The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-09-03
JAPANESE ARE
NOT SATISFIED

That the japanese of the community
are not entirely satisfied with the ac-
count rendered of the money received
and disbursed by the Higher Wage AS
ISOLATION, is evidenced by letters that
are being sent to the Hawaii Shinpo
and the Japanese Chronicle.
The Higher Wage Association did
not make public its itemized statement
in Honolulu, but copies we're forward
ed to the other islands, with the evil
dent hope that it might result in the
securing of extra contributions to the
strike fund. With the strike thing
of the past, the ASSOCIATION still wants
something over $4,000 to settle up back
accounts and carry on work.
The Hawaii Shinpo secured copy
of the statement, as published in the
Advertiser few days ago, and print
ed it for the benefit of the japanese
on this island, The Shinpo is demand
ing complete accounting for all
money received by the Higher Wage
Association. and has branded the pub
lished statement a fraud. A critic,
writing to the Shinpo, says, in sub
stance:
""rhe Higher Wage campaign was
carried on as a public movement, and
depended upon general contributions
for financial support, as was repeated
ly proclaimed by the self-termed pub
lic.spirited men like Maxine, Negoro,
Sega and others. Now, IL it was real
ly public movement, then the public
which contributed to its funds is en-
titled to know how the money in
trusted to them was spent.
"Of the $1624.25 which is itemized
vaguely as the campaign expenses, we
can not think Maxine, Negoro, Sega
and Others, who call themselves patri-
OTIS, and martyrs, pure and honorable
in their character, can spend this
amount for their automobile rides for
their geisha girls. Yet when the amount
is given as campaign expenses, we can
not see how that much was spent
"Again, about the $1907.10, the
amount itemized as given away for aid.
Who were the recipients of such aid
from the Higher Wage Association.
"The cost of lawsuits, for which
, $3631 was spent, may include the case
against Mr.. Sega for mailing obscene
literature through the United States
mails. Who knows3 But the public
has never contributed cent for the
defense of the editor of the agitation
paper, for publishing obscene matter,
which certainly had nothing to do with
the higher wages he promised us and
failed to get.
"Perhaps the Higher Wage Asso-
citation may be justified in spending
the money in the defense of the as
sault cases. because the Higher Wage
agitation was for nothing but to call
the Japanese public to unrest and dis
turbance.
"The item of $lO41.4O, for miscel-
laneous petty expenses, might, it would
seem, have well been included with
the first item of miscellaneous cam
paign expenses.
"Of the estimated expenses after
August a. which the association is try
ing to make the iaborers take up, I
very much doubt the wisdom of sup
porting the idle element at the ex-
pense of the hard working laborers
on the plantations. I wonder at the
courage of the Higher Wage leaders in
asking 1861 for lawsuits. Are the
leaders anticipating more crimes which
the resident Japanese win have to
defend?'
In referring to the item of $4,000
for passage money needed to send 1000
laborers to the other islands, the cor
respondent sarcastically suggests that,
perchance the money is to be used to
pay the fares of the leaders on some
deep sea steamer.