The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-14
STRIKE LEADERS
HELD FOR TRIAL
Fifteen Honolulu Japanese Must
Answer to Serious
Charges.
HAWAIIAN AUTHORITIES
TAKING PROMPT ACTION
Accusations Embrace Conspir-
aey to Riot and Conspiracy
to Murder.

HONOLULU, June 13.-Fifteen OF
the japanese strike leaders arrested
Yesterday upon indictments returned
by the grand jury. were gwen pre-
liminary hearing today. District Judge
W. l.. Whitney held twelve of them
for trial on charges Of consplrpg to
riot. and three for conspiracy to mur-
der. The energetic action taken by the
territorial authorities, it is believed
vii! make military interference and the
declaration of martial law in any part
of the Hawaiian islands unnecessary.
When the territorial district court
convened in extraordinary session for
the preliminary examination of the
strike leaders. Sheriff Jarrett. with the
approval of Presiding Judge ". j. Rob
nson ordered that no crowd would be
allowed TO assemble about the court
house during the hearings of the case
against the Japanese, on the ground
that it was likely TO lead TO disorder
and disturbance of the peace. This
order was rigidly enforced by large
detail Of police.
Proclamation Issued.
Following the action of the court IN
holding the indicted japanese for trlal.
William II. Henry, territorial hgn
sheriff. united with County Sheriff Jar
rett in the issuance of a proclamation
forbidding the assembling of large
crowds anywhere IN the territory while
present conditions in the islands oh
tain. With thousands of idle japanese
excited over the arrest and trial Of
their countrymen, the authorities
deemed it wise to prevent the assem-
blv of strikers in numbers that might
lead 10 disorder and violence.
The authorities declare that the eVi
dcuce adduced before the grand jury
Yesterday and the papers seized Friday
when the Offices Of the ,iJi. the Japan
csc newspaper, aud those OF the Japan
ese Higher Wage ASSOCIATION were raid
ed. furnish abundant grounds for the
belief that the strikers intended from
Inc beginning TO resort to intimidation
and violence in their effort 10 control
the sugar industry and eventually the
internal affairs of the territory.
Gist Of the Charges.
District Attorney ". A. Kinney, who
has charge Of the prosecution of the
alleged corspirators. stated today that
the evidence in the possession Of the
authorities discloses the entire piau of
the strike leaders from the inception Of
the agitation for higher wages
The plan. he alleged, included the
controlling Of the strike by secret
committee and the carrying on of a
campaign among the japanese Iaborers
through tho columns Of the Nippu aud
Jiji. two newspapers controlled by the
leaders; the accumulation Of funds for
the hiring of attorneys 10 defend and
furnish bail money fer those placed un
der arrest as u result OF their activity;
to unite IN the punishment by strikes
or otherwise Of such planters as OPP
posed the programme. and TO boycott
such of their own countrymen rs re-
fused their cooperation.
Scnichi Uycno, Japanese counsel gen
cral. has advised his countrymou
against the men who led the strike
movement from the beginning Of the
agitation, He expresses approval of
their arrest and prosecution