The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-28

therefore sent word to the Kawailoa
men that it might be better that they
do not 90 to work Monday morning,
rather than get themselves into trouble.
A large body of Waialua japanese, who
had started for Kawailoa to force the
Kawailoa men out, was met by rep
resentative of the management and told
that the manager had directed the Ka-
wailoa men not to go to work. That
satisfied the Waialua men, but they said
that some would 90 over and hold
meeting anyway. They did so.
strikebreakers for Eva.
About $50 strikebreakers will be sent
from Honolulu today to work at Eva
in place of the strikers. They will be
taken down on the special train and
returned to town in the evening. No
strikebreakers will be sent TO Waialua.
Tour of the Consul.
Consul-General Uyeno made tour
of the plantations on Monday start
ing with waimanalo. He made the
tour in company with Eleve Consul
Abe. He spoke to the laborers and
told them not to believe any rumor
concerning his position in the strike
matter unless the Information came
over his own signature. He advised
them to stay on the plantation and
he peaceable. 1t is said that there is
little likelihood Of the plantation be-
ing tied UP.
"Arch Sycophant.
The Consul did not find Manager
Adams at Kahul1u, he being absent
from the estate at the time. The
leaders of the strike met the consul
and the latter talked with the strik-
ers near the mill. He asked them
why they had tried to oust the four
japanese employees against whom they
seemed to have been particularly ag-
gressive. They answered, Because
they were sycophants." He asked
them what they meant by a sycophant
and they defined the word as de-
scriptive of man who is favorable
to the planter and was "in" with the
sugar interests. The consul said that
when he first came to Honolulu and
issued a proclamation to the Japa-
nese he had stated that the best way
for them TO get along in COM
munity was to live in peace with the
Americans and had urged the Japa-
nese to approach the Americans in
the most peaceable manner possible.
If approaching the white people on
this basis and to meet and be with
them was to be a sycophant, then he
must be the arch sycophant." If
the planters regarded these four men
with favor 1t was to their credit and
, haH them Gal
worthy workers and the planters had
faith in them.
He said that outside people are get
ting the benefit of such favors and
the four men We're lucky. The Consul
spoke further as to what the Japa
nese should do in the strike situation
advising them to be peaceable. He
appeared to make a good impression
Visited Worst Camp.
At waialua the Consul went TO a
section where the most rabid of the
ngitators was located, and spoke tc
about 800 laborers. They listened very
| carefully. When the Consul finished
| his address he asked il they agreed
with him. They replied that he wa:
right. He said that when they lef
their homes and went out on tbs
! highways It was his duty to advise
| them. Their economic matters were
outside his function,
Soga Is Downhearted.
Editor Soga of the Nippu jill who's,
advocacy Of the Higher Wage anC
strike propaganda has been incen
diary, Is said to be downhearted owe
the action taken by the Japanes
Merchants Association on Sunday
This was prop upon which the agi
tators depended, and that being re
moved, Soga is feeling badly. II
has neglected his desk to a large ex
tent, and his work is being largel
done by his assistant Tasaka and Ne
goro, the agitator.
Effect on Merchants.
The effect of the strike upon tn
Japanese merchants will be disastrou
If il continues long. Some merchant
who had goods on the Siberia wer
put to straits to meet the obligation
incurred. The small stores on tn
plantations are especially hard hi
for besides losing their customers b
the exodus TO Honolulu. their collec
tons have been extremely poor. Th
japanese on being paid OFF, We're viii
ing to contribute TO the maintenanC
fund, but did not show any zeal
paying their personal debts,
The Chinese storekeepers are ais
up against IL, particularly those VIII
gave credit 20 the Japanese. N
Chinese employed extra collectors. bl
no money was brought in. The JapG
nese positively refused 10 pay. II
said that many OF them, on returnin
10 the plantations, win not take the
old Jobs, but win seek work q
neighboring estates so that they wi
not BE- obliged 10 face their creditor
Conservatives Now Aggreaive,
When the strike began the oonse
vatiye element OF the japanese con
munity was placed In a defenaiN
position by the methods of the ag
. tators, Since the Japanese megchan
got into the anair the conservative
have come 60 the fore and are now