The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-10-27
ggAVE QUESTIONS
!. ARE INVOLVED IN
AEOLUS CAPT|VES
Transfer From Hizen To Steamer
LoCksuh Of German Prison
ers Raises Problems
DID JAPANESE COMMANDER
lNFRAcT AMERICAS RULES
Collector Of Port Finds Himself
Enmeshed In Web Of
Serious Issues
(From Monday Advortiler. }

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New and still more serious aspects
q to, the war situation as II is being pro.
sented here in capsule form, arose yes
terdny when il became known that
Japan Is to be called upon. to explain
her alleged violation Of this country's
neutrality law and its frognlationss gov.
efuing. immigration, ~
WhIlo, japan as nation IL saddIed
with the breach of the neutrality law
here, Captain Kawauami Of the battle,
chip, Hizen, now Off port awaiting the
departure of the little German cruiser
Geier il regarded as the one under
whose direct order the alleged violation
was mados
5 Some time last night, while the
flames from the captured Aeolus still
illuminated the sea, a launch put out
from the battleship; in which rode the
officers and crew Of the destroyed prize.
This launch conveyed them TO the
steamer Loekmn, German VESSEL an,
ehorcd of harbor,. put them aboard and
left them fbere.
Hasty conferences Hold X.
NJ Il was his art which, constituted
the ,yiolation of both the neutrality Law
and the immigrations regulations, IL is
declared. Future Developments may rel
veal the gravity Of the breach. Hasty
conferences were held by officers yes.
terday morning and, afternoon. Col.
llector Of Port franklin. and, Deputy
Collector Sharp made a trip to the
Hizens and were in consultation; with
Captain KaVaiiaini for half-hour.
Z Though they would not disclose the
- IA
learned that it had to do with this
'so-called violatiOn This morning q
conference will be held by Collector
Franklin, Sharp, Admiral Moore, Gap.
tain Kawanami, Japanese Consul Arits
and Richard l.. Halsey, immigration in.
spector. Numerous cables have been
received from Washington.
\ When, the Japanese put the officers
and crew of the Aeolus on the Lock-
sun il was tantamount, IL is pointed
spnt, TO landing them ON this shore, for
lthefreasOn that the L0eksun has passed
quarantine, Is in port and has, at least
for the present. considerations, the same
rights as q, domestic ship. ,s
One Of Crew a, Chinese
Another Complication IL given to- the
;situation. One Of the crew is Chi
,nese. Chinese are prohibited to land
here, except undor conditions laid down
ny the immigration regulations. In
spector Halsey will look especially into
this phase of il. N ar
y Fnn one country at war with another
DO dump its prisoners on the shore, of
a. country at peace with the combat
ants is in violation of one Of the first
,pninciples, Of neutrality law, ID ii de-,
clared,. and in TINT case Captain Kawa
inamiSs action in putting the men from
the Aeolus on the Loeksun constituted
such n violation.
~ There were FIVE Europeans aboard
the Aeolus, one ChinRmHne and seven
South Sea islanders. Soon after Capt
Chris Fredriclson Eurrendered has yes
sci TO the Hizen the officers and crew
were put under guard. Last evening,
presumably just before the Aeolus was
shot into and burned, the prisoners
Fyere put in . launch and taken to the
LOcksun.
Another Complication y5a
One point here arises which may be
used as an excuse by Captain Kawa.
Mani for has action. The Locksun,
which arrived here October l5,i after
convoying tho Geier for ten days, acted
as collier in South Sea engagements
for time. Did this change her status
as a merchant shipf And If so, and
she can DO treated as a part of the
German navy, was the transfer of the
prisoners in violation Of neutrality
lawf "@,
None of the federal officials con
cerned in this and other questions arts
ing from the same incident wish to
make any answer.
Special permission was given to Cap
tain Kawanami to come ashore this
morning by Collector of Port franklin,
This was done that he might attend
the conferences. For several days now
the Hiaen has not been permitted to
send its launch in. ...F ~ 4saja,
Thetts Reports Transfer @.
Collector Of Port Franklin received
a radiogram about one clock yester.
day, morning from the Thetis, the
United States revenue cutter, report
ing the transfer of the prisoners. 81
The prisoners remained on the Lock
sun during the day. II is iexpectod that
they will be brought in this morning
German Consul Cieorg Rodiek said last
night that he had not been conferred
with in this matter and know of ID onlS
from what he had read in the news
papers. .h.t r# t%
BIARRITZ, France; October 24.---
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