The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-23
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Although strikes have been called
and responded to on all of the Oahu
island plantations, save one, yet every
plantation is working right ahead as if
under normal conditions, but, of course,
at greater expense. The strikers on
both the Waipahu and Aiea plantations
were paid off yesterday, the laborers
left their quarters taking all their
effects, and the majority came to town
by rail, and are now being quartered
about Chinatown by the agitators of
the Higher Wage Association. The
lnuch-vaunted parade with bands and
banner and great hurrahing which
was to have started from Waipahu and
ended at Aala Park, failed to material
ize. The strikers were too much en-
crossed with slowing away their bag
gage and household effects in the vii
lagos to put themselves in a line Of
march. These who came to town did
so over the Oahu railroad line.
The strikers have now transferred
their battling ground to Honolulu and
the entire matter will have to be
threshed out here. The agitators say
they have collected very large sum.
Just how much it is they do not tell,
nor will the rank and file have much
opportunity to ascertain. This fund,
so it is claimed by the agitators, will
be used to maintain the strikers in the
Japanese hotels and to keep them sup
piled with food. II is argued that in
the maintenance the expense Of admin
istration will be found to be very large
when the final accounting takes place.
When the strikers were paid off yester-
day each put up $3.50 for the "strike
fund.
Last Day at Waipahu.
Yesterday was a busy day in Wal
pahu village. as far as the Japanese
strikers were concerned, for from early
morning until afternoon there was a
general exodus from the quarters.
Past the office and down the dusty
roads into the village scores and hun
dreds passed and repassed. First
came "a few men with their entire
belongings gathered into two sacks
and suspended from either ends of
shoulder poles. They trotted along
under the weight of their visible as
sets and were glad to stop at a Jap
anese shop in the village street. Then
came carts laden with high-piled
baggage. One of them had a couple
of trunks. a telescope yalise, discolor-
ed wooden shoes hanging by a string,
a small broom, and a wee Japanese
baby. The father pulled the load and
the mother trotted along behind with
q steadying hand on the luggage. The
load was typical.
Now came broad-shouldered Jap
anese, old and seamy-faced. carrying
a heavy trunk on his back. He was
impelled by one thought-to get away
from his quarters and drop his load
at a convenient store. There he bick-
cred with the proprietor for storage
under the floor or in a shed.
Like Wartime Exodus.
Here was wife and husband and
two children. Their belongings were
tied up in sheets and two telescope
valises, but in spite of the weight,
sake-tub, in which a Towering PINK
was conspicuous, was carried along.
There was a red-dust-covered wagon
piled high with trunks, valises and a
bedroom set showing the owners TO
be above the ordinary laborer as 10
the possession of worlds goods. In
the back of the wagon was crate
and inside it a huge sow, grunting her
dtsapproval. A row of sake tubs fil-
ed with flowers was just under the
nose of the beast, who shifted con-