The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-17
He Takes Up the Charges Against
His Own Methods of
Getting Votes.
Challenges Their Truth and Says Sharp
Thrss About the People on
Other Side. 8E

There hot fight in Congress the passage of the Hawaiian
Ditch Bill charges by Arthur
others against
which the Mitchell Commission passage Koha
Ditch
In presented to the. Senate Committee
Pacific consideration
ready passed by House. Gehr says
Ss: desire bring your wrong injustice
which will be done not only to me and my associates but to the home
seaders and property owners IN Hawaii by the of Bill
1897 which grants to private corporation the Hawaii Ditch Co
domain.
designed submitting the laws and customs
Hawaii they compete public
Others giving all thus securing better for the
Your Subcommittee has reported this bill avoraby the ground
OF priority fy Of fa right M in the Hawai- Ditch Co d
attention herein called will bear objections the
He then reviews the evidence addced before the
says protest planters dsregarded connection
he refers the laid upon the petition Koha property
owners and says
The planters of Kohala after learning the facts from the
they supposed protected when
signed statement presentation Subcommittee saying they
had signed the petition and the subsequent thereof for the
the ditch proposition disappearing of the pending BILL withdrawing
their approval thereof and approving the amendment proposed by
The original of this statement was presented to the Chairman
your November but included
the record mention made the report either OF this state
the original petition and contention regarding the
petition planters accompanies the report
McCrosson before the full committee
Washington dsregared ground that he refused the
Honolulu where could have been conadc
ted
claims priority right of surveying
Kaa district explains the attitude of the officials
by saying intention only offer the license public
. AS charges of corruption Mr. Gehr says
less direct have been made by
Mr. McCrosson Mr. McCanaan and Samuel Parker alleging
p of conduct between Geh and the officials OF the Territory OF
Hawaii Those by Mr. McCrosson late October 1902 and
communicated by Gehr the Chairman of the Subcommittee letter
under date of Nov plain and direct charges OF corruption
of public officials of the Territory of Hawaii and worthy OF vest
cation and
McCroson positive proof this time OF the same
but far he has least openly preferred these
neglect prefer these charges up
that Ge San Francisco stated to c osso
that charges absolutely false that McCroSson knew them to
be false; Ch would hold responsible Tor criminal hD
anyone charges under OATH 50 that there might
be show o find father for the libel
Honolulu Gehr requested the committee to
investigate charges the letter the Chairman OF the Sub
above referred to- ehr again asked
the Committee look and these charges
and report Ger holds that they
against him the officials OF the Ietory
thereof should be held contempt as those une
tied respectful consideration
He words Col Parker Ballou and Nc
Canahan willing forces with Ger ct al because OF their
supposed relations with the officials an Parker
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