Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-03
Lindsay Tells How Warrants
To Arrest Witnesses
Were issued


take up this time the more specific
items in the complaint in regard to
the Governor. Before doing that,
perhaps We ought 10 dispose OF any
other matters which you have. Is
there anything?
Ashford: There are some matters.
/ should like to ask you-i would like
to produce now, among others. let
ter from Mr. R. Tougher, who is one
of the gentlemen who talked to us
at HilO and is himself a planter, a
letter from myself and certain state
ments of argument in regard to the
proportion that should be allowed be-
tween planter and mill, backed up by
some tables and figures. | have
shown them to the Governor and if
they consent l understand that they
may be placed on the record.
Fisher: What is the substance
what does Mr.. Tougher think should
properly be the proportion between
planter and mill.
Ashford: The statement is quite
short; perhaps l might read it. Breads
statement). He does not refer to his
figures there, although he does in
his letter to me. l notice that the
item is profit on planters sugar per
ton, $50.S1.
Fisher: That is per ton of sugar?
Ashford: Per ton.
Mr.. Fisher: That is, upon what
theory of division?
Ashford: The theory of the prices
that are generally prevailing now.
Fisher: Well that is 81 a ton for
cane on four cent sugar--that is the
basis on which he figures his profit
of $4,000.
Ashford: Well, yes, it is on four
cent sugar. He also quotes here from
the prospectus of the San Carlos Mill
ing Company. That is a Philippine
corporation-that is, Hawaiian cor
poration operating in the Philippines,
whereby he shows that their prospec-
tus proposes to pay the planters 80
per cent. for their cane and the mill
ing company take only 40.
Mr.. Fisher: In that connection, Mr..
Olson, l would like to have perhaps
some further testimony from Mr..
Ivers. Can we arrange that a little
later?
Mr. Olson: Yes.
Mr. Fisher: | would like to get his
views on the form and terms OF con-
tract and also in regard to the immi-
grafton statutes. And Mr.. StaFrett,
the marketing superintendent, is he
here?
Mr. Olson: Yes.
Mr. Fisher: Was there anything
else, Mr. Ashford. "
Ashford: Yes, Mr.. Secretary, but
with regard to this (showing letter..
Fisher: Yes, let that be; let that
go in.
Ashford: l don't know whether you
would care to have files-perhaps you
may care to see photographs of the
residences of the members of the
Thompson Settlement Association,
near Waiohinu.
Fisher: Very we'll.
Ashford: / undertook, as l remem-
Der, to produce certain letter writ
ten by Mr.. VOTERS, manager of the
Hutchinson plantation at Naalehu, Of
fering to buy the lands of the home
steaders there. | have the original
here, together with certified copy of
it and of the reply. If the certified
copy is accepted l would like very
much to withdraw the original.
Fisher: | see no reason why that
should not be done.
Ashford | have also copies of let
tiers from two members of the Iasso-
citation, Mr.. Hayselden and Miss lay
lor-written to Senator Hewitt during
the last term of the Legislature while
he was here in Honolulu, describing
the efforts of Mr.. VOTERS, the plan
tation manager there, to secure the
assent Of the members to a sale Of
the plantation.
Fisher: That is in general corroh-
on the ground?
Ashford: Yes.
Fisher: Very we'll.
Ashford: | am holding the original
of this letter. l have here, received
since returning from Hilo, ler'er
from a gentleman signing himself L.
Malterre, whom | do not know, with
reference to the kuliamano home
stead tract in the district of South
Hilo, being a part of the land pre-
viously applied for by the Thompson
Settlement Association, which has
been recently divided up between otn-
ers, and it is in that locality that this
Mrs. Bradley from whom you have a
letter is located. The complaint is
addressed to myself under date OF
September %. (Reads.)
Now, Mr.. Secretary, there were
some matters that l would like to in
quire about from the Attorney Gen
eral before the Governor takes the
chair as l understand, and, if salts
factory to you, would like to ask tie
Attorney General a few questions.
Fisher: l understand that on the
other question of fact you intended to
rely upon the statement of the Gov
ernor himself except insofar as in his
statement he might raise some ques-
ton of accuracy which he might wish
to change. Now as to the attorney
general, there was a matter that
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