The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-04-05
MAKE PROTEST
ANTI-COURT OF CLAIMS MASS
MEETING.
Called by Leading Japanese to Voice
the Sentiments They Hold in Common
With Chamber of Commerce.

Another protest has arisen against the
Court of Claims The Japanese take
the same view of the personnel of the
court as it has been created that the
Chamber of Commerce does, and have
called a mass meeting for Saturday
night at which to vote their sentiments.
A meeting of eighteen well known and
leading Japanese was held last night,
at which the meeting was discussed
and the conclusion to call a mass meet
ing was arrived at. Among those at
the meeting were, K.Imanishi of the
Yokohama Specie Bank, S. Kimura, one
of the leading Japanese merchants,
S. Minelkishi, of the Oriental Coloni-
zation Society, Y. Soga, editor of the
Hawaii Shinpo, G. Gungi, editor of
New Japan, S. Otsuka, editor of Yamato
and DIR. T. Katsanuma
The objection raised to the make up
of the court is that the commercial
community is entirely unrepresented.
The fear is felt that with the court
composed entirely of lawyers, there will
be a tendency to make the proceedings
employment of attorneys to prosecute
claims before it, and adding to the bur-
denS of the claimants to the prejudice
of equity.
1T has not been fully decided where
the mass meeting will be held, but it
will be held in the garden of the Jap
ane5e school on Nuuanu street, near
Vineyard, if it can be obtained.
1t is desired to give the utmost pub
licity to the meeting, and to the senti-
mentS expressed at 1t. To this end
speeches will be made in English and
newspaper representatives, members of
the Chamber of Commerce, and the pub
lie generally, will be invited to attend.
The prOmters of the meeting wish it
of baliy ah4
lions are not based on any reasons pc
culiar TO them as Japanese, but on rea-
| sons which they share in common with
other residents. But holding these SEN
| ttments in common with other residents
! that as so many claims from among
their people will come before the court,
| they ought to voice their sentiments
| in regard to the court.
The Government this morning receiv-
| ed from Japanese Consul Saito a pro-
test against the rules made to govern
the court. He finds ambiguity in the
regulations, ard believes that the end
aimed at will not be attained. More
over, he thinks his people will not, un-
der the regulations, obtain their rights
II win certainly not ask the members
of this Court Of Claims to resign" said
President Dole ait noon.
The opinion of the Government seems
to be that the Chamber of Commerce
is laboring under a misapprehension as
to the duties of the court. 1t is pointed
out that there will be number of lega
questions to decide in each case pre-
sented, while there will be no necessity
of appraisement at all. The court was
I'made one of lawyers on that account.
Prior to the appointment of the cour
recommendations in regard to it's per,
sonnel came from both the Japanese
and Chinese colonies. The former sub
mitted a list composed almost entirely
of Japanese merchants and profession
al men. The recommendation of tht
Chinese was about the same, their lead
ing names being Chinese.