The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-20

AdvS % al ldA1cu dIlU IL lS Likely Liil
they will present them without resorti
With one thousand .strikebreake
those employed from Oahu and Honolu
on much of the usual routine of work.
.d,tion, most of the strikers having ret
Eva and Waiaiua.
President Tenney of Eva plantation
made the following statement yester
day with regard to EVA:
tThe number of Japanese at work
at Eva today, the 10Th, was 1873, an
increase of zoe over yesterday, and be
ing about 80 below the average turn
out under normal conditions. Opera
tions are being carried on as under
normal conditions and general quiet
prevails.
Waialua Not to Strike.
President Tenney of Waialua plan
tation, also made the following state
ment with reference to that estate:
"Adviees from Manager w. w. Good
ale convey the information that last
night meeting of the Japanese labor
.ers was held near the mill, at which
meeting there were in attendance rep
resentatives or delegates from all OF
the japanese camps or villages on the
plantation. The meeting broke vi
about A clock this morning. A com
mittee of about sixty men, consisting
of representatives from the camps ant
villages above mentioned, was appoint
ed to formulate and prepare state
ment of their grievances, and this il
to be presented to Manager Goodals
tomorrow evening, the Goth inst. The
report is made that the men do moi
intend to strike, and the meeting is re
ported as having been quiet and order
ly. Ali operations on the plantation
are being carried ON as usual.
Maxine Hopes for More.
The visit of Fred Maxine to Waia
1ua plantation on Tuesday night was
not altogether successful from his OWE
standpoint. However, he threatens tc
pull off strikes at both Kahuku and
Waialua plantations if the planters
succeed in continuing work at Aiea and
Waipahu with strikebreakers. This
threat is rather in the nature of blus
ter because of the successful methods
of the planters to meet the strike sit
nation.
One Notice Enough.
just now the Higher Wage agitators
and leaders are looking forward to Sat
urday with not very rosy views of the
future At noon the strikers at Aiea
are to be paid off and are then ex
pected to leave the plantation, leaving
their quarters to be filed with what
ever ether laborers may be on hand
Notices were posted up at the planta
ton yesterday morning but all but one
were torn down by strikers. they stat
ing that one notice was sufficient.
The Higher Wage Association, which
is mostly Maxine and Negoro, viii
have to look after the commissary fol
the evicted strikers after Saturday
They are quite busy just now levy1ns
contributions on house servants ane
storekeepers.
The same notice served to the strik
ers at Aiea has also been served t'
those on Waipahu plantation, and sh'
men are expected to quit the premises
on Saturday or return to work
Returning to Japan.
There are said to be about 200 Japa
nese booked for passage to Japan OF
the Tenyo Maru sailing this morning
and of this 200 many are said to bt
strikers from Aiea and Waipahu.
Strikebreakers Plentiful.
Strikebreakers were plentiful at the
Oahu Railroad depot yesterday morn
ing, and as but one thousand men were