The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-01-19

pervsricating when he states that so few o
his men were present, while in reality fully
100 Of Unua's men were accompanying
Toomey.
Mr.. Unna states through his second. Mr.
Toomey. that one of my lunas fred sho
in the cane with the inten ton Of frightening
his men away. IL is certainly untrue; NJ
shot was fred. Mr.. Unna might have
known more about the entire AFFAIR if he
had been present, but he evidently sent his
men with the intention Of causing trouble
and fully Appreciating the old adage, Dis
cretion is the better part Of vslor," he rs
NAMED st home. fully relying on his grand
assistant manager.
In Toomey's sworn statement in Court
and tao statement made ia your issue OF
| date 23d November. do not correspond
in the least in regard to Mr.. NcCrosson.
Mr.. Toomey states that no told McCros-
son VIC were trespsssing on land that did not
belong US, and that we had other roads to
get to our cane Here he admits that the
cane does rightly belong to us. NJ -
does not prove himself such brilhan
rer when he allowed his manager to make
SO honest snd straightforward q statement
or perhaps he gave Toomey's Sreport YER
batim.
IT, as Toomey states, he could settle the
matter with me privately without any more
nonsense. why did he not come down quietly
and settle it without bringing down such
boisterous crowd, or perhaps he wanted
them AS u body guard and Witnesses.
It looked very much as if he came to
brighten and take by force. After Toomey
found that 1 was not so easily frightened
into submission into his absurd demands,
he was willing to make any compromise
which plainly showed him in the wrong, for
SO brave and cool a man would always in
sist on having his rights.
Mr. Unna charges me with cowardice in
furnishing him in seed cane as per agree
ment. If it is cowardly to be honorable.
then, my worthy neighbor, 1 have set you
an honorable example,
Mr. Unna states, chat tho anxtousIy
awaiting stockholders would, no doubt, be
more benefi ted if Mr.. Cummings and his
crowd had remained at home and kept their
mill going
continue grinding for a minute. In the
second place, the stockholders of Reci-
procity Sugar Company have full confidence
IN their manager (who, though not 25 years
in the cane business as my honorable
neighbor Mr.. Unna) has made success
already of the cane business without wait
ing quar- ter of century.
I sincerely hope Mr.. Unna will not pass
any sleepless nights in regard to the anxiety
of stockholders of this plantation.
He undoubtedly thought that by having
warrants sworn out on a charge Of q riotous
meeting against the officers of the planta-
ton that our mill would have to cease
grinding and work would not go on. Only
his fertile brain could have conjectured
such a charge, as he knew very we'll he had
no case against US, and By having us charged
with attempt at riot he thought he could
cause us trouble. while the Government
would be placed at the expense of the prose-
eution. While he has ample time on his
hands to indulge any prediction he may
have for airing his vast knowledge in q
Court.
Mr.. luna is showing his indicative ''dog |
in tho manger" disposition. That vindic- |
tiveness which he before gave vent to when |
he stated to Mr.. MeCrosson, ''H you come |
here you will come into the bears claws, |
and he will squeeze you
have given the facts above. will not |
envy Mr.. Unna the last word in the say.
am, very respectfully,
w. H. CUMMINGS.