Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-15
Territorial Sheriff Admits Seizure Of
Papers Was Illegal.
THERE MAY BE COMPLICATIONS
Strikers Attack and Beat Restaurant
Man Who Refuses Food.
GRAND JURY STILL AT WORK
Men Connected with Japanese News
papers Are Charged with Threat
eninE Violence 20 stop Opera
tion of Plantations.

HONOLULU, June 1.-THE situation
growing out of the indictment by the grand
jury of seventeen leaders in the strike OF
the Japanese plantation laborers, was given
an international turn today when M.
Negoro Of the editorial staff Of the Jill
a local Japanese publication, who was
taken into custody when the officers OF
that paper were raded by the authorities
last Friday, made normal complaint to the
japanese foreign office at Toxic Of the
violations of his treaty rights.
The alleged violation of his rights as a
Japanese subject guaranteed under the
treaty between the United States and ia
pan, he sets forth in his complaint, con-
sists in the search of his office and the
seizure OF his private papers and documents
by the territorial authorities without due
process of law.
Territorial Sheriff William Henry admits
that the search and seizure was made by
force of arms and without search warrants
or process of law.
Editors Arrested Again,
Negoro was re-arrested together with Y.
Sogo. Y. Tasaka and *. Kawamura OF
the editorial staffs of the Nippu and the
Jill, upon indictments returned by the
grand jury charging them with conspring
by indirect, sinister and unlawful methods
and means Of intimidation, melting to
riot and threatened violence to prevent and
hinder the Honolulu, oahu, Fwa, Waialua
and Kahuku plantations from carrying on
their business. They were released on
bail
Strikers today attacked and seriously
/ At
Kahana for having refused to furnish them
with food. The place is distant and mac
cessibe but the sheriff has started for the
scene to make an investigation. At all
| other points on this island quiet reigns and
no news of any disturbances have been re-
oeived up to noon today. Most OF the
Japanese have returned TO work on the
Fwal and Waialu plantations, and there
are full forces of strike breakers on the
Honolulu and oahu plantations.
1t is reported from Hilo that the Jap
anese there have selected a delegation to
come to this city and join in the formal
demand upon the planters association for
an increase in wages TO one dollar a day.
VIII Sue for Heavy Damages.
N Negoro is preparing TO bring court
proceedings against the territory for $780,
| 600 damages, claiming that MS rights as
Japanese subject had been invaded when
High Sheriff William Henry raided the
office of the Jill. of which Negoro is
editor, and seized alleged incendiary docu-
ments.
| While no disturbance or disorder OF any
kind has occurred I'm Honolulu thus far,
the city is full of striking Japanese and
the tension is great that orders were
issued for the full force OF police to re-
main at the police station tonight ready
for any emergency.
The only incident Of the day that threat
ened a disturbance was the chasing OF a
carrier of an extra" of the Japanese
newspaper Shinpo, announcing the arrest
of the editors of the jill and the Nippu
The Shinpo from ne start has strongly
opposed the strike, and among the papers
seized in the raid upon the office OF the
strike organs were letters containing
threats against the life of it's editor.
Although the strikers have returned to
work on the Fwa and Waialus plantations
1t is not certain that they have abandoned
the strike. From the papers seized by
Territorial Sheriff Henry IL was the orig
inal 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, 20 wear
out the planters by the uncertainty and
irregularity Of operations.