The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-03-07
WASHINGTON ASKS
. If mir HEDEMANN
IS AN AMERICAN
~, n, ;fr-4s-s. w. -Ss.,.-,--
Bureau Of insu'ar Affairs, Makes
cablepram Inquiry Regard
ing Iron Works Manager
he IS IL PRESENT TIME
PROBABLY N Philippines
Sailed 70 Orient In steamer
China, Reported oVerhauIed
Twice BY British Cruisers

Why does Brig Gen. Frank Mcintyre,
U. 8. A., chief Of the bureau of insular
affairs 10 Washington, want TO know if
Christian Jacob Hedemanh. manager Of
the Honolulu Iron Works, Is an Amer
| lean citizenf ~
This question interested and bother.
ed, to certain ext mt YESTERDAY, a
number OF local federal ofiriaIs and
others, but the query remains unsolved.
The ctblegrnm from General McIn
! tyre was as follows:
fCable verifUAtion staten mt Chris.
i tian Jacob He,lemann naturalizn ton
yC"- ""nr' nine'aen hundrC' three
Clerk Foster l.. Davis cnhled reply
to he query was TO the effect that Mr.
Hedemann had been naturalized an
American citizen in the federal court
here on October Il, 1908. '.'.
The court records show that Mr..
Hedemann made his application for
naturalization and, was sworn in as
citizen of the United States by the late
Judge Morris N. Estce, whore signatur
was attested to by Frank L. Hatch.
then deputy clerk of the United States
district court for Hawaii. Mr.. Hede-
mann 8 witnesses were DR.. j. 8. B.
Pratt, now president Of the territorial
board of health, and the hate W.
Schmidt, whose signstures are also at
tached to the certificate Of naturaliza.
ton on file in the local federal court.
Born Under Danish Flag
According TO ais application, Mr..
Hedemann was born in Fleusburg, Ger
many, and was fifty one years old when
he applied for naturalization. He emf
gratedifrom Denmark and arrived in
Honolulu on June Is, 1873, when he
was twenty-six years Of age.
To return to the story:
Why docs Washin eton want to know
IL Mr.. Hcdcmann is an American citi-
zenf All attempts to answer the ques-
tfon satisfactorily yesterday failed.
MIR. Hedemann is now in Manila,
where the bureau of insular affairs has
Jurisdiction. ne left Honolulu several
weeks ago, going by way of Japan. In
the Philippines be is attending to i'm
portant business for his company, which
has been building much mill and other
machinery for the sugar cane industry
in those islands.
Asked yesterday If he knew why
Washington wished to know if Mr..
Hedemann was an American citizen,
Francis NJ Swanzy, president of the
Honolulu Iron Works, PROGRESSED ignor-
ance2 on the subject. e,.r soy
Ef'I really don't know" said Mr..
'SwanEy. "Mr. Heaemann is. now in
the Ph hppines, probably in Manila at
this time. but since he left Honolulu
the only letter we have had from him
was one written from Japan, where he
made stop on his way to the Philip
pines" r~ So - '+''''
DR.. Ferdinand +. Hedemann, Nh.
HedGmanns son, was as much at sea
when asked the same question put to
Mr.. swanzy. - -. q
can / know is that father is in the
Philippines, Doctor ,Hedemann said.
81 knnw he is an American citizen,
but ] don t know when be- was natI-
rallied.
= trI really can't see why the Wash.
ang'On authorities want 10 knew if Mr..
Hedernaun is an American cit I'm. I'M
less father has applied for TasTrort
in Manila to travel in japan, China
or any other foreign country, proVid
ed he had not taken on" with him
bcfhrn leaving Hnrolulu, which is i'm
probpble as h" went by way of japan.
"And, arain,' continued Doctor
He'd mann, Gather is attending TO i'm
n"ttnnt fuFiness for the Honolulu Iron
Works in the Philippines, mainly, ant
it may be that in the matter of sign.
ing of contracts those wantinq mill ma,
trial ARE required TO limit themselves
In the purchase of this to American
~'t'T"ns ana firms alone. This may ex-
plain why they want to, know if father
lis an American citizen. Aside from,
thete two reasons can't see why the
Snthorities should wish to find this
Outt' -
MI, Hedemaun, accompanied bv Mrs.
HcdenlAnn and James Scott, left Hon
''la On. .Iannarv II. last, in the China
Mail steamer China for Manila, via
Japan. go '>ttEs = ''''.
r6Sa wore Aqesisnce To Kaiser
In connection with this story il will
b" ~ Interest to Ishrn that Mr.. Hede-
NAM il the Danish consul accredited
m. Hawaii. While in becoming an
American citizen he was required TO
ftrnsw"ar allegiance 10 the Emperor Of
GfrtnaHy, Mr. Hedemknn was not born
d German, but Dane, his native city,
NiCnl "rg being in the provinces which
S"r" later conquered ky the Prussians
and which are now art of the Ger.
man EmuiFa