The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-05-28
MaioF-General Garter Demands
Dismissal Of Police officer
Guilty Of, Offensive Remarks, u
Charges Against Him Proven
81. sEt TX .a. u.s. i
RECORD Of COMMAND HERE
IS An EXCELLENT ONE.
sU 81
Soldiers Must Be Protected
From Trouble Provoking Tan
guage: Supervisors win Take
Up Matter In Special Session
(From "Wednesday 5 Advertiser)

(From Wednesdays Advertiser) :.
Whether the supervisors want to
drop the matter of alleged discrimina,
ton against the uniform of the army
and navy by the police guards At the
mayors luau or whether they do not
wont to drop IL, II was made evident
at the short session Of the supervisors
last night that The investigations mist
60 on. 1 HaH X.
Major General Carter has had tho
matter gone into from the army stand
point, and his evidence Vas submitted
last night through Lieut.. r. II. Kimball,
his aide, with a letter from the depart
ment commander, which says that H.,
withheld action during the presence Ia
Hawaii Of the visiting congressman
''for feasons which require no explana.
ton. -, HfN' -. Z.
Unfit For Responsibility ..#-
General Carter makes the direct de
mand that the police officer who made
the remarks concerning emo fifteen
dollar.a-mpnth soldier or dog, be dis
missed from the force if the allegation
be shown TO be true, or near the truth
The letter Of General Carter says.
Commanders Letter ...
The receipt of your letter of Nav
IS, l9l5, inviting me to submit any
testimony which will throw light upon
the facts leading up to the regrettable
affair at Kapiolani Park, May a, on
the occasion Of Mayor Lanes luau, is
acknowledged.
81 have directed First Lient, r. Il
Kimball, aide,de.camp, to appear be
fore you and present the results Of the
investigation by the authorities of the
several posts to which the men be
longed.
~ withheld action in, this matter
during the visit Of the Congressional
party for rsassns which require, nc
One or Twp Exceptions
" I am sure that al the officers and
men of this command feel that in gen.
orai the poiieo executed the instruction,
given to them in a. becoming manner.
with one or two exceptions, II the aIle
cations against one mounted officer, he
iieved to be named Smith, who p,a1t
the remark to the men to the effect
that "nO ffteenfdollar- "A month soldier
or dog is allowed on the ground, =. 1bt,
found to be true or approximately true
hy the board of supervisors, the least
that | can ask as the commander of the
troops of this department is that tina,
officers connection with the police be
covered, such language showing his
utter unftness for his position.
Trouble Provoking
"You will readily understand that
the "a s0nno - N nfanr,
al the time, such language might read
ny lnccna" this men. to, a degree to
bring on trouble to the discredit of the
community and the army. Such men
as Smith, then, should not be allowed
to occupy any position of authority in
the community.
. Your attention is. invited 10 thu
fact that the conduct Of this com
pand in general has BEEN exc client and
is known to the citizens of this com.
munity through the excellent record
along that line, made during the ter
days when 1000 or 5000 men were in th :.
City Of Honolulu during the Carnival
81 am in receipt of letter from
Mayor John C.. Lane, expressing his sin
cere regret at the occurrence, and hav,
no desire to do anything further in tina
connection.
81 would appreciate information a.
to the action taken by the board OF
supervisors, or recommended by them,
after their Investigations have beer
completed
Afidavits Ready .:..
. Lieutenant Kimball has, it is under
stood, another important eOmmunica
ton bearing on the luau fracas, which
will be read at tonight's. meeting o.
the board, the supervisors last night ad
journing until tonight, after having
passed resolution of coincidence in the
matter of the death of Supervisor
James G. Quinn. .H9 4 -
Sheriff Rose stated last night that be
would have a number of atfidavits set
ting forth his side Of the question ready
for tonight : meeting.