The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-05-21

plantations for the striking Japanese Il
unless they wish to return to their VI
.striksbreakers.'
The efforts of Maxine, ct al, to s.
have 30 far failed and it is likely tina
they will present them without resortii
With one thousand "strikebreater
those employed from Oahu and Honolulu
on much Of the usual routine Of work.
dition, most Of the strikers having retu
Eva and waialua.
President Tenney of EVA plantation
made the following statement yester:
day with regard to EVA:
''The number of Japanese at work
at Eva today, the 10th, was 1873, an
increase of 200 over yesterday, and be-
ing about SO below the average turn.
out under normal conditions. Opera.
tions are being carried on as under
normal conditions and general quiet
prevails. So
Wa1alua MOT TO Strlke.
President Tenney of Waialua plan
tat. on, also made the following state
ment with reference to that estate:
"Advices from Manager w. w. Good
ale convey the information that last
night a 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 uT
alb out clock this morning A com
mittee of about sixty men, consisting
of representatives from the camps and
villages above mentioned, was appoint
ed to formulate and prepare a state
ment of their grievances, and this is
to be presented to Manager Goodalt
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. All operations on the plantation
are being carried on as usual. I"
Maxine Hopes for More.
The visit of Fred Maxine to Waia
lua plantation on Tuesday night wa
not altogether successful from his owl
standpoint. However, he threatens Il
pull off strikes at both Kahuku AM
Waialua plantations if the planter
succeed in continuing work at Aiea AM
Waipahu with strikebreakers. Thi
threat is rather in the nature Of blus
ter because of the successful method
of the planters to meet the strike Sit
nation.
One Notice Enough.
Just now the Higher Wage agitator
and leaders are looking forward to sal
urday with not very rosy views OF tn
future. At noon the strikers at Ale
are to be paid off and are then e'
oected to leave the plantation, leavin
their quarters to be filed with wha'
ever other laborers may be on han'
Notices were posted up at the plants
ton yesterday morning but all but on
were torn down by strikers, they sta
ing that one notice was sufficient.
The Higher Wage Association, whic
is mostly Maxine and Negoro, WI
+ nave to look after the commissary II
the evicted strikers after Saturda.
they are quite busy just now levyin
contributions on house servants an
,torekeepers.
The same notice served to the stri
,rs at Aiea has also been served
hose on Waipahu plantation, and II
men are expected to quit the premis
IN Saturday or return to work.
Returning to Japan.
There are said to be about 200 Jap
lese booked for passage to Japan {
he Tenyo Maru sailing this mornin
md of this 200 many are said to
trikers from Aiea and Waipahu.
s strikebreakers Plentiful.
foLrlkeDTeakeIb wore piohtiui az -
oahu Railroad depot yesterday NOR
ng. and as but one thousand men we
licked for the day IS work for All
nd Waipahu, there was more wailiI
nd crashing of teeth. The ticket sy
EN- which r. d. Mead proposed
ave trouble, was put into operatio
/. nd no man without a ticket was su
osed to be on the train. In order
ct his cash for a days labor, III
icket has to be punched while the
orer is in the field.
Early Bird Gets the Worm.
That the early bird gets the wor
certainly true in the case of q
hinese strikebreakers. They were
he station at four O'Clock and we
the van when the gates were opens
porfuguese laborer complained abo