The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-08-10
STRIKERS ARE
READY FOR
WORK
(From Mondays Advertisor.)

No more soup kitchens, no more free
lodgings, no more free automobile rides
for the leaders, no more holidays, no
more headquarters with big piles of
rice to show how the rank aud file
sympathize; Aala street is almost de-
serted. Yesterday marked a general
exodus of former strikers from Homo
lulu for the plantations. on which they
expect to resume work again this morn.
ing.
The big open air restaurant on Aala
lane has dwindled to mere soup kit
chen for the few remaining men and
women who may not be able to return
to work Immediately. The offices of
the Higher Wage Association are lone
y, and the cocky air which pervaded
them for weeks has gone. A sickly
smile only may be seen upon the lips
of the leaders of the movement.
On every train which left. the Homo
lulu depot yesterday squads Of strikers
left for Aiea and Waipahu. Some ear
ried new trunks with them, but most
had their belongings made up in cloth
holders.
1t is understood that the letter of
intimidation sent by a japanese to
Judge De Bolt was signed "Makino S
Friends. Letters which have been
found in Morris possession show that he
was in close connection with the Higher
Wage Association and the leaders there.
of before the attempted assassination
of Editor Sheba.
Now comes the readiustment of the
strikebreaker problem, for it viii be a
problem in some respects. That the
numbers of strikebreakers will become
less day by day, is certain, but whether
many of them will be retained upon the
plantations in duties in which they
have shown aptitude, remains to be
seen. 1t is believed that the places of
many Japanese will be filed by the
men who have stood in the breach and
helped the planters to win their fight
against the strike leaders. Many of the
strikebreakers have shown themselves
capable of filing responsible positions
The strike began about three months
ago and strikebreakers wages alone
amounted to about $4,000 daily, eX.
elusive of Sundays. In round figures
this amounted to $4,000 per week. Ii
addition to this the planters had tC
pay for the transportation of this
army of men to and from the planta
tions daily, increasing the cost mate
rally. For twelve weeks at $4,000 pei
week, or $4,000 say, the strikebreak
ers wages alone have totaled nearly {
half million dollars. This money pait
in cash in daily instruments, has gon,
into every channel of trade, and tn,
small retail merchants have reaped I
harvest. Poimakers have received casl
and their back bills have been paiC
up. Chinese restaurants which CAV,
credit to the Hawaiian workers before
they became strikebreakers and fear
ed they would lose, were paid up
Every day the fshmarkets received
hundreds of dollars. The clothing an,
grocery stores received benefits. TIL
amusement places were LIBERAL,
patronized. This half million of dol
lars went to the strikebreakers Will
the strikers idled away their time an,
received no money. Many have gon
into debt. japanese merchants hav
suffered, and Japanese who had posi-
tions were mulcted of part of thei
earnings to keep the strike going an
to keep the strike leaders in read.
cash to pay for automobile rides.
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