Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-12
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end OF his statements. an even If he
was inclined to come out with an
apology, it is doubtful whether the
soldiers, in theid present frame of
mind, would consider dropping their
grievance. They say that the school
principal should be made to either
kibstantiate his statements OF suffer
the consequences. FL. i
officers incline to the opinion that
even IL nothing more than publicity
comes of the present agitation, II will
have a deterrent effect on other per-
sons who might consider the soldiery
a convenient peg on which to hang
accusations and allegations of law vio-
lation. Moreover, as one prominent
social worker yesterday expressed II,
the promptness with which the SOL
diers voiced their resentment is TAX
en- as proof of their personal desire
to stand for good citizenship and good
morals.
President Horne, while not retract-
ing any OF his statements, said today
that he was misunderstood and that
be does not by any means make
charges against the entire service.
II have no intention whatever OF
retractfng any statements, or with.
drawing anything which may have
said during my address at the mass
meeting held in the Bijou theater re-
Gently" said Perley Horne, president
of the Kamehameha Schools, this
morning in answer to the demand of
a number. of enlisted men Of the local
army that he apologize for his al
legged statements at the Bijou mass
meeting.
Mr.. Horne went on to state that he
thinks the cause of the entire affair
is due to the fact that he has been.
misquotied by the soldiers. During
my address," he said, II made no
charge against the army as whole,
but did say that there are some en-.
listed men In the army who are a
menace to the city, and say now
that some of the soldiers, as we'll as
some OF tfe adyentItrers from the
mainland, consider the girls their le--
ultimate prey; | do not mean only the.
Hawaiian and part-Hawaiian girls,
but girls of any other nationality. a.
.''1f | remember correctly, 4 state
ment in regard to the matter was:
Far be IL from me TO make any state
ment against any organization as a
whole. but will say that there are.
those among the soldiers and the adj
Yenturers from the Coast who look
upon the Hawaiian and The part-Ha-
waiian girls as their legitimate prey!'|
81 consider the words soldiers
and 'adventurers' a proper. classifi-i
cation and made no distinction be-
tween them. do not place the
blame on one class more than do
the other and | can see no reason for
withdrawing the statement, as would
not have made il had | not been con-
WINGED that il was true. Another
place where | have been misquoted
Is where j have been alleged to
charge the soldiers with rape. did
not make any such statement. and
when referred to the soldiers I was
speaking of seduction. There are, as
everyone knows. many fine men
among the soldiers and the adventur
ers from the mainland and other
places. but | still uphold my state
ment that in these two organizations
there are those who are a menace.
and that they should be weeded out.
When asked what. action he would
take in case the soldiers took the
matter to the courts, President Horne
said that at present he would give oTt
no information as to what steps he
would take.
The leaders of the protest move
ment at Fort Shafter have framed a
circular letter to the men of every
troop, battery, and company in the
department, asking financial and
moral support for the campaign.