The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-28

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Honolulu, T. H, May 26. 1909.
William P. Jarrett, Sheriff City and
County of Honolulu.
Dear sir:-I hear with great deal
III sorrow that fight which took
Rlace the other day at Eva has end
fatally. I have no knowledge of
he facts in the case other than
hose / learn in the newspapers 1t
matter of extreme regret to me,
However. and will be to every men,
Ter of the Higher Wage Association
hat the trouble should have occur
4 ed. / assure you, Mr.. Sheriff. that
he Higher Wage Association is in no
say responsible for the fight. The
Association from the beginning of the
trike has always urged the Japa-
ese to avoid any breach of the peace.
nd we regret that a breach of the
eace should have occurred at this
inc. The object of this letter is to
ssure you that 1 am ready and will
hg. and am sure the other members
( the Higher Wage Association viii
e ready and willing, to render you
1yhatever assistance they have in
heir power to bring to punishmert
he person or persons responsible fer
his crime. You are at liberty to call
4pon me for any assistance which
hay be in my power to give.
II am, sir,
yours sincerely,
"(Signed) FRED MAKING,
president Higher Wage Association"
Janus Maxine Talks.
Maxine, according to an afternoon
aper, is quoted as saying he did not
hi n strike on Eva, Waialua or Ka-
uku, and goes further by saying he
lay urge them to return, but as to
lea and Waipahu, the plantations
riginally planned for the strike, he
Aates that the men from those two
lin remain out a year, if necessary.
AS a matter of fact, when Maxine
bund that the managers of Aiea and
yaipahu plantations were determined
stand pat and not give in to the
rikers, Maxine stated to a represent
itive of this paper that he would pring
Eaialua and Eva into the strike, and
his news was published at the time.
When the full force and effect OF
he result of several thousand men be-
no out on the strike, struck Maxine,
IL began to realize that he had white
lephant on his hands. He now says,
Lat he is sorry Eva and Waialua
Ire out as he had enough men from
/ lea and Waipahu on his hands al
badly to take care of.
Getting Evidence.
Sheriff Jarrett went to Waipahu at
DON in an auto accompanied by W. a.
Kinney, M. F. Prosser, T. III. Petrie and
tenographer Kearns and an interpreter
get a statement from Giichi. The
heTiff afterwards boarded the train
!. b which the ten specials were and took
harge of the detachment. He will
i've them instruction as to their duties
Kahuku.
Waimanalo in Line.
Waimanalo plantation laborers walk
+ u out yesterday, but it is believed
new will be back at work today Inc
alkout is believed to have been de-
ded on so that the Japanese could be
= bunted as having performed their part
the plans of the Higher Wage AS
,ciation. Just when they will present
emands is not known.
The demands were being formulated
town yesterday by the Higher Wage
representatives and agitators, and Will
presented to the manager. They
re similar to the demands presented
managers of other plantations.
A Sample of Makinoism.
Here is sample of the daily talk
inded out by agitator Maxine:
awe don t want to spoil crops, nor
lure business said Maxine, 1--WE
ant better pay and we are prepared
tie up the Territory for what we
now to be our rights. The planters
in afford TO pay strikebreakers $3.50
day; they can pay Porto Ricane,
reen men, see or SEA month, and
ley can do special things for new i'm
8 Prtations, but are unwilling to ad-
.nce, from SIS a month, the Japanese
on they brought here and whose ser
ees have increased in value as time
IS gone on,
1--WE are prepared TO hold the strike
"a Increase 1t, ii need be. We have
ays of getting the Japanese out OF
70 country IL they want 10 60, but
) do not want them 10 go and ! do
4 think the planters want them 90
We expect the planters viii come
something like our terms and that
ere will BIO work again at fair wages