Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-20

/ act Of one Is the act of all. And you
can see why II should be. But that
! is not the same as saying, that a set
Of men are responsible for the actions
Of another set of men when there Is
no conspiracy proven. think VIC
, have gone ut this case. put the tail be-
gore--put the cart before the horse.
There should first have been a
proof of the conspiracy, and then there
should have been a showing Of what
vas done In pursuance OF that con.
,piracy. But we have in this case
nothing of the kind.
"The act of one Is the act Of air
when a conspiracy is shown. But good
gracious! these four men cant be
held responsible for every crime com.
mitted In the Territory OF Hawaii. can
they? Here, II Is matter OF COM
mon knowledge. the other day at Iwi
lei three shots were taken at police
officer. and the newspapers said these
, shots were presumably taken by Jap.
anese.-I don't know whether they
said strikers or not. But now we
aren't responsible for that, are we?
We are not responsible for criminal
over In lwilei taking shot at news.
paper-at a police officer Why. W.
cant be responsible for that. But II
those shots were fired in pursuance Of
the conspiracy. then of course we
should be responsible.
, Now. as I say. they offer to show
, you that there was this Honolulu
Higher wage Kise Association.-that
word "kise" Is worth two thousand
dollars, - and that II had branches
: throughout the island Of Hawaii-isl.
and OF Oahu. Now have they proven
anything Of the kind. will put Il
to you. gentlemen. is there a particle
of proof of that statement? Counsel
said he proved It to you. You remem-
her the testimony you heard, long
: days anG days Of examination and
cross.examination, and redirect and
re-cross, and is there throughout that
testimony single scinulla Of evi.
dence, a particle of evidence that
there was any connection whatever
, between the Higher wage associations
of Eva, Waipahu. Aiea, Waikiki
ItWaialua), Kahuku and that Of Homo
lulu?
81 or course the prosecution imagines
, that there was, and on imagination
( this complaint was brought, but there
isn't word In this case. from the
/, fifteenth Of June to the present day
a that shows you that there was any
4 connection between the socallet
I branches and the-as the prosecution
I calls them-throughou the island, and
). the Honolulu Higher wage association
e Strange Independence.
I that the higher wage associations In
}. the country and that In Honolulu hat
d the same objects, to wit: the secur
g ing of higher wages. II Is also true
r that they mutually assisted each 9th
a Ter. When the strikers came In from
Waipahu, and from Aiea, and from
$ Kahuku. came into Honolulu, then the
i Honolulu Higher wage Kise associa
}. ton, and its associate-the relief 80
I ciety. rendered all the assistance the,
Il could to the strikers and those comint
Il In, gave them food, lodging, medica
@ attendance, did everything for them
3 provided Tor them. And II Is also tru'
@ that these people were in a sens,
4 bound together by a common purpose
\ But everyone OF these societies on IN,
n outside had Its own officer. had IL
y own officer. had its own president
II vice president. secretary and treas
II urer. elected nv themselves and wit,
d the Honolulu higher wage association
!. they had absolutely nothing tn do
They didn't make any reports-th,
Ioutside districts didn't make any re
i