The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-06
SAINT AIRY
FIRE.
japanese Business
Men To Take
Action.
WILL PRESENT A
STRONG PETITION
10 Ask the Legislature for Re-
Paration for Their
Losses.
I APANEsE sufferers from the sani

II APANESE sufferers from the sani-
Al tary nres OF last year met in mass
meeting last night at the Japanese
PRIMARY school on Nuuanu street and
II appointed their committees for the
purpose of formulating memorial adj
dressed to Governor Dole to be referred
by him to the Legislature.
i over 100 prominent Japanese of Ho-
nolulu, representative of the business.
professional and social element. were
present. His Imperial Japanese Maies-
tvs Consul, Mkt Saito, was present
merely as spectator, and took a. deep
interest in the proceedings These were
presided over by S. Ozaki merchant
ana Y. Sega, the secretary of the meet
] ing. 1t was Mr.. Ozaki's first attempt
as chairman of such an important af-
fa1r, but he ably filled the position and
received the thanks of those present at
the conclusion of the program
Two resolutions, carefully inscribed
In Japanese upon scroll, were present
ed and read. These covered a general
plan or memorial for presentation to
the Legislature. asking that body to
take tcognlzance of the great financial
and property losses sustained by the
Japanese colony during the period of
means by which they could be relieved.
The resolutions Were debated at great
length, the principal speakers being DR..
katsunuma, M. Kawahara. l. Kato, T.
Susumago and S. Shimimoto. The sense
OF the meeting was that the resolutions
should be tabled until two committees
to be appointed by the chair had time
to investigate them and decide whether
n 70
ernor and to the Legislature
The speakers argued for the appoint-
ment of a special committee of seven
to be appointed to confer with a COM
Tnittee of like number from among the
Chinese sufferers, these two committees
to meet whenever convenient and if
possible to agree upon a joint plan for
the presentation of their claims to the
territorial Government. A unanimous
vote resulted at this suggestion and the
chair appointed the following persons: |
X. ]. Imanishi, S. Kimura E. K Ka-tl
waSak1. A. K. OZawa, DIR. T. Katsunu- |
ma, G.. Gunji and Y Kimura The |
chair notified Lin Shen Chow, who was |
present at the meeting representing
the Chinese fire sufferers, of the APP
pointment, and the Chinese committee
of seven will place itself in readiness
to respond to call from the Japanese
committee at any time for a confer |
ence. The meeting will probably be |
held this week, as the time for the con-
vening of the Legislature is near at |
hand.
committee of thirty members chcs-
en- from among the actual fire suffer- |
ers was also appointed and will meet |
this week to draw up its petition to the |
Legislature. The memorial will be |
strong one, and the history of the fire, |
the amount of financial and property |
losses stated, and the indirect losses
upon. They will make an
urgent appeal to the law-making body |
to make an appropriation for the pay
ment of their claims as well as those
OF the Chinese losers. should it be de-
cided to make a joint appeal.
The call for the meeting was issued
some days ago by K. j. Imanishi, S.
Ozaki, Y. Suga, S. Kojima, w. Motto
shige, K. Kawasaki, DR.. T. Katsunuma
Y. Sega, G. Gunji, Y. Kimura and T.
Ishikawa. The Chinese sufferers are
about to take decisive action in the
matter of their claims and the utmost
interest is being taken in the coming
session of the Legislature, as it is be-
ieved to be heart and hand in sympa-
thy with the payment of the losses.