Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-07-20

purpose Of bringing all Japanese int,
line III order to make their campaign
, effective against the planters; the,
must stand as one man. with unbrok
en- rank. and MS long as this one mar
stood out he was block and hin
drance to the cause. and traitor e
his people. The defendants further
taught that submission must be en-
forced against every Japanese ex
pressiohs being used frequently in the
paper such as This man must be ex
terminated He is like serpent OF
n reptile!" etc. etc, the point being
to break down all opposition to their
program before they started the
STRIKES. We shall show you that the
interval Of time before the strikes was
used In exciting the Japanese labor.
ers by all kinds Of appeals wherein
the planters were painted as tyrants,
as cruel-hearted, as greedy. and the
lot Of the Japanese laborer painted as
one OF gross injustice: reference be-
Ing made to the graveyards on the
plantations. and statements being
made that the Japanese, the dead that
lie In their graves there. died to sat.
Iisfy the cruel greed Of the planters
etc: In short, stirring up the blood of
the laborers all along the line. and
Icoercing not merely Mr.. Sheba. to
bring him into line. but extending the
coercion finally to each Of the planta-
tons. to break down any man there
that stood out In opposition to their
program on the plantations.
We shall show you that on the plan.
tations In question there were mum.
bers OF men. Japanese. who were re-
ceiving good salaries, who had work
ed long years for their employers. had
been rewarded by position OF trust
and Of influence and received extra
pay. good salaries. many Of them.
Those men had been associated with
their plantation managers for a good
many years; they mutually trusted
each other, and when this movement
began on the plantations whereby the
laborers were brought into an excit-
ed frame Of mind, many of these trus-
ted Japanese In higher positions. as
lunas. etc. went In among the people
and tried to check II and said, This
Is bad spirit. and we don't like this
movement. II is going to result in
harm to all Japanese. and you better
go slow about It," Thereupon the
Jill, under the control and direction
OF these defendants. opened an at.
tack upon these men and their paper
was rife with the charge that there
were Japanese sycophants on the |
who must also be got rid |
OF before success could be expected. ,
Finally these defendants through !
the Jill sent out notices and said:
Send us the names Of any. sycophants !
on your plantation and we will pub. !
lish them" and we shall show you |
that particularly on the Oahu planta.
ton a list was prepared by vote |
among the laborers whereby six men
were named Pn' posted as syco- !
that list prescribing other and more i
Japanese would come In later. and !
we shall show You the social ostra. !
cism Of ell these alleged sycophants.
including oil. these Japanese men on
the plantation that did not fall In
line with the strikers.
We shall show you that as a mat
ter of fact when the feef came In
here a while, hack that Mr.. Sheb''s
name was stricken from the commit
tee of invitation by the commands ,
Of these defendants and their adher-
ents and every dav came out full
teeming with the articles along this
line, the purpose rs we claim being
to whip into submission or to COW so
that they dare not speak or act, ev. 4
cry Japanese In this Territory when
they would be ready to act against I
the planters.
We shall show you that demands
were presented to the Planters Asso- /
citation, but by that time the sinister /
character Of this organization led by Il
these men, and the sinister tone of
such that the planters declined to
negotiate with or recognize these de-
at all.
We shall show you that while there
was no open connection, no open Off
,inl connection between the Higher
Wage Association and the jill. no Of ;
icial statement or recognition that
he Jill was the organ of the Higher
Wage Association or that the Higher
Wage Association and the jill were |,
10Th being manipulated by these de-
endants and others working with :
hem, yet the Higher Wage Associa.
ion and the jill acted together Just !,
ike twins: Higher Wage Associa \'n ,
all appeared In the
Iiji. and one worked into the others
iand so closely that we will show You
Japanese would write to that paper, 4
It rs the Higher Wage
and money was collected
hrouGh the Jill for the Higher Wage
association, and finally, when their {
rocks were seized. the name Of Mr.. II
Iegoro was found In the jill books
Is paid editor, though investigation |
lad been made before that seizure
~ the Grand Jury and inquiry made {
IS to what Negoro's position was In I
he Jill but without success. Z
We will show you paper In the
handwriting Of certain OF the defend (
nts which disclosed the real organi-
alton of that association. and we will I
how you that the paper In question
N It's face shows criminal plan and {