The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-08-20


of Shebaa 1t would be infinite rest
to me, he would say, if, by the verdict
of this jury, that kind of language
would be taken out of that paper. That
has to do not with chops and tomato
sauce, but with the issues of life and
death. Away with such talk. 1t brings
discredit upon the man who comes here
and thinks that with such talk he can
influence this jury. There never was
more contempt than in thinking that
with fool talk and silly stories he can
influence the minds of this jury. -"
1.-THE learned counsel says these men
have been prosecuted, not by the Ter.
rftorial courts alone, but by the Federal
courts. The Federal courts don t fol-
low on the reckoning of the Territorial
courts. The Territorial courts are swad-
died children in comparison with the
Federal courts. And the Federal court
has arraigned a Japanese who put one
word, traitor in mail sent to Sheba.
You represent tho people of Ha-
waii. 1t is for you to choose whether
you will be led by gush and will-o the
wisp like that. L am sure it went in
one ear and out of the other"
Kinney reverted to coercion and
tyranny, as he said they had been prac.
ticed by the defendants, and dwelt
upon that at considerable length.
Speaking of the branding of certain
men as sycophants, he demanded,
"What kind of law and order is thati
What kind of justice is thati"
Counsel predicted if the plantations
should go down before the attack of
the strikers, citizen labor would be
swept away as by whirlwnd. Kin
ney stated that he had allowed his OPP.
ponent to go all over the ground and
make what attacks he pleased on the
sugar interests because he wanted the
position clearly before the public and
the jury.
Referring to the bringing of jap
anese, he said the records would show
that in past years he has predicted that
some time the question would be, not
what shall we do without the Japan.
csc, but what shall we do with them. -
Timeo Danaos.
Counsel was greatly amused, he said,
at Lightfoot's contention that if the
Japanese won the strike and got higher
wages it would mean increased pay
for citizen labor. ''We fear the Greeks
bearing gifts. / don't think the citi.
zen labor of this Territory would care
for the Japs as disbursing agents"
He spoke of the way the Japanese have
got control of the labor situation in
California, and said the same situation
will result in Hawaii if the Japanese
get the upper hand.
Get Rid of the Japanese.
"This situation is not going to be
cured by turning over $2500,000 a year
to the Japs, but by sending out of the
country every year 5000 of them.
That's where the cure is going to be,
and that's what the Federal govern
ment has given its approval off,
Condemning the play, Kinney accus-
ed Lightfoot of begging the question.
No one has right to put on the stage
play holding up some man to oppro.
brium. Suppose some one were to put
on the stage play holding Mr.. Light.
foot up to opprobrium. How soon would
he not appeal to the police for protec.
tioni Their motive was to blacken
Sheba, to inhame the Japanese against
him.
Regarding Lightfoot's prediction that
continue, Kinney denied emphatically
that any organization of Japanese as
japanese against other nationalities
would exist, even if it were necessary
for the Federal government to brush
aside the Territorial government as in.
competent and handle the situation
itself.
The Jury Charged.
Kinney concluded his second argu.
ment at 4:o5 O'Clock, and Judge De
Bolt Immediately began the reading of
the instructions to the jury. These were
very lengthy, the reading taking forty
minutes. When tho jury had been
charged, it was turned over to the
bailiff, and the trial was ended, except
for the finding and rendering of YER
dict.