The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-09

morning Of a large percentage Of the
200 track men of the Oahu, Railroad
Compahy, who went on strike Monday
and Tuesday, in sympathy with the
Japanese wharf Iaborers, who walked
out Saturday night, 1t is the belief
Of Superintendent Harry Denison, that
the local railroad strike is over.
II is believed in railroad circles, that
the Japanese laborers have been ad
vised by those of their race, high in
authority, that the calling Of strike
on a railroad, during war times, is a
serious offenss and that no good could
be attained ~ deeds uf violence Dr. ANY
intimidation of those who wished tC
continue in the employ of a railroad
in the United States.
Indications are that all of the track
laborers will return to work today and
will await the decisIun of the arbitra-
tion committee of the war labor board,
to which both sides Of the case have
been submitted by Col. r. NJ. Schofeld.
wages, on the ground that the present
high cost of living was the occasion
for these demands, the Japanese have
submitted q schedule Of living costs in
Oriental circles, which has been for
warded to Washington with all of the
evidence in the case
Sociey Expenses
According to the schedule, a Japa.
l., kpg ,inl
each month amounting to five dollars.
just what sort of society affairs these
events are is not explained. Clothing
costs a single man a dollar and a half
a month, while to keep himself proper
ly shOd costs a dollar a month. The
probable explanation for these figures
is, that japanese generally work on
the raiIrond stripped to the waist,
while most Of the wear and tear comes
upon their foot gear.
Pocket money is segregated from
"social expense and a dollar a month
is appropriated for this purpose among
single men. Hair cuts and shaves are
figured in at one dollar a month. With
Japanese haircuts and shaves costing
ten and fifteen cents respectively, this
Is not considered an extravaganza ex
Eats Between Meals
According to the schedule, Japanese
laborers must have cake between meals
TO promote a proper degree of efficiency
in tossing bags of sugar into the hold
Of a steamer. Newspaper subscriP' ions
are a household expense among single
men, married men and men of family
who work on the railroad and seventy
a.. a. aha
against this item of expense.
japanese papers, delivered, cost
seventy-five cents a month; the reader
must continue his literary Indulgence
TO one paper, according to the sched
ule submitted. Married men and mar
ried men with children, find that it
costs fifty cents u month to keep the
household supplied with soap. Single
men have eliminated this item of ex
pense from their schedule and figure
that charging up fifty cents month
against bath covers the ground nicely.
Social expenses of married men are
six dollars a month, while social ex
penses of a married man with a family
Is cut to dollar a month. The head
of the family, however, balances this
feature by charging himself up with
slA uOlldTS poChel HOh'y "h'lc lhe
single man only allows himself n dol
lar a month for this item of expense.
Lunches for the children at school
amount to a dollar and a half a month
and all three classes of labOrers, wheth-
er they live in a tenement in PaIama
or a camp built and maintained by the
railroad company, charge up on their
monthly ledgers, an expense of one dol,
lar for electric lights.
Following is the text of the cost of
living in Oriental quarters as submit
ted:
COST OF LIVING