Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-20
HOW ATTORNEY
Dealt With SHEBA
HIS INTERPRETATION OF
PLAY AND jill TALK
Iicketing by Strikers Lawful Under
Certain Conditions - What Ne
goro Had to Do With Jill as
Editor.

The following is continuation OF
Attorney l.ightloot's address to the
jury In tho conspiracy trial Just closed
The portion today gives the continue.
ton Of the Interpretation OF conspir
acy:
That Of course Is unlawful. and any.
one conspiring to bring that sort OF
thing about would be guilty Of con
spiracy of course
Hut striking, as such. is not unlaw
iul. The Japanese in the Territory of
Hawaii have perfect right to say to
their employers,
Look here. you are giving us
eighteen dollars month for our ser.
vices. You are getting two per cent
month ON your investment. and we
think We should have more money
and II you don't pay us more money
We shall quit"
They have the right to quit without
saying a word to their employers SO
long as they are under no contractual
relations to do otherwise. And by so
doing they cannot be convicted of any
crime punishable under the laws of
the Territory of Hawaii.
have, this have referred to be.
fore:
~ instruct you, even II you should
believe from from the evidence. that
certain crimes were committed, for in.
stance the assault on Giichi. or the
rot at Wdipahu, that nevertheless. I'M.
less you further believe beyond all
reasonable doubt that said crimes
were committed In pursuance of a
conspiracy as defined In these instruc
tons, you cannot on account Of such
crimes convict the defendants in this
case"
Law Of Pieketins.
A great deal has been said about
"pickets." Now the learned prosecut
ing attorney has sought to convey tn,
impression to your minds. that pic
'keting" or the maintenance Of pic
kets" during a strike Is terrible
thing. II isn't anything of the kind
II is as lawful for strikers to establish
'pickets" ms It is for strikers to eat.
II Is lawful,-and It isn't improper
to establish men on the highways
leading to Aiea, or leading to Waipa
hu, or leading to any other place. TO-
the purpose Of interviewing returning
strikers. That is the law. They mus
not, Of course, use violence or intim
idation. They can't say:
Now look here, II you 90 back tc
work ] will see that YOU are punish
ed" or anything of that sort.
They cant do that. But they car
so and say:
Now. here, you are japanese
don't you think that you better sta,
with your people in this war In this
fight against the planters Don't yol
think II will be better for us. as
people, az a nation, as laborers, tina
We should all hang together in thi,
matter?" And pursue our demands
for higher wages? Don't you thinl
II would be better for you? or cours'
II Is hard on you Just now, but sticl
1t out, stick out, go back to the CAM
that is, continue out on strike"
That is perfectly proper. And whel
learned counsel seeks to persuade yo,
that these men are guilty becaus
'pickets" have been maintained
There Is no evidence that they hav
been maintained by these men. Blu
'pickets" have been maintained. II
has tried to draw the herring acros
the track.
The court instruct will instruc
you, as a matter of law. that main
tenance by striking employees to es
tablish "pickets" for the purpose q
taking the names of persons remain
Ing at work for their former employer
those seeking to enter his emplo,
ment, seeking by peaceable means
without intimidation. to persuad
them to join the strikers, Is not III
lawful. Nor does It render the OF
ganizariOn encouraging the strik
liable for the crime of conspiracy.
So you see gentlemen of the jur.
you aren't acting to find these defen,
ants guilty because the Oahu suga
plantation laborers, or strikers, or tn
Honolulu plantation laborers or stril
ers, employed ''pickets" and took u
these tickets.
THE court will instruct you this
you cannot find these defendants gui
ty except you are satisfied OF the
guilt beyond reasonable doubt"
You as jurors have had this re-
sonable doubt thrown at you so man
times that don't propose to say an
thing more about 1t. You aren't
try this case, as ] have said befor
on what may be, they may be guilt
of this thing or they may not--yO
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