Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-17
JAPANESE NEE
ON PU BLIC
Matters
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Three sets of resolutions on quCS-
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
| have once been in Hawaii and later,
after a 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 coun;rymen
last Sunday night be aggressively
prosecuted Carrying this idea further,
the mass meeting also passed resolu-
tions urging the enactment OF proper
laws to check reckless driving OF
autos. The three sets of resolutions
follow: -. -:....' .-.=
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 .s... :.@.
Whereas, Japanese residents of the
territory of Hawaii upon visiting their
mother land are caused much delay
and expense in securing passports
j from the authorities in Japan; and
/ Whereas, Upon returning to Hawaii
i after a visit to their native land Jap
anese residents of the territory of
i Hawaii are frequently classified by
A.. nth 70
immigrants, and not domiciled aliens;
and
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
Resolved, That the Japanese resi-
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
nan, may receive official certificates,
with their photographs attached, from
H. /. J. 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 it further
Resolved, That copy of this reso-
tuition be forwarded to His Excellency
Hisakichi Eitake, his imperial Japan
csc majesty's consulgeneral in Ha-
vail.
FRED K. MAKING,
Chairman of Meeting.
Urge Law Be Observed.
Whereas, on the evening Of March
certain persons in charge OF an auto
mobile so carelessly drove the same
that they ran into, knocked down and
seriously injured Japanese named
s. Mihara, and thereafter, under the
pretext of taking said s. Mihara to
the hospital, drove him through many
streets of Honolulu and finally left
him 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-
I olulu, the drivers of said automobile
have been arrested and are charged
| with the crime of conspiracy.
Now, therefore, be it resolved that
4 Iapanese residents of Honolulu do
use every lawful effort in their power
to secure the arrest and conviction OF
all persons who drive automobiles in a
careless or reckless manner, so that
4 the lives and safety of Japanese resi-
dents of the territory of Hawaii are
endangered. rid
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.
ence 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 it resolved thai
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 al
automobile who shall drive the same
in a reckless and careless manner.
And be it further resolved, tina
copies of this resolution be Forwarded
TO the president of the senate and thu
speaker of the house of representa-
tives now assembled. >-
The speakers last evening wer,
Fred Maxine, NJ. Inouye and T. Kimu
ra of the Hochi T. Toyama. publishe
of the Japanese magazine. S. Sheba o
The Shinpo and H. Tsurushima of thu