The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-15
Japanese Editors Are Arrested and Make Complaint to
 Home County
SEIZURE IF MEN MADE
 BY FORCE OF ARMS
Strikers Attack a Japanese Restaurant Keeper Because He Refuses Them Food-lsIand Is Quiet
 In Other Places.

Honolulu. June 1.-The situation grow ing out of the indictment by the grand jury of the F leaders in the strike of the Japanese plantation laborers was given an international turn today when M. Me- goro, of the editorial staff of the Jiji a local Japanese publication, who was taken into custody when the office of that paper was raided by the authorities last Friday, made formal complaint to the Japanese foreign office at Tokio of the violations of his treaty rights.
 The alleged violation of his rights as d Japanese subject, guaranteed under the treaty between the United States and Japan, he sets forth in his complaint, consists 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 ad- mits that the search and seizure was made by force of arms and without search warrants or process of law, but claims that the papers seized contained evil dence of criminal purpose and that the courts of the territory are open to Ne goro for redress if he has been dam aged.
 laps Are Arrested.
 Negoro was re-arrested today together with T. Sogo, '. Tasaka and K. Ka- wamura. of the editorial staffs of the Nippu and the Jiji, upon indictments returned by the grand jury charging them with conspiracy by indirect, sinister of in limitation, melting riot and threatened violence to prevent and hinder the Hon olulu Oakua, Fwa, Waialua aud KahulSu plantations from carrying on their busi- ness.
 Strikers today attacked and seriously stabbed a Japanese restauantkeeper at Kahana for having refused to furnish them with food. The place is distant and inaccessible, but the sheriff has started for the scene to make an in- vestigation At all other points on this island quiet regns, and no news of any disturbances have been received.
 M Negoro, together with Y. Sogo, Y. Tasaka and K. KawamlAa, the last three named being members of the editorial staff of Nippo. another Japanese paper which has taken prominent part in the strike agitation, were each listed for bail in the sum of Sl250 Pending the furnish ing of bonds or cash bail, all four are in jail.
 Big Damage Suit To Come.
 M Negoro is preparing to bring court proceedings against the territory for s500,- 900 damages, claiming that his rights as a Japanese subject were invaded.
 While no disturbance or disorder of any kind has occurred thus far, the city is full of striking Japanese, and the ten- sion is so great that orders were issued for the full force of police to remain at the police station tonight ready for any emergency. The only incident of the day that threatened a disturbance was the chasing of a carrier of an lex tra" of the Japanese newspaper Shinpo announcing the arrest of the editors of the Jiji and Nippu. The Shinpo, from the start, has strongly opposed the strike, and among the papers seized were letters containing threats against the life of its editor.
 Although the strikers have returned to work on the Eva and Wailus plantations, 1t is not certain they have abandoned the strike. From the papers seized by Territorial Sheriff Henry, it was the orig final 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, to wear out the planters by the uncertainty and irregularity of operations.