The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-01
STRONG UNION OF HAWAIlANS
 IS ORGANIZED

HONOLULU, Feb. 1. Banding themselves together to form an or ganization that will unite in one body all the wage workers in Ha- waii, without discrimination as to race, sex, creed, craft or color," sev- eral thousand laborers of all classes, representing many nationalities, have united in a labor organization to be known as the United Workers of Hawaii. .,
 The new union, which, while it recognizes the American Federation of Labor, still demands complete au- tonomy in the conduct of it's affairs in Hawaii, is considered by the busi- ness interests as we'll as by the con- servative labor element to be the most radical movement ever put on foot in this territory. It represents tn "One Big Union" idea, which in the opinion of many is a form of Bolshevism and the embodiment of the communistic principle.
 Owing to the comparative isolation and peculiar local conditions obtain ing in Hawaii, organized labor has only gained foothold on the islands within the past few years and strikes have been almost unknown. In the winter of 1919-20 a strike of planta- ton laborers, which affected sev- eral thousand workers, marked all most the first serious labor dis turbance in the history of Hawaii This strike, which is believed to have been almost entirely racial in it's na- t'lre, was backed to large extent by Japanese radicals. Sabotage and vo- lence of various sorts were en- ployed by the leaders, but owing to the very large bonuses then being paid to laborers by the sugar planta- ti"ns, leaving no grounds outside of pure race prejudice for continuing the strike, the laborers finally re- turned to work without any of their demands having been granted
 LABOR COUNCIL ACTIVE
 Since the plantation strike of 1919- 20 the Central Labor Council of Fonolulu. Japanese controlled body has been very active and has Unon several occasions threatened strikes which. however, have failed to materialize. This body, together with other Japanese interests in HaWaii, was active in financing two non, designated as representatives of organized labor in Hawaii on a trip to Washington for the purpose of fighting the passage of the Ha- waiian labor relief measure. This measure would empower the Presi- dent to authorized importation into Hawaii for limited period of time of alien field hands otherwise inad- missible under existing immigration laws, whenever an actual labor short age should be proven to exist in the islands
 The new union is the successor of the Central Labor Council of Honolu- lu. it is believed. It is at present headed by an American, George Wright, who was one of the emis- saries sent to Washington by the Jananese labor bodies. The control will, however, be vester in a com mittee on which will be Filipino, a Japanese, an American, a Korean, and eventually a Porto Rican. It is understood, however, that the Japan csc vote will control the activities of the new organization.
 American business men through out Hawaii view the new union with considerable apprehension, owing to the tremendous power which, if prop erly organized. it will place in the hands of alien laborers. particularly Japanese. It is understood that the majority of American laborers in the islands will not join the United Workers. but as they comprise but small minority this will have but little effect
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