Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-09
LIGHTFOOT and HIS ORGAN.

INV
Mr.. Lightfoot has nothing to say
to our editorial the other day on his
methods as a lawyer as illustrated
in his relations to the japanese
strike beyond raising a question as
to who wrote the editorial
lie has no excuses to offer his fell
low citizens for melting an alien
race TO disorder at Il critical time
when he and everyone know that
they had already been inllamed to
the danger point by incendiary ar
ticles from the japanese press. Mr..
Lightfoots native impotence. how
ever, evidently remains undiminish-
ed as shown by his answer to Just
and reasonable arraignment. of his
mischievous conduct affecting the
public interests and, therefore, a
matter of public comment.
This paper, however, is not the
only one that has commented on Mr..
Lightfoot's conduct in the premises.
The Advertiser of May 16, in mo-
ment of intelligence. simply voices
n universal sentiment when It gave
out an editorial on the subject,
which follows. 1t only remains to
be seen whether Mr.. Lightfoot by
way of answer to that editorial will
meet the issue of his responsibility
for melting the japanese laborers to
violence, or whether he will answer
1t as he did the Blu lletin with
more of his impudence and affront-
cry:
THE AUTHORITY OF LAW.
1T was Il bad suggestion to
the strikers that n policeman
might find trouble in arresting
a man among the thousands Of
them - bad because 1t was in
cendiary and also because II =
tended to form the impression
that the.man would thus escape
arrest, which is not true. Foil
| the policeman of his prey, and
that brings more policemen;
foil them In turn and the mill
| tia comes to arrest the culprit;
drive them back and the United
! States regulars take a hand. and
IL more regulars are needed. the
government sends them TO It's
last man. II the wrong-doer cs-
capcs and makes his way to his
native. land, eXtradition seeks
him out and brings him back
for triaL Once he Is spotted
for arrest, he will be arrested,
no matter how many friends he
has. no matter how many OF
them get in the way.
1T comes with bad grace
i from any citizen-least of all
from one who Is sworn to sup
port and defend, and. II neces-
sary. to help enforce the law of
the land - to urge that po-
liceman's duty in any crisis
which may arise Is to be regu-
lated, influenced or circum-
scribed by the numbers opposed
to him. To the careless observ-
er the odds may seem great
goes into mob to arrest a ring
leader; but they are by far the
greater against the mob. That
: single policeman Is the law In
its majesty and in Its panoply
of power. The mob may over
run the individual; but the law,
rising superior to assault, may,
summon an army to Its side.
The japanese agitators In the
plantation strike recognize this
+ vital truth and have urged
their followers to beware the
overt act. 1t is strange, Indeed,
I that an American lawyer should
he the one to raise his voice in
dissent and to suggest that the
/ law of this land may be tramp
I led on with impunity by num-
bers." A..
The foregoing has all the mo
force because Mr.. Lightfoot, fro
first to last In these strike trials h
made a speciality of praising the A
u vertiser. lie has not been able
: say enough in its praise, and
= wonder, therefore, what he has
J. say when even the Advertiser ca