The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-26
Talks OF TYING UP
TERRITORY'S SUGAR
MAKING MAKES NOISE LEADER-PLANTATIoN LAWYERS
TO EVA TO INVESTIGATE ERFF EXAMINE.
OUTSIDE STRIKES GENERAL MEETING ESTATE MAN
-sTRIKEBREAKERs LARGELY INCREASED

Further strikes to affect plantations
on the other islands, according to Ma
kino are awaiting the outcome of the
general meeting of managers of plan
tations of the Territory. Plantations
on Hawaii and Maui, he dec ares, were
ready to go out on strike on Monday
last, but were prevented from so do
ing by the advice of leaders who sug-
gested waiting to see what terms the
interests might have to Of
fer
1--WE don't want to spoil crops, nor
injure business said Maxine we want
better pay and we are prepared to tie
up the Territory for what we know
to be our rights. The planters can
afford to pay strikebreakers SIS a
day; they can pay Porto Ricans, green
men, $22 or $24 a month, and they can
do special things for new importations,
but are unwilling to advance, from $l>
a month, the Japanese men they
brought here and whose services have
increased in value as time has gone
on.
I'VE are prepared to hold the strike
and increase it. if need be. We have
ways of getting the japanese out OF
the country if they want to go, but
we do not want them to go and 7 do
not think the planters want them to
go. We expect the planters win come
to something like our terms and that
there wln be work again at fair wages
for all the japanese originally employ
ed, and perhaps more.'
SHERIFF TO EVA.
Sheriff Jarrett was taken to Eva
plantation this afternoon by w. 4.
Kinney, accompanied by Attorney M.
f. Prosser and Stenographer Kearns IN
Jim Quinn's automobile, for purposes
Of investigation of the trouble there
among the strikers.
The sheriff will also visit Waipahu.
DEATH AT HONOULIULl
1t is reported that Japanese died
at honolulu, Eva, this morning, as
the result of a sectional fight among
strikers, Manager Renton this aft
ernoon reported everything peaceful on
his plantation. Jarrett will investi-
gate the death above noted
WAIMANALO QUITS WORK.
This morning the contracting Japa-
nese laborers of Waimanalo plantation
all quit work, to go on record with the
rest of the strikers of Oahu for higher
rates of pay. They may return to
work tomorrow morning, however, aft
er spending today determining what it
is they desire the plantation to do for
them. Maxine, or some other strike
leader, will visit Waimanalo today and
advise that the men return to work.
MAKING WAIANAE DEMANDS.
Demands for higher wagts for the
Waianae Japanese are being formuat-
ed in this city at the headquarters of
the strikers. In the meanwhile the
Japanese on that little plantation are
at work
MOBBED A LEADER.
Deputy Sheriff Gilliland of Waianae
reported to Sheriff Jarrett that he
found it necessary to lock up the leader
of the Waialua strike i'm order to pro-
tect him from the mob of Japanese
three hundred and more work at Wal
amaze The laps did not side with this
leaders advice. 1t seems he urged
them to do certain things they would
not hear of, to force the plantation to
raise wages, and the workmen general
ly believed him to be a fool in that he
advised violence. They We're mobbing
him when Gililand brayely took him
from their midst and locked him up
for safe keeping on his own account.
MAY ADVISE RETURN.
Maxine says that the strike leaders
may advise Waialua, Eva and Kahuku
Japanese 10 return to work, believing
that the planters will come to terms
eventually and that the laborers should
not allow the product to suffer.
With eight thousand tons of sugar
to be harvested at Eva and ten thou
sand tons to be harvested at Waialua,
there is something like a million and
a half dollars worth of product likely
to he ruined If the laborers do not
turn, to- or others are not secured
DID NOT CALL STRIKE.
1--WE did not call a strike on Eva,
Waialua or Kahuku,' says Maxine,
"and we may urge them to return to