Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-25
HUBER WORKS
OUT THEORIES
ON hindu PLOT
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Co. and secretary to Rodiek.
Money Collected Here

Co. and secretary to Rodiek.
Money Collected Here
In the opinion of Attorney Huber.
certain Germans here may have
been asked to assist in the plot &C
tivities by collecting funds from pr"
Germans in the territory TO assist III
the cause" In this way, Mr.. Huber
surmises, the activities in connection
with the Hindu plot might easily have
extended to Honolulu, with the move
ment here headed by one or two ind
vidual persons. Mr.. Huber points on'
that money was one OF the creates d
needs Of those back of the plot. and
believes that Hawaii might have been
included if it was thought the move
ment could have gotten support among
Germans here.
German consular and diplomatic
agents on the mainland, thinks Mr.
Huber. may possibly have made it q
point to interest certain Germans
here, and Germans passing through
this port may also have sought assist
ance for the movement from local
sources
Another activity that may have bee.i
rife here, says Mr.. Huber, was the
wholesale purchase Of supplies. But
other than assisting financially, or
with supplies, Mr.. Huber does not
think that activities existed in any
other forms, If they existed at all.
Attorney Huber calls attention t.
the case of Albert Wehde, the Chicago
artist, who was arrested in Honolulu
and taken East by Marshal J. J.
Smiddy. where he was indicted for
alleged activities in the Hindu plot.
1t is charged that Wehde's particular
mission in connection with the plot
was to gather supplies Of arms and
ammunition, which would be shipped
into India and used there by the Hin
dus when the time for the rebellion
was ripe.
No information Received
The fact that the district attorneys
office has had absolutely no informa-
ton regarding the indictment OF
Honolulans in connection with the plot
lends an air of mystery to the case
which is puzzling Mr.. Huber. he aG.
mits.
Attorney Huber Is still of the opin-
ion that Rodiek went to the coast un-
attended; that is, not in the custody
Of any government official or secret
service agent.
Had a government agent been sent
to Honolulu to escort Mr.. Rodiek to
the coast, he certainly would have
made his presence known to this Of
flee or to the marshal's office" says
Mr. Huber. II know Of no agent hav
ing been sent here for Mr. Rodiek or
for any other Honolulan."
Schroeder, who declares his con
science Is clear" was at work today
Rodiek is a naturalized American
citizen and has been prominent In
Honolulu business life for years.
The local q. s. attorneys office
points out that the plot in question is
not Of German origin, but that it had
its inception prior to the outbreak o.
the war with the U. s. The activities
began among well-educated young
Hindu students at Berkeley and Stan
ford and in other colleges and univer
sites scattered throughout the Unit
ed States. With the outbreak Of the
war Germany saw a chance to appar.
emily weaken England by financiailS
assisting the plot, the aim of which
was to foment a rebellion In India
bring it under the control of the Hin.
dus and establish q republican form
of government.