The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-09


in despite of Makino's efforts the solid
phalanx of strikers held in town had
taken matters into their own hands
and intimated to the plantation peo-
pie that they had had enough of the
strike and were ready to go back. 1t
was stated that about one hundred
to Waipahu, and arrangements were
made to take them down on the
special train of ears, which would re-
turn in the evening with the strike
breakers. When the strike leaders saw
the movement, they made every eff
fort TO check the exodus from their
camps, and did actually prevent
large number from joining the move
ment, and only dozen went down on
the train at $3.50.
These were joined little beyond
Waipahu railroad station by nine
others, including two women, who had
all been kept concealed in the house
of rice planter. They boarded the
train quickly, not desiring to be seen
by the japanese strikers lettering
about the station. On arrival at Wal
pahu mill the delegation was met by
Manager Bull and his head men, who
had been informed that many of the
strikers were returning. They were
somewhat disappointed in the size of
the crowd, but Mr.. Bull had them con-
veyed to a house in which they for
merly lived, and not only the planta-
ton police officers, but two uniform
ed police officers from town who ac-
companied the japanese on the train,
were posted as guards to prevent their
being troubled overnight.
Manager Bull and his men were more
than surprised, when the former strik-
ers arrived, to recognize in the first
man to step off the train, one of the
leaders of the strike, Watanabe, con-
tractor who has thousands of dollars
invested in his various enterprises.
Watanabe removed his hat and bowed
low to Manager Bull and the others.
On being questioned, all the men stated
that they desired to go to work this
morning, and meanwhile they asked
for police protection.
They also stated that at least one
hundred of the men who formerly
worked for Watanabe and other con-
tractors would be waiting at the out
skirts of the plantation after dark to
be brought in and placed under police
protection. Manager Bull gave orders
to have a plantation train run down to
the place designated by the former
leader and bring them into camp.
''Wel, these are the first Japanese
we have seen in the grounds since they
were paid off and ordered OUT said
Manager Bull.
Just before the regular train left for
Aiea thirty-fve japanese bought round
trip tickets to Aiea. It was under
stood that they were to call meeting
at Aiea and discuss the matter finally
and decide what they should do. They
were to return to town and notify
those in town of the action of the
meeting.
Maxine got wind of this movement,
and at 8 clock left town in an auto,
| accompanied by Negoro and Yama
shire. A reporter saw the party as it
left. He picked up a match and broke
1T, letting the pieces fall to the ground
| and looked at Maxine to observe the
effect. Maxine understood that it re-
ferred to the collapse of the strike and
looked cross. When asked where he
was going and what he intended to do
on his trip, he replied, lamely:
IN going to make a last effort to
hold them All the oldtime bravado
and "hot-air' were gone. He went
to Aiea, where be addressed meeting
under the large tree back of the
! theater. The audience was composed
| mainly of contractors and their men.
Nearly every man and woman who
formerly worked on Eva plantation
was at work yesterday morning, thus
closing the strike incident on that es-
| tate. With the return of all strikers
to Waialua this morning another chap
ter in the strike will be closed, and as
the strike on Waipahu and Aiea is
now broken, the end is not far distant.
100 strikebreakers Today.
| Despite the return of the strikers to
! work the planters are continuing to
furnish strikebreakers, and about 100
will go to Aiea and Waipahu today.
| There is much heavy work to do on
the plantations just now, many of the
fields are requiring additional irriga-
| tIoh, anu the steam DIOWS are nara at
work blowing up fields in preparation
/ for planting.
Lightfoot and Thugs.
| With reference to the statement in
! the Bulletin that the Higher Wage
Association was unable to put up the
| attorneys fee to defend the assailants
of Giichi, the Eva japanese who want
ed to 60 back to work some time ago,
Attorney Lightfoot, who was selected
! as legal adviser by the Higher Wage
Association at the commencement of
! the strike, said yesterday that the men
who assaulted Giichi asked him to de-
fend them in court, and he refused.
| He stated that they had gone outside
/ the plan of the Higher Wage Associa-
! ton, and that it was Makino's wish,
and of the association as well, that
they be not defended by the assoeia-
ton. It was not a case of the Higher
Wage Association, or the strike lead
, ers lacking in funds, but simply that
he Mr.. Lightfoot) would defend no
one guilty of committing violence dur
ing the progress of the strike.
Striking at Lightfoot.
1t was reported yesterday that since
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