Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-17
LIGHTFO0T IS CALLED TO ORDER
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III tht bSShiHfhS vi ~ SuihNht W
you laid stress upon the fact that this
is an important case. II is an i'm
portant CAGE. Outside Of those unfor-
tunate cases involving life and death
this case, believe. is the most i'm.
portant case that has been tried in
the Territory of Hawaii for very
many years; and why is It important?
It Is important. gentlemen of the
Jury. because II involves the sugar
industry of this island, or that feat.
urc that portion, of the sugar indus
try which is most necessary, to.wit
its labor.
"Now you may not hold any stock in
sugar companies and may not hold
my stock. but yet our interests are
,ound up. and irrevocably bound up
or some time to come indirectly II
not directly. in that which is at pres.
mt the greatest industry of the Ter.
itory of Hawaii. to-wit. the sugar In.
lustry. And so II Is useless for any.
me to say. swell, I don't own any
took. | don't care: the sugar bust.
less is not my business It is the
BUSINESS of everyone In this Territory.
directly or Indirectly. for We have to
i've by II.
1--WE hope that the time will come
hat there will be such diversified In.
lustry here that II will not be the
ole source of the wealth of this Ter.
itory. but at present It is. and so any
hing that goes to the vitals Of the
ugar industry is an important matter
nd should be considered by you, gen.
emen of the jury, and by every
thoughtful man. In thoughtful my
ituation OF the Territory. Years az
rgc numbers Of japanese were i'm.
orted into this Territory here. Tho
Iawaiians would not work In tn.
elds at the prices that were being of
red. For many years the price oI
ugar was very low When cam'
ere nearly twenty-five years ago y
"as about two cents u pound. For =
ing time there was doubt about tho
,oc,,r,c,,, Tr,,,y ,,,,, continued ~,
,rew,d Eor . io,y limo tho ru,ur,
| { the industry was clouded In dark
css and M ono know what tho NOR
,w wou,d hr,,y ,,r,,, ,pd tho ,,,,,
rs were nnoble ,o nav n deccpt dov..
.,yes for a docc,, dov,s work am
| f, we found that the Howaiions am
| Their residents and c,tizens NJ IN,
hen Kingdom of Hawaii gradual,
eft the cane fields because they coult
Ut get enough money to liveupon
ven to pay for their poi ana mig and
heir place was taken by the japan
se--Japanese who came here under a
ontract, shipped as we said; q
ontract which was nothing more MOI
ess than slavery. II these men re-
used to go to work, under that sys
EN- to Jail they went. But when the
american flag waved over these H.
ands. the flag which Is incompatible
With slavery, slavery had to go and
lavery went; and that time. the per
cd Of Annexation when slavery was
polished in these islands, formed the
greatest epoch in our sugar industry's
question of labor. And we have an
,ther one today. Yes, the prosecu
ion and the residents OF the Terri
DRY Of Hawaii would like to close
heir eyes to the fact but there Is, as
IRE as God made this earth, a new
sra OF labor coming.
Refers To Past,
II say that I perfectly agree with
he learned counsel on the other side
when he says that the strike Ia going
to be a good thing for the Territory Of
Hawaii. II is going to be n good
hing for the Territory of Hawaii
When this strike commenced I pbo
phecied-I was the one who propbe
cied that you could not get three Ha
waiians to go and work In the cane
fields. Gentlemen. I was mistaken