Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-04
JAPANESE EXPRESSES :.
FEARS OF VIOLENCE
UPON LUNA MlZuSAKl

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One OF the Korean laborers. who
was in the train that was deraiied
this morning told a representative OF
/ the Star-Bulletin that numbers of 9TH
er Koreans have been engaged by
agents of local shipping houses In the
1 Waniawa and Haleiwa districts and
that these ere to be sent In later He
said that when ne was engaged he
was promised So day and his board.
Fears Possible Violence
According to Japanese steyedore
employed under Aiiznsaki the latter
had 100 men working under him to-
/ day He added that some of the 80,
I former members OF Mizllsaki's gang
who joined the union had expressed
bitter feelings against Mizusaki, as
they recognized his Influence among
japanese 'laborers and the increasing
number Of strike-breakers under him.
He thought It might be necessary for
the shipping concerns to furnish par
tcular protection for the person Of
.Mizusaki and added that 1t was ru-
moTed among the Japanese that three
For>fcuF who are friendly TO the union.
are planning to seek en1ployment
among the strike-breakers to act as.
spies and possibly TO injure Mizusalsi.
Several Japanese steVedorea said,
that they had learned the meaning Of
open and closed shop from reading
the papers. had been eonsidefing the
matter and we're no longer anxious to
join the union
Brighten Samuel I. johnson. the
Acknowledgement OF the National
Guard. was told this morning of the
demonstration by the crowd Of strik-
I-ers on the Oahu Railway grounds
which resulted In The derailment Of
an engine. He refused to comment.
on the situation save to say that II
necessity should arise for calling out
the guard, this call must be given by
1.-The governor.
Guard Ready to Respond
Governor Pinkham has the author.
ity OF issuing any cail,'s he said, "and
OF course II this call is given the
guard Is in a position to respond.
Territorial officials point out that
any call upon the guard to protect
property can consistently come only
after the local police have declared
their Inability to cope with the aitra.
ton, the call upon the governor being
made by the mayor. -.
Only once has the guard been cali
ed out Il. auelI q riot. This was at,
Lahafna, Maui, In 1895, when Cen:
Johnson, then captain oe Company #.
took rs men from Honolulu and put
down In few days a disturbance that
had risen among laborers on the Val
I ley Island.
"Activity such as took place at the
railway yards this morning would be
defined as a riot under the laws OF
the territory, Attorney General /. NJ.
StaiRback pointed out this morning.
Attorney Generals View
These say that q riot Is where
three or more being in unlawful as
sembly join in doing or actually, be-
ginning to do an act, with turlult and
violence, and striking terror, or tend
Ing to strike terror into others.
Menacing language. or gestures,
or show OF weapons or other signs or
demonstrations tending to excite ter
ror In others. are sufficient violence
to characterize an unlawful assembly
or riot.
Stainback says he thinks it is rath-
er a matter for the sheriff or high
sheriff to handle such a situation
than for the National Guard, however.
He calls attention to the employment
OF onlookers as deputies IN case OF
disturbance. Section 1908 deals with
this phase of the situation:
IF any persons riotously or unlaw-
fully assembled, who have been com.
manded to dispense by the high She.
riff. sheriff, deputy sheriff, chief of
police, or district magistrate, shall
refuse or neglect to disperse without
unnecessary delay, any two of such.
| officers may require the aid of suf-
ffcient number of persons In arms, or
otherwise, as may be necessary, and
shall proceed in such manner as In
their judgment shall be expedient
forthwith to dispense and suppress
such unlawful, riotous, or tumultuous
assembly, and seize and secure the
persons composing the same, so that
they may be proceeded with accord
ing 10 law
Mayor Lane said this forenoon that
he had not been informed by the She
Tiff that the latter is unable to cope
with the situation and would require
the militia. and that in the absence OF
such Information and request II was.
| not for him TO act upon his own initia-
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