Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-11 | Page 23 | Plantations Increase Sugar Grinding Time

Plantations Increase Sugar Grinding Time I-IONLULU. T. H., April 2. (By mail) Despite the fact that tho Japanese Jap-anese federation of labor stands firmly firm-ly by Its walkout order, issued late in January In an attempt to 'force up plantation labor wages, the sugar mills on the six Island of Oahu plantations plan-tations affected arc increasing their grinding time. Kahuku mill recently was reported i ! on full time, twenty-four hours daily, while the others aro running; from twelve tq fiftcon hours. The planters plant-ers say Uhey h"avo moro than 'J00O 'strikebreakers In .the fields, exclusive' of another 2000 Filipinos who have returned to work and tho hands who refused to walk out when tho Japan- r. cse federation and the Filipino union ' declared a strike. At the time the general strike on Oahu was called it was estimated thai approximately SOOO men quit work.