The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-06-22
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lIUm aye OhS.t
had been made of strikers by the au-
thorities, for intimidation, and believ-
ing that the government had taken hold
of the situation and would protect those
who desired to return to work, and hav-
ing meanwhile come in contact with
number of the strikers from Waipahu,
in the city of Honolulu, and learned
that many of them at heart desired to
return to the plantation, affiant inform
ed Mr.. Bull, the manager of said plan.
tation, that if police protection was af-
forded him and those that he would
bring with him, he was ready to bring
large number of the former laborers
and employees of the plantation back to
work, who at the time were out on
strike; affiant says that at that time
there was over two hundred of said
laborers prepared to return to work,
but that owing to the spying system
established by the leaders of the Higher
Wage Association, in control of the
strikers, at Honolulu, whereby strikers
were prevented from getting from their,
quarters to the train, without deten-
ton, which could carry them back to
work, affiant finally was able only to
reach the plantation with thirty-three
men, who arrived there on or about the
Sth day of June, 1909, and who since
that time have remained on the planta-
ton, and who few days after their
return started in to work for the said
plantation.
Affiant says that among this number
is one II. Uyemore, who acts as luna
for these japanese who have returned
to work, as aforesaid; affiant further
states that it was impossible even to
get the thirty-three Japanese back to
work except upon emphatic promises of
immediate police protection, continued
night and day Indefinitely, until intimi-
dation at the hands of the strikers and
members of the Higher Wage Asocia-
ton had ceased; and afiiant says that
it is under these conditions and with
constant police protection that he has
been able to maintain this small force
of thirty odd men on Waipahu planta-
ton, and that all of said laborers would
scatter Immediately if the police were
withdrawn, and, in atlantis opinion,
would have very substantial reasons
for so doing; that, in other words, aft
ant believes that Immediately upon the
withdrawal of the police protection all
who are now at work at Waipahu plan
tation would be the subjects of intimi-
dation and violence.
That the next day after affiant re-
turned to the plantation with this small
band of labOrers aforesaid, two of theii
number ran away, and the next nigh
one, making a total of three that de
serted.
Laborers Coerced.
Affiant further says that while toe
close a guard is being kept at Waipahr
for any of the Higher Wage Associa
tion leaders or agents to get to th'
Japanese now at work at Waipahu, al
aforesaid, yet the Nippu Jill, the organ
of said Higher Wage Association, hal
attacked affiant and the laborers WHIT
have returned to work, in an article
which appeared in the Issue of tina
paper of the 10Th of June, 1909, les
than a week ago, which said article
is hereto attached and made a part o
this affidavit, and which names and de
,nounces the luna under affiant. herein
above named as associated with him II
the charge of these laborers who hav
returned to work, as aforesaid.
And affant further declares that o
his own knowledge and by reason o
his intimate association with many o
the Waipahu strikers he is able TO sa.
that large numbers of them would b
glad to return TO work, but are restrain
ed by coercion and intimidation, an
that the lives of these men who hay
returned to work are not safe and vii
not be safe until the Higher Wage oil
ganization and its system of coel
cion has been suppressed by tn
authority of law; and in this eonnee
tion afliant says that at the time tn
laborers started back TO Waipahu, a
aforesaid, there was fully one hundre
and fifty Of such laborers at the depo
ready and willing 10 return TO Wa
pahu on the train, bur that the leader
and agents Of the iligher Wage Assf
eiation mingled with the crowd and II
Inundated them from going back,
Afraid Of Life,
The effect of the threats Of n
Higher Wage Association on laborei
desiring 20 return 10 work h shown !
the anidaylt ~ II, uyemore, who states
That he h the lana who under On
ShlmiEn returned ~ WORK At Mslpah
plentaiipn after she strike had bee