Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-09
REFUSES NAMES
OF THOSE signing
IT'S RESOLUTIONS
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why there was no nertion in the AS
ISOLATED Press despatch OF referring
the matter OF war with Germany to 3
popular vote and denied that any no.
tiee of resolutions backing mp the
president, offering, 70 organize regi-
ments and to turn over German relief
funds TO the American Red Cross had
been received here.
Col Ziegler offered the possible ex-
PLANTATION that tie resolutions which
he says have never been received here
might have been adopted yesterday
by the national executive committee
OF the Alliance To- be submitted later
TO he individual branches throughout
the United States. He says cable
may come any time asking the local
branch TO approve the newer resolu-
tions and AYERS that if such do come
they will be adopted Immediately.
Do Not Conflict u.
The resolutions 40 not conflict.
said the coIonei, and there is no
reason why we should not adopt them
Because We wish the people to vote
on whether we have war or not is no
sign we viii not be loyal citizens of
the United States and back the presi-
dent up in case war does come.
OF believe this way and think that
most of the German-Amerieans are
with me: Let us have peace if pos
sible. Let the people say what we
shall have. But il we are to have war
let US go into it with a whole heart
regardless of whom We are fighting:
Ziegiers could offer no explanation
of why there was no mention in the
despatch about the resolutions adopt
ed on the mainland of the one which
was adopted here supposedly as part
of national movement.
He admitted it was possible it might
have been presented and rejected. He
SAYS possibly the press report OF the
meeting was not complete and that
the part relative to the popular vote
resolution may have been omitted
Or. Schurmann Is Silent
DR. Schurmann, who introduced at
the local meeting Wednesday night |
the resolution which passed, declined
to say anything this morning about
the latest Developments saying he was
not familiar with all the facts con-
corning the resolutions and referred
an interviewer t. Bolte, the secre.
tary.
No explanations were attempted by |
Bolte. He says he knows nothing OF
the resolutions reported to have been
adopted by the mainland branches |
Yesterday, that no such or similar res |
olutions have ever been received by
the local branch and that he does not
know whether trey will be received or
or not they would be adopted
If they we're.
s'All ! know ABOUT the whole 1propo !
sition," he says, is that We received |
from the national president by cable.
A copy of the resolutions which, have
been adopted and published in the
Honolulu papers.
Bolte declared further that it was
the general impression at the meeting |
here that the adoption of the resolu-
lions was a move in favor OF the bill
TO that effect which was recently pre-
sented in congress by Senator La Fol-
lette.
Boite Refuses Names
Bolte refused today to give to>a rep
resentative of this paper the list OF
members of the local German Ameri.
can Alliance. or the list of those VINO
signed the message sent out on We'd |
nesday night asking that CONGRESS
refer the question of war to vote
of the people.
Guard officers, half a score OF them
interviewed today were unanimous in
their opinions against the action OF /
Col Zfegler in presiding at the meet
ing. It is understood on good authorl- /
ty that several officers of the guard
last night considered the matter et
protesting formally against this &C
ticn
when Ziegier was asked If he had
been officially approached by his su.
reriors in the National Guard in the
matter of presiding over meeuns
the nature of the one held here ne
said: Il should say not" and secuted
the idea that he would be.