The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-05-22
STRIKING JAPS
NOW SEEM QUIET
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I, y. G. H. under command Of Captain
Bal, were called out for the purpose of
holding the strikers i'm check and pre-
venting rioting. The strike originally
started among the japanese laborers
at the Kaanapali section of the plan
tation. They claimed that one of the
team lunas had kicked or struck one
of the japanese laborers and the dis
missal of the luna was demanded. At
ter conference, Manager Scrimgeour
of the plantation agreed to discharge
the luna but instead Of this concession
satisfying the strikers they began to
increase their demands. Numerous
concessions which had no bearing upon
the original cause of the trouble were
demanded. The hauling of fire wood
to the Japanese houses, and the grant
ing Of more water than formerly were
among some Of the demands. Finally
when the wholesale discharge Of a
number Of lunas was demanded Man
dger Scrimgeour refused. The Japa-
Dese strikers at Kaanapali had i'm the
meanwhile sent emissaries about the
plantation and had succeeded i'm in
ducing the japanese laborers at the
Lahaina end of the plantation to join
the strike.
on Saturday evening conferences
were held and the prospects looked eX-
cellent for an amicable adjustment. In
fact the manager felt 50 satisfied over
the situation that at $50 o'clock Satur-
day night he sent letter to II. Hack
field and Company by way Of Kahului
and the steamer Claudtne, stating that
the situation was quiet and the strikers
had agreed to go to work on Monday
They asked for a train to convey their
goods back to Kaanapali many of them
evidently having gone to Lahaina.
It seems however that after the
strike had apparently been settled the
clash between the police and strikers oc-
Cured. According to reports received
from various quarters the strikers were
entirely to blame in the matter and
provoked the trouble. The Lahaina
strikers were resentfu toward one of
their countrymen a japanese contractor
who was cutting cane under contract.
He had refused to join them in the
strike. The Japanese strikers declar-
ed that they would make an example
of him and a large number went to his
house for the purpose, some reports
say of killing the man, and other ac-
counts simply to beat HIM and wreck
his house. The man escaped before the
crowd got hold of him but the crowd
began to attack the house. Baldwin
and the police are understood to have
gone to the place to quiet the strikers
but some of the japanese are said to
have begun to fire at the police. The
kDolice replied and shot three men so
far as Is now known. one of them
was killed outright and the Two others
wounded This conflict effectively
checked the rioting about the house Of
the japanese cane contractor nut it did
not stop the japanese from further
riot-ing.
The utmost resentment is said to
nave been aroused among the japanese
over the killing of one of their number
and Baldwin and residents Of Lahaina
realized that they were all over a
smouldermg volcano that might burst
forth at any time. If the Japanese
ever began to retaliate for The killing
and wounding Of their companions, the
lives and property of the entire com
munity would have been i'm the utmost
jeopardy. 1t was with this realization
that Baldwin sent the wireless message
TO High Sheriff Henry asking for as
sistance and the tug Leslie Baldwin
was rushed to Honolulu to make GER
tain that the help that was required
would be sen. 1t was suggested to the
agents, Hackfeld & Co., here that the
reinforcements be sent on the S. ).
Nebraskan which was to leave Homo
lulu for Kahului last evening.
The Baldwin reached Honolulu about
2:45 p. m. yesterday and the wireless
TO Henry GONE time earlier As soon
as the news of the trouble was received
i'm Honolulu prompt masures were
taken to succor the Maui officials High
Sheriff Henry had 36 police and four
officers called for the expedition while
Colonel Jones ordered Captain Samuel
Johnson and 40 of Company + and 1.-THE
signal CORPS the latter under command
of Lieutenant James DOugherty, to
prepare Immediately 10 go 10 Lahaina.
Shortly after 4 O'clock yesterday after