Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-02
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Back from their trip to Washington
TO voice Hawaii's protest against free
sugar and to put Hawaii's position be-
fore the congressman and the coun-
try, former Governor George r. Car
ter and Elmer E. Paxton arrived this
morning on the liner Manchuria with
the message that the fight is yet to
be won or lost and that the people Of
the territory should carry the CAM
paign forward.
Mr.. Carter declares emphatically
that even q Democratic congress may
be brought to see the error of its
ways. He says also that President
Wilson II the keystone of the situa-
ton, and that II the president should
be brought to change his mind about
free sugar. the industry would not re-
ceive the disastrous blow now threat
ened. e..
Denying the newspaper reports that
he had used the term "trickster In
referring to the president, but stating
With emphasis that the now-famous
p,pointment at the White House had
been Cancelled without q reason Delnga
given, Mr. Carter this morning de-
tailed fully to the Star Bulletin the
circumstances surrounding the ap-1
Dointment for an interview and the
outcome. He makes no such criti-
clam Of the administration as has been
httfibatsd 70 him ID dispatches shere,
Il state the facts. Let the people
judge he says. 8 -
M. Carter and Mr. Paxton Fere,
met A. the dock this morning By a.
number OF friends and associates
here, including President bishop OF
the chamber of commerce; President
swain Of the merchants association;
Chairman Waldron of the promotion
committee and also a leader In the
publicity campaign carried on here i
Later In the morning Mr.. Carter taik-
ed AZ his home to representative OF
the Star-Bulletin.
gThe facts surrounding the inter-
view did not get with the president
are these" he said. When went TO
washington / was told on excellent
authority that II was useless to see
the president on sugar, that his mind
was made up. This came to us from
several authoritative sources. Before
/ left, we OF Hawaii talked over the
meter and decided that we should
not take hearsay, and that / should
not leave without making personal
attempt to see Mr.. Wilson and get
from him message that might
bring back. 7,
II went TO the White House and
spoke to Secretary Tumulty| and he
referred me to one of the, clerks by
the name of Mulvane. Wien / told
him my mission, he held short whis-
pered conference with Tuhulty and j
was told that Il would be impossible
to talk sugar with the president !
then asked If l should understand tnat
the president would not (see me as a
citizen, and stated that he had seen
the Porto Rico delegation. was
told that I could see him as citizen
and an appointment was made for me
on the following Wednesday at IL 10
O'Clock.
"This was on Monday Next day !
was in the limelight because of the
committee investigating the charges OF
insidious lobbying, being called as
witness. During the course OF my
hearing on Tuesday morning the cir
cumstances of my appointment with
the president werei detailed, as well
as the conversations had had with
senators on sugar. was questioned
In detail and answered fully, On
wednesday morning ! was called up
from the White House and this was
the message:
This is the White House. / am
directed to inform you that the presi--
dent finds IL Impossible to see you or
words to the same effect.
'eThe only explanation for cancel
ling the appointment was that i
would be impossible to see me.
know nothing further than this. will
say frankly that II am not yet able to
Understand Just why the appointment
was cancelled.
"I have not, however, accused the
president of being a trickster. nor
would it be becoming TO use such Ian
guage in referring to the incumbent
of so high an office"
after realized that could not see
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