Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-09

an apparent difference in the resclu
tons adopted LcTe and those adopteS
on the mainland
Deny Receiving Resolutions
Each said he did rot understand
why there was no merton in the As
ISOLATED Press despatch Of referring
the matter of war with Germany To q
popular vote and denied that any no
tice of resolutions backing up the
president, offering to 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
to The individual branches throughout
the United States. He says a cable
may come any time asking the local
branch to approve the newer resolu-
lions and AYERS that If such do come
they will be adopted Immediately.
Do Not Conflict
The resolutions DO not conflict,
said the. colonel, 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.
"I believe this way and think that
most of the German-Americans are
with me: Let US have peace II pos
sible. Let the people say what we
shall have. But If we are to have war
let US go into it with whole heart
regardless Of whom We are fighting"
Ziegler 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 a national movement.
He admitted 1t was possible 1t 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.
pr. SehuFmann L. Silent
DR.. schurmann, who introduced at
The local meeting Wednesday night
he resolution which passed, declined
20 say anything this morning about
he latest Developments saying he was
hot familiar with all the facts con-
,erning the resolutions and referred
IN interviewer t. Bolte, the secre-I
AIRY.
No explanations were attempted by
Bolte. He says he knows nothing of
he resolutions reported TO have been
adopted by the mainland branches
yesterday, that no such or similar res
buttons have ever been received by
he local branch and that he does not
lnow whether they will be received or
whether or not they would be adopted
f they were.
"All / know ABOUT the whole propo,
,ition," he says, lis that we received
rom the national president by cable
i copy of the resolutions which have
been adopted and published in the
honolulu papers"
Bolte declared further that it was
he general impression at the meeting
lere that the adoption of the resolu-
ions was a move in favor of the bill
o that effect which was recently pre-
ented in congress by Senator La Fol.
cite.
,olte Refuses Names
Bolte refused today to give to rep
of this paper the list OF
members Of the local German Ameri-
an Alliance, or the list of those who
igned the message sent out on We'd
lesday night asking that congress
efer the question Of war to vote
4 the people.
Guard officers, half a score of them,
Interviewed today were unanimous in
heir opinions against the action OF
,ol. Ziegler in presiding at the meet |
ag. It is understood on good authori-
y that several officers of the guard |
asst night considered the matter OF
rotesting formally against this &C,
ion
When Ziegler was asked il he had
cen officially approached by his SUI
errors in the National Guard in the
latter of presiding over a meeting
ne nature, of the one held here he
q I'd. fsI ch0aiId CIV NOT % ond cr0irtod