The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-07-30
JAPAN IS NOT
FAVOR|NC
STRIKE
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ness stand yesterday morning in the
conspiracy case by Prof. Denning, the
expert on the japanese language, the
inference may be clearly drawn that,
although the Toxic government is tax.
ing no official cognizance of the strike
of the plantation laborers in Hawaii,
the Foreign Office is nevertheless quiet
ly and unofficially taking hand in
the game and is working for the sup.
preston of the strike.
The statement by Prof. Denning was
made just as Attorney Lghtfoot was
concluding his cross examination of
the expert
"Did you,' asked Mr.. Lightfoot,
"after your arrival here, make a speech
to the japanese strikers at Waipahuf"
eyes, / did"
"And did you tell the Japanese that
the Foreign Office wished them to go
back 10 workS"
81 told them,' replied the witness,
E'that the japanese public and,
thought, the japanese Foreign Office,
were of the opinion that the strike
was doing incalculabe HARM
"And did you advise them to go
back to work?"
81 did,
Attorney Kinney, evidently fearing
that the answers of the witness might
be taken as implying that he spoke
to the Japanese at the instance of the
prosecuting attorneys, asked, "Were
Mr. Ballou or myself informed of
that?''
NO. was the answer.
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Kinney, "when you told the strikers
that the people in Japan thought the
strike was doing harm and that they
ought to go back to work."
Eyes. / got my ideas from the
japanese newspapers in Japan.
''Did you get authority from the
japanese Foreign Office to come to Ia.
waii9''
eyes"
1t is clear from the above evidence
given by Prof. Denning that the Japa.
nese Foreign Office knew that he was
coming to Honolulu to assist as Japa-
nese expert, in the prosecution of Ma
kino, Negoro and their crowd. The
only possible inference, therefore, is
that the japanese government has tax.
en- the measure of the Higher Wage
crowd in Hawaii and is willing and
anxious to have them suppressed, even
to the extent to loaning to the prosecu.
tion a professor from one of the big
government colleges.
When court convened at $3.50 yester-
day morning, Prof. Denning again took
the stand for the purpose of identity
ing his translation of the letters found
in Maxine Higginbotham IS safe. These
letters, which have been admitted in
evidence, contain the usual vicious at
tacks upon Sheba and the other "syco.
phants who refused to truckle to the
Higginbotham gang. They were evil
IDENTIFY intended for publication in the
Jill but had not been printed.
When Lightfoot took the witness for
cross examination, he made vigorous
effort to induce Prof. Denning to state
that some of the words translated as
meaning get rid of, destroy and other
things indicating bodily harm might
not necessarily have the significance
of anything as strong as those express
sions. But the attorney made little
Roadway along this line. Prof. Den
ming was evidently jealous of his in
terpretations and showed himself to be
a very thorough student of the Japa'
nese language and careful translator
Lightfoot played long time on the
indecent word so often appearing il
ming, for the sake of decency, as 'sy
cophant.' lie tried to get the witnes:
to admi; that the word might, through
use, have come to have less objection
able meaning, but Prof. Denning EN-
phatically denied that such is the case
But, he said, great many of the Jap
anese are accustomed to read Indecent
literature and might not think mucl
of the use of the word, though it;
meaning is unmistakable.
The word 'hikokomin'' had beer
translated as meaning traitor Light
foot tried TO break the witness down
on this Interpretation, but did not sue
coed at all The word, said Prof. Den
ming, has come into general use il
Japan since the war with Russia, anc
is one of the strongest words that cal
be found in the japanese language. Il
always means a man who has become ;
traitor to his country. This word ha
been used by the Jiji time and agaiI
in mentioning Editor Sheba.
The exact meaning and shades o.
meaning of the word "taizi,' trans
lg.ed by the expert as "get rid Of
caused long fight between the witness
and counsel for the defense, and befor'
the controversy ended Prof. Denninl
had the floor beside him piled with Jap
anese dictionaries from. which he haC
endeavOred to prove that his transla
tion is the correct one. The exper
sturdily maintained that his rendition
was correct.
A wordy war took place between op
posing counsel over Lightfoot's effort
to make the witness give the transla
tion of words without reference to tn,
context. This Prof. Denning absolute
ly refused to do, and he maintained hi
position with all the zeal of the schoo
man whose accuracy has been assailed
Attorney Kinney came to the rescue O
his witness, and his objections to Light
foot S manner of erOss-examination wer,
upheld by the Judge.
Anothar ward frenuant1v ounaorin,