The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-09-05
|. ASeu Gives His Account Of
the Kohala Trouble.
Matters Now Quiet Secret So
Cieties Blamed---So
thing to b. ReCtifisd.


at Kohala between himself and the
Chinese laborers that arrived by the
Pactolus.
On Sunday, August %, during
the afternoon, about GO Chinese be-
longing to the Union Mill and the
Kohala Sugar Co. came to his house,
and asked that he would act as inter
prefer in an interview with their
managers about the terms of the con-
tract. This Aseu declined at first to
do, being Sunday, but finally con-
sented, and accompanied them to
the office Of the KOhala Sugar Co.
The Chinese laborers said that they
were informed by man named Pan
Fong (who is prominent member
of the Chinese Secret Society that
Mr.. Aseu was robbing them all OF
SIS each, and that the So IS deduct
ed each month from their wages went
to Aseu's pocket, and not to the Board
ofImmigration. Moreover, that all the
contracts were destroyed by .he fire
at the Kohala Sugar Co. s office, and
that they were consequently free
men.
Arriving at the Office of the Kohala
Sugar Co., the matter of the $75
was explained to the men by Mr..
McDougall, the manager, through
an interpreter.
l.. Aseu then returned to his house,
promising the men to go TO The Union
Mill the next morning. The same
Sunday evening at about 1880, l..
Aseu noticed lot of Chinese. per-
haps 100, around his house, who de-
handed food. A case of crackers,
etc., was given to them, and they all
went quietly to sleep on the veranda
and around the place.
Mr.. Aseu observed among the
Chinese a number of men whom he
knew to be connected with Chinese
secret societies, and, fearing treach-
cry, he sent for the deputy sheriff of
Kohala and some native assistants,
who arrived during the night, in all
about two dozen men.
On the Monday morning the de-
putty sheriff, by an interpreter, called
the Chinese together, and asked
them the meaning of their assem-
bling at the house of Mr.. Aseu.
They replied that they were not
satisfied at being locked 1915
month for Mr.. Aseu's private benefit,
and that something must be done to
make their contracts right. They
also complained that after paying
1915 for the Board of immigration
and 1925 for passage money each
month, there was not enough left on
which to get food.
The Sheriff told them that they
must bring complaint before the
Courts in regular manner, and if
they had grievance it would be at
tended to.
He then ordered the people to dis
perse to their homes. While this
talk was going on about 100 more
Chinese arrived on the scene, and
the Sheriff again ordered the people
to return to their respective planta-
tons, and slightly pushed a man.
At this time some of the Chinese
at the back began throwing stones at
the police, hitting and slightly injur-
ing two of them. A sort of general
scrimmage then ensued two hum
dred Chinese against two dozen ka-
nakas-whch did not last long, and
the rioters were prevailed on to go
to the Court House, where they met
the different managers of plantations
that employed them.
The matter of the $75 deposited
with the Government in trust for the
laborer was again explained, that the
people signed their contracts freely,
that the contracts were explained to
them in China, as we'll as at MANU-
kona where they were signed.
Still they refused to believe that
they would ever see anything more
of the SIS and objected to the
monthly charge Of 1915, and they
were told that the Chinese Consul
would no doubt be sent for, who
would have to be believed.
After some further trouble the
laborers finally concluded to 60 to
work, and when the Claudine left all
hands were at work.
Mr.. Aseu asserts that the man
Pan Fong, who represents very pro-
minently some of the secret societies,
is at the bottom of the whole trouble.
1t was he that sent Chinese letter
on board the Pactolus at Mahukona,
paying the kanaka boatman IS for
taking it off. This letter was inter-
cepted before reaching the Chinese
passengers, and is now in the hands
of the Government.
The contents of the letter are to
the effect that rice and all provisions
are very dear, that the people had
better refuse to sign any papers, and
that the writer, Pan Fong, would
provide all hands with work at high
wages, etc., etc.
The laborers, Mr.. Aseu says, are
all right, and willing to work, if let
alone by outside Chinese who are
connected with secret organizations.
Information received by the Mar
shall is to the effect that the fight at
Kohala was not so serious as report
ed. A Chinaman was hit with bull