The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-05-25
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huku on the 9:15 train, and about
noon sent word to the police station foi
japanese interpreter to go there on
the afternoon train. Detective Michi
was sent.
Makino's Promise.
The news that there was trouble at
Kahuku was something of a surprise.
Maxine had given out the word when
| the strike was first started couple of
weeks ago that the Higher Wage Asso.
citation would countenance no rioting
or violence, and any striker found VIC.
lating this would be prosecuted by the
Higher Wage Association.
There were calls from down country
for autos to go down to various planta.
tions for the use of subleaders of the
agitators, so that they could get about
more quickly.
ALI but Waimanalo.
With Eva and Waialua in the strike
list all the Oahu plantations on Oahu
save Waimanalo are now involved. 1t
is said that about 1900 japanese are
out, and that almost half of these are
now in town. Strikebreakers are being
utilized with about the same average
leaving town every morning. AS Eva
and Waialua have changed the situa-
ton somewhat, it is likely that nearly
1000 strikcbreakers may be required.
The Chinese who felt they had griev-
ance against the planters, the police or
somebody for preventing them from
getting tickets for work, are said to
have been pacifed aud can be depend.
ed upon to join the strikebreakers -
army.
South America Talk.
There was talk yesterday that Ma
kino plans to start some of the strikers
off on the next T. X. X. steamship to
South America. This begins to look
as if the strike was called by the agi-
tators merely to get supply of emil
grants for South America, thus dupli.
eating the famous Vancouver emigrant
scheme of couple of years ago, when
the men engaged in the matter hoped
4 to make a wad of money. Just why
| the strikers would have to be sent
away from here when the agitators
claim that they have the situation Just
where they want it to get an increase
of wages, is not explained. Getting the
laborers to strike for higher wages, and
then planning to send them to South
America at SO much per head, looks
peculiar.
! sav Where to House Them.
The agitators say they have room
for a couple of thousand more strikers
in the hotels and homes which they
allege have promised to house the idle
men. If there are not enough accom-
modatlons they hope that the house
servants Will see that they are lodged
ms means probably an invasion of the
householders back yards and the re
guest from servants to let theiI
uncle or brother" or father
WISH them Tor rev days. fg
Inc management OF hosiery owned
by Whlte men capital is SAID to have
notlhed ITS japanese help that 1t vii
not Tolerate strikers belng lodged IN the
quarters assigned to the employees.
Sending Money to Japan.
In spite of the statement of the aoi
tators that the Japanese are Maid smell
small wages that thew can barely liv,
on them. scores of strikers after con
tributing to tbe ustril,e fnnd ), bay,
sent money orders to japan and deposit
ed reserve cash in the Yokohama Speci,
Bank.
Japanese Doctors.
Aorr ~ Ioono.o ,hnsia;o .h,
h.,,n - H .to;p 80 Ply ~ va wv l.,
sioi, o6,on .ho 81 d. iii ~ %iu an'
in tomn aso IN NE Haid. VIZ" Katsu r nI'
mira and Mitamura ~
'''"'" anu
,,.,. 49,. 80 $500"
MAXINE, the chiei agltasor OIL Ih'
present strihe SITUATION, sa'1 YESTERDAY
afternoon that tne higher wage Asso
clatioh was correcting lunu Arg
enough TO maintain the iaporers Oh "ai
Pahu anu area pian'a Az ,n, III ease 10 10.
year ne saiu lhat tne laporers wou,'
De expected TO contribute eefeai'
) amount TO the tunu from tiine TO time
ana that tne commlssary pelng oough
IN wholesale lots couiu pe proVldeG s.
J reasonably that the laporers coulu p'
supplied with 1000 Tor iuily twelV'
months lie added, however, that !:
the EVA strikers came to town IN