Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-21
STRIKE MOVE
FUOWNED UPON
BY JAPANESE
Organization and Committees
Formed to Present Requests
TO Planters for Higher Wages

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DfscIaimfng any connection "lth'
or responsibility for the movement
leading Japanese met last nlslt IN Ine
Jananese school on Nuuanu street anu
voted unanimously against asslS'ins
the plantation laborers IN any az
tempt 70 20 on strike, should thelr DC
Inands for higher wages be retuseu
bv the planters. They were IN taVor'
however. Of the higher wages.
Presentations are being mace lot
conference with the planters. A spe,
ciaI committee Of the japanese VIII
mo aupointed soon. AID proper re-
ouests for higher wages will De Iho'-
ouRhly discussed before they are pre-
sented to the planters. ,h,'
The society will be known by ln|
name of The Association on hlehet
wage Question" as adopted last nleht
at the meeting. The object OF lhe
sssocfation ia TO see that questions
nsrtsIptna 70 the wages OF laDorers
will be considered Thoroughly anu
justly.
The association is not strictly
\ Iananese hui. II is open to all classes
on Iaborers, regardless OF natlohAh'y'
Thi. was the expression Of those pres
emf at the meeting. II was SAID thaI
- the association was for the Sole
benefit OF the Japanese laoorers only >
then II would not have as much
weight as II would otherwise. IL 10
now expected that the Hawai1ans' fh-
tn,nos Chinese, Portuguese and otner
rIosees of laborers will be ADMITTED
into the hui. 1yov.i
Y. Murakami, editor OF the ha%all
Choho, presiding. stated briefly thA1
the purpose of the meeting was "
consider the ways and means Oh ee
curing higher wages for the laoorers.
New q. Motokawa was unanimously
elected chairman.
There was no definite proposal Of
fered for discussion, 1t being consIu
cred best to leave the matter OF pre-
naring demands for higher wages 10
q snecial committee to be selected
soon. -, ,o-
mittee of five was elected. II VIII We
its duty to appoint active commIIIeeS'
including investigation, conference
general and other committees
Special Committee
The members Of the special com.
mittee are President Y. Takakuwa OF
the Japanese Merchants association
Manarer s. Avoki Of the Yokohama
Snecie bank, DR.. /. Katsuki, presi-
dent Of the japanese Medical asso-
ssatseat M, Kemsys, president OF the
1000 KsepeIS pRieR, and -, u
Tsrrsssntstiyss % the Japanese
Msrchants, association, religious 20
ciety. medical association, newspa'
per. banks, tailors. union, contrac'
/ Tors and builders union, teachers
union and others were present.
II was decided that the newspaper
editors should not be appointed as OF
ficers and members Of the commit
tees. The press, however, 10 ~
hearty accord with the movement Iol
higher wages. K. Shibayama, former
newspAperman, was elected secretary
Of the association.
Amonr those present we're Y. Taxa
kuwa. president Of the Japanese Mer'
chants association; 8. Awoki, man
arer az the Yokohama Specie bank;
Rey. q. Motokawa, Editor Y. Sega OF
the Nippu Jill, Editor Fred Is. Ma
Eino OF the Hawaii Hocht Editor r
Murakami Of the Hawaii Chpho. Ed
tor NJ. Soeama Of the Hawaii Shinpo
n. Onodera, secretary Of the Japan
ese Merchants association; x. Haga
K. okazaki president Of the Japanese
Tsilors Union; Or. ]. Uchida, pr.
Katsuki. president of the japanese
Medical society; Or. T. Mitamura
Rev. X. Miyaoo. ]. Arai manager d
Hamano store; K. Ida, manager OF s
OzaN store; 8. Terasaki II. Kishi
president Of the Asahi store; T. IA
mura, X. Iyumi Of the Yoto printing
shop: M. Goto Of the Japanese var
penferss Union; Y. Foyama Of the In
dustrial Review Of Hawaii; ]. Kat
suruhama, principal Of the japanese
Central Institute; n. Kawakatsu
manager Of the Sumitomo bank; ]
Watanabe, master OF Japanese laws
S. Imafuti, Rev. s. Sasak, ]
Kaneko, manaeer Of the Pacific bank
K. Shibayama, s. Masuda, principa
OF Kakaako Japanese school; Z. Odo
proprietor Of T. odo store: X. Hama
mura. n. Kawaharas G. Tashiro and
others Isl ne