The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-24

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retired business man and for years as
sociated with every public movement
in Hawaii, hearty aud patriotic
American citizen, was refused admls
sion Tuesday TO the naval station at
Pearl Harbor, solely because he IS
member of the Navy League.
The Honorable JOsephus, secretary
of the navy, having fallen heir to real
war and finding that necessity has
manned his ships and forced through
the appropriations he needed from con.
eress, has squabbled with the civilian
organization which has for years stood
behind the navy, educating the people
in the need Of sea power, helping man
the ships and supporting the navy he.
fore congress. The Honorable Josephus,
Icing cabinet officer and some little
Inogul, has barred all members Of the
Navy League from navy yards and ma.
val vessels. He has ordered the navy
TO refuse all presents or contributions
from the Navy League.
I" You get out of my war;" says the
Honorable .Iosephus to the Navy
League, in effect. W.
First hit in Hawaii is Governor Car
ter. He cannot call on the naval com
mandant to pay his respects as mat
ter Of courtesy. He has called, how
ever, on the army commander. The
writ of Josephus only runs part of the
way, .|a
Barred BY Josephus
q Desiring to pay my respect to the
naval authority saiu Go,sTnor Car
ter yesterday, and having previously
called ON the representative of the
army, yesterday 1 rang up the com
mandant at Pearl HaTbOr and asked
when it would be convenient for me to
call. The eommandant WIS not in, but
his representative assured me that he
would be glad TO receive me this morn
ing at half past ten O'Clock. Last eve
ming, l heard a rumor that an order
had come from Secretary Daniels to
the effect that representatives of the
Navy League could not be received or
admitted into the naval station.
t'Not wishing to make ii embarras-
ing for the commandment, and as l am a
deeply interested member of the league,
at about nine O'Clock this morning !
rang up Pearl Harbor naval station and
asked for the commandant, reminded
him of my engagement and stated that
l considered myself a representative of
the Navy League and thought he ought
TO know il before / called.
'tHe was very gracious in his reply
and said, This makes it awkward. OF
course you know of the order lately re,
eeived in regard to the Navy League,
1t is this: we cannot admit any official
or representatives of the Navy League
nor can we accept any aid from them
such as presents of any kind. There
fore, under the circumstances and as
yon say you represent the Navy
League, ! am constrained to decline Ia
receive you. You see, Governor Car
ter, am a military man and must obey
orders Z
Just Think Of I'll W
'This order Is most astounding. A.
certainly is the most remarkable order
ever issued by any naval official Mt any
time in any country. Think of i'll On
fcially refusing any aid or assistance
from q league organized for that very
purpose with thousands and thousands
Of members all over the Union.
"The need Of such an association
is well illustrated by reply which this
league received not long since from an
American citizen, a resident of an in
land State, who when appealed to fol-
two dollars covering annual member
ship dues and subscription TO its maya
zine called Sea Power, answered that
he for one would not give two dollars
20 save the whole American navy from
utter destruction, showing that this
man thought our navy was useless
appendage and simply an extravaganza,
of our government.
g Just think of il. an order which
treats every representative of tn,
league as a sort of spy or traitor to hi
country, refusing him admission even
though he might be u congressman, {
senator or u supreme court judge.
"Did any one ever imagine when h,
Joined the Navy League that such nj
Interpretation could be put upon hi
patriotism by high Officialf What ar,
we coming TO nextf Suppose Secretary
Baker should say that the army mus
receive no aid of any kind from tht
Red Cross, il would he almost parable
CASE
Consummate Folly
This example of c0nsummated fO,l,
has succeeded in arousing a rather sur
prising laugh from the local member
Of the Navy League, who are proceed
Ing with their work as usual.
II Is conceded that Josephus has 90
away with lot Of nonsense sirc" b.
was elevated to the cabinet, but il il
believed that he has his limits and hal
reached them. There is to be no let-uI
In the work for the navy.