The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-11
The KOehHng
Incident


KOng The following editorial regard from the Seattle
Daily News which Gill formerly of Honolulu editor
and manager interesting. The News says:
when President Roosevelt announced Friday that he dsapprovd
of the findings the courhmarta OF Captain Lewis NJ koeher
Fourth cavalry L. S. A., he perhaps did what necessary in the
premises but certainly was unjust and unfair to brave young OH
GER who has spent almost his entire life in the service OF his country
highly commended for his bravery and
gaany in action and who as an executive ocer and acuca -
the prominent the The president Secretary
of War pointed would compelled order the
coumaal of his personal friend Major General Leonard WOOD
upon charges being pudced against junior officer and unfair
unjust his had he taken the action he did
From personal this impossible for the president and
will be argued that would have been peudca to discipline in
army However Captain Kohler has been
prosecuted by officer high in rank and has been compelled to wage
fight ns overwhelming Odds just because he made stand to
his rights those of the under his command.
"The Koer has been the yeest scandal the years
and owing the fact that all the incidents occurred cut OF the
way the Philippines has become generally known to the
public brief review of the facts will therefore be OF interest
cover year ago Captain Koeler to take command of
post part the islands the regular line
of and far from headquarters The quatemaster and COM
missary officer the post Major member of that
oadyng General Wood Scott over-beang
insoen and hardly has friend in the service Captain Koee find
ing that his properly provided with and sup
plies request regular form for change and additional sup
plies This request ignored by Scott Koeher again in his
requton and returned with eprmand Koeer could not
supplies and equipment and finally after consulting the
regulations and authorities and getting expression of opinion from
brother officers preferred charges against Scott being negligent
his duties The papers this charge used and nothing
has been heard of them But Scott the other hand had
charges preferred against Koeher Koeer tried and found
guilty Scott did appear He had gone the United States
From adavi testimony presented later by Captain Koehe
shown that he given the proper opportunity
finally conducted his defense hapered in his
effort obtain testimony his command sent to distant post
where impossible reach his best witnesses before the trial
Off RvaFHs A3Hsl
General Wood the reviewing officer in the however took
occasion language regarding Captain Koeher which
borne by the testimony He made charges that had been
considered and severely prmanded Koe Captain Koher nat
uray resented this but feeling that his position delicate
after the trial he kept quiet until he could longer bear the of
Woods unjust words He began investigation of all the legal
authorities consulting high army prominent lawyers
He the conclusion that he had right appeal and did
Stating in clear and emphatic language his for Directing
Woods reprimand. go 3 ss'
"Wood then ordered Koeher coumarialed using language
isespectful to his superior officer On this charge coumara
composed of Koeers superior officers found him guilty
of that finding that President Roosevelt dsapprovos
COPIES of practically all of the papers charges arguments
testimony the have been by The News There
ghest doubt that Captain Koeers charges against Major Scott
we're pgeonhoed by Wood Furthermore Wood and un
in his review Of the original Koeer perfectly within