The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-29
IHAIOR HAWKES. CHARGES
Secretary Rect nisineliaed to Con
si6er Then at Present.
30 Likelihood. II II said, That a
coprt-MartiaI or Court OF Enquiry
ssIi Ever Be consened-AH Pa
E,ers in the Case to BE Referred
TO the Judge Advocate Cenersl.

to Ihe Judge advocate General.
seeretary Root Is .disinelined. 50 II IL
said. 10 consider seriously the charges fled
By MAJOR Erastns Il. Haxkes against
Lieut. Col 4. O. 5. Heistand lie was
stated at the department yesterday. hew-
ever, that copy OF :heseharges would be
forwarded TO Colonel 3elstsna. WHO is now
in P5kin as ad5utant TO General
Ghaaees stan. WAile this is51he course
generally pursued when charges are made
against an officer Of the army, it is said
th,.t the matter would doubtless have
been passed over without aay action being
taken. at least for The present time, we're
t1aot for the publicity given the case
Under any circumstances the officer ac-
cused would have the right TO make a
s1atemenI 10 order thai it might show up
On his record. II Colonel Heistand makes
reply. the charges and answer VIII doubt
less be referred TO the Judge Advocate
General to determine whether or not the
! circumstances warrant the calling OF
court -InaetfaI. IN the present temper of
mind Of the War Department. & seems
probable that no court-martiaI viii ever
De held upon the Gaze.
This. Ii is said is not so much because
OF desire TO shield Colonel Heisfand
from any punishment. should it be found
that he had been guilty Of conduct un-
becoming an officer and a gentleman. as
because of the fear that some facts might
be developed which would reaect upon
Some OF the high officials mentioned la the
charges. The direct cause for the removal
of Major Hawkes. from his position as in
Of lasI
ing 10 statement made al the War De-
paFtment. because ne had represented that
Assistant Secretary MeikIejahn, General
Sorbia. ana other officials we're Interested
In the cordage Zeal As soon as Seefe-
tary Root asceuas'ed that Major Hawkes.
had made the statement he Immediately
directed his discharge No enquiry was
made as To Kfetssr the representations
were true or false. the Secretary taking
the view that whether they we're true or
not, Major Hawkes. had no right 20 make
such representations
Major Hawkes. returned home. saw the
Secretary, and asked for an explanation
as to his discharge, and, when informed,
requested an Investigation. but none vas
male It is stated That in order to pis-
cate him his expenses TO and from Tloilo
we're paid by the Government. and tIat
he was reimbursed r. the extent Of sew
eraI huadre.1- dollars for the money he
had expended IN his. efforts 10 organize
| the proposed eordage company This lat-
ter money, * Is stated on good authority.
was paid by Colonel BeistaBd aBd others
as the best way ef avoiding danger OF
having PE.sSsity given 10 the matter It
! was supposed that the matter was drop
ped then, and some sunrise was ex-
pressed over Major Hawkes. reopening Of
the case
TIE officials deny Of course that they
are Interested in any improper scheme,
aaa their dental is contained in the spec
/ ihcations fled By Major Hawkes. II IS
/ known to be a fact. however, that Major
Hawkes. did have general letter OF iu-
PRODUCTION from Secretary Ne .kIejohn.
/ which va sobtained for him by Colonel
/ Heistand. and that he used il IL attempt
/ ing to further the alleged scheme. He
! presented It to the Fii1t-Eddy Co-dage
| Company OF New York when he attempted
I to interest that ce5EeTn IN the proposed
/ deal to control the hemp output OF the
/ Philippines, Il is asserted that he rep
/ resented 10 them that Secretary Meikle-
! joan. General Corbin Governor Allen
/ and Judge Blyd were hack Of the project.
The Flint Eddy Company, however. neg
atixed The proposition, aud this, II is as
/ serted. was one of the reasons why the
/ alleged deal fell through. The represen-
/ tation is made that the men behind the
movement desired 70 have some large
coTdage company to carry on the bust
ness, while She officials would put
/ through the plans necessary fer the sue
cess of tao scheme. After the refusal OF
/ the Eddy Comply to become inter
! ested. il is asserted. Secretary Meikle-
! john secured a return Of the letter of IL
troductieR. WhIle there was nothing in
| the letter itself which could be construed
as Indicating Shat Secretary AeikIejohn
vas back of the deal. yet 1t is asserted
! that the explanation was left FOR Major
! Hawkes. TO make Il is stated upon be-
| half Of Secretary 9IeikIejohn that he had
no knowledge OF the purpose for which
the letter Eas 20 be used.
! The point which eauses Secretary Root
4 10 fail TO become interested IN Major
| Hawkes. charges is that in making Them
/ he virtually admits that he was himself
! interested with the officials whom he
/ names in a deal Of doubtful character
| and then became disgruntled and dissat-
isfed because the scheme was not car
| rise cut No documentary evidence was
hlsd with the Secretary CT War to sas-
tain the charges. although it is said that
Major Hawkes. has some papers which BE
II prepared 10 present a; the proper time
| 10 make good his claim so far es the
representations made By Colonel Heistand
are concerned II IS also said that wheu
these are revealed they viii show that
some OF the officiais named were inter
ested IN the scheme