Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-21
LABOR unions and
HUGE PROFITS
GnCHI CASE AND IT'S
RELATION TO CONSPIRACY.
Goes Over Riot Case and Scoville's
Testimony - Close of Morning
Address to Conspiracy Jury.

The Llghtfoot speech to the conspir-
acy jury continues from the portion
published in Fridays issue as follows:
Some people have different opinions
about the advisability of labor unions.
Some people say that they aren't
sood thing, the body polite, but
think II is the general consensus of
opinion that labor unions are a bless.
ing to the labor men,-laboring men.
FOR were II not for labor unions. cap.
ital would become so arrogant that
they would continue with their enor.
nous profits,-even two per cent.
month; as on one plantation on this
island,-three and half per cent per
month, and would keep the poor slave
OF n laborer down. Nothing Illegal In
a labor union! But let It be a labor
union. let II be a labor union even
though Illegal, even with an Illegal oh.
ject or to be brought about BY illegal
mean. Has It anything to do with the
other defendants: IF Mr.. Ncgoro did
an unlawful act. II he advocated an
unlawful institution, as for instance,
The establishment of an institution III a:
would work on the lines OF anarchy
then he is liable but the other defend.
ants aren't liable for conspiracy IRE
they, aren't liable for conspiracy with
him, are they? II he did-lf lie wrote
this plan for labor union In pulsu.
ance of conspiracy then his cod. \
PENDANTS are liable with him. Ec, II H.
Is his own work. even II It were bad.
say, the other defendants aren re-.
sponsible, because there Is absolutely
no showing that that was In Pursuance
of any conspiracy formed
The prosecution began. caught the
strike by the wrong end. They say,
These country higher wage asso.
Citations were branches of the Homo
lulu They were? Do you know
they were? They say the NIPPU JIJr
was the organ of the Higher Wage as.
ISOLATION. The proof shows that thcy
were not. And you know that It was
not! And you know that 1t was not!
And they say this plan which was
seized from Mr.. Negoro's room Is the
plan, the foundation Of the Honolulu
Higher Wage association. II wasn't
anything Of the sort! II was ait
was rough ideas as Mr.. Ncgoro himself
tcstifies, OF labor organization which
We call labor union which he pro.
poses to start.
And so again. these facts upon which
they rely In establishing conspiracy,
absolutely falls to the ground.
Giichi Assault.
Now the assault on Giichi. believe
1t not improper to say. for me to say,
but the court will stop me II It is
there Is on this calendar, ready for
trial at the September term of this
court. an Indictment against three in
ividuals--I don't know their names.-|
with the assault on Giichi.
Those men have to come up here and
lace you gentlemen on that charge,
'ither you or your cOnfreres In the
Jury box. They will be brought up
hero and the prosecution will put In
is evidence and they will be permit.
ed to defend themselves, and then
'ou gentlemen will say, or those who |
iit In your seats. say whether they
ire guilty Or whether they are inno-
cent.
Now l feel that ! have repeated. un-
ii you must be sick of hearing II, |
hat that has nothing to do with this
'ase. II the assault on Giichi was w
pursuance OF any conspiracy entered
nto by these defendants, and others, |
hen that is fact which you may
But have they anything 20