The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-11-18
CRIME RAMPANT,
SAYS NIPPU jill
Japanese Paper Deplores Coward
ly Assault of countryman Acri-
ticizes Detective Department.
(From Monday Advcrtiscr.)


Nippu Jill one of the leading .Iapa
nesc newspapers of Honolulu, in a
rather heated editorial yesterday morn
ing, gives as one of the principal rea-
sons for the vicious crimes recently
committed here the lack of efficiency
and harmony in the detective depart
mcnt OF Honolulu. The Jill is also in
clncd to blame soldiers for the crimes,
despite the fact that none of the ac
cused has as yet been convicted. No
mention is made of the cowardly crime
nf II Ferguson Of the Fourth Cavalry,
wanted for assaulting a white girl, who
killed an officer several days ago. In
this case fellow soldiers expressed n
regret that they could not get hold of
Ferguson first to deal with him sum
marily. The Jill would intimate that
japanese are picked out by this vicious
element, whereas the records show that
persons of other nationalities have also
suffered. Following is a translation of
the editorials:
"What the Nippu has so long feared
now unfortunately comes true. The
laclS of efficiency and harmony in the
detective department of Honolulu is
mainly responsible for successive oc-
currences in this city of disorders, for
instance such as thefts and assaults.
In the meanwhile the misconducts by
some OF the American troops on Oahu
are adding seriousness to this bad state
of affairs, and today theft, robbery, as
sault on helpless women and many other
outragcs are of common occurrence in
and around Honolulu.
at is very much in danger for a
woman to 90 out alone in the night.
The community is almost terror
stricken as result of the conduct of
some of the soldiers and al the same
time of the inability of the police au.
thorities to handle the situation. We
feel resentful, in that it is often the
japanese who suffer from the soldiers
most
"lt need not be mentioned at this
time that some Of the enlisted men on
! Oahu are brutal in their conduct. We
lad previously called to the attention
, Of the military authorities here wher
one Hirai, the Japanese hack driver
. was brutally murdered in Iwilci a few
months ago, for which crime two sol
diers are now under arrest. Our ,cdi
toral ON that cold blooded crime wa,
translated into English, and when il
was printed in the columns Of The Ad
vortiser, cur English contemporary, Gen
! cral Funston attention was promptly
/, called to the want of strictness in deal
! ing with the enlisted men.
"The commander of the Hawaii divi
I sion of the United States Army cam,
out Immediately with II new order, max
: ing it impossible for those whose con
. duet is unbecomng to enjoy the privi
: legc to be in town while not ON dut,
= in their posts We were very glad I,
I hear about it. No report of furthe
brutal conduct was heard for two o
! three months following the Forthcoming
\ of this new regulation.
2 =" But today we cannot help but cx
!, press our fear upon hearing Of tina
l alleged criminal assault on a helplcs
Japanese woman in lwilci, coinmitte,
Q by three drinkards, said to be in Arm.
=. uniforms How unspeakabIy brutal i
I this crime of those Americans!
. "Now let us ask few questions
5 Ism t any such outrage by the cnlistc,
/ men disgrucc to the uniform of tn
,, American Army Isn't such crime
!. blot to the honor and pride of tn
g American flagl
g "We caunot find the slightest excus
+ why the military authorities in Ha
c waii should take no steps to make
Y thorough investigation into the ugl
Y affair. We heartily appeal to the mill
tary authorities, as well as local polio
+ authorities, that they should spare n
Il effort to safeguard the community an,
g residents.