The morning call., 1894-11-16
JAPS AND SLAVS.
Excitement Over Criminal
Libel Suits.
RIVAL JAPANESE EDITORS.
Takeshi Huga Characterized as a
Great Rascal.
A HUMOROUS SLAvONIAN SCRIBE
Editor Zvanut i'm an Article Calls the
Proprietor, Louis w. Piskuiich,
a FIegel.

The Japanese and Slavonian colonies
are considerably exercised just now over
criminal libel suits pending in the Police
courts against editors of papers published
in their native languages in this city
Takeshi Huga is the editor of the Golden
Gate News, and he complains that he was
malcously libeled by Editor Manic Muizi
OF the New World in a vigorous article
published on October 81.
Translated the article complained of
reads as follows:
Editor Huga OF Golden Gate News is a great
rascal. His wisdom Is like serpenps, his
tongue is like the devirS, and in hiding his evils
and destroying bis neighbOrs no man 10 this
city can surpass the editor, Takeshi Huga OF
Golden Gate News. We affirm that Takeshi
Huga Is great rascal. Now. we, with this real
evidence, Will cut the throat of Huga, the big
monster. AudaclOuS Huga, won't you tremble
when you read his evidence?
On the Sd OF July OF this year Huga sent
thirty Japanese labOrers TO Bandroftemy Vine
yard, Fresno County, Cal. These laborers were
brought from Victoria for the purpose. Being
new arrivals from Japan and not being familiar
with California they could not but obey what.
ever Huga commands. When the thirty labor
ers landed, Huga, with his usual and strange
tactics, passed them through the Custom house
very easily. directly violating the contract
labor law. He then brought the thirty men 10
Japanese boarding house in this city, gave
them half days rest, and, by the O'Clock
tracted place In Fresno. Why did he hurry so ?
Because IL he let the iaborers stay In the CITY
longer they would certainly see other men, and
his scheme would be frustrated.
AT the beginning when the thirty laborers |
arrived In this port Huga immediately tele.
graphed to the vineyard owner TO send by tele.
graph So for each labOrer as the railroad fare
He cashed the telegram In bank In this civ
and put the whole sum of $3.50 in his pocket,
how wonderful in his sagacity and holiness
Then he boldly told the laborers whenI they
started 10 pay So each the railroad fare
The laborers knowing nothing paid it out of
their own pockets bought their tickets and
took the train according 10 Huga's directions
arriving at the contracted place as mentioned
beforehand on The lhird day of July.
He further charged each laborer 81 per
month, that is, $50 for thirty men. lie sent
one of his servants as foreman. He permitted
MIN 10 collect the money on the 18th of each
month and send II 10 him at San Francisco
About the middle of this month the work was
finished, the labOTers were leaving the Mace
ana when the vineyard-owner settled the ac,
count with the labOTerS he deducted The S6
each which he had advanced the laborers eay-
ing deficiency OF $3.50, consequently ali of
the laborers made great riot, even his fore
man, not knowing the cause, sent a telegram to
Huga. Huga anticipating this took the train
on the same evening. appeared in the VINEYARD
the next morning in carriage and boldly and
1rmlv told the laborers that il they complained
so only on account OF few dollars he WOuId
not care for them even If they were starving
but those who depended upon him be would
give them work. His Threatening stopped the
complaint Instantly, and Huga returned to the
city the same evening. The several papers of
evidence exist, but we leave them TO some
other day.
Editor Huga gives an emphatic denial
to each and every allegation, and Editor
Multi declares that every word of the
article is the truth and he can prove it,
Each has large following of his fellow
countrymen, and the case has aroused
bitter feelings on both sides.
The case was called in Judge Joachim
sens court yesterday morning. and large
number of Japanese were present. Editor
Huga was put on the stand, but owing to
his imperfect knowledge of the English
language and the absence of an Interpreter
the hearing was continued till Wednesday
next.
The Slovenian suit has flavor of
genuine humor about it. Matt Zvanut is
an editorial writer on the Slavianska
Sloga, and Louis W. Piskulich, 629 Wash
ington street, is the proprietor. In its
issue of November an article written by
Zvanus appeared in which he vigorously
attacked the proprietor. The libelOus
words tran slated are as follows:
The proprietor of this paper is a common
DlacKguard without any education. BE was a
shoemaker IN Dalmatia and came here TO edit
journal. He himself cannot write.
To be insulted and libeled in his own
paper by his own editor was too much for
the proprietor, so he swore ont a warrant
in Judge Conlan's court for Zyanuts ar
rest on the charge OF criminal libel.
Zvanut was arrested yesterday morning
and locked up in the City Prison.
'Piskulich is due me money" said
Zyanut yesterday, (which / could not GET
from him. ard that was the only way I
could get back at him. l suppose the
libel is in calling him a common black
guard the word / used was 'fegel.'
which really means man who pretends
to be what he isn't"
EZvanut is not at all discouraged over his
arrest and is more inclined to look upon it
with amusement.