The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-28
JAPS BOYCOTT.
A HILO MAN
Obedience to Law Gets
Contractor Lyman
Into Trouble.

| HILO. Nov 25.-The town of Hilo
has been stirred, although perhaps not
SO much as has been represented, by
the publication in the local Japanese
paper of a boycott against Rufus A.
Lyman, one of the leading business
men of the town. The paper in ques-
ton, the Hilo Shimbun, in it's issue of
November Il, contained notice which
has been translated as follows:
There is a white merchant in Hilo
by the name of Lyman, whose family
is always taking advantage of the
Japanese, with whom they do business.
A few days ago, we heard the rumor
that they took the lead in the labor
troubles at Kukaiau discharging many
Japanese laborers. Although this may
be simply politics, it is unbecoming
in them. If it is a fact, it is very
bad for the Japanese.
"At present, nobody is buying any
thing, even beef or soda water from
them, but are buying from other mer-
chants. This is a natural consequence
which comes upon his family. and step
by step, they ruin themselves among
our countrymen. In this community
where the Japanese have been their
largest customers, they must consider
where their profits come FROM
In the Shimbun of November Is, fol-
lowing this publication, appeared the
following card:
NOTICE TO JAPANESE.
eve hear the rumor among the Jap
anese in Hilo, an account of which APP
peared in No. 6O7 in the local news
column of the Hilo Shimbun, publish
ed day before yesterday, that our
family were the chief promoters in dis
charging japanese laborers from the
Kukaiau road work, and therefore the
Japanese have decided to oppose our
family. We are very sorry for this.
The facts of the case are that the Ha-
waiian Territorial legislature passed a
law signed by Governor Dole, April
%, 1903 and published as Act 81, pro-
viding that no person shall be employ
ed on the public works except citizens
of this country. And if any person
employs any other kind of labor, they
will be published by fine not exceed
ing 500 and not less than $10
1--WE acted under the law and we
could not help ourselves We never
intended to harm the Japanese and if
anybody is angry at US for our action,
they should read the Laws of Hawaii
Really we have always sympathized
with your countrymen and as a proof
We employ Japanese in our business
in our stables, soda works and meat
market In closing, we most respect
fully beg your best wishes.
''(Signed) RUFUS LYMAN
"Rilo Nov. Is. 1904"
SUNDAY LAW IN HILo.
The Herald says of the enforcement
of the Sunday law:
"The matter of a Puritan Sabbath
for Hawaii is one which just now has
the attention of the public sfrom Mil
hau to the furthermost point on Ha-
vail The Herald believes that in an
inland town, far from the maddening
crowd, such a thing has proven feast
bic, but in a Territory where every
town is a seaport it will be difficult to
purify all OF the people all of the time.
Such reform movements are inaugur-
ated in different parts of the country
at irregular seasons and the effect is
rnomentary. The same result may be
looked for in Territory like Hawaii
where every day is Sunday in SO far
as the morals of the community is con-
cerned. High Sheriff Henry has the
proper idea of how the Sabbath should
be spent and he viii probably see that
the law is such that the public viii
not be deprived OF every sort of re-
taxation on that day, because it is the
day on which a great many people at
tend church Any sort of enjoyment /
or labor that interferes with the COM /
fort and peace of a citizen should not /
be tolerated in any community, but
beyond that it viii not be safe for the /
law to go. Hilo has not the saloon /
evil to the extent that the places have /
back door routes for the thirsty; when !
they close Saturday night they remain !,
closed until Monday"
POSTOFFICE FIGHT.
The woods are still full of candf-
dates for the Hno Postmastership. |
and there are one or two hiding in the /
sugar cane fields, and that despite the /
fact that there is, as yet. no actual |
vacancy and the present postmaster /
is conceded to be most efficient Off /
cial. However, there is no doubt that /