The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-11-18
TROUBLE At
HONOMU PLANTATION
JAPANESE DEMAND THE DISMISS
AL OF WHITE LUNA AND MAKE
MANY OTHER DEMANDS.

Under the heading Mob Rule at Ho-
nomu," A Setta, a Portuguese paper
published at Hilo, publishes the follow
ing:
Very suddenly one night last week
Japanese mob ruled Honomu, and from
the manager and head luna down to
the lowest mental on the plantation, ev
erybody was for time at the mercy of
a japanese mob, which consisted Of
practically every Jap on the place.
We tell the story as it was told us,
and the reader, from its perusal, may
draw his conclusions and think on its
lessons and the moral there may be in
it.
Sometime ago a Porto Rican got his
Hidalgo blood boiling to the fighting
pitch and he forthwith proceeded to de-
clare war on an unoffending Japanese
laborer of the Honomu plantation. He
easily vanquished this son of Dali Mi
pom but neutral power, in the person
of the head luna, Mr.. w. X. Andrews,
soon took a hand in the game and in
vestigating the affair found the Porto
Rican guilty-as he very properly was
and discharged the descendant of Don
Quixote from the plantation employ
ment.
This act of justice very properly
pleased the followers of Budda and
Shinto immensely
A similar affair, only with the shoe
on the other foot, soon took place. A
number of young Portuguese boy-labor-
ers, ploughing a field, soon outstripped,
in work accomplished, the Japanese
hands there. From the Japanese stand
point, this would not do and one of the
Japs is charged with having assaulted
and spanking one of the young Portu-
guese boys. This youth and two or
three others left the field, and, fearing
further trouble with the now enraged
Japs, went home and being met on the
way by the head luna reported the oc-
currence. Justice was soon administer
ed to the impudent Jap. He was dis
charged, afterwards arrested and re-
gained liberty on the payment of a SIC
bail.
The clannish Jap went to his friends
and soon the clans from every Japan
csc ken We're in an uproar. Evening
brought the trouble. number of Japs
procured two kegs of saki and forth
with imbibed the contents. Courage and
dire threats grew as the fermented rice
liquid assembled to their upper stories
Soon boots, whistles, cat-calls and ev-
en- the plantation bell We're brought into
requisition. The clans gathered with
hoes, knives and every conceivable i'm
plement to be found in their quarters
They called Porto Ricans, Portuguese
and everybody to come and have it out
with them. There was a continuous cry
of Joe come hakaka, make no pilikia'
and challenges of a like nature.
Sometime after the manager, Mr.. Pull
lar, and his head luna got among the
crowd and endeavored to quiet them.
1t was hard work and only after max
ing a complete surrender to each of the
Japanese demands was the trouble
finally allayed and probable violence
averted.
We are informed that they demanded
the discharge of the white boys in ques-
ton and we are informed this was
granted.
caused the trouble be re-instated in the
plantations employ. This was accord.
1ngly done. The amount of bail depo.
sited was returned from Mr.. Pullar's
own pocket-though the original bal
was held by the officer who made the
arrest. 1t was demanded that the DO.
Hceman stationed at Honomu be refus.
ed to enter the plantation quarters
This could not be granted by the man.
ager as it was without his province and
authority and the Japs knew that much
and their bluff being called retired as
gracefully as was possible and IN due
Keeping with the Oriental diplomacy.
Our informant could not remember II
the Japs demanded the resignation OF
the manager or that of the head luna.
We refrain from commenting on this
latter point.
Now LET the American naop1o nonda,