The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-04-29
Perelstrous Hints That in Russia
Vasilieff ct AL. Would Be
Soon Choked OFF.
AGITAToR is NOW A HERO
Discharged From Custody He Is
Hailed as One of Whom
Courts Are Afraid.
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else is" declared A. S. Perelstrous
yesterday, after he had puzzled over
the workings of American law. "Why
don't they hang this yasilief up9l
What are they waiting fort Are they
waiting until some one is killed and
then it will be too late2'
Mr.. Perelstrous is trying to reconcile
the known facts of the Russian situa-
ton with the apparent dilatoriness of
the officials in taking some definite
action to bring the trouble at an end.
In the land of the White Gar, the
Little Father, according to his expert
ence, there would have been a number
of executions before now: "Perhaps
fifty hung up; mebbe ten hung up first
and then if that not enough, some
more.''
1t is matter of common knowledge
that mischief is brewing among the
Russians, mischief that may mean a
loss of life, perhaps Russian lives, per-
haps others. In the Iwilei camp is talk
of robbery and murder, talk commonly
INDUCED in. Perelstrous has heard it;
he knows that others have heard it and
he watches the tenderness of the Off
cials towards the plot hatchers with
open-eyed amazement.
Vasilieff Hero.
Yesterday Vasilieff was hero among
the Russians. He had allowed himself
to be arrested and the American courts
were afraid of him. So the Russians
view the discharge yesterday by the
federal court of their leader and
spokesman. He had much influence on
the ignorant minded Russians before;
he has increased that many times now,
thanks to the authorities.
There is no change in the situation
other than this. Somewhere the Rus
slams are obtaining food, few working
around the town and the others subsist
ing on charity and in other ways. No
movement toward work is noticeable
on the part of the majority and no
exodus to the plantations is expected,
either among the Russians themselves
or among any others who have become
acquainted with these sons of leisure.
Won't Work; Won't Go.
Vasilieff, after returning to the camp
to receive the congratulations of his
countrymen and their encomiums on
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government and got away with it un.
scathed and unhumbled informed a
visiting newspaperman that the Rus
SLAMS had had no good reason presented
before them why they should soil their
hands with labor in the cane fields.
"We will consent to return to Man
churia if the government here will pay
us wages for the time we have lost
anminn hara nd For bn
time it will take to get back to Hardin,
besides making up for us what we lost
by selling out to make this trip
"Do you think that is reasonable9"
asked the newspaper man, who is new
in Honolulu and still believed that
there might be some atoms of reason
to be located somewhere in the Iwilei
camp. "Who do you think will ever
pay you that9"
81 don It know" answered Vasilieff,
-Fbut unless we get it we don't go.''
Possibly, however the authorities
are not so slow as they appear on the
surface and have made arrangel, EMS
Vaslieff has not as yet been informed
about.
Perelstrous laughs at the idea that
Vasllieff is an agent of the Russian
government. "Mr. de Kerberg will
be back this week. He will soon deny
that story he said.
Breckons Alone Sighted.
Contempt of Robert W. Breckons,
United States district attorney, is not
contempt of court, according to the
ruling of Judge Robertson yesterday
when he released Vasilieif, the Russian
agtator who had been arrested the
day before for alleged contempt of
court in failing to appear before the
grand jury in obedience to subpoena.
Al the hearing before Judge Rob.
erison Yesterday, il developed that
Nhsliiet did not refuse 10 attend on
Inc grand juryi all he did was 10 re-
fuse 20 walt an the leisure of Mr..
lireekons, II was shown that vasi.
Hen did appear before the grand jury
and testify and that after he came
0ni aud the grand Jury had adjourned
Tor the day, Brfekons ordered Vad.
lien 10 wait, M be wanted 10 question
him further, Yasilieif waited for some
time and then announced that his tune
was valuable and II the United States
district attorney wanted 20 SEE him,
n must b. tight away. BfeekHns cent
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