The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-02
GOVERA0R INTENDS
TO BE own BOSS
Any Departmental Head Who
Objects May Write Out and
Sign His Resignation
fFfom sunday Adxertiser.l

boss OF bis administration and intends
to be consulted by all the heads Of the
various departments before they obi.
gate The government in any way Any
departmental head who does not like
This way Of doing business may write
out his designation and carry Il 60 the
eabebatorial cnamber, where il viii
be promptly accepted
This definite announcement Of policy
was made yesterday by the 0oyefnoi
and was given out by him for general
Iapplieation.
The first TO receive an inkline Of this
stand Of Governor Pinkham has been
superintendent Of Public Works CaId.
wsll, TO whom the Governor, on Tues.
day morning last, outlined his policy,
with suggestion that IL Mr. Caldwell
wanted to write out his resignation on
the spot be would find pen and paper
handy and chief ready TO countersinn
the document with the one word Ac-
cepted. The announcement came SO
suddenly that the superintendent did
not have time to have his breath back
before the Governor Gained down a bit
and intimated that the resignation sng-
gested need not be penned
colburn Reports It.
The little clash between Caldwell and
his chief came over the permission tho
former is said to have granted to the
Libby, Mcneil & Libby people to run
l - nh 90 "a.
| by the Kapiolani Estate, and public
| ity was given TO u BY John II. Colbufn
According 10 Colburn, be had trouble
| with Caldwell before the Governor
mixed in with il. The superintendent
says Uolburn, has entered into a ten
year contract on behalf Of the Terri.
tory with Libby, Mcneil & Libby grant
| ing right Of way for n sewer pipeline
seventeen hundred feet in length over
ground owned by the Kapi3Iani Estate
and leading to the Kalfhi tide lands,
also owned by the Estate. Colbnfn says
that the estate was not even asked for
permission to lay this line and his frat
knowledge Of the undertaking was
when he found force of sixty labor
ers engaged in digging the trench on
the Kapiolani property. He endeavored
then to reach settlement, he says, and
falling in this called meeting Of the
directors Of the Estate and decided to-
secure an injunction. This was done
through q. w. Ashford before Judge
Robinson. The hearing came before
Robinson ON Tuesday Of last week. AZ
ter a continuance Judge Robinson or.
dercd the injunction dissolved and set
the question for hearing on its meritg
before him on June ~ next. IN the
meantime the pipeline continued and
the work Is probably finished by this
time.
Four Page Letter.
Colburn says he wrote Caldwell a
letter, four pages in length, protest
ing at mis- (Caldwell's) action and OBJ.
jeeting as well to his testimony before
the injunction hearing. Colhurn Gays
Caldwell made misstatements Of facts
and that he intends TO prove II. After
waiting some days for a reply from
Caldwell and feeeiving none, uolburn
called on the Governor on Tuesday
morning. II was then that Colbnrnl
says the scene occurred.
A Warm Interview.
The Governor at once became ex-
cited, pounding his big desk and 81; Z.
ing that he would investigate at once,
as such things, If true, would not be
eountenanced by him. He especially
denounced the procedure of members Of
his force entering into contracts with
out first consulting him, upon whom he
felt full responsibility viii eventually
fall.
The Governor, reports Colburn, rang
for Caldwell, and learning that the lat
ter was attending meeting of the
harbor commissioners, sent special
messenger ordering him to appear with
out delay. Caldwell responded. In de
Tense Of Colburn's charges he stated
that he had not answered his letter lie,
cause he wanted TO consult with the
attorney general.
Consult with the attorney general, :,
the Governor is reported 70 have said.
81 want you to understand, Caldwell.
that il is TO me you are personally
responsible, and that II is TO me you
shall report In these matters. do not
want a man who does business in this
way in my employ, and l am prepared
right now to accept your resignation. !"
Other things also were said, but they
were not recorded. istiE sf.l
Respectfully Referred.
When the superintendent Of public
works was asked about this reported
stormy scene, in which he, the Gov
ernor and Colburn were the principals,
he respectfully referred the quest oaer
TO Governor Pinkham.
The Governor admitted that there
had been very fair foundation for
the report given out by Mr.. Colburn.
He had, as a matter of fact, suggested
TO Caldwell that something Ia the ma
ture Of resignation might be in order,
but he changed his mind about this be.
fore the interview closed and toll the
superintendent Of public WORKS to s'for,
get IL, or words to that effect.
But hereafter, says the Governor,
when any head Of department under
takes to bind the government in any
Important matter without frst consult.
ing him there will be nothing misunder.
standablc about the request fol. resig,
nations, aud this applies TO everyone