The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-06-17

News Item.
about to consider a general reorgan-
| iZation of the labor pay system
throughout the islands.
The example of silence, and this sill
enoe may indicate power as we'll az
being golden while it may not have
been set by the Official head of the
Hawaiian Planters Association, is at
least upheld by that gentleman, for
President Samuel Damon of the Plan
ters' Association stated this morning
that he had absolutely nothing to say
one way or the other in regaGd to the
strike situation.
Meanwhile the public, so much of
that indefinite mass as expresses it's
private opinion in public places, de-
clares that this silence is an indica-
ton that the planters have the upper
hand, while the strike preachers
among the Japanese are pleased to
declare that it is a confession of weak
ness.
f., 1t is generally felt that the out
come of the trial of the leaders charg-
ed with conspiracy will largely, one
way or the other. as the decision goes,
affect the strike situation. It is said
by the strike managers that in the
event of the Maxine and Negoro
crowd being found guilty there will
be steady campaign throughout the
islands of intermittent strikes, sys-
tenn of harrassing the plantations
which will be continued until the Jap
anese demands are met or the Orien-
tai laborers are replaced by European
importations. There are others who
are entertaining the idea that, in the
event of the alleged conspirators be-
ing convicted and punished, the plan
tiers will be satisfied with their vic
tory to the extent of themselves in
Producing the proposition of labor pay
reorganization which they are said to
have been entertaining when Maxine
called out Aiea and Waipahu labor
ers. There are still others who con-
tend that the diplomatic situation is
OF more serious Importance now than
any question between employer and
laborer and that. If there is any merit
, in the cabled complaints Of Negoro
to Japans Washington representative.
these complaints will be pursued If
the men are found guilty, and drop
ped in the event of their being dis
charged from court prosecution.
: Largely, as far as gossip goes and the
talk in Japanese newspaper offices,
the situation may be aggravated or re-
n lieved by the future action of the
g authorities in dealing with the pris.
e oners. The fact that w. A. Kinney
/ an attorney for the Planters Associa-
o ton, has been sworn IN as a DEPUTY
g Attorney General to lead the prose.
) cution, is exciting some feeling amonl
the Japanese who believe that deli
cacy at least demanded that there BIZ
no suggestion of the possibility of thu
planters, as such, taking an active in
terest in the prosecution of the lead
ers of strikers who, through strik
ing, had occasione1 them embarrass
ment' financially or otherwise.
NO CHANGE IN STRIKE.
1t is getting to be the daily re
port lnat mere is no change in tn
strike situation proper and it can b
said today, as on many previous day,
that Eva and Waialua are workin
with Japanese laborers, while Ale
and Waipahu are managing to pu
along with between 1,G00 and POO
strikebreakers at S15O per day. pai
daily. The strikers say the Aiea an
Waipahu men will never go back {
work, while those now working O
Eva and Waialua will strike agai
when they have a little money aheat
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