Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-11
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my son or TO ME on regis ,ra.ton day
where we circulated freely among
others in Hilo.
Not another name in the ToS,er MS
kept back Ny sons alone vas uure
corded. the papers having been found
in the kona-waena school house desk
by Lieut.. Yates.
Here Mr.. Toomey, an officer Cf the
guard, placed them.
feel the stigma all the more G"C.S
~ because as ii chances. my son nas
been and is over-ardent about doing
his bit"
: While yet a lad at school in Sa ia
barbara he enlisted in the naval NH
tia from which he has IN honorable
discharge after three yea ) service
have been proud OF his spirit. and
although he has suffered from asthma
! for several years, | have offered H.
objection to his entering that branch
of the service in which he would De
most efficient.
He hesitated about Joining the IA
tiOnal guard because he feared lhey
might not be modified, but finally
did join on hearing from Maj. Bow.
nan that he could transfer to Il'
! branch of the service later on. So, in
| good faith he saw Mr.. TOOmey IN
! kona, signed up. got his uniform, ard
: began drilling.
Mr. Nahale, deputy sheriff II kO3a,
knew this when he told Sheriff Pua
that my son was not a member OF
/ the national guard.
On coming to Hilo, where ! was at
| the time, he secured & transfer, and
! latterly entered the supply company
there because he thought it would get
| him to the front sooner.
He wore the uniform in HilO and
! there anyone who knew him at al
! knew his status in the guard.
In view of this fact how could MIR.
! Brown write his long letter of positive
statement that my son was a Stacker?
There's something very rotten in
Denmark as we'll as Germany.
On the eighteenth Of September
my son came to Honolulu after ..6CuT'
ing a transfer, and reported at once
to headquarters here.
Unbeknown to me, he saw Capt.
Brooks of the Aviation Corps and
believe has passed his examinations
for service in that department.
This all before the news Of his be-
! ing a Stacker reached us.
The boy has desired to enter this
branch of the service from the start
but | wanted him to 80 slowly and
find out just the place where he could
/ Ia
On this account months ago / haC
confidential talks with Col. Lincoln
DR.. Cooper, Capt. Noggles, Maj. Bow
man, Capt. Curtis and others as stC
| his enlistment.
Had he registered instead OF joining
the guard he could easily have Sc
cured exemption on account of nj:
asthma. but he minimized the all
ment, saying what is perhaps true
that the change of climate would re
lieve him of his trouble.
Sheriff Pua may have acted within
| his rights. but his investigation show.
carelessness, and his clerk, B. H
Browns letter, demonstrates that hi
is absolutely untitled to report JUROR
a matter demanding y!gil statement
Of fac:
Upon receipt of the report l wiret
J. P. Curtis, who secured from Lieut.
Yates, n. G., the following state
ment:
M. S. Coodhue enlisted June %
1917, in H. Company. 2ud Regiment
transferred to 1st Platoon, Company
B, End Regiment az per general or
der, No. II, A. &. Haw. July |, 1917
tEence transferred to Supply Com
pany, End Regiment by regimenta
order No. As, dated August i.
The foregoing enlist nep. and trans
fers all pertain o the NhI;una, Guard
Hawaiian Infantry. u. s. a."
Collateral evic ;.,Ce s Z tn" haId:
O. Col Green.
Tie question tow is- 0ho s':rtnt
tbs unbiased rCc0"t. and why cid no
the police department find out wha
everybody else knew before chargin.
my son with such a serious offense
Especially regarding a young mar
who has never shown any evidence
to his parents or friends of cowar
dice or a desire to shirk Danger; Wit
has sought rather prematurely per
haps to be in the midst of things
who already has had two or three
personal fights for the pro-Ally cause
in Hilo and elsewhere.
There are slackers in Hawaii HhC
have not been declared slackers: mel
who have taken advantage Of exemp
tions which do not exempt excep
technically; men Indifferent to theii
country's needs, selfish. cowardly
drCnes in the hive of citizenship, bu
my son never was and neTe- will be
| one of them.
E. S. GOOCHJE.