The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-14

in such way as to put wrong mean
ing on part of his statement with re-
gard to his previous treatment of his
employees. A line reading ~ am sure
that i have tried to treat you for your
| acknowledgement should have read 81
am sure L have tried to treat you fairly
| and considerably"
| Jill Talks Loudly.
The Japanese publications in favor
| of the Higher Wage Association are
| busily engaged in vilifying the mill
owners and stirring up as much
| trouble as possible. Commenting upon
| the reply of Manager Ross of the Aiea
| plantation to the so-called petition of
| the strikers, the Nippu calls it a most
mischievous epistle, rejecting upon
the honor of the Japanese race.
| The paper says: Quite contrary to
| Mr.. Ross conception of our race, the
| Japanese are neither children nor
fools to be cheated by his words. He
says that the strikers did not give
him any notice of their intention, nor
| make any complaints prior to their
| striking. Does he not know that the
| Nippu Jill has been advocating the
higher wages since last September?
The planters did not listen to our ad-
vice, and now they are in the cineh.
They can not blame anybody but them
selves for the present trouble. 1t is
true that the laborers did not present
their demands until now, but that is
| because they did not realize their own
position. We opened their eyes; and
they are no longer satisfied with their
condition, which is no better than the
life of slaves. The planters need not
request of the laborers for any notice
now: they are demonstrating very
properly what they want. The con-
Cession on the part of the planters
j.. can only save the dilemma in which
r they are placed today"
e Mass Meeting Tonight.
, This paper has also called a mass
meeting to be held in the Asahi The.
alter tonight, for the purpose of en-
/ dorsing the action of the Higher Wage
y Association and raising funds for tbs
@ strikers. In it's notice it says: ATTEND
the meeting all righteous men VIII,
have blood in your veins and tears il
your eyes"
h In the same publica ton the associa
J. ton has G. large notice on the from
a page. 'The time is ripe for strikes
Already the japanese of Waipahu ant
Aiea are up. The Higher Wage Asso
citation will show further activity il
e assisting the striking laborers. w
l.. request contributions from all tn
d, japanese on all the islands,
This is signed, Higher Wage Asso
e ciation," in big letters, by the treas
y urer, NJ. Yamashiro, who keeps a Jap
anese hotel, and by the following au
q ditors: o. Nakashima, a saloonkeepel
and X. Hamamura who is clerk i
~ Theo. II. Davies & Co.'S store.
Leaders Need Salaries.
l. The leaders of the Waipahu strik
1t came in to Honolulu on Wednesda
RS and returned with orders to strik,
as from Fred Maxine. Yesterday morn
ing the strikers held a mass meetin
- at Waipahu, attended by some of Ma
w kino's deputy leaders, and it was d.
TT cided to have the headquarters of til
association at Waipahu.
At this same meeting a committt
of eighty-six japanese was appOnte
to act on the matter of strikes, ar
re it was decided to levy 50 from ever
" member of the association as
:, nucleus for a strike fund. It seen
probable that some of the officers
ho the association are getting nervol
nd about their salaries and are taki1
re- steps to have something in the e
he ehequer for them to draw on.
-, At a meeting held at Aiea yeste
day morning there was much talki1
aE and much free handing round of a
NO vice, but nothing definite decided
no except to boycott the Hawaii Shin
IN and the japanese Chronicle.
Mr.. Sheha. manager of the Shinr
"I states that so far he has not receiv
m. notice from any of his subscribers
to discontinue the paper on this accouI
IA and does not expect to.
,ro A Courteous Interview.
iol T. Okino and another member
the Aiea strike committee called
nc , MIR. Ross about $50 last evening, a.
or in a very courteous way stated tn
rst they did not consider his first lett
as a sufficient reply to their demant
- They brought the letter with the
and wished to return it.
es- Mr.. Ross then told them that he h
TX | already written another letter reuue.