The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-06

The session opened yesterday morn
ing with Negoro still on the stand IN
der direct examination. During thu
last two hours of this direct examin
alton, the defense scored its strongest
points. Following the lead of the
prosecution, the defense introduced
into evidence number of translations
of articles which have appeared in the
Nippu Jiji.
Counseled No Violence.
Lightfoot first offered in evidence
an article which was published in the
Jill of April "a, in which the strikers
were advised that it is not illegal to
strike when their demands for higher
wages have been denied, not to ask
other people to join the strike. Strike
is good weapon of the laborers.
''But you should not mix up strike
and violence. We warn you not to
mix up strike and violence.
From the Nippu Jill of April 10 the
attorney for the defense read another
extract. "Strike is what the law
recognizes. The laborers have the
right to consult on strike, to establish
a strike fund, to appoint strike COM
mittees and to strike. But they have
no right to injure the property Of their
employer or of those who do not join
the strike, or TO injure their persons
or regulations.
The next was from the Jiji of May
10: "We want to lay special en-
phasis on the fact that the strike
should not be mixed up with violence,
especially as the Aiea strike is a
model strike. Should the Aiea strike
bear good fruit, it viii do good to all
the plantations Of the islands. We
hope that the Aiea strike will prove
a model strike and that it will sue
coed. -
Another extract from the same is
sue of the Jill was read: "This
strike is the first one Of the Higher
Wage movement and its methods and
results will have an important bear
ing on the welfare of the 10000 Japa-
nese of Hawaii. In front Of the strike
headquarters at Aiea is posted this
warning: do not do any act of vio
lence.' This is model strike. Be
united, obey the words of your COM
mittee and never act carelessly or com
nit violent acts.'
Elsewhere in the same paper it was
stated: "We will never do violence.
This great strike is to be a model
strike. The responsibility is very
great, and therefore, we have given
warning to each one not to commit
violent acts.''
The same issue of the Jill, May 10,
in an account of the speeches made by
Maxine and Negoro at Aiea, stated
that they advised the laborers that,
although it is not illegal to strike, yet
they should not commit violent acts,
and if anyone does, he will be ex-
Guided from among the japanese.
Lightfoot concluded the direct ex-
animation of the witness by reading
over to him the long charge under
which he and his codefendants are be-
ing tried, and asking him if he had
done any Of the acts charged.
~ have not" replied Negoro.
"Cross-examine,' said Lightfoot.
Kinney Flags Witness.
Kinney took the witness and start
ed out IN a gentle, caressing voice
that, for a moment, inspired Negoro
with false confidence. He seemed
to imagine that he was to be let off
lightly. But soon Kinney's voice be
came stern, his forefnger pointed
straight at the face of the witness, and
| his piercing questions flashed out with
| terrible force, while the twist he gave
them utterly disconnected Negoro.
Referring to the article in the Jill
of February 6, headed sycophants,
get rid of them, ''-s' You understood
that that was an editorial?" he asked.
eyes,
Getting away from fgurative
| language, what was the laborer to do
with the sycophants?''
Exclude them from the councils of
the japanese, that was all,'i replied
| Negoro suavely. eve were dealing
with men of common sense, not with
| fanatics -
Then Kinney forced from the wit
ness statement that he might have
realized, if he had stopped to think
of it, that there might be some fan
atics who would read the article and
accept it in its literal, not its fgura-
| tive sense.
And yet you allowed this advice
to go out to the fanatics as well as
TO the men of common sense2', asked
/ KINNEY