The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-08-17

tial evidence in this case ms something
to be afraid of would be unwise. The
eircumstantial evidence is clear and
conclusive.
A Hair Drained Scheme.
"This was not an ordinary strike.
Counsel for the defendants made des-
perate attempt and finally succeeded
in getting in .ne first article that set
the ball rolling. 1t turns out to be as
foolish as hair Drained as anything that
could be imagined"
Kinney read the article to the jury.
This is the article in which is expressed
and raise the wages of the laborers for
the sake of the continual peace of
Hawaii and calls upon the Japanese
government to step in and demand that
the wages be raised.
'Mr. Negoro commences his program
by demanding that the Japanese gov
eminent demand. And he was resentful
because Mr.. Sheba refused to publish
the article-the hair-brained pedestal
upon which this movement began, the
! first black mark against Sheba, If this
| is the way the gentleman starts, it IS
no wonder he goes off half cooked. If
Japan can 7 step in and interfere, we II
start little Japan here. And that IS
what he tried to do.
"What was the object of the strike
To make a commercial conquest of
Hawaii. AT the time the article was
written it is conceded the laborers
didn't know they were suffering. rour
months hard work was necessary before
the laborers even knew they were suf-
fering. The work of these four gentle.
men put these thousands of laborers
in such frame of mind that they
themselves say that to refuse their de-
mands is like covering up the mouth of
a volcano.
"Generally it was understood that
these slaves were having a pretty good
I time of it and were sending lots of
money home. Be that as it may, the
strike didn 7 start on the plantations,
it started here in town.
"My point is that you've got to con.
slider what was back of this plan; what
end these men were working to. For
everybody works to plan and nobody
works to a plan better than the Japan
ese.
"Ar soon as the japanese were
barred from coming into Hawaii in any
great numbers, these men caught on to
the situation. Before that the Japan.
ese could come in in any number. But
when the embargo was put on, these
men grasped the situation. Their OBJ
iect was the commercial conquest .ot
Hawaii-perfectly lawful so long as
they do it lawfully" Kinney read one
of Negoro's articles in proof of the
statement that Negoro realized the
possibilities resulting from the cutting
off of any further supply of Japanese
labor.
"Mr. Negoro returning from Califor
mia said that the planters had put them
selves into the hands of the japanese
by employing them exclusively until
one couldn u see a white face on the
plantations. But he didn't see some
other things. He is like most other
Missionaries. He is neither white mar
nor Japanese and you might expect
that sort of half baked criminal pro
gram from that kind of man."
When twelve O'Clock arrived, Kline,
suspended his argument until TIVE
o'clock. At the litter hour he resumed
where he he'd left eff, but was mIcl
more energetic in his address and GO
down to details more than he had don,
in the morning.
"This movement - he said, "doesn >
seem to be strike like an ordinary
strike, such as we know it. Counse
may claim this is interjected to Great,
prejudice because they are japanese
| disclaim any such motive. Bear il
mind, l am quoting their language anC
leaving it to the Jury to determin,