The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-27
MANAGERS
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demands of the striking Japanese, the
question of still standing pa. or arbi-
trating, and all else that has to do
with leading to a decision as to what
to do
Whether the strikers are unanimous
in staying out on strike, or whether
the leaders are merely agitators end
the strikes were not carefully gone
into, are matters Of interest, but by
no means affect the main issue which
is that here is very considerable
strike actually on which must be met
The managers meet again this af-
ternOon and their meeting is likely
to he long 1t is not expected that
any decision will be reached today.
WAIMANALO WORKING.
The contracting japanese on Wal
manalo plantation have returned to
work and everything there is quiet
Waianae and Waimanalo, the two
smallest plantations of the island, are
the only estates where the Japanese
are at work today. The other five,
Aiea, Waipahu, Eva, Waialua and
Kahuku are without Japanese labor,
seven thousand Jjss1nese still being
out. .d
UNEASY AT KAHUKU.
Ten special. police were sent to Ka-
huku yesterday afternoon to act as
guards to plantation property and to
protect the Chinese who are in great
fear of what the Japanese may do to
them The isolation of Kahuku from
this city is given as the reason for
desiring special police protection, but
the same reason applies to all plan
tations differences in distance but va
rying the degree of anxiety or neces-
sity for protection, except inasmuch
as Kahuku is peculiarly affected by
blind pigs" There are more blind
pigs" in Kahuku, probably, than any
other outside district on this island
and the strikers know them all and
at these ''blind pigs they do not neg
lect to quench their thirst and en-
courage their troublesomeness. There
is no licensed saloon at Kahuku and
this fact encourages the "blind pigs"
wherein much of the trouble brews.
a pumping plant by some of the strik-
ers started the alarm and brought
forth the call for police protection.
DOYLE SENT FOR.
Chester Doyle, chief of Japanese in
terpreters, was taken to Eva in an
auto before. daylight this morning to
act in the matter of the investiga-
Ition into the assault by strikers on
a Japanese laborer, Giichi, who was
beaten on Monday and was yesterday
reported as dead. In regard to this
assault, Maxine wrote the Sheriff as
follows:
Honolulu, T. H., May 26, 1909
William P. Jarrett, Sheriff City and
County of Honolulu.
Dear Sir:-I hear with a great deal
Of sorrow that a fight which took
place the other day at Eva has end
ed fatally. I have no knowledge of
the facts in the case other than those
learn in the newspapers. 1t is a
matter of extreme regret to me, how
ever, and will be to every member of
the Higher Wage Association that the
trouble should have occurred. | as
sure you, Mr.. Sheriff, that the Higher
Wage Association 20 in no way res
ponsible for the fight. The Associa-
ton from the beginning of the strike
mas always urged the Japanese to
avoid any breach of the peace, and
we regret that a breach of the peace
should have occurred at this time. The
object of this letter is to assure you
that 1 am ready and willing, and I
am sure the other members of the
Higher Wage Association will be rea-
dy and willing, to render you what
ever assistance they have in their
power to bring to punishment the per-
son or persons responsible for this
crime You are at liberty to call upon
me for any assistance which may be
in my power to give.
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