The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-15
JAP PANESE EDITOR
MAKES FORMAL
COMPLAINT
AUTHORITIES HAVE INVADED HIS
RIGHTS.
His Office Was Raided and Alleged In
cendiary Documents Were
Seized.

Honolulu. June I'm. Negoro one
of the editors of the Jill. who made
formal complaint TO the Japanese for
eign office today that the territorial
authorities had invaded his rights as
a Japanese subject under the treaty
between Japan and the United States,
wnen High Sheriff William Henry
raided the office of the Jill and seized
alleged incendiary documents, Is pre-
pairing to bring court proceedings
against the territory for S500.000 dam
ages
Ncgoro. together with Y. Soga. Y,
Tasaka and X. Kawamura. the last
three named being members of the
editorial stan of the Nippu, another
Japanese paper which has taken a
prominent part in the strike agitation,
were admitted to ball at l,250 in
each case this afternoon Pending the
furnishing OF bonds or cash bail, all
four are in jail.
With possible international compli-
cations looming up on the horizon as
a result of Negoro's complaint to the
Japanese government and the arrest
today of the four editors on charges
OF conspiracy. the strike situation has
taken new turn. While no disturb
ance or disorder of any kind has oc-
CURED so far, the city is full of strik-
ing Japanese and the tension is so
great that orders were issued this af-
ternoon for the full police force to
sleep at the station tonight ready for
any emergency.
The only incident of the day that
threatened disturbance was the
chasing of carrier on an extra"
OF the Japanese newspaper "Shinpo." "
announcing the arrest of the editors
Of the Jill and the Nippu. The Shin
po from the start has strongly op-
posed the strike and among the pa
pers seized in the raid upon the office
Of the strike organs, were letters con-
tanning threats against the life of It's
editor
Although the strikers have return
ed TO work on the EVA and Waialua
plantations. it is not certain that they
have abandoned the strike. From the
papers seized by Territorial Sheriff
Henry. it was seen it was the original
plan OF the Japanese to return to
work at intervals to earn sufficient
money TO maintain the strike and by
this method of working and again
striking. TO wear out the planters by
the uncertainty and irregularity of
plantation operations.
The situation growing out OF
the indictment by the grand jury
of seventeen leaders In the
strike of the Japanese plantation la
borers was given an international turn
today when NJ Negoro, of the editorial
staff of the Jiji, local Japanese pub
licatioD, who was taken into custody
when the Offices of that paper were
raided by the authorities last Friday.
made formal complaint to the Japa-
nese foreign Office at Toxic OF the vi
olation of his treaty rights. The al
legged violation of his rights as a Jap
anese subject, guaranteed under the
treaty between the United States and
Japan. he sets forth In his complaint,
consists In the search of his office
and the seizure of his private papers
and documents by the territorial au-
thorities without due process of law.
Territorial Sheriff William Henry ad-
mlts that the search and seizure was
made by force OF arms and without
search warrants or process of law. but
claims that the papers seized con-
tained evidence of criminal purpose.
and declares that the courts of the
territory are open TO Negoro for re-
dress. If he has been damaged.
Negoro was re-arreSted today, to-