The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-02-11
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lECpD Saturdays Advertised
No employee OF McBryde plantation
has broken the peace ar any time
during the present imbroglio with Ko-
los plantation" said W. A. Kinney
yesterday afternoon, AT least. so far
as I know. and Sheriff Rice admitted
mat none Of them had But we have
thought We were justified in taking
such measures and making such feiuts
as would develop the full extent 20
which holoa plantation was ready 10
80 in lis seizure OF our water. They
have shown that they are ready 10 so
70 any extent OF force and yiOlsncs.
making il clear that unless We were
ready 10 employ japanese in numbers,
and 70 proceed 70 any length OF force,
We would have 70 rely on the slower
processes o. the courts 10 get our
rights We felt that We would not be
jusJifei in m2sSing japanese and re-
sorting 70 force. in view OF the rights
% the community, and il has been our
purpose since Monday not 10 do 50.
though We have not felt called on 70
announce our plans Suit will there
fore Be brought 70 enforce our rights.
II Is huniliating 10 be compelled
thus 20 forego undOubtsd rights which
have been seized and held against you
by physical force. when II is not s
question o. ability 10 mass the force
and regain your property, but simply
because the other side are determined
% use japanese and force We can
not induce them not 10 endanger. even
% break the peace. by the use OF jap
snese. and as we won't use them out
o. regard 20 the rights OF the COM
-luniJy, and because we do not care
20 assume responsibility for violence.
we shan bring suit and trust our
rights and their defense 10 the courts.
There has been 8 serious situation
On Kauai There have been large
forces OF men nlarshaled BY Koloa
plantation They drew on their plan
raciou forces 20 the extent that they
were obliged 20 shut down the mill
But KoIoa has recedsd from q part
OF the claims made 81 first holoa
plantation first built 8 dam in the
easterIy branch OF the Omao stream.
and later : dam in the main stream. I
the one dam diverting s. million gal /
Ions o. water day and the other two /
millions. and when we destroyed both /
dams, they rebuilt them, using giant l
powder 70 blast sections Of the bank |
INFO the stream 20 maintain the dam l
in the main stream They are no
longer attempting 70 maintain that
dam But they are guarding with 3
large force the dam across the east
srly tributary OF the stream
When I got 70 the scene OF &C
ton said Frank E Thompson.
everything was quiet There were 3
few men on guard. and heard stories
and saw some evidence that there had
been the romance OF bivouac, and the
distribution OF coffee from sentry 20
sentry there were shacks that tn6i-
Gated that there had been the alarum
Of camp II not the shock OF war But
there vas 10 situation when I got
there O. when left 7 saw no large
bodies OF men Everything was ap-
psrsutly pescefuLT
Independent advices from Kauai are
70 the effect that the situation is still
tezSe. Hotoa plantation Is maintain
ing s considerable guard az the dam
in the s1sterIy tributary OF the Omso
stream and az the mill pond, and IS
suuareutIy ready % marshal its full
o-ce Of japanese and use force 70
prevent the dams from being seized
On the other hand. nobody seems 20
know what McBryde intends 70 do,
suE - the whole community IS in IN
certainty.
Sheriff Rice is reported to have said
that he was prepared % prevent any
breach o. the peace. No arrests had
been made Up % the time the ". G.
Han left Kauai sheriff Rice's younger
brother. Philip. i an employee OF ko-
loS plantation
IN seems altogether probable that
the determination o. MeBryde TO bring
their rsshts % the srbitrauent Of the ,
courts. instead % 70 the srei,ramsnt
e the laps. win settle the present
situation. and that the physical war
: over.