The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-19
CONSUL SHIMAMURA ON SCENE
New Girl Baby Appears
at the Station.
Japanese Representative May In
vestigate as He Wishes-No
Ban Put on His Work.


ual cases of the Japanese was continued
personally by Minister Cooper and Col
lector General Castle yesterday. Ches-
ter A Doyle officiated as interpreter.
Mr.. Igarashi, Japanese inspector was
also present at the request of Minister
Cooper. B. L. Marx, Stenograph took
down the testimony.
Consul General Shimamura and his
secretary were present during the
morning session but in the afternoon
they withdrew and, together with the
representatives of several immigration
companies, investigated on his own ac
count. This was agreeable to Minister
Cooper who informed the Consul that
he was liberty to investigate privately
or publicly and in any manner he
wished This is a refutation of
statement published that Mr.. Shima
mura declined to investigate on the
terms imposed by Minister Cooper.
When Minister Cooper, Collector
General Castle and party left in the
afternoon, Consul Shimamura was
still questioning the Japanese. The
investigation on the part of the Gov
eminent is conducted in careful man
ner and slowly; not more than thirty
were examined during the day. At
the present rate it is not thought that
the investigation can be finished be-
fore Sunday.
About IL o'clock yesterday while
one of the immigrants was being ques-
toned, Officer Toma entered the room
and announced that there was one
more Japanese at the station than the
tally sheet called for. DR.. KobayaShi,
who was present Immediately left the
room and visited the quarters. 1t was
brand new girl baby born few
minutes before. The mother and child
were removed at once to the hospital
and attended by the physician. AS
the parents are Japanese and the child
was born on what is, to a degree, Ha-
waiian soil and yet under the immi-
grafton laws it is no soil at all, and
she was born under the quarantine
flag, Chester Doyle is in a quandery
to know what nationality the little tot
may belong to. Mother and babe are
doing well regardless of these difficult
ties.
At $50 this morning Minister Coop
er and his party will begin their days
work at the station and will remain
through the day.
There was considerable talk on the
streets regarding the outcome of the
investigation One gentltman, who
claimed to have a straight tip, offered
to wager 500. even money, that not
one of the Japanese now in quarantine
would be forced to go back The opin-
ion generally expressed was TO this
same effect: not because the Japanese
would resist any attempt to deport
them. but because the Government is
inclined to act in a manner which
practically reverses the decision of the
Court
What foundation there is for the
rumor cannot be found; it is doubtful
if there is any, and conservative men
are inclined to take the rumor as chaff.
Two stanch supporters of the Govern
ment were talking over the situation
yesterday afternoon. Said one OF
them:
''These almost daily investigations
into the status of the immigrants is
becoming painful, and shows weakness
on the part of the Government. If the
men are here Illegally land the SUI
preme Court decides that they are, by
remanding them over 70 the Collector
GeneraD +her thew should he cent
hack an NOT in fnvO~ Of evoludi ~ o.
from Hawaii anv one who Doc looNl
right to come here, but I ho'Eove tho
Government should take prompt and
decisive steps to keep out 500 Japanese
who are brought here without pose~ &C.
ing the right. The public does not
consider that these people are entitled
to the privilege becau~e thry have not
complied with the law IF tho Govern
eminent will use its p~evOgative in this
instance, and return the rejected men,
it will retain it's friends"
"And." said the other eff the decis-
ion of the Supreme Court, which gives
the Government the right to act, is re-
versed by the Government itself. l
would be in favor of having the entire
National Guard act. Not to act at this
time would show that the Government
has no respect for itself or the wishes
of the people who support it"
This shows the thoughts of a num-
Der of the citizens Men of a certain
political faith say the Japanese are
being badly treated. and they should
be allowed to land, but it is strange
fact that these same men are the ones
who are damning the old Government
and the planters for bringing to the
Islands a class of citizens who, by
low wages, have thrown F"waiians
and men of almost every other ma
tionality out of employment
eff the Japanese are moro desirable
citizens and stronger srn~or+ers Of the
Government than other classes in the
Islands. let them stNv Hawaiians
have been thrown out of employment
by them. and the Port,- oun-p 3" a0i5 an
Of Il ct
sons have felt their influence The Jap
nnncn nra q fine thing for the ma ctar