Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-13
EDITOR SMITH and HIS THREATS

This man is versatile and no mis-.
take. For him to breathe is to,
threaten.
When this controversy arose be-
tween the Bulletin and the Ad-
vcrtiser. His conduct was upder dis
Cussion. lie replied by attacking
the PROSECUTION, which was his
why of answering to the charges of
the Bul lctin.
lie then proceeded gratuitously-
which was also his way - to
THREATEN that in the CONSPI-
RACY CASE NOW ON TRIAL there
would be a verdict AGAINST THE
PROSECUTION or a mistrial. This
was more than gratuitous. The
issue was between the Bull
letin and the Advertiser, and
II was not at all part OF
Mr.. Smiths defense to lug in a
possible failure of the conspiracy
trial, but It would not have been
like him not to have done it.
Usually the man busters along
and everyone gets out of his way.
He is so used to it that when. he was
reminded that his Indictment and
suggestions to that jury, consisting
rs II did OF Hawaiians. was not like
ly to carry very far, owing to the
reputation the editor of the Adver-
tiser has earned, and well earned,
among the Hawaiian people, the
blusterer could hardly believe his
eyes to be given as good as
he sent. And now, forsooth,
in this mornings issue he is
crying aloud AGAINST THE
CASE for the DEFENSE being PRE-
JUDGED by our reply to him.
He, OF course, could throw out a
suggestion to the jury that this in
science of the b IL ct n had bet
ter be recognized by the jury, but
no one else was to say thing.
Now, we do not purpose to see
THESE STRIKE CASES BEING
QUIETLY KNOCKED AND DIS.
COURAGED "a little block put
in here. an insinuation there,
and Misrepresentation at some
other turn-without stepping in to
demand Hands OF" to the compile.
tiOn Of these trials.
II was apparent to men on the in
side that the PROSECUTION In the
RIOT CASE WAS BEING KNOCK
ED, AND NO ONE KNEW IT BET
TER THAN THE EDITOR OF THE
ADVERTISER.
The prosecution kept still and
hoped to get through in spite of the
knocking, but they did not, however
though 1t was case where the mer
were caught red-handed in an oper
riot. and where. the defense put NJ
simply added to their guilt ant
made It more plain. That wal
enough. These strike trials canno
. go on and there cannot be fair ant
impartial trial until the knocker Il
dealt with Ms he should be ant
brought to time.
The editor of the Advertiser re
ported NOTHING DOING in the cast
for the prosecution, the day before
yesterday. But the Bull letiI
printed, verbatim from the tran
script of the evidence, evidence o
the MOST DAMAGING KIND tina
was brought out that day in favo
of the prosecution from the mouti
of one of the defendants.
The editor OF the Advertise
claims that the attorneys for thu
prosecution in the riot trial belabor
ed Mr.. Lightfoot like pickpocket
But he FORGETS, and has CARE
FULLY KEPT OUT OF his paper, III
fact that Mr.. Lightfoot charged tn
men CONDUCTING THE PROSECU
TION WITH LARCENY AM
BURGLARY specifically.
In the Waipahu riot trial the SELF
ure of the effects of the labor agita
tors here in Honolulu had nothin
to do with the case, but Mr.. Light
foot simply bullied his way alon
and kept up constant reference t
the seizures made In Honolulu b
the police, charging over and owe
again that II was larceny and burg
larry under the statute and accord
ing to its terms. If, finally, the al
torneys conducting the prosecutio
had to act as police and bring hi