Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-05-17

\ contractor cuts and loads cane, \
\ then he is to receive forty cents y
! per ton more. y
The contract cultivators under \
' wish the advance for their living =
<expenses to. be $500 per month \
! OF 26 days work. y
\ (Signed by The Committee Rep \
rescntlng all Japanese Labor. \
' crs of the Eva Plantation =
Company"
' To this letter Mr.. George +. y
' Renton made the following reply: =
ITO the Committee Representing =
the japanese Laborers of the =
Eva Plantation Co., Eva, =
! Hawaii. \
\ Gcntlemen:--I have received =
= your letter OF May 18th and a
' translation Of same, In which you =
= have requested an increase of :
= wages for various classes Of work. =
y In reply, beg 10 state that the '
= matters contained therein will re. :
y ceive my earnest consideration,
= and reply will be given as soon 7
= as possible. 4
\ Yours truly, g.,
= tSgd.) GEO. +. RENTON, 4
y Manager, Eva Plantation Com. \
y pany." !
y The mill is grinding today and 4
= large proportion of the Japanese 4
= force of laborers are at work, as
y usual, and IL is expected that 4
= practically every labOrer will be \
y at his usual task tomorrow. \
Hawalians all the way from KOkC
Head came to town this morning Il
join the force of workers called out t.
run Honolulu and Oahu plantations
where the strikers are still out.
As the result of the hustllng done
among the men OF the city who want
work, over twelve hundred men wer,
assembled at the station this morn
ing, more than could he carried in the
cars available for passenger travel
The railroad was swamped and cattl,
cars were requisitloned.
Ross Well Equipped.
There were more men than Manager
Ross could take care of or had i'm
mediate need for and they went on tC
Waipahu. where Manager Bull was IN
the best Of spirits on account of his
ability to get force to start thing.
moving.
Manager Bull Happy.
Immediately the train arrived Man
ager Bull began his selection of gangs
The large-sized men were sent int,
the fields for cane leaders and tn,
Chinese, many OF whom had experience,
on plantations, were supplied witt
cane knives. The organization for I
complete rlantatPn force was carried
out on the spot, and although Il |,
not as large as the regular workins
force OF the plantation, all the depart
ments Of the plantation will be run
ming.
Waipahu Mill Fire.
There was fire at the Oahu Suga
company mill Sunday night. Mel
were on hand to nut It out before I
gained any Roadway. The signifcan
feature of this fire was that the strlk
Ing Japanese stood by, saw 1t and di,
not raise hand to help.
No Use for Maxine.
The story comes from the train mel
and travellers down the line that Ma
kino, the would-be strike leader, .di,
not have a happy reception when h,
made, what was to be triumphal trlI
to Eva plantation Sunday afternoon
He went down on the regular train
accompanied by quite a party of'strlk,
leaders evidently picked up from
town, Aiea and Waipahu. This part,
found the Eva japanese in no friendI,
mood. They evidently want to ru
their own affairs themselves and hav,
no use for Maxine and his gang.
One story has 1t that Maxine foun,
1t safer to remain aboard the train AM
had tickets bought as soon as possib!
to take him and his party to Honolulu
forthwith. Another Ia to the efrec
that Mahno's men tried to collec
money for the strikers at Walpah,