Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-01

powers that be, that then and in that
case shall accept the offer to go TO
Endau ...... s.: .....
Yours truly. p. >=.=..
49,. SAMUEL I. JOHNSON"
Territorial Officials involved? ...:-.....
The following facts have come to
| my knowledge: "...
l. That the said Whitener report of
November II, 1915, was taken by a
| territorial employe from a territorial
government office to the Hawaiian
! Gazette Company on November IA.
1915. and there printed. .....s
2. | have a copy of such printed
report which was received by me
! shortly after my recent return TO Ho-
nolulu. '.. Il
8. That the bill for the printing Of
said report was rendered to the terri
ditor's office. r.... :... So.
f. That Governor Pinkham sent the
superintendent of public works,
Charles r. Forbes, as his personal rep
resentative to W ashington. ID. c., said
governor making it known through
the press at the time that one of the
principal reasons for Mr.. Forbes be-
ing sent to Washington was in regard
to National Guard affairs.
S. My Information is that said
Charles r. Forbes as such representa-
tive Of the governor took with him to
Washington, D. c., large number Of
the printed copies Of the Whitener re-
port Of Nov. II, 1915, for distribution
to members Of Congress.
6. That while in Washington, and
ever after, the said Charles R. Forbes
omitted to give to the delegate from
Hawaii or to said delegates secre-
tary a copy of said report.
7. That among those at Washing
ton, d. c., furnished With said report
was Senator James L. Coke of the
Territory of Hawaii.
s. When questioned as to why the
delegate or his secretary had not been
supplied with copies of said report,
he had left a large number of copies
on the desk of the secretary to the
delegate. ~.
In view of the foregoing it is rath-
er interesting to note the attitude
taken by Governor Pinkham that he
had nothing to do with and did not
authorize the printing of the report.
Is it not pertinent to inquire, and is
not the public entitled to know and
should not Governor Pinkham compel
his officials to fully diyulge to the
public their connection with said re-
port? Is not the public entitled to an
- foir in
the Johnson letter which implicitly
points to the governor?
Respectfully,
J.. X. KALANIANA0LE,
Delegate from Hawaii.
Governor Pinkham's Letter.
Governor Pinkham's letter to Fed
eral Judge Clemens is as follows:
April |, 1916.
Hon. Charles F. Clemens,
Federal Judge,
Honolulu, T. H.
Sir: / have been given to under
stand the clerk of your court intends
to hand in his designations
II was and is my purpose to shield
George r. Clark in my own way.
AS young man he has shown I'M
usual capability, industry, and won
my regard in the past.
| believe he has been misled and |
used for Interior purposes in the most
manner, and been i'll
advised
Personally l have no desire to see |
him suffer in reputation, position or
finance. II.
have taken not one siYgle step |
with you or anyone in authority here
or elsewhere to procure his dismissal
from office
Should his conduct be reviewed it |
will not be at my request.
Respectfully. ~.
(Signed) LUCIUS E. PINKHAM, |
GovernorIof Hawaii.
ciark's Letter to Governor.
George r. Clark's letter to the gov
ernor is as follows:
F. Honolulu, Hawaii.
.' ~. .a.-..|s April l, 1916.
Hon. Lucius E. Pinkham,
Governor of Hawaii.
Sir: 1t is with great regret that | |
now realize that 7 inadvertently COM
mitted an error in signing the aft
davit concerning the Whitener report |
and that>it was something should |
not have done. | am doing what /
can and will do all | possibly can to |
make amends.
Yours respectfully,
(Signed) GEORGE r. CLARK.
~. II.
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