The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-04-30
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for their coutumacv unless thew went
home. And they howle5 him down.
While he was talking the fire nose
had been connected UP by some of the
policemen. and most Of the officers
were punched just back Of the door
way.
Hid Behind the Women.
The cowarIIy men among the immi-
grants had pushed their women and.
children INTO the foreground and were
hiding behind chem. evidently beIeN
ing that the police would not charge
through the heIp.es. crowd. But they
had had warning enough and the -ltua
ton had become iutoIerabIe.
We won t % home; we VIII sleep
in the street, howled the mob.
Police Charge.
,'AIl right. turn loose the hose. - or
dered Jarrett and as the water burst
from the nozzle, drenchng those i'm
mediateIv in front Of the window the
police charged out of the door.
The Sudden dash Of cold water III
their faces threw the Russians into con
fusion and broke up the formation they
had taken, with the women and children
between the men and the police station
door. This WAS what was wanted, the
police breaking through the Gordon Of
women and laying into the men.
Never before has such a scene been
witnessed on the streets of Honolulu.
With the wailiug of the women and
children and the tangled curses of the
men was mingled the sharp crack of
police clubs the thud of fists on skulls,
the hiss of the whips Of the mounted
police.
There were three mounted policemen
present. They had previously cleared
the street of onIookers SO as not to be !
impeded in their movements, and at the
word Of command they advanced onI
the Russians.
And then occurred something that
demonstrates better than anything else
could the cowardIy nature Of the immi-
grants Lifting their children from the
ground. the big husky men held them
up in front Of the horses as a protec
ton to themselves and in the hope. APP
parentlv. that the horsemen would not
dare charge for fear Of iniuring theI
little ones.
Attacked in the Rear.
But the Russians had reckoned with
out the foot police. and while the husky
Ioafers were holding their children be
tween them and the advancing horse
men, the men on foot fell upon them
from behind. Crack. crack. sounded
the Gibbs, and at every crack Russian
Jumped and yelled. then turned WLdITj
and tried TO climb over the backs OF
his fellows in an effort to escape from
the rpmurSelpSS clubs.
The women and children who had
been massed directly in front Of the
station house door were brushed aside
by the police, who were careful tot
strike none of them. and they went for
the men. There was no opposition.
The bravery Of the Russians IS confined
to brave words. There IS no fight IN
them. They simply fell over one an
other in their efforts to get away.
And the police were not sparing IN
their use Of the club. though as rule
they took care to use it where 1t would
rrove as persuader without doing
any permanent damage. No skulls
were cracked. but every blow OF
night stick brought forth Yell and
wilder lump from some noisy mimi
grant,
And the Russians Went.
The trouble lasted about a minute,
and when the dust Of battle cleared.
all that could be seen was dlsordered
mob going for the Russian camp on the
dead run. They did not. except for
few Of them. stop to argue the queH-
t5on They stayed not on the order Oh
their going but went, and it would have
taken Wyoming jack rabbit to keep