The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-15
OUR FRISCO LETTER


would 20 guaranteed $50 for She /
season, plus transportation. board ana I
lodrInr This was iors than the nm.
domtandine on which they had oria
inallt come 10 terma. but fof the snko
of friendship they would accept The
ALASKA Packers Association vas peg
fccilv willing to agree 90 ihis. but
me Chinese contractors refused tho .
guaunt, A Filipino ariiaior ap
poarod on the Stump again. AMI
me lahorers, after hearing him. re-
fused TO bulge Again the parloyng
land arguing went on for over two I
hours. TO mo- avail The laborcrs
amused themselves on the pier while
the leaders tried TO come 20 some
agreement
IN the midst Of the argument q
leader stpeped on a box. said less
than dozen words, and the meeting
broke up On confusion Those who
had baggage grabbed Il, and with a
whoop and a rush the 267 laborers
started for the gate. The Morse pa
trolmen lined up I'm front Of the gate
and braced themselves. That was all
they did, except to pick themselves
Iuu after the cavalcade had passed
over them and on into the street
Al al, stop him, stop him." cried
the Chinese contractor, dashing six
] - l,rA Il
far up the street They swarmed on
express wagons, on drays. some
caught cars, while others walked, but
all headed for the Filipino Club IN
Chinatown. where at present writ
ing further meetings are being held,
and the leaders are determining upon
course OF action.
The Alaska agents, however, are
close at hand, and It Is expected that
in the end the majority of the labor
ers will sign up on contracts more
or less favorable than the ones sub
mitted to them in Honolulu. Mean
while the return of the steamer Sen
ator from the islands is looked for
with interest. If she carries as tur-
bulent a lot as those laborers who
Just landed, It is most likely that
the transfer Of the people to the
Alaskan boats will take place at sea.
After Roosevelt.
Now that former President Roose-
welt has come and gone, there is the
usual discussion which always fol-
lows the departure of gifted leader
of the people, and comments upon HIS
speeches made here are both enthu-
siastic and acrimonious. His lectures
delivered at the University of Cali
fornia were attended by thousands,
President offered, who enthusiastic-
ally applauded whenever the least
opportunity presented itself Yet
when all was said and done, many re-
marked that there were dozens OF
professors. in the University who
could have delivered lectures of
equal moment, but whose fame
scarcely extends beyond the confines
of the class room. This, perhaps
from the carpers.
His friends point out that his talks
? were uplifting That he told the
people what they already know, but
, didn't realize until he told it &C
them" that he emphasized and re
iterated the fundamental principles
which go to make up good citizenship
ard did it in such a way that those
principles would be kept in mind Ions
after the particular speech in which
he enunciated them was forgotten.
He made one public appearance il
, San Francisco before one of thu
largest crowds assembled to hear 8
s.. public speaker in years, but his Other
appearances were confined to private
assemblages, where he was a guest o.
honor. Some members of one of tho
> exclusive clubs extended a tentative
invitation to him to be the honored
guest at a banquet, expecting, Of
course. that the invitation would be
h officially ratified by the Board of Di-
!. rectors Imagine the establishment
when the whole matter was promptly
vetoed by the directors. Not thai
4 they had anything personal agains
him, on, no. Simply that theirs was
3 an intimate, friendly club in which
almost family relations prevailed, and
4 would not do to have free thinker
and blunt speaker like Roosevelt tall
in their midst 1t might lead to some
differences of opinion-whch would
never do in club of millionaires, il
which there are undoubtedly som'