The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-13
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meeting of Japanese, called by the
| Higher Wage Association, on Tuesday
right and made speech advising
| them of their alleged rights in the
| matter. One of his principal argu-
| ments to them was that the planta-
| ton had no right to order the strik-
ers off the land, claiming that the po-
sftion of landlord and tenant existed
between them and that at least ten
days notice should be given by the
plantation. Otherwise, he felt that
disorder might result-if an effort
We're made to force the laborers off.
Il believe" said Mr.. Lightfoot yes
| terday afternoon, that the plantation
| laborers are entitled to some increase
of wages-not talking about dollar
a day. as has been stated-but to an
| increase of some amount.
! II believe w. o. Smith has not
! treated the laborers in a judicious
way, he probably depending upon the
enormous power of the plantation in
| terests to avoid such a contingency"
! Following is a translation of the re-
port of Mr.. Lightfoot's speech as it
is reported in the Nippu Jill:
| Mr.. Lightfoot quoted the words of
Attorney Kinney in his argument in
the case of disturbance of the peace
| against Editor Sega, accused the plant
ers of being a most greedy class of
men, who would never improve the
condition of laborers even if they
could
He said that his sympathy is al
ways with the leaders in the present
, agitation for higher wages. He called
the cause advocated by. them most
| laudable and just one.
! Quoting the words of Patrick Henry,
he said now is the time for the labor
ers to stand up and fight for their
cause with determination, unity and
under proper guidance of the high
wage leaders.
He said he met a planter on a street
car who said that the strike will be
broken up before next Monday l said
then that 1 will bet one thousand
boxes of best Havana cigars that it
wouldn't be.
The Advertiser, Bulletin, Star. Shin
pc and Chronicle are all organs of the
planters and try to claim that the
cause of higher wages is dead. 1t is
alive, he said, as it shows it's life to-
night.
Mr.. Lightfoot laughed at Colone
Jones, who started to drill the Ma
tional Guard boys at this late hour
But, he said, the strikers are fighting
for their cause peacefully and there
shall never be a time they are called
for action
Referring to rumor of the planters
action to drive the laborers from home
he said that the action shows the
baseness of their character, theil
cruelty, their vileness. He denounced
the planters and cried out, Where cal
you find their benevolent heart t.
raise the wages of their. employees"
, If. he said, the planters try to fore,
the laborers out of their home, the la
borers must fight, even resorting t,
violence to protect their families. ian
anese must manifest the same spiri
of unity and determination in tn
present struggle as their fellow coun
trymen have shown in their war witt
Russia.
God provided the Israelites wit
mamma when they We're destitute. an
they continued in their fight Provid
the strikers with rice and soy unit
| they win victory. Your war is
righteous war; even the planters real
ize that Be united and fight with de
termination, under proper direction
and the victory shall be yours"
Present Demands on Bull.
AS soon as the laborers on the Oah
plantation decided to strike. they nre
sented their demands, in writing. t
Manager Bull. These demands wer
almost identical to those presented t
Manager Ross of Honolulu plantatio
the day before. Manager Bull at ono
came to town and held conferene
With Hackfeid & Co., agents of IL
plantation. The committee is reporte
to have dealt with Manager Bull !
rather high-handed manner. d,
handing that he come here to hes
what they had to say.
MIR. Hackfeld's Statement.
]. f. Hackfeld of the firm of Hac,
field e. Co.. Ltd, made the folowir
statement yesterday morning with re
erence to the situation at Waipahu:
This morning the Japanese lahore
quit work on the Oahu plantatio
after presenting Manager Bull Wi
demands which are similar to tho
which were presented yesterday
Manager Ross at Aiea. The Chine
are still at work, and a number