Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-01
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THElark a few DAYS. ago.
III viii be recalled that in this affi
dayit Clark told how Lieut. Whitener
frequently visited the governor TO talk
over national guard affairs; that
Whitener told him the governor wish
ed him Clark to typewrite report
which was to be printed later; that
Clark later asked the governor about
the report and the governor said
something about wishing il printed.
On "Wednesday II appears. Clark Wis
tied the governor and had a talk with
him over salary due at the end Of the
month. The governor called in a steno-
grapher and shorthand notes of the
interview. which at once turned upon
the Clark affidavit. were taken. The
Whitener report referred to was sup
posedly dated November IL, 1915.
The interview, IL appears, was for
the purpose OF showing that the re-
port TO which Clark referred in his
afRdavit had never been read by the
governor and that affidavit was I'M
true.
Clark Refuses TO Sign:
In q statement yesterday afternoon
the governor said that Clark on
Thursday read the proof of the inter-
view and agreed to appear at the exc
ciitive chamber at 4 o'clock yester-
day and sign the statement; that at
o'clock he appeared with an attor-
ney and refused to sign unless given
the opportunity to take the statement
away subject to his volition as to
returning IL the following day"
The governor declined TO allow this
and following the visit of Clark and
HIS attorney, made public the tran
script Of the conversation.
- In this conversation, Clark relates
at he met Col. ]. w. Jones, former
ad5utant-general of the National
Guard, on the street and following a
conversation with Col. Jones made the
affdavit In question.
Extracts Of Conversation.
Following are extracts from the talk
that then ensued between the gov.
ernor and his ex-secretarys
Q.-You are not sure that you got
the right date are you, when You said
the report Of Whitener was dated Nov
ember IL?
A.-Well. didn't consult records. i
took the datesfro memory.
Q.-Then do you want to go out into
the files and see whether there are any
records theref Are you willing to go
into the filesfnow and look and see
whether there sref -
A.-With yQnr permission.
OIL am perfectly willing. Anybody
can come here and examine them and
I want you to 60 cut with Mr.. Cush,
iheham and Sc what yeu can find.
A-Well, Ithink It is probably In
your once. 49,;
Q-Let me 6sk you what right have
you 70 come nd look into my records
here when / az holding them here and
take records rom under my nose and
give records q others for Interior pur-
poses, but | Nant You to 60 out and
see what youI can find. Clark, have
dealt fairly Nth you; let yon make
outside money here when my business
wasn't promptly attended to. Ilet you
DO business With the third circuit
court
May ave Been Mistaken.
Dwell, now we'll go little fur
Their. having called me liar under
your sworn AFFIDAVIT. There are all
the papers / lnve from Aieut. Whiten-
er. haven't Examined them.
A.-Well, possibly you haven't ex-
)nmined them. governor.
WQ.-Well, haven't examined these
papers. They have been examined by
. military official and another official
OF the United States. There is an OPP
portunity for you or anybody else to
say that am liar when tell you
that haven't examined these papers
since this controversy and most of
them I neversread at all.
A.-Well, can't say you ever read
them. governor. II paper is submit
ted In here put it on your desk and
whether you read it or not | can't
swear TO that r.
Affidavit a Jones' Request.
Then followed questioning by the
governor regarding C1arks signing of
the affidavit. Clark related that he
signed IL in the McCandless building
at the request of Col. Jones, whose Of
fee was In that building.
Clark also said that he signed the
affidavit upon the statement that the
matter was to be. taken up through
the proper channels in Washington"
and IN another part of his converse.
ton intimated that someone had brok
en- faith with him in making the aft
davit public
fNote.-Mr. Clark personally hand
ed 10 reporter for the Star-Bulletin
q COPY Of his affidavit for publication,