The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-08-10
JAPANESE WILL
FORM NEW
SOCIETY
(From Sunday IS Advertiserl


Above the ashes of the Higher Wage
Association and the strike movement
has arisen new organization to be
known as the Labor Association, Which
the promoters state is to assist the Ia
borers in all their troubles with the
plantations, should any arise. The
same men who were behind the Higher
Wage Association are behind the La.
Dor Association.
The Nippu Jill has given full &C.
counts of the result Of the conference
of the delegates to the conference Of
Higher Wage men and with its last
breath the conference adopted the La
Dor Association plan. The Nippu is
also publishing statements concerning
the anonymous letters sent to various
persons since the Sheba incident, and
notes the fact that Attorney Kinney,
the principal prosecutor against Ma
kino ct al, has received such letter.
The Nippu is trying to show that it
has had nothing whatever to do with
the sending of these screeds; and one
of its arguments in point is that it
does not indulge in such "half.meas-
ures."
TRANSACTIONS from the Hawaii Sho-
kumin Shinbun, published at Hilo, in
dicate that Japanese there are attempt
ing to stir up trouble against the Hilo
Railroad Company. One item reads:
"According to what we have heard
from the Superintendent of the Hilo
Railroad Company, R. w. Filler, Esq,
it has been decided to employ no plan.
tation laborers on the works of the
company. We draw the attention of
our readers to this decision"
In response thereto Superintendent
R. w. Filler, of the Hilo Railroad Com
pany, had the following published in
the Shokumin Shimbun:
"In reference to the employment of
laborers on the Hakalau extension
works, the Hilo Railroad Co. announces
that it has not empowered any one to
: engage men for this purpose, and up
to today subcontract work has not
been let out to anybody. If any one
has attempted to obtain laborers by
representing himself to have the power
: to contract for men, he has been act
ing without our authority. We draw
, the attention of all plantation laborers
{ especially to this urgent notice.
The following translations from the
1 Nippu Jiji of August 6, refer to the
D closing meeting of the conference Of
r delegates. The Nippu's headlines are:
/ Impressive Closing Ceremony, and
i "The Delegates Go Back to the Is
. lands". The article reads
1 "As reported in yesterdays issue,
c the delegates from the various islands
< which have been in conference for six
days at meeting held on the 4th inst.
: reached an important decision regard,
Y ing the best method of dealing with
5 the situation as it is today. The
4 strikers have been informed of the
e spirit which prevailed at that meeting
y and of the policy which it is consid,
:, cred best to adopt hereafter. The last
Il meeting of the conference was held yes
t terday the 9Th at 2 p. m. The follow.
i ing supplementary resolutions were
d unanimously passed at that meeting:
+ "1-That on their return to the vari
S Gus islands, the delegates shall do their
e utmost to find employment for labor.
ers who have hitherto worked in other
n plantations.
a "2.-That the Higher Wage Consum
l. nation Society's Head Office shall es
n tablish an agency for assisting labor
II ers to find work.
, shall strive to the utmost to find EN-
IA ployment for strikers by correspond
h ence with employers and by the adop
IS ton of other methods.
"4.-That the delegates from the vari
II GUS islands shall, for the third time
solicit subscriptions from the laborers
that they shall exert themselves to fine
employment for strikers, endeavorine
| tn in5,laa 1t,h0 hor
the travelling expenses of those fol
whom work has been found
Il "5.-That as far as the capital nov
in hand allows of It, the head Office
q of the II. w. c. Society shall assis
d laborers who wish to go to new plan
IT tations by providing a certain number
n of them with money for travelling ex
IT penses up to any amount under 81 foI
II each man. Those who are to benef
% by this arrangement will be determined
k by drawing lots.
IS In case the funds of the society ar,
s. insufficient to allow of their providing
v money for the travelling expenses o.
% the men out of work Immediately, a,
i. more money comes in from the islands
IS the men will be helped to go to plan
- tations till there are none left in Ho
g. nolulu.
!. THE CONFERENCE OF DELEGAT
N FROM ALL HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
IS "August 8, 1909.
SO "The meaning of the above resolution
| is this; AS things are now the mum
II Der of men who desire to go back Il
70 the plantations where they have hither
n to been employed is few. The majorit,
g. desire to go to new plantations or I,
p give up working in the sugar industr,
IS altogether and follow other occupations
If The society proposes to furnish thes
O. men with money FOR travelling and Il
d help them to find work. Till they ca
ID do this the men will be supported Il
d Honolulu as heretofore. So all striker
v who have come 10 this city may So
W ther minds AT ease on this point, I'm
n ill work Is found for them they vii
he maintained. II was announced a
re- the meeting That the delegates from IN