The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-18
DECIDE TO APPEAL TO THEIR
HOME GOVERNMENT.
The Officials at Toxic viii Be Asked
to Investigate the Shinshiu Maru's
Case-Nery Orderly Meeting.

! The Japanese residents, in mass
meeting last night, decided to appeal,
through their Consul General here, to
Toxic, asking that the Japanese Gov
ernment take steps to investigate the
cases of the. Shinshu Maru immi-
grants who have been refused landing
here, and see to it in the future the
immigrants coming here get their just
rights under the existing treaty.
The meeting was orderly and well
conducted in every particular. Mr..
Takezawa, manager of the local
branch of the Yokohama Specie Bank,
presided as chairman, and Mr.. Watana-
1 be, director of the Hiroshima Immigra-
ton Company acted as secretary. The
hall was crowded to the doors with
the little brown men,
The japanese sat cross-legged-tail-
or fashion-on the mating, shoeless
and hatless, with faces upturned and
: bright with interest. They literally
applauded the sentiments of the
speakers, and when the resolutions
were put to vote, sprung to their feet
as a man, and carried them, viva voce,
with a ringing cheer that could be
heard blocks away. When dismissed
by the chairman they departed quietly
and in an orderly manner, dispensing
to their homes at once.
! Chairman Takezawa, in opening the
meeting, advised his fellow country
men to obey the laws of the country,
and to act conservatively in all they
may do. They had started in right
and justice must prevail. The case in
question had already been passed UP
on by the Hawaiian Government, and
must stand. The law must be obeyed
at all hazards. The japanese Govern
ment had already been advised of the
status of the case. The meeting, Mr..
Takezawa tried to impress upon the
audience, was to be merely in the
nature of demonstration, to show
that the sentiment of the japanese col
ony is favorable to the support of the
result in opposition to the Hawaiian
Government, but law and order must
at all times be respected and main
tanned
Secretary Watanabe spoke briefly
and to the point in favor of law and
order, saying that radical speeches
would not be permitted from the plat
form.
Tainaka, a youthful orator, told of
how the Japanese had first come to
the islands, at the invitation of the
Government, and how, through their
industry, the immense sugar planta-
tions had been opened up. Now that
they are rich and have no longer need
of japanese labor, they seem intent
on driving the japanese out of The
country. But the proper remed., The
speaker thought, was to enforce The
provisions of the treaty.
C. Shiozawa, the leader in last
nights affair, took occasion to explain
the position of the Shinshiu Maru i'm
migrants, and on what grounds they
had been refused landing. "Wc are
quiet, peaceable people" he contia1ed,
'and not hot headed. w. have made
no demonstration, although we have
often had plenty of grievances. Now
we are being crowded too much under
foot, and it must stop. We admit we
are here to make money, and we DO
not protest when they try 10 prevent
us. But when they try to bar us out
of the country, against the provisions
of the treaty, we demand our rights"
Similar speeches to these were made
by Susumago, the photographer; lka-
yawa, bookkeeper; X. Furuyl and NJ.
Takahashi, editor of the Hawaii Shin
po. All counseled peace anl gool
order and their sentiments were loud
ly applauded.
The following res buttons ecre
adopted:
Whereas, We cannot ind right rea-
son for the action of the Government
of Hawaii in refusing 20 permit the
immigrants from the Shina1iu Mn
to land here, and
Whereas, According to the decision
of the Supreme Court, the japanese
citizens of Hawaii are denied the pro-
lection of the law in their individual
rights, and
Whereas, This action of the Gov
ernment of the Republic of Hawaii is
in contravention of the most fav ,red
nation clause in its treaty with Japan,
and
"Whereas, We consider that this ac-
tion establishes a precedent for all fu-
ture cases; therefore, be 1T
Resolved, That the japanese resi-
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