The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-18
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INDICTMENTS
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ment from Hawaii comes private as
surances to the planters that the Ha-
wall japanese viii not strike, neither
VIII they encourage the Oahu strikers
10 persist in their efforts by furnish
ing them with any assistance TO their
strike fund. The Hawaii Japanese
stated that they would present their
demands to the plantation managers,
and, in the event of a refusal, would
send delegation TO Honolulu 10 con-
fer with w. o. Smith, secretary OF the
Planters Association, presenting their
case through him to the Association
and trusting to the fairness of the
planters TO consider the points raised
and the demands based upon them.
On Wednesday the requests for
higher wages We're presented, the
delegates in every case being referred
TO Honolulu.
The Hawaii Herald publishes the
greater part of the news OF the strike
situation on Hawaii in an extra, is
sued on Saturday last Further news,
confirming the Herald's report and
giving extra facts, came by private
letter yesterday from the Hilo corre-
spondent of the Hawaii Shinpo The
Herald says:
List of Their Wants.
"Forty-fve delegates of the Hawaii
japanese Labor Union, representing
q total membership of 1890 laborers,
on plantations extending from Kukui-
haele to Puma, have been in session
at the Kimura Hotel in Hilo for four
days and nights, concluding their
work last night A representative OF
the Herald was present at all the ses-
sions, the only newspaperman admit
ted outside of the representative of
the Japanese press.
THE first business considered, on
Tuesday, was an Interpretation Of the
bylaws Of the union, this main point
being unanimously determined-that
they stood independent of other unions
and had no alliance with the High
Wage Association
Yesterday it was unanimously de-
cided to make the following requests
of the plantation managers.
81. That ten hours be regarded as a
days work.
so. That fifteen cents an hour be
paid for overtime.
%. That a day and a half's wages
be paid for work done on Sunday.
II. That the buildings for the use
OF japanese be similar to those con-
structed for the Spanish and Portu-
guese laborers.
IS. That each plantation employ one
| man TO keep the buildings clean.
&c. That the reservoirs be not placed
| too close to the camps on account of
the mosquitoes that they attract.
| -. That one dollar be the minimum
| for a days work.
These requests viii probably be
presented to each plantation manager
on Monday morning by representa-
/ tives of the branch of the Union on
each plantation.
Should these requests be refused
| by the managers. two delegates VIII
| proceed to Honolulu to present them
| to Mr.. W. O. Smith, secretary of the
| Sugar Planters Associa ton. Those
! delegates, chosen yesterday in con-
vention, are Okado of Honomu, and
| Suzuki of Papaikou.
Pending reply from the managers
| and from Secretary W. o. Smith,
work, nor disorder, nor strike on any
| plantation. The men rely upon the
| fairness of the planters to discuss the
| situation with them, and the points
| raised.
| "A further meeting of the mems
| representatives in the union will be
| held upon the return OF the two dele
| gates from Honolulu.
| THE foregoing are the results of the
| sessions that are of most immediate
| concern and interest, verified by three
| interpreters independently from the
| records and resolutions of the ses-
| sion''
AL Quiet Down the Line.
| So far as the local plantations are
| concerned, the strike for the past few
| days has proved to be without Incl
dent. Yesterday, Sheriff Jarrett paid
a visit to the Aiea and waipahu
| plantations, finding them both quiet,
| with work going ahead in the routine
way. Some few japanese were work
| ing alongside the strikebreakers, pro-
! tected by them and guarded from
| either intimidation or assault or the
Establishments of strike runners.
| Japanese Still Confident.
The strikers in town are quite salts
fed, outwardly, with the trend Of
events. At the kaukau camps at Aala,
Moiliili, Kakaako, and Waikiki every
thing is going along smoothly, with
| plenty of kaukau IN sight. Around
these open-air diningrooms everything
| is being done Systematically, the sub
leaders in charge insisting on order and
| system, At Aala, for instance. sixteen
| hundred men and four hundred women
are being fed three times a day, with
out confusion, without erowding and
without, apparently, overtaxing the
| kitchen capacity. Every day a differ
| emit gang of workers appears, each with
his ribbon in his hat, the ribbons being
numbered. Some tackle the woodpile,