Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-17
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| Three sets of resolutions on CUES
lions OF public interest were passed
by a big mass meeting of japanese
| last night at the Asahi theatre. The
meeting was called primarily for the
purpose of urging upon the Japanese
government more latitude in the issu-
| ance of passports to japanese who
nave once been in Hawaii and later,
after visit to their mother country,
wish to return here. Resolutions on
this subject were passed and the Jap
anese also passed resolutions urging
| that the joy-rider who ran down and
| almost killed one of their counIrymen
| last Sunday night be aggressively
prosecuted. Carrying this idea further,
the mass meeting also passed resolu-
lions urging the enactment of proper
| laws to check reckless driving Of
! autos. The three sets of resolutions
| follow: o. -. :.~-=.
For Passports. .,.
Whereas, Japanese residents of the
| Territory of Hawai-, desiring to visit
their mother country, receive in Ha-
wall no passports emitting them to
land in Hawaii upon their return from
Japan; and
Whereas, Japanese residents of the
territory of Hawaii upon visiting their
mother land are caused much delay
end expense in securing passports
from the authorities in Japan; and
Whereas, Upon returning to Hawaii
after a visit to their native land Jap
anese residents of the territory of
Hawaii are frequently classified by
the immigration authorities as alien
immigrants, and not domiciled aliens;
end
Whereas, In consequence of such
wrongful classification Japanese resi-
dents Of the Territory of Hawaii are
frequently denied landing and are or
dered to be sent back to Japan; now,
therefore, be it
dents of the Territory of Hawaii, in
mass meeting assembled, do urge that
the proper authorities in Japan do
exact laws or regulations providing
that Japanese residents of the Terri
tory of Hawaii, intending to visit ia
pan, may receive official certificates,
with their photographs attached, from
H. !. ]. majesty's consul-general in
Honolulu, setting forth the right of
such Japanese to return to Hawaii as
domiciled alien, thus preventing the
wrongful classification above referred
to; and be 1t further
Resolved, That copy of this reso-
tuition be forwarded to His Excellency
Hisakichi Eitake, his imperial Japan
csc majesty's consuEgeneral in Ha-|
vail.
FRED X. MAKING.
Chairman Of Meeting.
Urge Law Be Observed.
Whereas, on the evening of March
2 certain persons in charge of an auto
mobile so carelessly drove the same
that they ran into, knocked down and
seriously injured a Japanese named
s. Mihara, and thereafter, under the
pretext of taking said 8. Mihara to
the hospital, drove him through many
streets of Honolulu and finally left
Kim in an unconscious condition, and
without assistance of any kind, in a
public park, to-wit, Atkinson park, and
Whereas, through the energy and
vigilance of w. p. Jarrett, esquire,
sheriff of the city and county Of Ho-
Iolulu, the drivers of said automobile
have been arrested and are charged
with the crime of conspiracy.
Now, therefore, be it resolved that
Japanese residents of Honolulu do
use every lawful effort in their power
to secure the arrest and conviction OF
all persons who drive automobiles in
careless or reckless manner. so that
the lives and safety Of Japanese resi-
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endangered.
Against Reckless Driving.
Whereas, the use of automobiles is
becoming very common In the terri.
tory of Hawaii, and
Whereas, automobiles are frequent
ly driven by persons under the influ-
enee of intoxicating liquors and other.
wise incompetent to drive and have
charge of such machines and
Whereas, In consequence of the
carelessness and recklessness of auto
mobile drivers several Japanese have
recently received injuries, and the
whole community Is In great danger
of injury to life and limb.
Now, therefore, be 1t resolved that
the Japanese residents of the territory
of Hawaii in mass meeting assembled
do petition the legislature now in ses-
sion to enact such laws as may be
deemed necessary and proper ade-
quately to punish any driver Of an
automobile who shall drive the same
in a reckless and careless manner.
And be it further resolved, that
copies of this resolution be forwarded
to the president Of the senate and the
speaker of the house of representa-
tiyes now assembled
The speakers last evening were
Fred Maxine. M. Inouye and T. Kimu-
"a of the Hochi, T. Toyama, publisher
of the Japanese magazine, S. Sheba OF
The Shinpo and II. Tsurushima of the
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