The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-16
SLOGGETT ON
THE GRILL
(Continued from page oneJ


The other points were tacitly admitted,
Senator Burton asking if the state
ments were not facts. Healthy koltuas
were allowed to help leprous relatives
that the Board revenEed themselves on
complainants and that letters went in
to the waste basket. This said the
witness, lis absolutely untrue. Mem
bers of the press are always present at
Board meetings and all letters are fill
ed. The letter was asked to be kept
private"
Asked If the writer was warranted in
writing according to his opinions, the
doctor admitted It, Senator Burton
asked if the date of the letter, imme-
diatel- preceding the Board of Health
did not suggest a reason for removal.
Doctor Sloggett denied all prior knowl-
edge of the communication.
rs not this the first tangible evil
dence against the Father"
The illness read from a report of
Reynolds where the Father was report
ed as preaching against the Board of
Health and the superintendent and
coached Ambrose Hutchinson in stir
ring up the lepers. A Kidnapping affair
was claimed to have been instgated by
the Father. That he interfered in the
management generally concerning
rates of wages, The report was not
dated. 1t was handed after the date
of Father Wendelin's letter to Judge
Humphreys"
"Whv did YOU not write to Father
Wendelin?"
previous presidents had objected
one of whom was here"
This is only heresay, them"
The position taken by the Board
was not to permit Interference"
II.
weight on the part of Father Wendelin
to write to a high official. how could
any person hone to have evidence con-
sidered?"
The witness thought this an unfair
| inference and read the correspondence
between the Board and Bishop Gulstan.
| Mr.. CharIock was called up to find GER
| tain letters of the correspondence.
/ Senator Burton. you did not show
| this statement to the Bishop and re-
| fused to give him proofs though asked
| for. Why did YOU not tell the Bish-
OBJ"
Witness: Il have stated it very
| clearly in that letter sir. which entirely
expresses NV views"
| Senator Burton: Does not the friction
| come from the principal charge of the
letter. illegal cohabitation?O
Witness: Il think not"
| senator Burton: Are Won on init
mate relations with high officials?"
Witness: mo sir, except otticially."
senator Bur,on: .'That letter would
naturally lead to an enquiry"
Witness: "I have never seen the let
ter or heard of it."
The point of no bond being given was
brought OUT. Senator Mitcneu asked
! if lcatner \yendelin.s service had been
satisfactory since reinstatement, and
| the witness stated that no complaint
! had been made. This closed the incl
dent. with a renewed invitation to view
the settlement as guests OF the Board.
Senator Burton said they would de-
termine the acceptance TO-DAY.
| w o. Smith gave place TO e. Tappan
! Tannatt VINO had addressed a commu-
| nication to the BOARD on the labor
uues,ion. emphasisinp his reading of II
by disclaimer against the admission
| of peoDIe VINO were non-possibiliries as
! citizens and against anv revolutionary
methods All Oriental labor was tn he
absolutelv aboIishea if an plantations
| were to be segregated, Witnesses, he
claimed on personal experience. were
! suborned from fear of aggressive ac-
ton on The part OF the plantations and
lessening of their ability as wage
earners. "Only those who nut love of
| country in advance of financial inter-
ests could assist the Commission tc
arrive AT the true situation" He
thought that the citizens of Hawai-
and Congress would nor he slow in
finding a proper and speedy remedy
even If If must result i'm me absolute
disintegration of every sugar corpora-
ton"
| He did NOT wish TO revOlutioniZe
methods and Thought Japanese more
dangerous than Chinese. Absolute FIELD
labor and INTERPRETATION ne thought
necessary and immigration under
heavy bonds good. but strongly depre-
cated the use of Asia,ics in mills AND
from holding all positions that a white
man or a.. American citizen could fin
American voters would then be remedy
for the existing evils and break the oil
garchy. Asiatic teaching should bt
segregated and the public schools keDt
for American citizens. That the field
laborers should be deported on DEPART
ure from actual field labor. That the
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