The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-05
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RESCUE CAPTIVE
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/ States
he knows nothing whatever of this, but
it is reasserted that the story is true.
The planters are viewing the whole
| situation calmly and while some have
stated that they do not believe the
| strikers will return to work just yet,
| others state positively that the back
| of the strike is broken, aad that by
Tuesday the laborers will have decided
to resume their old places on the pay
roll
Want a Moses.
| A well-informed japanese stated yes
terday that individually large number
of strikers are saying that they would
| like to go back TO work. But collec-
/ lively, when they are asked if they
want to return, not one has the courage
to step forward or raise his hand to
indicate acquiescence. What is want
ed is a man or group of men to decide
that it is time to cut loose from the
agitators. It is believed that should
group of such men step out of the
ranks of the strikers, the remainder
would follow.
Wadman as Arbitrator.
The Jill is now advocating Rev. John
Wadman of the Methodist church as
prospective arbitrator. The Higher
Wage leaders say they have not COM
sidered for moment any thought of
arbitration or compromise. 1t is an
advance of So per month or nothing.
Noah is Convicted.
David Noah, the Hawaiian who af-
ter accepting strikebreaker ticket
rode on the train to Aiea plan
tation where he loafed and gambled
all day, and then punched his ticket
with a knife, thus committing gross
4 cheat, was tried in police court yester-
day and fined $50 and costs. Prosecu-
tor Brown gives Chief of Detectives
Leal credit for bringing about the con-
viction, for when the man was arrested
Leal Immediately secured a confession
from him of his guilt. The confession
/ was the best direct evidence the pros
ecution had to offer.
/ Libeling the Consul.
The Nippu Jill, the agitator' IS organ,
came out last night with a highly libel
Gus, though well concealed, attack on
Consul General Uyeno. 1t said that:
"The Consul went to Aiea at the last
moment and told the laborer g to
refrain from deserving their homes
whereupon the manager of the planta
ton stopped the pay of the strikers
/ Many people began to suspect the Con
sui s attitude. Now, when the Consul
Igoes to Eva the plantation orders the
strikers to vacate &heir houses. Tht
public is disturbed with wild rumors.
/ 1t is plain that the Jill would con
vey the impression that the Consul il
playing a double game and much indig
nation followed the issuance of the
paper yesterday afternoon, particularly
among the better class of japanese resi-
dents. The Shinpo will come out thi:
morning with scathing criticism OF
the Jiji's article, describing it as {
wanton piece of libel, and one of tn,
most rabid ever published against {
representative of their home govern
ment and the protector of japanese in
terests.
Negoro's Wonderful Head.
Negoro, Maxine IS right hand lieuten
ant. mas a wonderful head for figures
In criticizing the statement of Presl
dent E. D. Tenney, of the Eva pIanta
, ton, regarding the wages paid Japa
nese laborers on that estate, he say
that in order to find the average wage
paid the total amount of money pait
the laborers should be divided by thu
number of men living in the planta
ton at the time, not by the numbe
of men worked According to hi
method Mr.. Tenney is dead wrong t.
divide the total amount of wages palt
by the number of days put in. HI
makes out the average wage received
per month per man as $3.50 instead o
$3.50. Negoco covered two pages O.
the Jill yesterday with arguments alont
this line.
Mob Was Too Late.
After the hearing of Uchiyama be
! fore the United States COMMISSIONS
yesterday morning, on charge of send
ing matter through the mail tending
to defame the character of Edito
Sheba of the Shinpo, one of the wit
nesses stated that after Uehiyama wa
in the custody of United States Mar
shall Hendry and United States Distrlc
Attorney Breckons at Kahuku, some o.
the strike leaders heard of the matte
and assembling a number of hangers-o
they. hurried down to the plantation
! store with the intention of retaklns
Uchiyama and keeping him out of tn
possession of the officers. They arrives
!. just after the officers and their prisone
had whirled away in an auto. Jus
what might have taken place had tn
japanese come upon the officers is no
altogether certain, but the witness stat
; ed that the mob came there with tina
! intention. 1t was a narrow escape TO
4 the officers.
Had such action been taken by tn
) mob it may have been the signal flo
> the ordering out of United States cay
. airy troops from Leilehua, as the OF
fcers were out on business of a Fec
: eral character.
= Next Move at Waipahu.
& IF the japanese laborers who struc
Z on and left Waipahu plantation do ne
= evince a desire to return to work b
. Monday next those who left pigs, chicl
3 ems and other livestock behind to b
Y cared for by laborers of other nation
. ait;es will be requested to remove the
- property.
- A plantation manager stated yeste
> day that he believed the efforts of ii
Consul General at Eva and Waialu
4 would have good effect and possibl
. wuld serve to send the laborers bac