The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-09
BITTER ATTACK
ON CAMPBELL
Continued from Page One.)

ton has yet been given as to why one
citizen should be given any more CON
sideration than another.
Aside from what has been mentioned
above, the board in two long, hot and
sweltering hours did absolutely nothing
but talk and before they quit for the
evening they decided that they must
have more meetings in which to try TO
do something. One of the members
said that since the organization of the
board it has not passed definitely on
more than half a dozen of the great
mass of propositions submitted for con
sderation.
The Kappa matter came up before
the board and the members talked
lot about it but, did nothing. AL
though the Kappa matter has been be,
has been explained time and time again
in the newspapers and In other ways,
the members of the board all professed
the most profound ignorance concern
ing it. Trent was especially averse to
taking any action and once more moved
to have action postponed to some flu
ture meeting.
Attack on Campbell.
As soon as the meeting was called
to order, Trent came to his feet with
mass of newspaper clippings in his
hand and began his attack on Campbell.
u have he said, "been by name
accused of using my position on this
board TO do politics. 1t has been told
me by persons whose veracity I can
not impugn that these charges emanate
from the land office. | wish to say
a few words on this subject
Mr.. Trent then read the account
which appeared in The Advertiser Of
Friday, September 2, regarding the re-
consideration of the board s action on
the Kawailoalele proposition and said
he wished the article spread on the
records Of the board.
"In order that the true facts may
come OUT he said, "there is no
ground whatever for the statement that
the meeting was held unexpectedly.
Trent then rehearsed the proceedings of
the previous meeting and explained that
he had thought the Kawailoalele propo-
sition should be investigated because
so many applications had been with
drawn He accused Commissioner
Campbell of uttering a yelled threat
in regard to what he would do to ap-
plicants who might fail to make good
in the demonstrating of the lands.
Trent went on to read all The Ad-
vertiser articles he could find in regard
to the homesteading of public lands.
He said he didn t want any action
taken except to have The Advertiser
story spread on the minutes.
Andrade Denies.
Andrade denied ever having had a
hand in the making up Of any petition,
faxed or otherwise. He didn't know
who was responsible, and Gidn It care.
The motion to spread upon the min
utes The Advertiser story and Trent S
statement was seconded by Andrade
and carried.
Trent moved to proceed with the
business of the meeting.
Where the Law Fails.
An opinion from Attorney General
Lindsay was read in reference to a
proposed exchange of public lands. A
| man on one of the other islands owns
| land adjoining government land, and
| the government tract. 1t was proposed
| to exchange a STRIP of the government
| land for the small pieces, 50 as to con
soIidate the government holdings. The
attorney general opinion was that
while the exchange would be advan
| "a uaopc 10 tho Tarri+ory tho nav Ia NJ