The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-05-14

, sarikng. Does he not know that the
Nippu Jiii has been advocating IA.
higher WAGES since last September
The planters did not listen 10 our ad-
| vice. and now they are Ia the Gin N.
They can not blame anybody hut thvin-
selves for the present trouble. II 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 iaborers for any notice
now. they are demonstrating very
| properly what they want. The con-
eession on the part OF the planters
can only save the dilemma In which
they are placed today"
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-
iorsing the action of the Higher Wage
Association and raising funds for the
strikers. In its notice II says; Attend
the meeting all righteous men who
have blood In your veins and tears in
your eyes"
In the same publication the assocla-
ton has large notice on the front
page. 1.-THE time is ripe for strikes.
Already the Japanese Of Waipahu and
Aiea are up. The Higher Wage Asso
citation Will show further activity in
assisting the striking laborers. We
request contributions from all tho
Japanese on all the islands"
This is signed. Higher Wage Asso-
ciation,' in big letters, by the treas
urer, NJ. Yamashiro, who keeps a Jap
anese hotel, and by the following au-
ditors: o. Nakashlma, saloonkeeper,
and X. Hamamura, who is n clerk in
Theo. II. Davies & Co.'s store.
' Leaders Need Salaries.
The leaders of the Waipahu strike
came in to Honolulu on Wednesday
and returned with orders to strike,
from Fred Maxine. Yesterday morn
ing the strikers held mass meeting
at Waipahu, attended by some of Ma
KINDS deputy leaders. and II was de-
cided to have the headquarters of tn
association at Waipahu.
At this same meeting a committee
of eighty-six Japanese was appointed
to act on the matter of strikes, and
1t was decided to levy 50 from every
member of the association as a
nucleus for a strike fund. 1t seems
probable that some of the officers OF
the Association are getting nervous
about their salaries and are taking
steps to have something in the ex.
fhequer for them to draw on.
At meeting held at Aiea yester.
. day morning there was much talking
J and, much free handing round of adj
a vice, but nothing definite decided OF
| except to boycott the Hawaii Shinpc
/ and the Japanese Chronicle.
Mr.. Sheha, manager of the Shinpo
states that so far he has not received
, notice from any of his subscribers t
a discontinue the paper on this account
!. and does not expect to.
A Courteous Interview.
e T. okino and another member o
i the Aiea strike committee called OF
: Mr.. Ross about $50 last evening, an,
e in very courteous way stated tina
b they did not consider his first lette
Y as sufficient reply to their demands
o They brought the letter with then
g and wished to return 1t.
u MIR. Ross then told them that he ha,
I already written another letter request
/. ing an answer to his first one, an
o told them the substance of It, This 1
/ the letter which appears above. Whe
Mr.. Okino and his fellow countryma,
u heard that Mr.. Ross expected I
. bring In labor from Honolulu, the
" said nothing, but quietly and courte
VI ously Withdrew.
The interview was carried throug
70 with the best of feeling on both sides
and the two japanese, who represen
;, the sentiments of the other striker.
= seemed to wish to have all negotia
. tions as friendly as possible. Thi
!. indicated that any trouble that ma
20 ensue will come from an outsid
- source. such, for example, as the In
+ fiuenee of the sclf-elected labor bosse
" All Quiet at Both Places.
When called up on the telephon
last night, both Mr.. Bull and Mr.. RIOS
Or stated that everything was quiet
re their .neighborhood. with no signs
IL trouble OF any kind.
N Mr.. Ross stated that he felt quit
IN confident that the other hundred Oh
"a reese laborers would return to wor
Of today and that that would give hi
st plenty of help with which to MOI
IN the cut cane.
After that is done. grinding will
to resumed at the Aiea mill, and the
ne will be sufficient force left over
or attend properly to the irrigatin
lie With extra labor brought out fro
We Honolulu, Mr.. Ross expects that tn,
or will be able to resume cutting with
'ir a very short time.