The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-28
(From Thursdays Advertiser)

Last night saw the much .talked.of
probe into alleged discrimination
against men in uniform on the occasion
of the mayor s luau at Kapiolani Park,
May 4. The investigation was con.
Quoted by the board of supervisors
sitting as a committee of the whole.
! After hearing the testimony of near
| ly two score witnesses the hearing was
| adjourned until date to be determined
on, when the findings Of the committee
will be announced. M. H. ,.. req -
The supervisors hall was crowded
when proceedings opened. The Army
and Navy were well represented and
the whole police department seemed to
be on hand with quite a number Of in.
terested citizens. g@.ts''
That Mayor Lane issued orders that
no men in uniform should be allowed in
the luau reservation was abundantiy
proven. 49,. -.
There was also evidence to the ef,
feet that Mounted Officer Smith had re.
| ferred to certain soldiers as fifteen.
dollar a month dogs" .sA
The defense contrived to explain
away this allegation very prettily. .'
Conflicting Statements
There was any amount of testimony
to the effect that when Officer Smith
was asked for his number be shook hip
whip at his questioners and said This
is my numbcrl" So"
Private Stein, a marine aboard the
| U. 8. s. Maryland, and the last witness
for the prosecution, stated that when
Smith was asked his number he hit his
badge with his whip and said "That
| is my number, 1872 .N.v
Sheriff Rose conducted the defense of
his department. in person, and Super
visor Logan acted as chairman of the
committee Of the whole. ~.
Two Points Involved ..st
First Lieutenant r. II. Kimball, aide.
de-camp to Major General Carter,
opened proceedings by stating that
there were two phases to the investi'
cation: the alleged discrimination
against the uniform, and the alleged
isconduct of a police officer.
The former matter, he said, had been
taken up by Major.General Carter with
the mayor and as far rs the former was
concerned the incident was closed.
He stated that he was ready to pro-
duce statements from soldiers at Fort
de Russey regarding the incident. Rt|
Before doing this he submitted a com
mnnication from LieutenanteCo
Ellis, Coast Artillery Corps, Fort Ruger,
in which he stated that he had obtained
evidence from men at the post that
Officer Smith had used reprehensiblo
language toward enlisted men on the
occasion of the luau and that he he.
lieved that 1t was incumbent on tho
public official who had issued the dis.
! criminatOry order to make the neces.
sary reparation. He also recommended
that the necessary steps be taken to re.
move Smith from the police force,
should his culPability be proved.
Corporal Herman Metayer, 155th Co,
e. A. c., testified that while twenty
feet away from the luau dismounted
officer grabbed him and told him that
he could not go into the reservation,
The officer told him that men in uni.
form were not to be admitted, by order
of Mayor Lane. MI -.
The officer took hold Of Metayer
again, and the latter told him that IL
he grabbed him again he would knock
him down. On walking over to the
main road Metayer met men of his
company who were mad because an Of.
fer called them fifteen -dO!lar-a .moalth
dogs lie went ~ to Officer Smith,
who was said to he the man complained
! Of, and asked him for his number. Ha
shook whip or club at him and
said, "This is my number" The off.
Ger than started to run Metayer down
with his horse. Someone threw bot.
tie, which struck the officers saddl".
and broken glass flew ALI around.
Smith arrested soldier named Pike
after the bottle had been thrown. Wit.
ness was later arrested by Smith on
charge of instigating, riot
Private A. f. Pike, Fifty fifth Com.
pany, Coast Artillery Gowns. testified
that Officer Smith was making his hors,
prance about anon" tn" crowd nd thu
he heard him say, "Soldiers, sailors and
dogs are not allowed around here. II
You ffteen-dollars, a-month dogs had
any home YOU would not he in the
army. On heirV asked his uumh"-
smith shook his club and said that that
was his number.
OVeralls de Rigeur
rrNntr Carl Sitz, Fifty dfth Com,
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