Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-18
JUDGE STUARTS LETTER ASSAlLS
PRESIDENT IN BTTTEREST PHRASES
Copy of Circuit Jurss Personal MssVe Left at the White
House Received Here-"Champion Of Peonage," Ne Says
Promise of Resignation Made Sugar TrustY and
"Sugar Republicans LambaSted >.'t.fs


President Wilson is referred to as "a champion of pedhags
by Circuit Judge Stuart the letter Judge Stuart e
the White House few weeks assailng Governor PnlRa
Secretary Lane and Attorney General Gregory. E5s
The Star Bulletin publishes herewith copy of Judge Staath
letter Its shows to be agrant attack on The
presidential and territorial administration than telegraphc rtpp
Indicated -
WOODROW WILSON, President .1tSssgs
The Hawaiian Democratic Delegation that visited ySissS
elected Primaries by of about to the PhkA
Ticket although the whole patronage of the Territory had b
The first thought of the delegation was to bring bef6s
ST. Louis Convention the conditions in Hawaii but feeling 81
you lay before you complaints Nk
involved the Interior and the Judiciary departments they
First: Appointments and Patronage -
With two unimporant exceptions the entire patronage
The of the leading and the Territorial
Committee have been turned down. all instances dsregardd
Prominent among these instances are:
and importer of peon laborl Governors Mr.
McCandless, strong Wilson Democrat This Mr. lane
caused you to do. =.' - = & 80. ts.,ss.sssy,s s,
(b) The naming of Robertson (sugar Republican .s
Chief Justice Quares, administration Demo
crat of high character This Mr. Gregory cansed you
to do. &@a- ..sz.,ZZfs, I'D
(c) The naming of Whitney (sugar Republican, -
Quinn an administration Democrat, as Circuit i
xz Judge This also Mr., Gregory caused to do
r The above appointments have resulted giving the sugar
patronage of the executive
departments Of the Territory depng Democratic
of about 1000 positions in the public service 49,
Pinkham under direction of Lane continually
and vcousy opposed the Democratic ticket every
has been done by Robertson Whitney Besides this
has adudged the peon labor of the Territory which
Whitney held large number citizens Jail
constitutional On the other hand Justice Hughes
has rs;Ig adlddssd similar law unconstitutional
Attorney causing you name Robert
places position of champion of peonage The appoint
ment of Whitney reinfoces the conclusion and does the
appointment of Pnkham s@@s.. .sss It =
Fourth: II 49, T. s.TVEsysgN1o
appointment Pnkham, continuing IN posifiSn
against the universal condemnation of homesteaders and
generally places Mr. President in the position OF @ St
enemy the poor homesteaders have ever had 52EzE
These matters were also talked over with Mr. Lane Sd IL
Gregory each of whom by previous arrangements
Of the time in abusing the Democrats of Hawaii who
solid delegation. if7-s1ll
They claimed Democrats Hawaii mo- M I'd
bad people, but very bad Both of these good ded r
based this assertion their personal knowedge but n
tion from Mr. Pnkham and others whom h
To be little specific Mr. Gregory engaged iH
denunciation upon the assumed truhfuness of his uon
of Democrats who under consideration all ~
say word against ouarles Quinn who under
for the positions to which he appointed Robsrtson and
When the standing of Robertson and Whitney the pee
called to his attention. he without
Mr. Lane in conference with Mceandes Pacheco eksir al
the territorial committee and Wilson, National Committeem I'D
that he would not believe Democrat from Hawa 1t
he believed public kAdb
of Hawaii ught to be sold public auction large tracts ABH
purchase could not be made by the Hawaans he would M %
foreign birth-where are held Il larE
estates by titled lords and titled by tenantr How far dg h
system influence his l1nds
all of which virtually subject to his controli
Nearly two Nov 9h 1914 wrote IN reference
Mr. Lanes policy in Hawaii follows The people Of the
United States will support party that Of bringing
cheap peon labor to ROB the native Of fair wage Tor ms
homeseader gives corporations They M
of party that has passed under the dcOn the Ame
can Sugar Trust. -
found any Senator who approves of the donss Of
these ieuenan though they unwilling to stand against
you.
On account of conditions brought about in Hawaii shown
above placed resignation Judge the hands Of Senator
Shafoh four months ago Since negotiations have
been pending concerning it. of which you aware.
My leave of absence expires the last Of July and the
will be placed your hands Aug Is The ol Hawaii -