Salt Lake Tribune | 1911-04-08 | Page 10 | Laborers Demand Big Wage Increase

LABORERS DEMAND I BIG WAGE INCREASE Alaska Ganners Hare Bad Luck j With Men Imported From Hawaiian Islands. HONOLULU, April 7. With about 150 Filipino laborers on board tho steamship H Senator, recently outfitted In. San Fran- fl Cisco to Iransport laborers from the Ha- walian Islands to the Alaska canneries. 8 was cruising outside the three-mile limit late today, presumably to avoid libel Q proceedings. The Senator arrived yes- terday and after taking on fresh water I suddenly left the harbor. I On hoard are F. B. Craig and J. C. 1 Bell, representatives of the Alaska pack- ers, for whom warrants are out for al- ( leged violation of the territorial emipra- jj Hon laws in soliciting emigration without H licenses. j Injupctlons have boon Issued to ro- 1 strain further endeavor on tho part of agents to procure island labor for Alaska. Alas-ka. The Senator Is without clearance papers and an effort will bo made to arrest ar-rest anyono coming ashore to obtain clearances. SAN FRANCISCO. April 7 The 2G7 8 Filipinos, llawallans and Porto RIcans who arrived here from Honolulu on the steamer Korea yesterday, and on landing refused lo carry out their contract to go to Alaska.' pave notlco today that they would go to the canneries lr assured of a substantial Increase of the wages offered of-fered them when they left the Islands. The Chinese labor contractors by whom they were engaged, however, are obdurate obdur-ate and say that If tho men refuse their firsL offer they will engage other laborers labor-ers to 1111 their places.