Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-11


SECUTED! sympathy for them
had grown up in quarters
WHERE A MORE IMPARTIAL
VIEW MIGHT WELL HAVE
BEEN LOOKED FOR. THERE
WAS DANGER THAT THE
LAW WOULD FARE BADLY
AT THE HANDS OF THOSE
WHO HAVE A SOFT SIDE FOR
THE WEAK WHEN THEY
ARE AT ODDS WITH THE
STRONG. ALL THESE THINGS
WORK FOR A LONGER
STRIKE AND MORE VIO-
LENCE AND A DELAY IN, If
NOT A PERvERSloN OF, THE
NATURAL COURSE OF JUS
TlCE. But every thoughtful
and honest man belongs on but
one side when the red hand of
murder is invoked, and that Is
the side of law and order. the
side which demands, whatever
becomes of the strike, that the
instigation of violence shall
cease, and that the malefactors
at bay, those who incite to
crime as well as those who COM
nit 1t, shall suffer the penalties
they have earned"
Mr.. Editor, those were dangerous
words to write; a dangerous. confess
sion to make to anyone who will
study carefully your course up to
lie date that Sheba fell wounded in
our streets. Those words mean no
more than this to the average read
err: The editor of that paper in de-
scribing many people who thought
these cases were persecution, ETC.,
was describing the side which, up to
that date, had enlisted HIS sympa-
this, but in view of red-handed MUIR
der breaking in upon the scene he
threw up his hands and said: This
has got too vicious for me; the game
is up. and We have to stand pat and
support these prosecutions"
II It is true that large number
of citizens had thought the strike
leaders were being prosecuted, what
have you been doing in the columns
of your paper to call attention to
this dangerous fact. to point out Its
existence, and address yourself to
its correction with half the earnest
ness with which you pursued Will
lie Crawford a. Co.?
II is the first time In the Adver-
tiser that the presence of MANY
CITIZENS with such perverted
views was conceded, or in any way,
shape, or manner was referred to.
When did you know that MANY
CITIZENS believed that the Jap
anese caught in open riot, who i'm
prisoned officers of the law, who
threatened In print the life Of those
who differed with them, were being
prosecuted?
What do you mean by the words
sympathy for them?" (to-wit, the
strikers and Higher Wage agita'
tors) had grown up in quarters
where more impartial view
MIGHT well have been looked for?'
When did you learn that there was
danger that the law would fare badl,
at the hands of those who have soft
side for the weak when they are al
odds with the strong?
When did you sound the note oi
warning to this community that sucl
sentiments were entertained by large
numbers of citizens? What possible
justification was there for any man Il
believe that these labor agitators wer'
being prosecuted, II your editorials set
ting forth their unquestionable gull
voiced your genuine sentiments?
And now. what do these word
mean-"All these things" that Is, thu
perverted view that the labor agitator
were being prosecuted" and tina
there was danger that the law woul'
fare badly. worked for LONGEI
STRIKE and MORE VIOLENCE an,
o DELAY IN, II not PERVERSIO.
OF, the natural course OF Justice?
that the reason why many citizen
cried persecution" and anticipate
that the law would fare badly, towi
In order to bring about longer strik
and more violence and a delay of Jus
tice? Your final words that "whe
red-handed murder takes a han
thoughtful men can be but on on
side" was the notice, was 1t not. tina
the game was up and 1t was useless t
down the prosecution?
You may satisfactorily explain you
silence in not taking hold of any sue
perverted sentiment and bringing II I
daylight and thrashing 1t out In tn