The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-24
sheba in Form.

Sheba In Form.
The discussion drifted off into the
way japanese newspapers were man
aged, and then Lightfeot, still unsatis-
fed returned to the charge:
sis it not a fact Mr.. Sheba that
you were hurt because you were not
specially invited to attend the meeting
at the Asahi Theater, and it was on
account of that, slight as You thought,
that You objected to Mr.. Maxine S COM
ing into the meeting at Mr.. Ishii g
bouse2n
aWell, If I remembered, there was
such a meeting held prior to the confer
ence at Mr.. Ishii IS house, why / would
naturally remember whether I was in
vited or not; but I don Il remember
that there was such meeting at the
Asahi Theater.
SAT the meeting in Mr.. Ishii s house,
the first meeting in Mr., Ishii's house,
did YOU not lay great emphasis upon
the fact that you had been omitted
from the invitation to attend the meet
ing at the Asahi Theater9''
mo, I do not think 7 did. The
thing that I laid stress upon was the
education Of the planters on the ques-
ton =
"Did you not on the occasion bring
down your fist on the table and say
I object to Mr.. Makino's being present
at this meeting because he caused my
name to be omitted from the list of
invitations to attend the meeting at
the Asahi Theater?"
81 can say that either side on Mr..
Maxine and Mr.. Negoro s side and on
my side there was good deal of knock,
ing of the table, we discussed the mat
ter in earnest and I strenuously opposed
the presence of Mr. Maxine and Ne
goro. AS to the rest of the allegation
deny that [ know anything about it.
/ remember
"And that fact then If it be a fact
of your striking the table and using
those words does not recall any cireum,
stances to your mind?o
eyes, I knocked the table very often
to advance my idea. I was opposed to
their idea entirely in the discussion of
the campaign among the laborers, and
hit the table all along"
!" Well, don t make any more
speeches. Good gracious I listened TO
speeches all day yesterday I was will.
ing because wanted 10 pass the time,
but today I want to get on if possible. !"
Mr.. Kinney That simply means
that you met your match
Mr.. Lightfoot-'FI am not meeting
matches, ! am trying this ease of con-
spiraey, am not matching against this
fellows wit.
The Court Proceed.,'
Mr.. Liehtfoot-'s want you to an
swer my question, Mr.. Sheba, and not
engage in any address to the jury
Well, to make my answer PLAIN -
Mr.. Kinney One moment please,
that is improper to accuse the wit
| ness 80
The Court-ssI think the latter re
| mark is improper / think it is I'M
! fair to say that the witness is attempt
ing to address the jury. I think he
may not be answering your question di.
recIly, but sometimes witnesses fail to
| fully grasp what the attorney is get
| ting at and perhaps that is the diff
| eulty''
Ibid you give at that meeting any
reason for Directing to the presence of
Mr.. Negoro?p
eyes,
/" What was that reason9'
II didn It know at the time that he
was the paid editor of the Nippu Jill
and | didn t know his connection with
the Nippu Jill al the time.''
And because of that ignorance on
your part you objected to his presence,
is that it2''
1t was to be the conference of repre-
sentatives of the four japanese news
papers, and when outside people butted
in into the meeting why naturally /
| would object to it, We didn t want to
be Influenced by the outsiders
Lightfoot received good many whis-
pered suggestions from Negoro as the
examination progressed, and twice af-
ter following up wrong clue admitted
that he had got hold of the wrong
story and asked that some of his ques-
| lions be stricken out.
Upon the details of the conference the
| witness said that he had objected to the
| presence of Maxine and Negoro at all !;
| that he objected to Maxine s idea of a
mass meeting, to the formation of the
Higher Wage Association, aud to the
| idea of strikes, and upon his side had
advanced the idea of campaign Of ed
! ueation among the white planters.
The witness testified that he had
been translating for the Advertiser, but
that he had not been paid for it, having
done it as matter of principle in lire
| with his idea of campaign among the
white npnpla FOR biubar 1x-aoae