The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-23
FOOD COMMISSION
SNOL|DER|NC FIRES
FLARE into FLAME
Lie Is Passed and Fists Are
Shaken When Child andrHoogs
Clash Over Rice Question

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Fires Of disaesion that have been
sinolderine in the territorial food com
mission ever sipce Food Commissioned
HoOgs undertook an invest cation Of
the flee situation and publisheyi state.
ment that rice was being boarded In
Hawaii exploded into fame yesterday
morning at meeting Of the commits
sion. The lie was passed between
! Hoogs AID !, r.. Child, executive Off.
Ger of the board, who Is also federal
food administrator, and a fist fight be.
| tween the two was averted only by
the action Of others present who forci.
bly, prevented Hogs from pugilisticaI-
~ resenting Chih's epithet.
r Ever srnce Hoogs was appointed a
member Of the board the aforetime
peaceful quiet, not 20 say sornnolence,
| of that organization has been grievous.
| ly disturbed. HoOgs has not hesitat.
ed to let it he known that in his opin.
| ION Child is not the man for executive
i officer or food administrators During
the heated discussion yesterday be ex-
| pressed his sentiments when he NSaid,
"WeT, IT, ] were you I'd quit, Child;
| you re small man in a big job
Child, apparently sure Of his backing,
| 3 confidence later justified, rendered
his resignation, whirh was not accept.
! ed. Chairman James d. Dole did not
eVeuHtrpubie to present it formally to
the meeting.
Majority Back Child
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Dole said
! that the entire commission, with the
exception of Nj. Hoogs, was behind
Child and would continue to back him
up, Mr.. Dole insisted that in his opin-
ion Mr.. Child was making good in his
job, and in reply to the suggestion that
! many people considered that the exec
utive officer had entirely the view
point of the producer and seller and
| none Of that of the consumer, said he
did not agree with such n belief. 90.
Ny. Dole said he did not desire 10
say anything derogatory of member
of the commission of which he is chair
man but strongly minated that Com
missioner HoOgs did not know what he
was talking about as regards rice or
anything else. He said that in the
controversy the members Of the com
mission, with the exception Of Mr..
Hoogs, were solidly behind Executive
support him.
The row started yesterday morning,
when Child accused Commissioner
Hoogs Of using his office to vent his
personal spite against A. J. Campbell,
a banana shipper who was accused of
having used the recent EAT Bana-
the fruit. 3 He followed this charge
4 ! Ia An - L.
had given out an erroneous statement
to the press in regard to rice hoard
ing here which resulted in the Japan
ese consul declining to sign permits
for rice shipments here, resulting In
subsequent raise in price of this com
modify. 81 would like to warn the
members of this commission not 70 pass
out such information unless they know
what they are talking about" said
Child.
Child said that the member of the
commissioner in question had attempt
ed to use his position on the commits,
sion to vent his personal spite on A.
}. Campbell. Hogs then demanded
that Child name the member of the
commission and he promptly named
lIOOgs as the, offender.
100 OulAlt Or JOD
well if I were you, would quit,
Child. You are n small man in a big
job, said Hoogs.
Eyes, and when yon come to me and
ask me to get Campbell, it s bad bus
mess" Child replied.
Child further said that Hogs prom
ised him the Governorship il he
would "get" Campbell. Hogs did not
deny this ace usatiOn and repeated that
he would get Campbell YETI. Con.
siderable pickering back and forth be,
tween the two belligerents was then
INDUCED in when Commissioner Bockus
put his oar into the troubled waters
and said that the argument was get
ting Extensively personal. Hogs in
sisted that Child resign and that a
capable man be put in the position.
Child then rendered his resignation
Chairman Dole said that he considered
Child competent and that he would not
accept his resignation.
The argument then drifted to Child's
work in his office. lie told of the
large amount of cOrrespo ndenee he had
to handle and the number Of inquir
les that came in daily by mail.
More Fireworks
1--WE are hoping that you are doing
something more than writing letters"
Hogs said at this point The CONVEX
sation shifted to the alleged rice
boarding again and the matter of pub
lie information concerning boarding
and other vital information. 1t was
here that the fireworks started. Hoogs
said. that IL Child did get any such
information he would not give it to the
commission.
"Mr. Hogs" said Child standing
up, you are a Mar" Hoogs jumped
from his chair ran around his table
after Child, when he was caught and
held 10y Commissioner Nicely and r. d.
Anderson. After the smoke of the
"near' battle had passed away Com
missioner Bockus turned to the Gov
ernor and said, "GOvcrnoF, | deeply
regret that | cannot congratulate you
on your latest appointment to the food
commission. The meeting was then
hurriedIy adjourned by Chairman Dole.
Whether as a result of the row yes
terday or because the commission is
beginning to realize that the general
public has an interest in it's doing and
wants to know what it is doing, the
has decided to hold repu
Inr nlpptiuus hepaa ftpr ot st,taJ into.