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Show 'Plantation Strike Is Public Calamity HONOLULU, T. H.. Feb. 4. (By Associated Press) Acting Governor Curtis P. laukea of the Hawaiian islands issued a statement today in which he asserted, that he would regard re-gard it as a a public calamity if the strike of sugar plantation, workers in, the islands is .prolonged. k "Sugar isonc-,6f the .necessaries of life." his statement said, "and the pub-lid pub-lid is represented where production is endangered, arresLs will be made. We will do our duty as Americans when the interests of the public are at stake as they will be from a prolonged deadlock. dead-lock. I shall feel it my duty to use my best influence to avert what I would regard as a public calamity." on |