The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-03-19
SECOND CHAPTER
Japanese Meet and Discuss Courts
Action.
WILL APPEAL TO JAPAN
Meeting Was Orderly in
Every Particular.
Another investigation Being Made.
aEConsm General Shimamura
Makes Demand.
WILL APPEAL TO JAPAN


day remanding the japanese back TO
the Collector General was not a sur
prise 10 those who were familiar with
the case and the determination with
which the officials were working.
The report of the justices few over
the city like wild fire and the people
wondered what was coming next. BY
an understanding between Ministers
Cooper and Shimamura those gentle
men accompanied by their secretaries,
Marshal Brown and Interpreter c. A
DOYLE and a representative OF the Ad-
vertiser were taken 10 quarantine in
the Foreign Office boat. On arrival
the party was met by the police guards.
Minister Cooper began an invesdga-
ton into the individual cases OF the
men and women at the station. Among
the lot he found thirty who were here
under contracts for service with Thee.
4. Davies & Co. Another case was
that of a man and wife who had lived
here for two years and then returned
to Japan. Minister Cooper believed
they were eligible after learning that
they were TO 90 back TO Paauhau plan
tatiOn.
The Minister conducted his investi-
cation privately in the fumigating
house and as he did NOT complete il
before dark he left with the under
standing that it would be renewed to-
day. At p. m. Consul General Shi-
maura. through his attorney, A. S.
HUMPHREYS. made a demand upon the
minister for an investigation on his
Cooper had finished Whether this re-
quest will be granted or not will be
known this morning as Minister Cooper
has the matter under consideration.
In speaking OF the release of thirty
japanese from quarantine yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Kinney said: The
Kobe immigration Company had an
approved contract for that number of
laborers and they were given permits
sion TO select them from those at the
station. The release had nothing TO
do with the case tried in court.
know nothing further of the case and
my connection with it ended in the
court except that I will defend Messrs.
Gallagher and Shimizu in the Police
Court As TO what may be done after
this do not know The Supreme Court
has rendered a decision and that is the
court of last resort"
While the officials were at quaran-
tine station, the Japanese were not
idle. Word was sent to clubs and
clans throughout the city announcing
mass meeting TO be held at the hall
over Luce's auction rooms at Fort and
Queen.
Long before the hour hundreds of lit
tie brown men fOcked TO the building
and crowded it from mauka to makai
walls. A sprinkling of white citizens
were present and found places where
they could. Interpreter DOYLE fixed
himself comfortably in a window so
as 10 be easy of exit and reporter
for the Advertiser sat with him for the
same purpose.
To get this point of vantage they
had to walk on the narrow protection
above the windows of the first tiuor,
holding on the similar projection above
where they walked. The feeling of rne
japanese was in rather a high tension
and great interest was paid TO the
various speakers. One young man in
addressing the audience said;
This is the first time we have been
treated with the ignominy that charac-
terizes treatment today. l am per-
fectIy willing TO give up my life for
those people over in the quarantine
station and If it is necessary. I am
ready at any moment a drink of
water was then taken and the haran-
que continued. When man comes
here he comes under the treaty and
with the same rights as every one else.
We have brought the country to what
it is. We own IT and we have right
here. If we commit an offense in our
own country We get justice but here
we are left 10 the decision of the col
Iector Of the port These people here
say they are going TO send the Japa-
nese at the station back TO Japan.
Are we going to let them go or not?
We must stick 10 one another and help
one another out in this grave matter
and we will. Great applause
Mr.. Shiozawa followed: 4 am not
much Of a speaker. and l apologize for
nv defects. Last time We had a meet
ing I apolOgized to you because the
matter was in the hands o. the Court
and we could not well say anything. 1
thought at that time that we would
not be decided against but we have
been. and now is our time TO act We
are here te decide what we viii do
CThen followed a history of the ar
rival Of the Shinshiu- Maru and suisse
quent eyentsl lot Of US went out
to see our friends aboard, but We were
not allowed even to go alongside the
steamer We couldn't even stand on
the wharf I had been promised from
day TO day that after the regular and
added quarantine for the disease of
German measles, the japanese would
be let out Then it was Matched up
that they must have $50. Because they
told the truth and said that they got
the money from their fathers. they
were rejected. The steamers captain
applied for clearance papers and was
promised that they would be fortheom
ing after the investigation. Then we
were told all. the japanese had 10 get
out of the country. was denied all