The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
JAPANESE ARE
INDICTED FOR
MCITIhG RIOT
Grand Jury of Honolulu Charges
Seventeen Strike Leaders
With Conspiracy
Document FOnHd in Raid Sug-
gests Tine Is Ripe for
Rain OF Blood

HONOLULU. June 12.-Seventeen Jap
anese. leaders in the strike Of the Japa-
nese plantation Iaborerz. of whom about
s.o0o are out. were indicted BIZ the grand
jury late this afternoon on charges Of
having conspired 10 incite disorder. in
the Hawaiian islands
This action promptly followed the
somewhat sensational disclosures yes
terdav when a search ~ tire oficss OF
the higher wage association and the
japanese newspaper. Jijf. BY the au-
thorities revealed ineendiary letters. re-
ports and other correspondent tending
10 show that a conspiracy was in pros
pective formation among certain Japa-
nese % wrest the control of affairs in
the Islands from the whites
GRAND JURY To MEET TO-DAY
50 important was the discovery of
what appeared 20 be a plor among some
Of the strike leaders regarded by the
authorities that the grand jury wa
evidence seized in the raids laid before
tlac ootv- Urir1 5rre~rnra-eI nu-~
Gus witnesses. and returned true bills
against Il strike leaders
The investigation was not completed
today and the grand jury decided to
convene again tomorrow Sunday and
resume ITS inquiry
RAIN or BLOOD THREATENED
Among the correspondence between
strikers and some OF their. leaders.
seized by the officers in their search.
Of which trans laz5ors were submitted
20 The grand jury was the following
The japanese strikers are faciHg
the planters with enough powder. lead
and food 10 make victory sure In tne
END Now is the time to exait tfe
name oF vour nation and tint with
blood the faS OF the rising sun Against
those who oppose our action We must
he ready with hammer of iron and rain
Of blood 20 make the obstinate and
blind planters reflect and % eXter11i-
nate Sometaro Sheba- the traitor editor
of the Shinpo. and his followers We
must prepare
If higher wages are nor obtained the
sword NAV visit Sheha an any time and
he should provide Tor the livelihood Of
his family whieh VIII be lefr-
NIPPU DENOUNCEs ARRESTS
The Nippu- the orEan OF the strikers.
denOunces the arrest OF the leaders ard
says that should any extraordinerv
thing happen il VII not be the faui- of
the peaceful strikers. but that rne
whole blame viii rest up0n the capi-
talists and authorities who have re-
sorted 10 tyranHical oppression
Bonds for the appearance OF the ar
rested leaders were furnished and the
II men were released.
PUBLIC FEELING GAINED
The territorial authorities have NOT
vet communicated Win the federal
government az washington according
10 ATTORNEY General Hen-enway- Gov
ernor Frear + AZ Hil0. but has been
fully advised Of the situation
High sheriff William Henry. sheriff
Jarrett and the attorney general are
acting together All three express
themselves as confident that the dis
closures and arrests made today have
cleared the matter I'D and given them
entire control OF the situation
Public feeling has been reassured hT
the prompt and energetic action OF the
authorities and the stock market re-
mained firm and unaffected today
Japanese in Majority
WASHINGTON. June 12--No little
interest vas manifested today in Of
fcial and diplomatic circles iu THE dis
patches from Honolulu telling of the
discovery Of papers lndicaung ths
prospective formation of a cousqiracy
among japanese 70 wfesr government
control from the white residents AZ
the state department. however. it was
said there had been no corresp spoutenre
bearing on the subject and a- The
japanese embassy the reported atri-
tude Of the Japanese at Hawah was
characterized as highly improbable
At the embassy THE officials are in
constant corrmuui cation Uith the Jap
ansse consul al Honolulu and the la--
ter keeps the ambassador ar Washing
ton Informed ~ Important events IN
the island that may he IF interest 90
him
The consul general wrote several
weeks ago regarding 1le declaration
OF a strike by the lab1rers iu the heids-
but he then expressed the opinion rha-
the diSaSTee menJs would Be settled oE
compromise
Rerorts Of government agents snow
that the japanese residents are largely
in the majority in Hawaii
Knows Of No Conspiracy
ANY ARB0R. 3Iicn-. June 1e--Baron
Nogoro TakahIra- japanese ambassa-
dor said tonight that he anew nothing
OF the reported conspiracy among jap
anese in Hawaii 20 wresr control Il
affairs from white residents
There is TO Japanese party IN tie
islands said the ambassador and
there can be none because Japanese
there have TO political rights-no vote.
The only trouble that 7 know Of IS
a dispute as 10 vases which hope
viii be settled soon 70 IS strike OF
japanese employees OF the sugar plan
rations who have been getting SIS per
month wages and ask 4 few dollars
more