The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-10

to be charged and what the charge
against him was to be. He was told
this would come in due course.
"Well, when you do, you viii get all
that is coming to you, and he swept
the circle before him, including High
Sheriff Henry. He was told that he
had made a threat againsy officers of
the law in making that statement,
whereupon he replied that he diGn t
care, and il was matter of opinion.
His own opinion was that he had made
no threat.
Conflicting Statements.
One of those under arrest is con
tractor, who was paid .$22, 900 as his
contract settlement. His brothers are
reported to lie bad actors on the plan
tation. A peculiar thing about the
examination of the men was that each
| separately stated that he had been
eating in Takama' s coffee shop when
the trouble occurred, but each could
| not remember who else was present in
| the shop, although all of them are of
| ficers or more or less leaders of the
| Higher Wage Association. One is see
rotary, another is treasurer. and an
other said he bought the vegetables
| for the strikers. The treasurer denied
that this man had any authority 10
purchase anything, Their testimony
was conflicting, and it was easy to see
they were lying.
The treasurer came to Honolulu from
Japan three years ago and worked on
| Eva plantation for a few months,
when he went to Wahiawa and worked
in the pineapple fields, then at Wahi-
ava, and then worked with japanese
pineapple contractor. Forty days be
fore the strike was ordered he was en-.
tered on the payroll of Wahiawa plan
taTion for the first time, and when the
Higher Wage Association was organ
lied he was selected as treasurer.
All the men were brought to town
before daylight yesterday morning il
autos in care of High Sheriff Henry
Billy Woods and other assistants OF
the High Sheriff.
Autos Did Good Business.
Tuesday was busy day and nigh
for auto drivers. No less than eigh
machines visited Waipahu during tn
night, carrying police, officials, etc
Many of the autos travelled withou
their gas searchlights, owing to non
being on hand among the dealers. TIL
trip of the police under Chief Leal wa
particularly trying, as the night wa
, intensely dark and the winding road
were difficult to negotiate. Poke
searchlights of the police were used t
throw ray of light on the road ahea
to help the chauffeurs.
= Dolica rra,dIi,, ci+u,+;on
o The police force is handling th
) strike well, and there is little likel
+ hood of the National Guard being cal
! ed out unless the police are unable t
+ hold their own in any future attack
q The police details at Kahuku, Wa
. pahu, and Aiea are in command of tt
= situation, and in future will exerci
}. the utmost vigilance to prevent cc
!. lision of factions of strikers.
Threatening Maxine.
IT Many japanese have been heard
'r voice the statement that Maxine ms
a hear from some of the strikers if Il
g strike is unsuccessful. - They have 10
money; individuals who were fair
Sc well off have lost their savings, the
he homes have been uprooted, merehan
TT have gone to the wall, and there
- financial distress among a large nul
y, Der of Japanese both around the pla
tations and in town. Collectors f
haole business houses of Honolulu a
as unable to bring in any collections
a. speak of from this island.
Ill Makino's Hot Air.
ne Maxine, as usual, has come out wi
Vt ! q l0t-aJr statement ohort hu1 "a
he methods of the planters. He is quot
III, IN an afternoon paper as follows:
ee We are still fighting for the pr
he ciple that we are entitled to high
lat wages, and | am urging everywhe
as ! and to the best of my ability, ii