The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-27
4 LESSON
FOR "JAPS''
Armed Men Go to Teach
LaWbreakers.
MISUNDERSTANDING
High Sheriff Brown and a Squad of
Eight Sailed Away
Yesterday.


lice officers on the Wilder steamship
wharf yesterday afternoon fully equipped
with carbines, revoIvers and cartridge
belts filed to the last hole with deadly
missiles, created no little excitement
along the waterfront
High Sheriff Brown, accompanied by
Captain Fox of the mounted patrol, Ches-
ter Doyle. Japanese Interpreter, and eight
mounted police, left yesterday evening
shortly after o'clock on the Claudine
They will land at Kahului and tomorrow
will so to Waikiki to attend the trial of
the Japanese rioters who terrorized die
community last week. and who assaulted
the Maui police officers.
This armed force goes in the interest Of
the-law and it is hoped by the High Sh2r
lT that the show of force viii have sal
utary effect upon the lawbreahers. At
torney General Dole decided yesterday
that the riotous Japanese should be given
lesson of respect for the law, and or
dered the High Sheriff and his squad 10
proceed by the first boat to kahuui ana
thence to Wailuku to be present at the
trial of the Japanese ringleaders, who
Were placed under arrest.
The High Sheriff shortly before 5
O'clock drove up ..astily to the police sta
ton ana disappeared in his private Of
flee. where he donned his Khaki uniform
and strapped on a big Colt revolver An
Advertiser reporter questioned HIM as to
the expedition and received the following
explanation:
We are simply going up to Maui 10 at
tend the trial of the Japanese VINO as
arrest of several Of the ringleaders the
other day. They have been charged with
assaulting and interfering with police
officers in the discharge Of their duty
Further than that they are charged win
obstructing justice.
Il am also going there for the purpose
of looking over the general situation and
ascertaining the cause of these labor
riots. You can readIly understand that
my taking with me mounted police Off
GERS fully armed means that the situa-
ton demands thorough investigation. a
show of force may doubtless do more to-
ward stopping these outrages than any
amount of tongue persuasion. AThe Jap
anese seem to be in an ugly m0d for
some reason or other and inclined<o do
bodily damage wherever they can see ~
opportunity to infict it. We hope to qufS<
them down.
IF all goes well we will be back here
next SUNDAY. If there is further trouble
and the situation demands it, ! may come
back here sooner than expected and send
a large force there to keep the peace. We
20 to Kahului, thence to Wailuku, and
possibly to Sprec<elsyille.
THE Attorney General deemed il wise
to send the officers to Maui on account
Of the great number of people injured
lately"
All the men were clothed in KHAKI uni
forms and looked as if they We're able to
cope with any enemy twice or treble their
numbers. On the wharf the crowd good
naturedly compared the finest" to the
soldiers Of England in South Africa, and
talked of laagers and kopjes in a con-
vincing manner. When the High Sheriff
put in an appearance he was greeted as
Lord Roberts and "Baden-PoweIl,'
and smilingly nodded his appreciation OF
the titles.
No horses We're taken, but saddles and
brides for each man were carried along
Horses viii be procured at Kahului and
VIII be used during the entire campaign
Handouts in quantities form an import
ant feature Of the police equipment
Whether or not there is an opportunity
to use them, the High Sheriff considered
them necessary on such an expedition.
The trouble in Inis instance arose over
the assault on a census taler by mum
Der of the Japanese who objected to thai
officials questioning. Police officers came
to the assistance of the Federal officer
/ and were attacked in turn and badly
used up. The ricgleaders were arrested
and charged as above At the trial there
/ is a possibility of the Japanese friends OF
! the prisoners becoming obstreperous
/ They do not seem to have any fear Of the
Maui police, and the appearance o.
strange men OF the law Will probably
/ quiet them and put them in a peaceabl'
! frame of mind.
/ The japanese Consul is absent from
Honolulu at present. y delegation OF
Japanese from Maui are here awaiting his
/ return and intend to lay their troubles
4 before him. They are dissatisfied labor
ers from Maui. The japanese lnmigra
/ ton companies will doubtless be drawn
/ into the conference and important re
/ suits are expected to be had The com
/ panies may order them to return to thei1
work. 1t is generally conceded that th'
] better class of Japanese recognize the flu
tility of their countrymen striking when
/ ever they feel they have a grievance, anC
/ their advice will be to return to work.
Just what the little brown men are aft
! er is difficult of a satisfactory solution
! At times their plea is that they wan
] higher wages, and when this has beer
i conceded by the plantations, they max,
ready for another step out in the hope o
getting more money. The plantation
/ have been liberal in answering these va
rious requests, and have in some in
! stances advanced their wages about s.
month.
The rock on which the laborers an,
the plantation homogeneous seemed t
+ have split is the question Of contracts
Under the Republic form Of government
every man went 20 work un6er certau
/ iron-clad agreements. On June 6 thes
labor contracts expired by law. The con
tracts have not been given back to tn
japanese, but they seem to think tina
they mGst obtain possession OF them be
fore they attain their absolute freedom
from the contract labor system.
The Attorney Generals action in send
ing armed police is the result of the plan
tation managers desire to bring matter
10 a close. ON Kauai the managers de
clared that if the japanese would no
work they must leave the plautatio
premises, or DE considered trespassers. ]
is literally a question Of taking the bu
by the horns and letting the laborers Sc
who are the masters.
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