Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-08
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Sixteen thousand Moro tribesmen
ale holding the Island Of Jolo, in the
Philippine Islands, in a state Of siege
and many American troops are being
slaughtered, according to letters in the
hands of the war department. -.
Later In the day this account OF the
Jolo situation was more than borne
out by officers at division headquar-
tiers, who might well be considered as
men to whom the activities OF the
troops in Jolo are no profound secret.
Governor Forbes says: "Over five
thousand arms have been taken from
the Moros, and none Of them give evil
dence OF being new or of having been
struggled. The number Of arms now
out appears to be inconsequential.
"Of late there has been an increase
in lawlessness which has caused US
some alarm. .:.. -.
From what General Pershing has
told me, think that recent scare re-
PORTS are more or less groundless."
The concert OF Europe Is In dire
danger OF discord as result of the
open defiance of It's wishes by Mon
tenegro In refusing to abandon its at
tack upon or its claims upon Scutari
Dispatches from Kiel, Germany, to-
day said that two German warships
have left that port to join the block
ade of Antiyari
In defiance of the mandate OF the
powers, the Montenegrins and Ser
vians today are planning general as
sault on Scutari
Fresh Servian artillery has been
brought up to the beleaguered Turkish
fortress and, the instant this is placed
general cannonade Is TO open, under
cover of which the Montenegrins and
Servians will advance to storm the
city. $3.50
Delighted at Defiance.
I Montenegrins generally today are
expressing delight at the. defiance
handed to British. admiral who.
speaking for the powers, demanded
that the siege of Scutari should be
abandoned
Russia AppIauds Def.
The Montenegro defiance Of Aus
tria's attempted cOercion has aroused
remarkable enthusiasm among the
people and resulted today in huge
pan-Slavic demonstration, participated
in by many Slav people and unchecked
by the authorities.
President Wilson is striving to avert
{. diplomatic tangle between the Unit
cd States and Japan over the threat
ened anti-Japanese Regulation in Cali
fornia. While no admission Is made
that any formal protest ON the part
CT the Japanese ambassador, Baron
Chinda, has been filed with the state
department. yet the president and Sec
rotary Bryan are losing no time in
taking up the question. s
Yesterday the president had q long
conference with Secretary of the In
terror Lane, who is ltom California
and In touch with California senti-
ment and who Is looked upon as the
representative of California in the
cabinet, and it is ad4itted that the
pending legislation az Sacramento
formed the sole topic Of the confer
ence. During the talk, the president
sent for Representative Kent and dis
Cussed the question withhin.
The California legislature is now
marking time on the measure which
is expected to cause trouble, but FROM
Sacramento comes the word that the
bill will be passed, whatever action
the president may take. 1t is legisla-
ton which the farmers of California
are demanding, shutting out the com.
petition of Japanese and Chinese, par
ticularly the former. Under it, If it
becomes law, no aliens not eligible to
citizenship will be permitted to either
own or lease land in the state.
Works Questioned.
President Wilson TODAY summoned
Senator Works of California to ask
him as to the exact status of impend-
ing laws In that state which might
be termed anti-alien legislation.
Home Secretary McKenna today
asked the physicians of Holloway Jail
to report on the condition OF Mrs.
Pankhurst, who is said to be in a criti- |
cal condition as the result of her hun
ger strike. So far she has not been
forcibly fed.
A score of suffragette meetings were
teld through the city today and the
authorities were bitterly denounced.
Another Burning.
A large and costly residence was
burned down at Norwich today and
the police lay the blame at the door
Il the suffragettes The building was
.unoccupied and made hot blaze. The
firemen had difficulty in saving the
remainder of the block In which it
stood. S.. a.. -.