The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-02-11
jul is STILL
ON WARPATH
Japanese Daily Makes Vicious
Attacks on Breckons and
Sugar Planters.

The Nippu Jill, which was the organ
of the higher wage association at the
time of the Japanese strike last sum.
mer, appears to be up to its old tricks
again--or still. Many Of its editorials
are either open or veiled threats
against the planters and the constituted
authorities, or are in the way of ad.
vice to the plantation laborers to 90
out on strike again.
In an editorial of the issue of Jan.
uary 10 the Jiii makes vicious at
tack on United States District Attor.
ney Breckons. Commenting on the
fact that Mr.. Breckons' eyesight is
troubling HIM and that he intends to
go East to have his eyes treated by q
specialist, the Jill says: "This trou
Bile may not be the punishment of God
for his prosecutions of numerous Jap.
anese!n
The Bird Poachers.
The Jill as might be expected, flies
to the aid of the japanese poachers
who were captured by the revenue cut.
ter Thetis. 1t says that of course they
win be acquitted as no motive of crime
can be found.
cit may be argued that the prohibi.
ton of catching birds is only a police
regulation and they should be prose.
cuted regardless of the presence of a
criminal intention or absence Of it
But il does not mean that in prosecu.
ton of an infringement of police Iegu
lations criminal intentions is not essen
ta1 nj snN l.,
tial in such instances as it refers t.
preservation of social order and protec
ton of public interests, but the prohibi
ton of birds catching is not based on
such ground as stated above. The law
cannot be construed as to be one in
tended to protect national interests
and requires the prosecution of those
who had no criminal intention. There
fore the law does not allow these TWEEN
ty-three poachers who had no criminal
intent to be prosecuted
Threats of Strike.
In the issue Of January IL the Jill
says that n strike has been started or
Koloa plantation, and concludes: "Wt
heartily hope for the success of the
strikers.'
In another editorial the Jill says the
manager of Aiea plantation ought tC
make good the wrong he had commit
ted toward the men or "the great trou
BILE of last summer will be repeated
The japanese paper also takes fal
| out of Consul Uyeno, stating tina
"while he may be wonderfully wei
posted in international questions anC
in diplomatic affairs, but he is as blint
as can be in the question of labor
Planters Are Barbarous.
''The planters are omnipotent in Ha
waii," says the Jill. "They cal
change the law as they please ant
make the courts of law the tools to ad
vance their own interests. Hawaii ma,
be compared to Nicaragua and tn
planters to Zelaya. AS Zelaya shot un
lawfully to death two Americans, 81
the planters arrested and imprsone,
against the law and justice forty cd,
Japanese advocates of higher wages
They searched unlawfully the homes o
Japanese residents. That the planter
did not kill any japanese is becaus
we were too peaceful. We declare tina
the Hawaiian planters are much NOR,
barbarous than savage Zeliya. The,
are barbarous. They ignore the law o
the land. But they were not able t,
institute openly any case against u
for striking. Under numerous preton
sions they prosecuted us, but the,
could not prosecute us for striking
This shows that the strike itself is no
a crime. 1t is justified by law and i
recognized as iustifable even in Ha
wall as the right of laboring men t.
strike.'
The Jill 7 approve little bi
of the contract labor system and think
The abolition of the system, the pape
| thinks, will create deficiency of %,
500 laborers. "This will bring abou
a panic to the labor situation in Ha
wall and will materially strengthen on
| position. When the time arrives, tn
| planters will have to pay common da,
labor above $50 month and contrac
| tors will be guaranteed $50 mont
when their crop fails.'
In another place the Jill espresso
the opinion that "the planters do no
seem to possess any sense whatroeveI
They ignore their promises. -
Demands Aggressive Policy.
"Can not Japan adopt an aggressiv
diplomacy toward America?' asks tn
Nippu Jiji of January 26. "Assuredl
she can. If our government can no
do it, ii can employ our newspaper
and journals which are the spokesme
of public opinion. American ambitfo
for Mexico, her savage interference
Panama, her high'handed diplomac
toward Nicaragua, her arrest of Zelay
and her action TO obstruct his escap
on Mexican war ship, all such arrt
CANT and unhumane attitude of Amel
lea treading down international law
gives good chance on the part of Japa
| =. a1o,, ga, .nur.gct,ta IipInu,.o., H..