The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-10

of the laborers are Europeans and
there are very few Japs employed.
The situation on the Honolulu plan
tation is peculiar one in the history
'of plantation strikes. The Japanese /
were staying in their camps, some were
doing work around their homes and
the others were playing baseball or
loafing around very quietly. But one
case of drunkenness was noticed The /
leaders stated that there had been or !
ders issued that no trouble would be |
tolerated. The mill was shut down and !
no work was being done to amount to |
anything. A gang of Porto Ricans was
at work at the mill loading sugar on
cars for shipment to Honolulu for the
next cargo of the Hilonian and other
Portuguese and Porto Ricans were do
ing irrigating work in the PuuToa sec
ton. A few Chinese in one of the
outside camps were also irrigating.
The only sembance of trouble was
this morning when about two hundred
Chinese were stopped from work by the
lagitators They found the Chinese al
ready in the fields at work and told
them that unless they stopped there
would be trouble, which had the effect
of bringing work to a standstill at
once. The Chinese on the Honolulu
plantation are mainly cutting or raising
cane on contract and are we'll satisfied
with the treatment which they receive.
The same may be said of the Porto
Ricans and Portuguese.
The statement, purporting to come
from Maxine, to the effect that the
japanese in the mills would demand
80 80 per day seems to be a ridiculous
one. At that rate of pay it would
mean that it would be but very short
time before the japanese would he
cleaned out of tile mills entirely, for
white men could be obtained at such
wages, without trouble. 1t should be
remembered that the wages paid also
Include the free rent of plantation
house and free water and wood, which
bring the pay up 10 very fair figure.
On the Honolulu plantation at pres
ent there are about one hundred and
forty cars loaded with cane waiting TO
be ground and about the same amount
OF cane has been cut and is in the fields
waiting to be loaded on the cars. In
addition to this there is considerable
quantity of refined juice awaiting boil
ing
The start on this last will probably
be made tomorrow morning. Manager
Ross stated that with the Chinese and
Porto Ricans whom he had this work
could be done without trouble and
that It was necessary to get it out u
the way as otherwise it would spoil.
The cane which has already been cut
will have to be cared for within four
or five days, or its quality will begin
to deteriorate.
When asked what steps would be
, taken toward a settlement OF the diff
Guilty Mr. Ross stated that as yet there
was nothing to be settled. The la
bOrers had made no demand for higher
wages and had not addressed him in
any way He stated that if the men
persisted in their refusal to work he
supposed that it would be necessary to
J ask them TO leave the plantation, for
, they did not want them hanging
around when there was no work be,
, ing done. No such requests have yet
been made however, and nothing OF
, this kind is contemplated for the neXt
day or two at least
The men on the oahu plantation wert
all at work today, but it was learned
that a meeting of their leaders would
be held this afternoon and evening anC
that it was considered almost certain
that they would strike either tonight
or tomorrow EVA is expected to be
come involved in the dlricut abou
twenty-four hours after the Waipahl
strike is started
In speaking of the strike this morn
ing Maxine made the following state
D ment to Sheriff Jarrett:
'st 1--WE are going to have a very peace