The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-02-14
ANXIOUS TO EMPLOY
CITIZEN LAB0RERS

"Whenever it is possible for us to
use citizen labor on our open work we
certainly prefer it. For such work ms
is soon to be commenced with the Dia-
mond Head crater, we will use citizen
labor exclusively"
Such is tine answer of Captain Falls,
quartermaster' department, to the
charge made that on the various mill
tary works on this Island a preference
is being given to aliens. Captain Falls
declares most emphatically that not
only is there no discrimination against
citizens, but decided preference is al
ways SHOVE them when it comes to en-
! ploying carpenters, m2sons, shinglers
and laborers.
al have found that the Hawaiian is
very valuable man in certain classes
of work that we have to do, says Cap
tain Falls. Gin all our work around
the corrals l find that the Hawaiian is
especially useful, and for that reason
you will find nearly our whole corral
force made up of Hawaiians."
Carpenters Kick.
The question of the employment or
the unemployment of citizens came to
a head on Saturday, when @. II. Alton,
on behalf of the citizen carpenters of
the city, called on The Advertiser to
Investigate conditions at Leilehua.
There, said Mr. Alton, the foreman and
the assistant foreman had discharged
| practically all the citizen carpenters
and had retained fifty others, all Japa'
nese with one or two exceptions. Alton
declared that he had interviewed the
assistant foreman, Harry Winsley, and
had been told that citizens were not
wanted at Leilehua.
HHe told me that he was not citt-
zen himself, nor did he intend ever ia
become one," said Alton. He said
he preferred Japanese to white men and
intended to employ them. His opinion
was, he said, that the Japanese were
Just as good carpenters as any anC
worked steadier."
Alton made a number of other charges
and statements, including one to thu
effect that it would not be safe TO
Winsley ever to go TO the Coast, wher,
i, he had been written up and denounced
in the union papers.
: Falls Denies Whole Thing.
The attention Of Captain Falls wa
called to the statements made, with tn
result. as given above, that he denied
auX u
) citizens, announcing that the polio,
was to discriminate rather in favor o.
, the citizen.
5 "There is a necessity for a rush a
, Leilehua, said the captain. owe ha'
l to put on all the carpenters We coul'
: find, any kind, to get the hundred o
so buildings ready for the troops to az
r rive on the special trip of the Sheri
: dan. When the rush was over we lai
j off about twenty-five men, PRACTICAL
Z all orientals.
at has been hard for us to &c
a white carpenters at Leilehua, becaus
the work has been disagreeable. Their
5 is no proper shelter ont there and n
}, way of feeding the men. The Japanes
]. put up with the discomforts and mar
t aged to cook for themselves, but tn
y white men didn't want TO. ! Am sorr
2 for that.
h 'sYou can say for me-" conclude
lCaptain Falls, fthat ! am ready nor
o 10 give work to any good carpenter
n and If he Is citizen 80 much th
Il better. am Ia favor Of employin
o citizens, but have 20 do here with th
n material at hand. have TO do m
Is work somehow. but I would eertainl
ol prefer 20 be able 20 do Il with Amer
cans"