The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-04-01

stated emphatically and categorically
that the published story of what the
unnamed Russian was alleged to have
said concerning Lightfoot was absolute
ly correct, and he referred the reporter
to Mr.. Mott-Smith as to it's truth. Mr..
Lightfoot also referred to Mr.. Mott
Smith as to the truth of the story.
Mr.. Mott-Smith was consulted over
the phone in regard to the matter and
he made the following statement:
"Mr. Lightfoot 3 name was not men
toned in any statement made to me
by any Russian immigrant yesterday,
so far as that story is concerned. The
facts are that two delegates came up
from Kauai who said that they had
, consulted Nachrin and Vasileff, who
claimed that their attorney was Mr..
Lightfoot These delegates wrote over
! to Kauai to their countrymen, telling
them to come to Honolulu, as they
could get from $1,000 to $500 each
from the Territory. There is absolute
" no direct evidence that Mr.. Light
foot said that in any way, shape or
manner. There has been so much mis-
representation by the Russians that 1
believe that Mr.. Lightfoot may be as
much misrepresented as anybody else.
That apparently settles the facts as
regards the question of veracity be-
tween Mr.. Lightfoot and Mr.. Perel-
strous, though it is possible that neither
of them exactly understood just what
it was that the Russian was trying to
say. But it certainly leaves the pub
lished story as deliberate fake with
out any foundation of fact.
viii Go to Work.
above, that in his opinion the Russians
will go back to work and shake off
the influence of the agitators.
In that point Lightfoot and Perel.
strous agree.
81 have every hope,n said Mr.. Light.
! foot yesterday afternoon, "that after
the hearing of the sugar planters as
ISOLATION, the Russians will make a
blue streak and rush to work on the
plantations. There may be few NAL
contents, but those must look out for
| themselves. The situation looks bet
ter to me tonight than at any time
since the trouble started. -
Mr.. Perelstrous made statement to
the same effect. He said he believed
the trouble was due to certain infiu-
enees which he declined to specify and
TO certain persons he would not name,
but that it was coming to an end short.
ly and that before long most of the
Russians would go to work.
Nachrin, the agitator, was also a
caller at The Advertiser Office. He dc.
MED that any statement concerning
iightfoot, such as was published in
the afternoon paper, was ever made,
aud he also insisted strongly not only
that Lightfoot did not advise the Rus
SANS to quit work, but that tho lawyer
urged them 10 stick 10 their jobs and
the plantations.
Where Translation Helped.
According to one OF the Russians
who lately Fetnrned from Makaweli
plantation either IA big American
lawyer OF Yaailelf, one Of the Rus
sions who has been acting o. an In
tefpreler Is responsible for the state
mrn that there Yves $1,000 waiting gor
every adult hasslan who wanis 70 re-
iurn 20 bis native land,
ofhn big lawyer made speech ~
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