Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-13
MAKING FILES
LENGTHY ANSWER
TO HENRY'S PLEA
Latest Document In Resurrec-
ton of Labor Strike Troubles
II Is Made Public

More ancient history is dug Up, 1aI-
nished with numerous allegations deal
ing with the Japanese labor strike Of
1909, in document filel in the cir.
cult court late yesterday in the case
Of F. X. Maxine against the Hawaiian
Sugar Planters Association. ~.
This Is the case in which Maxine,
who engineered the labor strike and
was credited with being its chief pro
planters for damages In the sum of
$4,000 The document filed today Il
the traverse to the answer and spe-
cial plea Of Defendant William Hen
ry," Henry being named, in the suit
because he was high sheriff at the
time OF the strike, and Maxine alleges
he exceeded his authority. The ira
verse" document is flied in somewhat
unusual form, having been printed. 1t
covers a dozen long pages and recites
in great detail numerous complaints
against Henry, Chester Doyle, the Ha.
waiian Sugar Planters Association,
Attorney w. Kinney, chief counsel for
the planters during the strike, and
other persons. Maxine claims that
Henry and Doyle, who held deputy
sheriff's commission during the strike,
were acting not as Iofficials, but as
agents and tools of the planters. The
arrest and detention in Oahu prison of
Maxine is instanced as cause OF COM
plant and Maxine enters a general
denial of the various charges against
him and the Higher Wage Association
contained in Henry's plea filed a few
days ago. He says the Higher Wage
was formed to secure bet.
ter pay and better conditions for the
Japanese laborers and that even dur.
ing the height of the strike the strik
ers performed no acts of violence.
Maxine claims that the laborers were
unable to get redress by peaceable
means. Il. i -@ss55
Part of the document Is taken up
with what purports to be d letter from
H. Tsurushima, president of the Ha-
waiian-JapaIiese Daily Chornicle, to
the late w. Pfotenhauer. then presi-
dent of the planters association, in
which the japanese newspaperman
says that s. Sheba, ano.he. Japanese
nai made arrange
ments with him by which the Chron-
icle was to support the planters and
he was to get paid for, whatever Losses
be might suffer as result Of this
attitude. He complains that after the
strike was settled he was unable to
get any satisfaction from Sheba. He
appends list Of special income and
the special income account
bearing the memorandum, received |
from Mr.. Kinney" In his letter, how
ever, .Tsurushima says he received
this money "from Mr. Sheba," and
also says that he had to sign receipts
for double the amount he received.
5heba telling him it was for the pur.
pose Of "evading grand jury investf /
CATION" #
Much more Is recited in the docu-
nent concerning the strike six years
.go and the events of that time. many
IF which have been long ago forgot.
EN- by the public. In closing Maxine
claims that Henry. as high sheriff,
lcted with malice and wantonness.
Henry's statement OF his actions
Turing the strike were contained in
his answer filed a few days ago and
he has frequently made public utter.
lnces on the subject. During the last
county campaign, when he was can
iidate for county sheriff, he was at
acked on this issue and at once re-
,Iied vigorously. He said and has
Iince reiterated that he took all re-
for breaking open MAXI
,o's safe and for other acts, know
ng that the safe contained highly i'm.
Dortant evidence to justify drastic
measures by the high sheriff's de-.