The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-09-04
WAGE AG|TAT|ONIS
EFFORT T0REEPUP
TRADE OF MERCHANT
Plantation Agencies Find No De-
mand For Raises Coming From
Laborers Themselves
LET PLANTATION DO 1T
APPEARS TO BE POLICY
Japanese Workers Practise
Economy With War Times and
Tradesmen Feel Pinch

other conference Of Japanese news
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tinuance by them OF the agitation |
which they started in an effort to Sc
cure higher wages for plantation Ia.
bofers may be determined this week. |
A meeting Of .Iananese ne,vsnana, man |
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was not ana y was then said that they
would meet early this week, perhaps
today. If "a held. II "A said that less
/ information will be given "a The pnbl
lie than following the former meeting
or eonferenee.
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me IMPRESSION prevalls that tne
open ietter sent out by Royal ~ Mead
70 me Japanese press took the wand
out q the sMis OF the aptators. be-
IoIe tne eommittee mad presented any
arguments 70 the planters the mead of
the lapor bureau Of the planters asso.
eiation presented clear statement u
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huhness As Osuai move
Il While the business and profession
al men who attended the conferences
oil loa he III.
efs are suffering hardships by reason
Of increased cost Of living plantation
agencies and managers report that
| there has been little or no agitation
from the laborers themselves who
! seem TO be pretty well satisfied with
, labor eonditions and the wage and
nonus scales In Plantation circles the
Impression prevails that q y move
Ior business as usual despite the
< VAT On we PaEt 81 Japanese mers
chants business and professional men
VINO. IN reanty are wolking .ror Them,
Selves a II. tne s own lnserests ana OUT,
sloe o. th ~ are NOT specially interested
"a Wnat tne iaporers on me pianta-
uons earn.
Laborers Practise Economy
N we have not found that there Is
any parneular demand for higher
wages among our plantation labor
ers,' said u representative Of one Of
4 the largest agencies late last week.
I'VE have made careful inquiry and
tne agltation seems 70 us to come
from an entirely dihcrent source
! Wnen me United states defosnined
70 east lts 10y WIN inc Allies, people
! generaily began 70 look about for
il mems 20 economics, ana the japanese
r On sne pllneatl1ns were no dliferent
i lIom otner people IN th Ht respect. feo'
e PIE Were ADVISED 20 economics. steps
y were taken 70 produce economy IN INC
4 use ot 1000 ply people also sought other
!. means OF retrencnment. Inc, result OF
e this the merenanFs feit, lt was The
same way win our own retail mer
n chants ana they spent money IN paid
Q advertiAng N plea TO the public not
$ 10 pe parsimonlous because the United
h states was at war.
u naei Snaiits LooA 70 ftahtatlols ri
would seem that the japanese
merchants tonowed a different hne Of
argument; the lnporers get more
money, tpey WI spent more, appear
% hu Ivy. peen tneir argument we WI
get tne piantatons 70 pay more. Il
, Wlil then pass over cur counters q
usnal, Tor we WIZ get our share and
j proportion OF their al led wages. Ther
the meeting was called here. Will
business as good as usual inc adyertis
Il ing "a ine neWspapeIs Keeps up 70 th'
e usual. ~ was easy for the merchants
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