Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-01
DEVELOPMENTS COMEFASTIN
LIEUT.. WHTENER REPORT CASE

this paper having asked hlU concern
ing the report that he had made such
an affidavit and reurested that he give
/ il for snch publIcation.-Editor.l
Following are further notes OF the
| Clark Governor Pinkham converse
tion:
A.-There is one other thing would
Ike to say, Gov ernor, didn't check
/ 10 on fates at the time swore to this
AFFIDAVIT, but the subject matter OF
both OF these rerorts that read here
are very simila-.
The Printed Report.
Q.-How do you know that know
anything about he printed tconfiden.
tall report?
| Al am just telling you about it.
! Q.-who showed y1d the printed
report?
A.-Iones.
Q.-Colonel y. w. Jones. retired,
showed you the report Did you ever
see a printed report here in this Of
flee?
Al never said anything as to that,
Governor.
Q.-And did you when you were in
this office see thft report?
Al did not
Odd you ever know of my au-
thorizing that report to be printed?
A.-Nell. gathered the impression.
whether 1t was this report or some
other report | don't know. IL was
probably this report that you men
toned about
Ono, sir. Mr.. Forbes had re-
port printed in which he didn't use
my name particularly. but on the out
side was his imprint and that OF Hon.
y. X. Kalanianacle, delegate to Con-
gress.
Al know nothing about that.
Q.--!And ] had nothing to do with
that.
A.-Well, know nothing about
what Mr. Forbes did.
Q.-But what right have you to
make the assertions you have?
Got Mixed Up.
y A.--Nell, the subject matter is SINH
lar, that is how I got mixed up.
Dwell, yoH can get all the similar
matter in the world If VOC choose, but
when you try to fix on any individual
any charge, you had better be sure of
your grounds. That's all have to
say. | won't keep you. Mr.. Cushing
ham will write that ont and Ill expect
you to sign IT,
A.--Well. l will want to revise it
and correct IT.
Q-Weil, You can, but will advise
you not to have any outside consulta-
ton. You can DO it of your free will
and votition.
Al can taxa legal advice, Govern
or. If 4 find it necessary.
o.--1 have always supposed you to
be gentleman and Of all the sur
prises have had in my life, this is
the limit. wouldn't have believed It
OF you. It has given me as big jolt
as have ever had. but | am accus-
toned to these jolts and they don't
affect me, You got on the wrong end
of the game. You ought to have come
to see me before, because this does
not seem like you. ! haven't anything
more to say. / Just want you to sign
what you said and Mr.. Cushingham
can certify to the conversation. All
right, I'll excuse you now.
COL Jones'l Letter.
In his letter Col. Jones says:
April l, 1916.
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Sir: Atthe request of Hon. j. K.
Kalanianaole, Delegate to Congress,
for the purpose of an official inyesti-
CATION which he is conducting into
the falsity Of the statements contain
ed in the report of Lieut.. w. G. White
ner, u. s. Infantry, concerning the Ma
tional Guard Of Hawaii, made to the
Division Of Militia Affairs under date
of November IL, 1915, ! procured the
affidavit of George r. Clark concern
ing said report That affidavit was
made after Mr.. Clark had examined
in my presence a printed copy of said
report. Mr. Clark personally handed
a copy of his affidavit to Mr.. Case OF
the Star-Bulletin. The title page and
the heading Of the first page of said
report are as follows:
REPORT
of the
INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTOR
on the
NATIONAL. GUARD OF HAWAII,
Dated November IL, 1915,
honolulu.
Hawaiian Gazette Co., Ltd.
1915
Office of the Inspector-Instructor,
National Guard of Hawaii.
The Armory, Honolulu, T. H.,
Nov. II, 1915.
From: lnspector-Instructor, N.
G. H.
To: Chief, Division of Militia
Affairs, War Department
Subject: Conditions affecting
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