The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-04-26
jul Is NOT
HUNTING TROUBLE
Spokesman for Directors Expects
a Strike, but Paper Is Not
Advocating One.
tFrom Sundays Advertlser.)

(From Sundays Advertlser.)
81 believe myself that there viii be
another Japanese strike, sooner or
later" said X. Ono, one of the direc-
tors of the Nippu Jill, who called at
The Advertiser office yesterday after
noon to state that that paper was not
now melting another strike. Mr.. Ono
stated that he spoke in regard to the
Jill for himself as for he board of di-
rectors of the Jiji corporation.
"Since the Jill editor has been in
Jail, the course Of the paper has been
much more conservative" he explained.
"Of course, as business proposition
and as the policy of the paper, the Jill
calls attention to the fact that there
is feeling of dissatisfaction on some
of the plantations among some of the
Japanese. The Jill circulates widely,
and is, as matter of fact, the organ
of Japanese dissatisfaction. It is not
advocating strike now, however, and
has not published any article since the
4 imprisonment of its editor advocating
a strike.
Gas for the former strike leaders in
Jail being Tin touch with the present
situation, they naturally hear what is
going on. I do not believe, however,
that they are planning anything on
| their own account or giving any advice
or directions to the japanese outside.
| What they hear is the general news of
the Japanese community, told them in
the course of conversation by their Wis
| itors.
PERSONALLY believe the government
| is making a mistake in keeping these
men in jail. The Japanese laborers look
upon them as martyrs and it is fact
that they are waiting for them to be
released to see what they will advise.
There will be no strike until they come
out if there is to be any at all.
''But the Jill is not advocating any
strike now and has not been for some
time"
Leaders Disclaim knowledge.
The effect of the story of the begin
ming of another strike agitation upon
the plantations, published in The Ad-
vertiser yesterday, has been to draw a
vigorous denial of any knowledge of
such from the imprisoned strike lead.
ers, who sent a signed statement to
each of the three English papers yes
terday.
The four prisoners, who have been
models of propriety since DOMINIC their
blue denim costumes, appear to believe
that the story will have an effect upon
the granting of the pardons they hope
for from the Governor. They object to
the statement that they are sin touch -
with the situation, appearing to think
: that to be in touch implies some active
connivance on their part with whatever
plans may be under way.
Their joint letter is:
Denied From Jail.
Honolulu County Jail, April %, 1910
Editor Advertiser:-We were sur
prised this morning when The Adver
, tiser was shown to us by Mr.. Asch, the
jailer, in which appeared statement to
| the effect that we were Gin touch
| with a movement looking for a strike
on large scale in plantations of the
Territory.
Il We want to state that it is absolute
r ly false that we are Sin touch" will
q any movement outside. We do mo-
know that a labor organization ii
! started anywhere in the Territory. w,
9 know that our sympathizers are no
planning anything of the kind. 1t il
g true that we have large number o.
r visitors on Sundays, but then our con
5 versation is confined to the exchange
, of friendly sentiments and feeling. w,
i have not heard from our many visitors
D anything about the alleged labor or
e ganization or the alleged strike.
: The alleged statement may be traced
: to the same source, whence emanate,
D the threatening unsigned letters t.
Judge De Bolt and Mr.. Kinney just be
s fore the end of our trial, and the state
e ment that we were encouraging law
breakers when our appeal to the su
!, preme court was about to be decided
r AS those statements were untrue an'
: intended to injure our case, SO tn
o statement which appeared in this morn
r ing's Advertiser is absolutely false ant
Q only intended to misrepresent and in
Q jure us. Yours respectfully,
i f. X. MAKING,
NJ. NEGORO,
Y. TASAKA,
L Y. S0GA.
knowledge of Conditions.
5 The inference that Maxine and tn