The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-18
WILL Be A
RP0RAT|ON
The Honolulu Protective
Leagues Plans.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
Rev. w. K. Azbiil Reports a Strargs
Case Of japanese Held
In Prison.

Honolulu's Protective League met
Yesterday afternoon in the hall of the
Young Mems Christian Association to |
effect its comm ttee o. ganization and
listen to reports. The directors ap-
pointed various committees which |
were ratified by the league proper,
which met at 4:30 There was nothing
in the way of developments in the
ferretting out of slave cases, and no
cases of child cruelty had been re-
ported to the league since that of Ah
Ho, the Chinese slave girl, who now
is domiciled safely and comfortably In
Kawaiahao Seminary under the care
of the organization, and the protection
OF the Quilted States laws.
Rev. w. X. AZbill related a strange
tale OF three japanese prisoners now
confined in Oahu prison, who claim
they have been sent to prison without
the formality of having trial. Their
stories of persecution were told to Mr..
Azbill. and by him to the league. with
the request that the investig ating COM
mittee look into the matter and see
whether they are deserving of the suf-
frages Of the league.
The tale of the Japanese is of the
Munchausen order, and the investiga-
tion committee is likely to come to
that conclusion when the court rec
ords are examined. Mr.. Azbill stated
they had told him they were three of
a number of Japanese VINO were ar
rested in Kohala, Hawaii, district for
some offense, and were held for the
action of the court there.
All OF the arrested japanese retain
ed lawyers. The three complaining
had one Of their own, but this one
went back on them for some reason or
another and did not defend them.
They secured another attorney, but
about the time the trial was to com
mence the second legal light went
away in a hurry, SO they say, to a
political meeting. The incarcerated
men claim that only two or 'lhree OF
the lot were tried. and they were ad-
judged guilty without the process Of
a trial.
AS the tale was rather an odd one,
| 1t was suggested that the best thing
! TO do was to reler the matter to the
| investigating committee to bring the
matter to the attention of the Japan
ese consul and let him act in the
! pten,ises. 1t was also considered by
some that such matter was entirely
| without the province of the league )
work
Another slave girl was brought up
before the meeting, but nothing aefi-
| nlte staled as to the information
| gained of the case. The investigation
committee will take the matter il
hand and ascertain whether or not
there is second Ah Ho matter for
them to investigate a-d prosecute.
| In the directors meeting the follow
| ing committee were appointed and
adopted later in the league meeting:
FiLarce-W c. We don, chairman
DR.. G. Waldo Burgess, Will N. TEN
pleton.
Investigation-Ge r. Mcclellan
chairman; Major Weed. Rev. William
Morris Kincaid, NJ. G. Johnson. Rev
W. X. AzEil.
Legal Aid-Lorrin Andrews. chair
man; Dan H. C7se, \. w. Person.
Legisla aeive-Rev. w. D. We tervelt
chain man; Henry Wate. ho Sc, ID. l.
Naone.
Menbership-H. E. Coleman, chair
mon; ]. NJ. Moore, 4. Okumura, H
Kihara.
rlys4-Rev. a. E Cory. ch7irman
Daniel Logan, S mual Kanalopil, O
ii Gulick, DR.. M.tlmu l.
Mention Was maze oi the mode o
procedure in taking up cases ofele.
Tor Investigation by tae League. an,
the fclloWi g oticn wa mad
All cases should lie reported to tn
investigation commit ea, the invest
a4tlon committee report them to thj
legal aid ccmmi,toe, and, in case. il
their opinion acton should be take /
to bring the case before the director
Tor inve legation. T. then p iced.
Rev. w ID. We a~tSrvelt gave notict
that at the next me ting the com
mittee appointed to pre- are an amend
ment to the &C sttl ton looking to
ward the Incorporation of the league
wouli report as foIows: Amendmen
TO article D: Section l. The board o
directors shall be authorized to in
pol~te this protective league ac
col dl4-g to the laws of the 1erritol
of Hawaii
1t WIS the cons ensus of opinion tha
the organization should be in orporat
ed A motion was made that the mat
ter of Incorporation hould be referred
10 the legislative committee.
Rev. w. K, Azlill cal ed te tion t.
the case OF two japanese women a
lWllei who had expressed to him
desire to turn oVSr "a new leaf. Rev
Azblil thought that sem ething shoult
lie done to give the women a helpin,
Land.