The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-06-01
MAKING CROWD
Continued From Page One.)
Lucas Measured the improvements.


Jack Lucas returned yesterday from
professional visit TO Kahuku planta.
ton where he measured the lumber
used by Japanese laborers in making
Improvements to the quarters they oe.
cupy The strikers who were to be
paid of requested the company TO allow
them 80 much for the improvements as
these had been added at the expense
Of the tenants. Mr.. Lucas went into
every camp and everywhere he heard
japanese say that Manager Adams was
foo much guro." There was an in.
tmation in many places he visited Of
a desire TO return TO work.
The Attack on the Consul
The Makino-Negoro crowd is not
gaining much sympathy from the Japa'
nese by their attacks upon the Japa.
nese Consul General and the eleve-
consul. At the mass meeting held on
Saturday evening Negoro not only crit.
cized the Consul but made many de,
famatory remarks about him. He came
upon the stand with n copy of the
Shinpo in his hand and also a copy Of
the CODsul's statement to the Japa.
nese. He criticized the Consul for is
suing such instructions and he express.
ed himself as sorry that the Consul
has not seen fit to step in and help
the agitators. a.
Then he attacked the Daily Chron-
icle, saying it changed its attitude
with reference to the strike situation
so often that it was like a chameleon.
He attacked the Shinpo as un.Japanese
and then sailed into the Merchants
| uupaiafiAf Cor ba rnunlutiAn ttua nm.
bers passed n week ago, calling them
selfish men. His speech failed to make
n good impression.
Editor Sega of the incendiary Jill
spoke in such low tone that he could
not be heard, but he was followed by
Tasaka, his assistant, who was heard
and laughed at, particularly when he
called upon the japanese auditors to
"dig up' He said the strike had
to be carried on no matter what the
price. AS to the Consul, Tasaka said,
he was n mere Coffee man. and Sin.
competent" He referred to the Japa'
ncse Merchants Association in scath'
ing terms and alluded to the members
as former plantation labOrers and only
gentlemen on the eve of the cele'
bTation Of the Emperor IS birthday, etc
| Jap Str1kebreakerS.
While it is supposed that only men
of nationalities other than japanese
have been earning $3.50 per day as
strikcbreakers, story is current that
three japanese not in sympathy with
the strike movement, but DESTROYS OF
| earning their livelihood, disguised
themselves in chekered jumpers and
made themselves look ms little like
japanese as possible, and actually
worked one day, but that the next tint
they presented themselves they wert
suspected of being spies and had t.
disappear.
Makino's "Hot Air."
Fred Maxine was wrathy yesterday
over the statement issued by l.. ID
Tenney with reference to Eva plan
tation and about the statements from
other plantations regarding the amount
paid to the laborers.
"They say the japanese averaged
1923 Ser month, he said. ''We ar
not talking about averages. We ar
talking about the minimum of wage
received. That is the only thing W
are talking about. We DON eonside
averages"
Maxine was very much piqued abou
the matter and il seems to have inter
fered with his statements to the Jap5
r nsss.
Making Trouble on Kauai.
Agents are reported 10 have gone I
+. | Kauai last week to SOW seeds of di
}, satisfaction among the Japanese labo
!, ers there
!, From the Veal Pen.
}, Generally speaking, the strikers
:, have been lawabiding and peace
!. full to very marked degree and
/, in this respect they are credit
/. to their race. They have been
:. misled by group of agitators
i. who are evidently eonspicuously
lacking in the ability to lead such
8, movement as they have under
Q, taken to engineer. But we don I
:, see any need for referring 10 the
]. strikers as a lot Of thugs.-Star
n. Nor is there. II is simply case
s. one idea, and a fool idea at that, on 4
I. part of writer whose brains boil
3. down would hardly make saltspoo
a ful OF calye 's.foOt iellV