO receive forty cents per ton more.
The contract cultivators also wish
the advance for their living expenses
to be SIS per month of twenty-six
days work."
:. Signed by a committee represent
~ ing all Japanese laborers of the Eva
Plantation Company.
: ITO this letter George F. Renton
q made the following reply:
n Gentlemen: I have received your
; letter of May 15 and q translation OF
a same in which you have requested an
= increase of wages for various classes
"a OF work.
!. In reply. I beg to state that the
n matters contained therein will re
ceive my earnest consideration, and q
reply will be given as soon as posi-
BILE. Yours truly,
"'tsgd) GEO. F. RENToN,
Manager. Eva Plantation Com.
: pany.'"
= Merchants Studying Situation.
The Japanese Merchants Associa
ton has not taken any part in thu
labor troubles so far except as an or,
40 ganization to pass a resolution author
~ izing the officers to study the presen
a labor crisis with a view to ascertain
~ ing some means for a practical solu
y, ton.
pit Leader Thrown Down.
Fred Maxine, the self-appointe,
"A leader of the Higher Wage Associa
n ton agitation, had severe throw
an down at Eva on Sunday afternoon
m He went down on the train and ex
q. pected to be received with open arms
10 This did not happen, He was handle,
as a lemon, given the cold shoulder, an,
1t was strongly intimated to him an
n. his crowd Of fellow-agitators that the.
o. had better leave. one story of thel
x. reception Is that when they went L
as the plantation hall. the plantation
m. Japanese told them to remain GU;
ay side Another is that they were toll
TO return 10 their train and not inter
he fere with the working men. The lat
Il. ter said that whatever affairs the
ne had 10 handle they would attend I
AS themselves, Maxine marshaled a fe,
&c score OF Japanese at honolulu. wher
to be hamngued them for short tim
az Tho element hanging ground Honoul
en all Is said 90 be composed Of gam
ay hlers,
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