The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-10
VVHYCALDWELL
WAS TOLD TO.
RESIGN
Governor Jumped at Conclusion
and Thought Wrong Map Had
Been Sent Out Says There
Were %other Reasons, /" Which
Caldwell Says Have Not Been
Told Him.

Told Him.
4 Governor Pinkhams abrupt accept
lance Of the resignation Of superintend.
emit Of Public Works Caldwell, induced
Through mistake on the part Of the
tGovernor on Tuesday, was the subject
of comment yesterday, comment in
which criticism Of the chief executive
was by no means absent. A statement
'Iregarding Caldwell Is practical dismissal
wns made by the Governor FOR the aft.
ernoon paper, in which the Governor
said that There have been a number
Of reasons why it mas seemed 20 me
advisable 20 sooner or later make n
change. Tho action yesterday was
brought about BY the following eircum-
Istances Y The Governor then explained
that he had thought the superintend-
ent Of public works had, without au-,
thority, delivered TO the chamber Of
eommerce map of the harbor upon
which he had worked out certain elhbo-
rations Of his own, which map the Cow
lernor desired to forward independently
to Washington.
! photographic Necessity.
(. In publishing the report of the mari
time committee Of the chamber of com
merce regarding the desired harbor en-
largement, The Advertiser Published a
copy of the map Of the harbor which
contained the Governors suggestions
about turning ships ia the harbor, which
had been superimposed on the original
map prepared for the chamber of com
merce. The reason for this was a pho
4 tographic one only, the chambers map
being "blueprintv and consequently
not reprodueeable. The Governor knew
nothing Of the surrounding circum-
4 stances, and, without awaiting expla-
nation, peremptorily called for Cald
well 3 resignation. These facts were
known to The Advertiser on Tuesday,
hut were not given publicity on the re.
quest of CALDWELL who did not care to
have the mistake of the Governor an
nouneed in connection with the news Of
his resignation.
Caldweli's Statement. y
Inasmuch as the GoYernor has speci-
I fed that there have been number
of reasons,,' Caldwell was asked YES
terday IL he cared TO make any reply.
Il DO not care to engage in any
newspaper controversy In this matter,
Caldwell said 81 do not think il does
any good At the same time, as Gov
ernor iPinkham has chosen to .volunteef
the information TO the public that
!, there have been a number Of reasons
twhy II has seemed to me advisable Ia
sooner or later make change in the
Office Of superintendent of public works
+. think that il is fair to say that the
+ occasion Of my resignation was, spe
! cifically, q telephone inquiry by The
Governor, on Wednesday, as to whether
/, had furnished the map of the harboi
of Honolulu to the chamber of com
, meree, to which / replied that ] had
lIeiimmediately said. Your resignation
win be accepted To, which i replied
lfAll right
!, s'Later in the afternoon I called OF
the Governor and told him that / haG
not come to see him in regard to m,
resignation; that the resignation stood
but that wanted him TO understands
THAT the map which had prepared TO
III the chamber Of commerce, and dedv
cred TO them, did not contain the sug
qestions made by him. He thereupOl
replied that he had not understoo,
that; that he had supposed that tn
map containing his suggestions hai
been sent by the chamber Of commerce
TO Washington, and that was what b
I objected TO.
Made NO Plans.
y 81 then said: Il would like to know
+ when you want this resignation to TAX
,. effect. have kept at work in thi
+ Office for six months, awaiting you
Ie pleasure, and | think ! am entitled :
> a certain amount of consideration, bot
{. to finish up some matters that l al
& handling in the office, TO complete ~
n annual report and to get located
have continued In this Office just q
A. though i were going TO remain.
N EfTo this the Governor replied;
n supposed myself you were going TO sta
II here until this map matter came up
n, Political Reasons.
y .'There was no intimation from hil
!, that there were any other reasons, tina
= the map affair, except that he state
n that pressure was being brought TO bei
= on him Of a political nature.
81 am not conscious of having con
4 mitted any impropriety either in NAL
:, ing the map, furnishing It to the chan
- Der of commerce, or loaning II TO III
Z Advertiser TO print, In fact, i too
: much interest IN the whole matter, b
lieving that it was good work in u
public interest, and was glad to ha,
hand in IL. When the Governor mac
some additional suggestions, it never o
N CURED TO mo that there was anythiI
at personal or confidential about ii. l sill
ID ply thought we were all working :
be gether toward common end; and wht
+. The Advertiser proposed to publish q
map at its own expense, thought
IN was "a good proposition and was ola
~ to help il along, never dreaming thI
p. any one would or could object,
as "a did not want any publicity abol
r. this matter, and although The Adve
iii tiser knew about II yesterday, !
s qdested that no comment be made
u. the circumstances, and it respected n
nj request |
OF 81 was therefore somewhat surpTis,
he yesterday morning when tho Govern
n. told me he was writing a letter To ri