The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-03

W WHIP marking several of the
laborers. He backed out Of the crowd.
and then spurred up to them. This
time his horse suffered for 4 laborer
brought club down upon the horses
nose, crushing ii in. with this the
iaborers began to withdraw and again
charging them Hutchings got them ali
out OF the field.
coNsULfs REPRESENTATIVE
The news Of the strike was sent to
japanese Consul Mix saito and q con-
su'ar representative started for wal
pahu on the 2 o'clock train. ON arriv-
ing at the plantation he saw Mr..
A1rens and then went down to the
section Where most of the strikers had
IcongregateG. He listened to their de-
rnands. about ten in all. Their spokes-
men said, however. that the discharge
of Head Luna Patterson would be sat
isfactory to them The consular repre-
sentative advised them to appoint a
conference committee to meet Manager
.Ahreris 70 discuss the matter calmly
and properly. BY this time some of the
mere turbulent spirits In the crowd
began TO boot down advice of this kind.
THE ENVOY RETREATS.
The consular representative found
that the crowd was not in a mood TO T
listen to common sense and he thought
It best to quit the place He fastened
o the railroad station where he stayed
lntii the 1903 p. m. train pulled out en-
quite to the city. He boarded this train
md came to Honolulu making his re-
bort to Consul Saito. The latter will
so to Waipahu today The
representative learned just before leav-
ne that the japanese would remain
irne in their attitude TO continue the
trike unless their principal demand
Tas complied with
ARMED OFFICERS ON GUARD
Police Captain Opunui and six foot
Ulcers, armed with rifles, went to
on the 3:15 train and marched
t once to the Managers residence. I
ne strikers had previously appeared $
/ the area between the residence and
be mill and threatened Manager
.hrens with bodily harm if he inter- !
cred with them They were at that t
me on their way to the mill from f
hich they took away nearly all OF the +
apanese workers there These were
1reatened IN various ways if they did |
OF joiIi the main body of strikers.
his caused the management to SHUT
own the mill fer the time being, as d
lere was no one left to continue the Il
rinding.
At 5:15 a force of ten mounted police
nder Lieut.. Leslie left Honolulu The
hcers were Bortfeld. White, Spillner, 9
by, Leal. Holt, Wright, Richardson, fl
cutter and Hart. The men were in b
lmpaign uniform and carried car Fl
mes and handouts with their belts :,
led with cartridges. On arrival at :
7aipahu station the officers formed q
yo by two at right shoulder arms Il
Id marched briskly up the plantation Ii
'ad. The space in front of the stores
as jamn2ed with japanese, but they
,ened a passage way and the officers =
Used through without incident AS 8
on as their backs were on the crowd, II
ores of the Japanese began laughing
Id snfckering and called out derisiye- II
after the men, but no hostile demon :.
ration was made. At this time a Jap
lese was haranguing his country
en-. The mounted men relieved the
OF police who returned on the even
g train. At dark Lieut.. Leslie posted
5 men about the managers residence
d the mill. keeping guard all night.
SENT "A COMMITTEE i
a ftayS darlx q ,.r,,, ,,,i+4k,e, ~ tho Stril~
5 called at the managers residence :
d intimated that they would do noth- t
3 today in the way of work, but in
nded keeping up the strike. The @
nmittee then went back to the main ;,
dy. =
JAPANESE VERSION.
As to the Hutchings incident the
panese state that the first hostile e
;pIay was made 9by luna Hutehings 4
d that he struck. without provocation, :
e OF the laborers. with his whip the t,
IN leaving a welt across his cheek. r
e Japanese claim at the time he was 1
Inding in the government road and q
t on plantation property In the :,
eitement following the men endeav- T.
ID to deal harsfly. with Hutchings. :.
ey claim also that a concerted move a
mt was made by two mounted 1unas. 6
o charged them from opposite direc-
ms, one Iaborer having his arm tenn ii
-ariiy put out of commission