The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-21

DEMANDS
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sumo their work unless their request
for increased wages, presented to you
| some few days ago, is complied with,
and that they will quit and vacate
the houses, camps and premises own
ed by your plantation. before IL o. clock
noon, May %, as per your notice. we
have ordered the men to clean up the
camps and houses before leaving.
Thanking you for your kindness and
courtesy, and praying for your con-
tinued prosperity, we remain, sir, very
respectfully yours"
Each letter was signed by the com
mittee of the plantation to the man.
ager of which 1t was addressed.
Jap Societies Resolve.
| On Wednesday night the members of
the Hiroshima and Yamaguchi Socie'
ties, representing immigrants from Jap
anese provinces of those names, held
meeting at which the following reso
lutions were passed:
l. That committee be appointed
to look into the capacity of each Japan
ese hotel in town, with view to OBJ.
tanning free lodging for evicted
strikers.
| 2. That the Japanese restaurant
keepers in Honolulu be requested to
feed a certain number of strikers free
as long as the strike lasts.
| 3. That all members of the Higher
Wage Association who have homes be
requested to accommodate as many
strikers as they possibly can, and that
those who can not entertain any strik-
ers be requested to contribute in money
to the strike fund.
So far no report has been turned in
as to how the Japanese restaurant
| keepers like the idea of feeding an
unlimited number of their countrymen
| gratis, nor how the Japanese hotel
keepers take to the scheme OF filling
up their beds that otherwise might
be the restingplace of transient room
ers, who pay in advance.
DR.. Hasegawa Rebuffed.
There was another meeting at Wal
alua yesterday at which DIR. Hase-
gawa, the plantation physician, was
present. He is a Travelled and an in
tellectual man, and he tried to i'm
press on those who were present at
the meeting that conservative and
quiet methods were the best.
This incensed some of the agltators
present. and he was shouted down as
soon as he began to speak. Then some
rowdy shouted out that the doctor was
plantation spy and should be eject
ed from the meeting. Without further
delay some more rowdies hustled him
away from the meeting-place.
Train Takes a Thousand.
A thousand strikebreakers were
taken out on the train yesterday morn
ing to the plantations, AS word had
been given out that only this number
would be required, there was not so
| much crowding as usual. When the
train returned in the evening, the pay
ing-off was done with much less crowd
ing than heretofore. and the police had
, an easier time of it than the day be-
fore. when they got damned up
against the gates in their efforts to
make the laborers come in single file
for their pay.
Everything is quiet on all the plan
tations at present. At both Aiea and
Waipahu many of the strikers have
, already given up their homes on the
plantation property and have left for
Honolulu. Others have been in to draw
their pay and stated that they were
preparing to vacate before tomorrow
at noon.
Suppress the Shinpo.
+, 1t appears that the main efforts Of
, the agitators have been directed to-
wards the suppression of the Hawaii
Shinpo among the laborers. The Shinpo
has always been very conservative in
its policy and has been advocating a
cessation of the strike and for the Ia
borers to wait for more propitious
time at which to put in their requests
for higher wages.
The members of the Higher Wage
Association have been warned against
reading the shinpo, on pain Of Ma.
kno's dread displeasure, and copies of
the incendiary Jiji have been spread
broadcast.
The latter paper is going to great
Lengths of exaggeration in what II
publishes concerning the strike. Yes
terday morning 1t stated that the chief
chemist of the Honolulu plantation had
resigned because, as he said, it was
impossible to produce good sugar
: without the aid OF the japanese and
he would not stand for poor grade
: OF sugar. This is only one example
| VI Alt many lalsS lndl dp-
pear in the agitators' organ every day
An Educated Fanatic.
Negoro. Makino's right bower In the
: strike agitation. Is described. by q
i countryman who knows him well, as
a an educated fanatic. Negoro is grad.
a uate of Berkeley University and has
managed to get many violent ideas
l into his head.
= Shortly after he left Berkeley &c
5 come to Hawaii the first time. he was
/. the leader of an agitation against Con
sui Saito. Negoro wished to have the
Q consul removed. and he made much
l noise in his attempt. When the law
Q was passed which placed a restriction
1 on the immigration from Hawaii tC
c California of the Japanese, ne made
I another big howl.
T. After he had made enough noise &c
5 satisfy even himself, he returned &c
I Berkeley TO take his degree He then
! returned 10 Hawaii and stated that he
4 un,Ia paVar IaaNa until his Ohtaet had