The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-21
college FACU[TYs'I
LOYAL, SAl'YlS'6EAN
Reports Lead TO Sending Out Of
Letters To Members Asking
Where They Stand

Il
! Reports Of pro Gcrmanisni among
the members OF the faculty Of the Col,
! lege Of Hawaii have ied to n quiet in
.quiry into the position taken by the
various instructors ION the subject OF
the war. A statement,of the results Of
the inquiry viii be issued later by DR.
PArthur L. Dean, president Of the col
lege. a eHt
r'fws know that such rumors have
been circulated quite extensively, I"
said Doctor Dean yesterday, i'and we
feel IN fairness TO the public and 70
the college that frank statement
should be made rs soon as there IS
anything definite to be said. At the
prescott time there u nothing to tell. =
According to statements made BY
several of the teachers, the situation
has been serious enough to warrant
the sending Of individual letters TO
each one, asking fora plain statement
Of their stand on the war. Some Of
the letters have already been answered
and II 'iE presumably to wait until all
the replies are 10 that the present de
lay Is made in stating to the public ex
actly how the situation stands,
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1.-THE division among the faculty /,
sharply Drawn said one Of the teReh.
ers. cit Is not 30 much between
Americans and pro.Germans as between
those who come out boldly on the ,sids
of America and those who are! bazS
or indefinite about making any
statements whatsoever as to'where they
stand. Those who will not take their
stand openly on this question ON the.
side of America aud her allies are jpai
as much traitors and enemies as tle'
Huns themselves, and should be dealt.
with as such. I3t .sdR ~
H"It would be a great mistake and
an injustice, however, on the part ,of
the public to think that because SONG
of the members Of the faculty beai
German names they. are pro German
Some of those with such names have
been born and reared in America
Others are citizens OF many, years
standing whose LOYALTY seems beyond
the shadow Of a doubt. fgEgF g
| t'In spite of this, the whole situa
tion is one that needs ventilating, and
IL lis to be hoped that all the facts
win be made public within the neal
future. The public will then be able
to judge for themselves and insist or
any action necessary to clear the mat
tier up. - - nv e. is+i.'a va
Dean Is confdent a.Jnt#t,.Aa
Doctor Dean would non admit that
the situation needed drastic, action Of
any kind thought no prnihjses or hints
Of future movements are to be made
by him until aftet THE public statement
is sent out. He spoke of the many
outspokenly loyal. TEACHERS OF the col
lege, and of theAfact that many had
offered their services DO theiC<e country
months ago. ~ ie EEE NFsrra r., (
In the college world things are
| done without ovcrmnch blaring Of,
trumpets, =" said the president, "andr
though there are many whom do moi
remember hearing make n a statement
one way or another, lam certain that
thew are loyal Americans. 'c .,l,sE Es
"In- many cases the teachers here
have offered their services TO thei Ma;
ti0n in any, capacity in which they
may be wanted, some of them as long
ago as Immediately after Americas
entry into the war; G' a,,J. Y
r''One iof these mentioned is an Aus.
triansby birth, but he is ainaturalized
American citizen, His application for
service was turned down for physical
disability, but he was anxious, to do
his part Others have offered their
services through. scientific societies and
other groups TO which they belong
They have made no formal announce
ment about it nor sought any publicity,
but have quietly and consistently done
what they thought was their duty. ~
Wallace r. Harrington, president Of
the board of regents of the college,
gave, Q talk before the faculty and
students on Monday in which the value
Of patriotism and of giving ones self
whole heartedly to The service of.
America in the present crisis was enl-
phasized It was stated at the college
yesterday that his talk was in the line
of the regular monthly assemblies at
the institutions YES '1sf.'
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Mr.. Harrington himself secuted the
idea Of proc ermanism having a hold
in thSfaeulty Of thsseollege, He de
clared that there was no Foundation
for the reports current about town
of the German leanings among some of
the teachers. q.
"There Is one German Teacher ION
the STAFF Of THE college, and all this
pother is about that factn, he said
"There nre no other Germans, though
several hnte names Of German deriva.
tion, but they are alfeeitizens and are
loyal to America, oSiiuaRl 1jssia
"There may be a ,Fsportr 10 be made
after the next meeting Of the board of
regents, which will take place within
week, but further than that there is
nothing to be said. ti .
t'It should be borne, in MUD That the
circulation Of idle gossip embodying
such rumors may do gave inius
tee to entirely patriotic citizens,
and also that the encouragement of
such ,fumDrsswould be In line with the
policies Ut Herman proPagandsts, who
would Naturally desire to SOW the seeds
OF suspicion and distrust in, public,
officials and siRstitutipnspIS ri
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