The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-25

al personally called the attention Of
Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo TO
the fact that there are many persons
now living m Germany, formerly resi-
dents Of the Hawaiian Islands, 10
whose credit large dividend sums are
placed, derived from revenues from
sugar companies Of the Islands, and
that these amounts should be turned
into Liberty Bonds aud the latter held
by tho federal government for these
men until after the war" said former
Governor George r. Garter yesterday,
shortly after his return from the maid
land. s,.... ..s... 3. .
f'It was found that in the United
States mainland Germany was receiv,
ing vast sums through insurance com.
panies whose head houses were all in
Germany. Although the money coull
not be physically sent Into Germany,
IL was being transformed into Brazil
ian, bonds and these bonds were then
negotiable and used in German propa
ganda in the United States. II was
n backfire against the United States.
II was American money, in fact, that
was being used by Germany in its war
upon the United States. i suggested
therefore, the appointment Of a Gus
todian of these funds for the period of
war, to prevent the money in any wav,
bonds or otherwise, being given over
TO the use Of the Germans, formerly
Of Hawaii, and now residing in Ger.
many. t". " = .,...
Hun Reprisals B..
q When Germany heard Of the actifu
Of the Washington government in with
holding these funds, she began a series
Of reprisals, chief of which were the
seizure of actual property in Germany
belonging to Americans. America has
never gone TO such extremes, and has
not touched German property interests
at All, either ON the mainland or in
Hawaii. u, ".
81 am glad that the Island commit.
tees are catching up with the spirit
that prevails on the mainland, and
placing the Germans in Hawaii in the
class to which they belong. If the
Germans are pro-GermaH, then they
are the worst kind of enemies we can
have in our midst.
ttIt is time that our people undec-
stood that Germany hhs been indicted
and tried, and found guilty. If any
Germans profess to adhere to Germany,
then they are criminals as much as
Germany is. Would any firm employ a
criminalf No Then why employ Ger
mans who are not vet above suspicionl
Our Germans Are Huns
"Just while was crossing the cont
tinent on my way home heard that
eighteen Belgian children had been
brought TO various cities to be brought
up in various communities. All had
been mutilated by the Germans. This
is no fairy tale. II is true. ] did not
see il myself, but that is no argument
that these are not facts. Will Irwin
and other newspapermen in Germany
signed q statement that they had not
seen certain atrocities, but they had
mental reservations. That was the
only way they could get more infor.
nation. / was at a club in New YORK
and this subject came up. A man
asked If any in the room had ever seen
A street ear accident. None had. But
il was said there were thousands of
such accidents right along in the city,
actual facts. II is the same with this
Belgian matter. Can any American
have any sympathy with one here who
sympathizes Ayith Germany al. er know
ing of these things! ...
1--WE are in this war to the very
depths. The government asks us 10
conserve and asks us to spend our in
comes But howl BY buying Liberty
Bonds to aid in the prosecution Of tbs
war. y
'.I want everybody here to read Van
Dykes newest book, Fighting fol-
Peace, which will transform any one
who is not yet real enemy of Ger
many, into an actual positive enemy
II Is All Indictment of Germany.
"The German propaganda is far
reaching. 1t is right in our midst
Even the Halifax horror is now said
10 be direct result Of this propaganda
some gasoline tanks on deck were
bored into and the contents permittet
70 leak into the lower decks where i
caught fire and the explosion resulted
( II is officially believed this was done b!
" an enemy.
Makes Men Want To Fight
fsI heard Canadian officers tell tn,
reasons why, after being wounded, the,
are 50 anxious TO go back again an'
fight the Hun. II is story of III
yilest atrocities which have been com
mitted by Germans upon Canadian sol
diers, or any soldiers in this or an!
war. - t'- .s...
Mr.. Carter told of the reasons VIII,
he wrote to the treasury denartmPn
concerning incomes from Hapr"'"'
plantations placed to the credit of for
mer German residents of Hawaii nov
living in Germany. which they """l
negotiate Tn Rochester. tn" fo"mr
home Of Mrs. Carter, the B@usch
1.omb lenses are MANUFACTURED. TIL
firm made an agreement With Herma
firm for eooperatiOn. Then the wa
came on. The firm wanted to sell "u
It's share in the buaness amounting /
$500 900. Congress wPs then prcpa
ing 20 pass an, act With 3ldihg mo"or
owing CierTnars j. GERMANY. odd rj'"
iae them IN 'he rurC hase Of lihert
Donds. The Roche 'er firm fn"lly !
, I've. German Grm ~ end ~" "'"c
theyes fihsla 'leFtgtGp Ne foT
hank. The "oehca'er Gr'n seat its rdI