The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-07-30
HAWAII NE| AS
A JAPANESE
COLONY
tFrom Wednesdays Advertiser.l

(From Wednesdays Advertiser.)
Hawaii, il appears from evidence in
truduced by the prosecution yesterday
morning in the conspiracy trial, is look
ed upon in the editorial sanctum of
the Nippu Jiji and by the officers of
the Higher Wage Association as a Japa-
nese colony, a sort of territorial posses.
sion of the japanese empire, and the
japanese resident here are to be con.
sidered in the light of colonists. Just
where the native and white population
comes in does not appear, but possibly
as prospective subjects of the Mikado.
This interesting state. of affairs was
made evident from the translation of
an article which appeared in the Nip
pu Jill. "What,n asks the Jill edi.
torialiy, "is the significance of the fact
that the sycophants are destroying the
colonial foundation of the Japanese ma.
tion in Hawaiiln And again, "The
men who imperil the economic founda.
tion of the japanese in Hawaii are en-,
dangering our colonial foundation. Oh,
how odious and mean, how odious and
mean! They consider themselves high.
1y favored by the planters because they
are paid little higher wages, and are
ready to betray their country
This was only one of many extracts
from the Jill which were read to TAe
jury by Attorney Kinney, revilinG
those who had failed to fall in with
the views of the Higher Wage Associa-
tion and threatening them with ruin
and destruction. Altogether the morn
ing's session was a strong one for the
prosecution and the evidence given
makes things look black for the alleged
cOnspirators.
Sheba Unshaken.
The cross examination of Editor Sheba
of the Hawaii Shinpo, was concluded
about an hour after the session began.
All efforts on the part of Attorney
1ightfoot to shake his direct testimony
resulted in failure. Mr.. Sheba stuck
to his guns and came out of the long
ordeal with flying colors. His damag- |
ing evidence remains unrefuted and un-
shaken.
W., O.. Smith on Stand.
W. o. Smith was the next witness
called by the prosecution. He was on
the stand only a short time, the efforts
of the prosecution being directed to.
ward elciting from him a statement
that Maxine, Negoro and Soga in an
interview they had with him before the
strike began represented themselves as
the officers of the Higher Wage Associa-
ton. The evidence along this line,
however, was not particularly strong.
Mr.. Smith said he thought such to be
the case but he was not absolutely
positive. The interview mentioned took
place after the publication in Mr..
Sheba's paper of an interview with
Senator Smith. Maxine, Negoro and
Soga went to Mr.. Smith to question
him concerning the statement published
in the Shinpo.
Higher Wage rlay.
Following Senator Smith, Terada,
manager of the Hawaii Shinpo, was
called to the witness stand by the pros.
ecution. His testimony was in refer.
ence to the Higher Wage drama pro.
duced at the Aala Lane theater on the
nights of January 10 and l6.
Replying to a rapid series of ques.
tions propounded by Mr.. Kinney,
Terada testified that he was at the
theater the first night of the play,
which took two nights to present He
saw Maxine, Negoro and Soga there,
sitting in the press box near the stage.
"What was the performance 2" ask
ed Kinney.
81 OBJ ject to that question, " inter.
posed Lightfoot. "The best evidence
is the play itself, which has already
been introduced in evidence"
"You forget,'' retorted Kinney,
"that the play was given under the
auspices of the Higher Wage Associa.
tion. -
"what of itq' returned Lightfoot.
awe are not responsible for every word
that may have been spoken by the
actors'
Kinney withdrew the question but
tried to lead up to it in another way
later on.
The witness testified that Negoro
lives just back Of his own residence,
and that before the play was presented,
he heard Negoro drilling the actors.
Kinney again asked what was in the
play, and again Lightfoot objected.
''The evidence" he said, "shows that
the drama was skeletonized by Negoro
bnt that the players made up their
own parts. Unless it can be shown
that we eonspired to put improper
things into the play, we cannot be
held responsible for what the actors
said. OF course we know that we are
charged with almost everything. Three
shots were fred at Iwilei the other
night. OF course, they were fred by
a japanese. But it is not evidence,
what a particular actor said, unless it
can be proved that he said il in pur-
suaDce of a conspiracy
''Men can't form mighty organi.
zation in this country" replied Kin.
ney, set it in motion, and then, when
it breaks out into violence disclaim all
responsibility. They are responsible
1t is like a man dropping bomb in the
street and going on his way rejoicing
and then, when some one comes along
and runs over it and it explodes, saying
81 am not responsible; there was nc
one on the street when ] dropped the
bomb II has been shown here that
the secretary Of the Higher Wage As
sociation was training the actors him
self, and if it went beyond what h,
supposed, it's up to him to make what