The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-06-11
Report Adopted BY Committee of
Whole Leaves Everything
~ High IN Air
CERTAIN POLICE OFFICERS
CONDEMNED FOR CONDUCT
City Fathers and Citizens Are
Profoundly Mortified That
Uniform Was lnsuIted


is nothing to the fizzling out of the in
vestigatioh Of the committee of the
whole Of the board of supervisors Of
the circumstances attending the fracas
which occurred between the police and
the military at the mayor luau in
Kapiolani Park on May.
Last night the committee of the
whole was called together and it aP-
preached. the matter as II would dead
ly snake. '@ IS ."N
Also there was a sense of great wear,
mess with the whole thing about each
and every one Of the honorable mem
bers. ~ E..E TF Er
The report of the committee of the
whole didn't d. thing--it really
didn Z. II stamps the Investigation
as the greatest. official farce of all time
Certain police officers were held to
have done certain things which should
render them liable to dismissal from
the force, That was the verdict.
The Rgony win be still further pro
mged for the committee asked leave to
sit again in conference with the city
attorney to draft final report, doubt
less fearing to do RIGHT lest they might
unwillingly do wrong.
Matters Made Worse
Chairman Logan first presented the
draft of q report which he said was
based on the evidence which had come
before the committee. I'm il the names
Of Manuel Smith was specified as the
defending officer, and there was refer
ence to the police detail acting under
the orders of the mayor in forcibly ex.
Guiding men in uniform who sought ad-
| mission as spectators of the festivities,
The drafted report was read for
amendment.
Larsen wa nted the police censufed
aud censored good and hard. He said
THAT whether there was evidence or not
| against them, they ought to be fired
~ General principals. Bill doesn u
llove the police a little bit. He also balk-
cd at the reference TO the mayor.
HoiIinger attempted to palliate the
! mayor : action by stating that the hat
ter only issued the order, to exclude
soldiers in order TO prevent repetition
Of trouble between the soldiers and
some Fawaiinus, which had previously
occurred He yearned for stenogra
7 nHir reports of the proceedings. ~.
Single was in favor of closing the
matter as quickly as possible. He
evidently recognized the faulty of the
whole proceedings. ~
Arnold was kanalua about adopting
the report forthwith aud on his motion
the report win be referred to the city
attorney.
TcTt Of the Report
The renort of the committee Of the
whole follows:
"'The committee Of the wboleS :, Il
which was referred the commurtcR tiov
Of Gen. w. II. Carter, commanding the
Hawaiian Department, U. s. A., alleg
ing discrimination against the uniform
of the United States forces, and com
planning in particular Of the eohduc'
of a certain officer of the Hondlplp no
lice, on the occasion of the mayor
luau to the congressional party ut Kap
iolani Park on the evening Of TUESDAY
May 4, 1915, having conducted a public
investigation of the matters related IL
the said communication, would respect
fully submit it's findings and recon
mendations as follows:
| ]: That the sheriff, on the evening
, in question. on the request Of the may
or, appointed notice detail for dut.
at KapiOlani Park. ''"n -
.: That the said police detail ex
clndnd from the public baths section
Of the park, where the illrau was held
SlI enlisted men of the United State
army and navy who sought admission
as spectators of the festivities. ~
3: That certain police officers II
carving out said orders, acted an
spoke to United States soldiers an
81 ilOrs In az offensive manner. indicat
ing a lack of self-eontrol and iudgmen
which should render them halle t.
dismissal from the force.
, Board Profoundly Mortified IS.
4: That the board Of supervisors o
, the citv and county of Honolulu, on be
, half Of the municipality and its eiti
2cns hereby expresses it's profound por
tifcation and regret the the Unite'
States uniform was discriminate
against, by apparent official authority
, on the occasion herein mentioned. ~.
, 5:That copies of this report of tn
committee Of the whole, with certif
cate of its adoption by the board o
supervisors in regular adiourned SEES
sion. be transmitted by the city an
county clerk to Gen. W. II, Garter
commanding the Hawaiian Department
U. < A; Admiral .. b. T, Moore, com
mandant of Honolulu Naval station, L
s n and Charles II Rose sheriff O