Box Elder News Journal | 1905-05-25 | Page 9 | Whites Imprisoned by Japs

WHITES imprisoned BY JAPS 7 laborers on plantations in hawaii aro are in ugly mood honolulu most of 0 the white population at La liaina llaina on the island ot of maul include including ing the militia are prisoner onera in in the court house surrounded py by striking japanese laborers one japanese was kalled and two word wera wounded by the plantation police during an attack on a plantation mill tho the entire 2300 japanese laborers 0 on the island are now ow on strike and ore fire showing a violent mood the teamer steamer kinau left honolulu sunday afternoon tali taking ing national guard company F r consisting of thirty men com banded by captain johnson Joh and forty armed honolulu police under high sheriff Sli erin henry to the scene of 0 the trouble the strike started a week ago on tile the wailuku plantation on the other bide ot of maul irom from lavalna the japanese made a long list of demands am among ong them being the discharge 0 ot the head overseer all the demands were rejected I 1