The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-01
JOHN r. COLBURN IN DEFENSE
OF THE KAPIOl AMI ESTATE
SAYS Kuhio Worked for THE PunChbowt Bilp'
and That Portuguese will Be Sorry
for Working Against Him.
tFrom Wednesday, Adveriiier.)

Iron wednesday, AhNefuttEl
John y. Colburn, manager Of the Ka-
piolani Estate, replies at length TO the
allegations made against him and the
estate by representatives Of the Homo
lulu Portuguese, made public In this
paper yesterday, the following commu'
nieation from him having been re-
ceiyed. The communication is printed
below practically in full, one omission
being noted, dropped because Of lack
Of space and because the matter omit
ted was not important.
Mr.. Colburn comedies the various
actions charged against him, but in
terprets them differently than in yes
terday's story. He admits the charge
for renewed leases and the statement
that the estate has announced itself in
position to contest the government B
right TO take over the Punchbowl prop
erty at the expiration of the existing
Kapiolani lease. He denies, however,
that the estate is doing politics.
Not After the Prince.
Mr.. Colburn has interviewed those
named in The Advertiser yesterday
morning. In conversation with A. q
Marcallino he told the representative
that he would be sorry for working
"against the Prince"
'fIt is not the Prince whom we blame
for all the pilikia," Marcallino said
lnIt is YOU, Mr.. Colburn, who is the
niger in the woodpile. You are the
one the Portuguese blame for the entire
rumpus. We do not believe that Prince
Kuhio would do the things that arr
being DONE
MIR. Colburn's Letter.
To The Advertiser Mr.. Colburn wrote
Honolulu, II. H., August 20, 1911.
Editor dvertiser:-After reading
your article of yesterdays date heade'
q Estate is Playing Politics" and hav
ing seen the gentlemen named in sal
article. Messrs. MarcallinO, Alfonso an
Castro, representatives of the Portu
guese tenants who are entitled to pref
erence rights of purchase of pieces o
the ahupuaa of Auwaiolimu in tn
event the Territory has good right I
convey to them title of OWNERSHIP
, and they having said to me that tn
interview as published was PRACTICAL
a correct, kindly consent to publish I'll
. following in reply to them and for IL
. benefit of the Portuguese residents {
a Auwaiolimu and their inquiring friend
I Estate Not in Politics.
First. The Kapiolani Estate, Ltd.
e not in politics. 1t has no reason to
y any more than any other corporate
e doing business in the Territory. ]
is stock is owned by twelve different pr
lie sons and they with only one except
do not NEEDLE or have anything to
with the politics of the country.
The one of it's stockholders who do
r, contribute his time to politics is
4 president, the Delegate of our Ter
n tory to congress. He, as we all kno
It has been successfully elected to sa
n congress upon four different occasio
t. and he was elected and did get elect
10 without even counting the Portugue
re votes of the land of Auwaiolimu a
lie their socalled friends. Prince Kul
was elected by and through the We
De of the people of his blood coupled wi
le the assistance of the bone and sim
IN of this country who knew and believ
w that he was the very best candid;