Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-18
Wilder CALLING
FOR GRAND JURY
TOPROBE Charge
Continued from page one,

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For purposes CT his own Governor
| Pinkham has been, contrary to law,
enticing Filipinos into the National
| Guard" saws the letter. which goes on
to saw that though the board Of i'm
migration under the law can set aside
sums for the temporary relief of in
| digent, suffering and helpless per-
sons" the board must also expend the
money itself He declares that the
governors contention that the $4,000
appropriated by the board Ito be ex-
pended solely under the direction OF
the governor" is absurd.
He declares further that the Fill
pinos were neither INDECENT, suffer
ing nor helpless" and that "the sugar
| planters who are responsible finan-
eiaIly and morally for bringing these
| Filipinos into Hawaii, tell me that
there is ample work on the planta-
tions for all of the Filipinos that they
| have brought into this territory IL the
Filipinos will only apply for such
| work" -. -.
Il respectfully submit" he says,
| that the governor of this territory,
| the auditor of this territory, the head
of the National Guard and the menu
/ bers of the board of immigration who
| have had anything to do with the ex-
penditure of these public funds, what
ever their motive or reasons of human
| ity or otherwise may have been, are
| criminally liable under the law | have
| Just quoted. and | therefore ask that
| the foregoing facts be called to the
attention OF the, grand jury with the
/ idea of having the matter thoroughly
| investigated and the persons who
have violated this law be held respon-
sible therefor.
"In this connection ! personally
know some of the above facts and
hold myself subject to the grand
jury's call 1t is needless to state that
the grand jury has the power to sub
poena the governor, the auditor, Brig
gen. Johnson, and members of the
board of immigration, the Filipinos
themselves, and anyone else that can
throw any light on this matter"
The point of view of Filipino guards
men is set forth in the following COM
munication received by the Star-Bul-
letin today:
We Filipinos.
Three centuries ago we were under
Spanish administration, and since that
time progress in civilization existed.
Then came the American government,
whose flag today is floating above the
Philippine archipelago, the flag of a
nation, the protector of the Fflipinos,
that could never be forgotten. Our
government, since 1899, is run through
good management by a republic and
we Filipinos could say nothing we
like more, for we are provided abun-
dainty except as to desire to have our
independence. The condition of the
Filipinos in the Philippines, / am
proud to say, is not far behind those
recognized people of the world in civil
ization, moral character and educa-
ton. The writer's intention in writing
this article is to emphasize that We
small brown brothers" are also pos
SCISSORS of courage, knowledge of fra
ternity, equality, humanity and free.
dom.
OF course, many Filipinos were con-
victed of crimes, as well as those de-
faulters composed of different nation
alities. We know and it could not be
denied that all of us were born with
sins. No wise man should blame a
nation for the actions of some OF
them. Who will say no?
! We are in this territory to help and
to be helped in case we need; to an
swer to the challenge with soft words
of any thunder voice politician. Dis
trict Attorney Vaughan's contention
in an article under the title of "Impos
sible for Filipinos to Be Citizens oil
the United States" in the Honolulu
Star-Bulletin on February is, 2:30 edi
ton, it was stated that the Filipinos
are not qualified to be American citi
zens. He related several grounds fol
his opposition and maybe he is right
| can't be positive. / don't object tc
it, either. The Philippines are the
home of the Filipinos, and II she need:
us to serve her, we are apt to her call
America did her best to aid US, ant
for this reason we desire to serve hel
faithfully, and we Filipinos know tina
she needs it. On this view could fine
no reason for Attorney Vaughan t.
rely his attitude of opposition.
There are complaints being made
against Filipinos as soldiers OF the Ma
tional Guard of Hawaii, basing man!
reasons where the critics forgot to re
mind the public that we are Of grea
help to Hawaii in case Of war, to de
fend Hawaii for the sake of the United
States with full obedience toward ser
vice as soldiers We will fight, forget
ting at the same time fear and COW
ardice, until the end, not because WI
. are ignorant as many of you say. Why
we do not care for our lives as yol
care for yours.
!, We want to express also that w
Filipinos, soldiers of the \. G. H., ar
] still here where we are under the com
: mands of Brigadier-general s. |. John
son and that we should stick until the