The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-16
FACING A CRISIS.

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crisis Of the most serious possible ma
ture in the threatened paralysis Of the
sugar industry Fanatic Japanese
leaders Of the strike have inflamed ig-
norant plantation labor with promises
of money protection from Japan. even
asserting their belief In the declara-
ton of war. Seven thousand japan.
ese laborers are on this island and t.
900 have Joined the strike. Three
thousand are working intermittently.
Twenty Thousand Nborers comprise
the entire strength Of the island.
leadership Of the Honolulu society and
have asked, without Joining the strike
for higher wages.
It Is predicted that all will strike In
termittently If the advance is refused.
What Situation 10.
Here is the situation: Two thous-
and strikers are within the municipal
limits divided in three camps. They
are holding mass meetings daily.
They march from the camp to the
court where the four chief leaders are
being tried on charge Of conspiring
to kill Editor Shoba Of the Conserva-
tive Japanese paper, Hawaii Shimpo.
and also on a charge Of inciting to
riot.
Plantation managers are making In.
dividual charges Of intimidating work.
men and assert that desperate char
acters are moving among the work.
men. Negoro. the prime mover among
the fanatics, has cabled Minister
Takahira, at Washington, requesting
that Japan demand an indemnity ol
three million dollars for the forced en-
trance Of the authorities into the Of
flee Of Maxine, another of the British
Japanese who claims American citi.
zenship. He is also president OF the
Higher Wage association. Editor So
IA, Of the insurrectionary paper. ad
vises violence. He boasts that there
is ammunition for the strikers to 70
sist the police. and condemns the
Japanese consul as a cowardly dude
The eleven leaders arrested Thurs
day night were admitted to bail Mon
day. The same night the office oi
leader Maxine was broken into by the
police and a safe was lowered from
the second story. Documents show
Ing plans Of the strikers and threats
against the Japanese opposing the
strike we're discovered. The plans
show q project to make an internation
al issue to defend the martyrs Of the
strike. The plans also provide fol
compelling subscriptions, and call up
on all Japanese residents to attack
the plantations, demand high wages
and secure vengeance IL the leaders
suffer-
Big Demonstration.
A great demonstration followed the
liberation OF the leaders on bail. Thil
resulted in . Wholesale arrests o.
the charge Of melting riots and q
tacks on the plantation. The disord
erly japanese element is awaiting thu
report from the United States Of thu
cruisers A3o and Soya.
A cable bulletin informed them thai
these ships had sailed from Seattle I
few days ago. Led by the assertion
Of their leaders. the rioting elemen,
expects the cruisers to land forces
and compel the planters to rais<
wages. Up to date the ignorant cool
les have been orderly in their reia
lions with foreigners but alarm Il
| felt ut what the fanafical leaders ma,
be able to bring about Eight hun
dred militia are ready for the sigma
to take the field. This signal hal
been agreed upon to be two cannon
shots and three blasts of . whistle
The police are sleeping at the statioa
and 4 large force Of special II guard
| ing the plantations Governor Frea,
10 on q vacation Reports from tn
other islands are meag0. - they n,
Iout Of touch by wireless.