The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-05-25

on the plantation, the strikers had
! warned the Portuguese that if they
attempted to go to work yesterday
morning trouble would come.
Manager Adams stated that while in
the Chinese camp the night before a
Japanese entered and walked wariiy
along. He met a couple of Chinese,
half stopped and eyed them steadily.
The Chinese returned the look and
then went back to their quarters.
Manager Adams asked the Chinese
what the Japanese meant. They were
too scared to tell, but finally replied
that ii had something to do with
clothes. Manager Adams was a per-
sonal observer of the warning.
Then yesterday morning the Portu-
guese told him of the threats which
they had received and said they fear
ed to take up their daily work. They
We're told that they could work safe
ly, and they went into the fields and
did well. The Portuguese men, women
and children worked and sent the cut
cane to the mill, where 1t was ground.
When the Japanese millmen quit Ka-
nuku on Wednesday they walked out
leaving the machinery going full blast
The machinery was taken care of by
other employees.
Paid Highest Rate.
The Kahuku management means to
be firm in its attitude toward the
strikers. yet firmness will be temper
ed with absolute fairness. The con-
tractors who, by the terms of their
contracts with the plantation, should
receive but Sl3 a month in settlement
If they break the contract or SIG Il
they give two months notice of in
tention to break it, will be given tn,
SIG settlement, as If they had giver
the full two months notice.
Kahuku will continue to supply tn,
strikers with their daily fuel. Tht
Japanese who attended to this ordi
narily. failed to appear yesterday, ant
Portuguese performed the work. Thi!
was the same with the daily attention
given to the sanitary condition of th'
Japanese camps. The Japanese haC
failed in this also, and Manage
Adams had a Portuguese and an as
sistant follow Ii up. The Japanes
seemed surprised that the manage
: would attend to such a matter, ant
u it is thought they may later b
/, ashamed that they have not continue
to attend to 1t themselves. The mil
supply was also continued, but as tn
japanese distributor had joined tn
strikers, Manager Adams notified tn
Japanese that If they wanted 1t the
could get their supply from the dair
direct.
As TO the four japanese whom tn
-.
from service, because they had take
a stand with the plantation, the man
agement has notified the strikers tina
although the men are not now on tb
estate, yet they are still in the en-
ploy of the plantation.
Odd Way to Pass News.
Kahuku while one of the large plaI
tations of the island, on the route {
the "belt road" around the island, an
at the end of the railroad line, is ye
to some extent, the most isolated {
all from the city of Honolulu, an
when any rush information is to
sent to Honolulu, the message tax,
wonderfully roundabout route. F,
instance, Manager Adams wanted
notify the agents yesterday morning
AHt VI TIE SHlItct 1
the japanese, and ne wanted Il
Sheriff down on the 9:15 train.
sent a message by a messenger ov
10 the big wireless station where o.
orator Chance handles the key. Chan
opened up the electricity and in
jiffy the message sped from the I
of the tall mast into space and WI
caught on the tip Of the mast Of Il
wireless station near Lahaina. IslaI
Of Maui. The operator there OPEN
up his key and started the messa
of again, and this time II sp
through space across the channel a.
back to this island, disappearing dol
the mast OF the wireless station
Barber's Point. about twenty mil
below Honolulu. Then the operat
there forwarded the message by I
overland telegraph line to the vii
hess company's office IN the Hen
Waterhouse Trust Company, FL
street, from whence the young la
operator sent the message by messs
ger over 10 Alexander & Baldwin's
flee in the stangenwald buildh
Quite zigzag course, but In lieu
n direct phone line, the wireless
quite handy
Come to Town To-day,
Agitator Maxine stated yesterd
that after the laborers are paid on
, Waipahu and Alea they viii mII
D into town with a band In the LEI
|, Tho waipahu men win march 10 Al
where they win be Joined by the III
/, eontonls there, and the entire body
' strikers said 10 be between $500 a
/, 5000 strong, viii come 90 Honolulu
!, a body tie states also that hundr