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

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For purposes Of his own Governor
Pinkham has been. contrary to law
enticing Filipinos into the National
Guard says the letter. which goes on
TO say that though the board of i'm
migration under the Law can set aside
sums for the temporary relief OF in
digeut, suffering and helpless per.
sons" the board must also expend the
money Itself. He declares that the
governor 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.
cially and morally for bringing these
Filipinos into Hawaii, tell me that
there is ample work on the planta.
tions for all of the Fflipinos that they
have brought into this territory IL the
Filipinos will only apply for such
work r:
Il respectfully submit he says,
lAGiA -tHG- SoNGIAlOI vi Nillo AGIi ikOt
the auditor of this territory, the head
of the National Guard and the mem
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
rriminally 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 10 the grand
jury's call. II is needless TO state that
the grand Jury has the power to SUBJ
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.
muntcatio1s received by the Star-Buf
letin toGaI
We Filipinos. ts'-il.
Three centuries ago we were under
Spanish administration, and since that
time progress In civilization existed.
Then came the American governments,
whose flag today is floating above the
Philippine archipelago, the flag OF a
nnfinn thu ~ -
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 album
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-
yieted OF crimes, as we'll 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. VINO 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 OF
the United States" in the Honolulu
Star Bulletin on February Is. 2:3O edi-
ton, it was stated that the Fflipinos
are not qualified to be American citi-
zens. He related several grounds for
his opposition and maybe he is right.
/ can't be positive. don't object to
it, either The Philippines are the
home Of the Filipinos, and If she needs
us to serve her, we are apt to her call.
America did her best TO aid us, and
for this reason we desire to serve her
faithfully, and we Fflipinos know that
she needs it. On this view could find
no reason for Attorney Vaughan to
rely his attitude of opposition.
There are complaints being made
against Filipinos as soldiers of the Ma.
tional Guard of Hawaii, basing many
reasons where thelcritics forgot to re-
mind the public that VIE are of great
help to Hawaii in case of war, to de,
fend Hawaii for the sake of the United
States with full obedience toward seY-
vice as soldiers. We will fight, forget
ting at the same time fear and cow
ardice, until the end, not because we
are ignorant as many of you say. Why,
we do not care for our lives as you
care for yours.
We want to express also that We
Fflipinos, soldiers of the n. G. H., are
still here where we are under the COM
OF Brigadier-general s, I. John