The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-30

IN ItNor OF ue1erred claBsificatt0n In
the case of selwyn Aubrey Robinson,
registrant Of Kauai and son of Aubrey
Robinson, wealthy planter of that isl
and, q way has been found to 90 over
the head Of the board and secure ex.
.emption from the President of the Uni.
ted States. Such was the report re-
ceiVed ut a session Of the district board
last night, q report that spurred the
board to immediate and determined
action.
The board Immediately decided to
determine whether or not this reported
counter has tangible quality by cabling
direct to the provost marshal general
OF the army at Washington, through
the Governor Of Hawaii, and this mes
sage will 60 forward today.
The board further decided that in
order to smoke out all reasons for the
unusual effort to secure the exemption
from Glasses / and 2 Of the draft, and
TO determine what influence, if any, in
Washington is being broug hit to bear
upon the President, the case of Selwyn
Robinson will be reconsidered and all
persons connected with the matter sub
.poenaed before the board sometime
next week.
Would Destroy Morale
: "The entire morale of the draft.are
men of the Territory of Hawaii will
be destroyed If justice is not done in
this case" commented Percy NJ. Pond
d member of the board.
q The reconsideration of the case Ia
merely to secure the widest and most
searching information bearing upon the
case that it is possible to obtain from
the Robinson brothers, their father,
Aubrey Robinson, Francis Gay, who
CARRIED the appeal of Aylmer Robinson
70 Washington, and Attorneys Clarence
Olsen and. Charles ChiIlingworth, these
names being mentioned among those to
be sdbpoenaed by Chairman J. A..
Balch. ,
- After full consideration Of the mo-
ton For reconsideration fled on behalf
OF Selwyn Robinson by Aubrey Robin
son, Mr.. Pond moved that the chair
man; and secretary 60. R. Hemenway)
be appointed committee TO take up
this matter, to arrange for hearings,
procure the, proper witnesses and So
cure information from the provost mar
shall general, concerning the statement
that the district boards unanimous de-
eisionS have been Overruled. The mo-
ton was adopted unanimously.
VIII Do Fun Justice
1--WE want to do full justice in this
ease as we have given in all other
cases. said Chairman Balch.
The board felt that under all circum-
stances only the most complete record
should be compiled before the case is
forwarded TO Washington, The report,
ed statement that even though the
board was unanimous in denying the
motion for reconsideration, way
would be found to "get around the
boards decision" was discussed at
some length, and because of this state
ment which had reached more than one
member Of the board, the provost mar
shall viii be requested to wire if there
is any single instance whore the selee.
tive draft law has been evaded by
powerful Influence setting aside a unan-
imous decision Of a district board. Tn.
til this information is received no date
for the hearing will be set.
Francis Gay, it is understood, will
arrive hers next week, and if a meet.
ing Is set for the early part Of the
week, he will be summoned by radio to
appear before the board.
Motion To Reconsider
The motion for reconsideration, COW
eriug three or four typewriter pages
and signed by Aubrey Robinson, father
of AYlmer and Selwyn Robinson, in
Al, haf knoa xuaa
1.-THE undersigned, Aubrey Robinson,
the board for o ecOnsideration
of the said board denying the claim
for deferred classification of Selwyn
Aubrey Robinson, registrant, of Ma
kaweli, Kauai, whose serial number is
40, and order number 20, which said
decision was made on January 90. The
notion Is based upon the report in the
matter Of the claim for deferred elias
of said Selwyn Robinson, and
unon the further affidavits of John
Rennie, Edward Kahele and Aubrey
and also upon the decision
Of the President Of the United States
in the matter of the classification of
Aylmer F. Robinson, registrant of Ka-
Uni.
"In support of this motion, the un-
1ersigned submits that the said deci.
sion of the President OF the United
States in the matter of Aylmer Robin
Sun is a precedent showing that the
said Selwyn Robinson Is entitled to
deferred classification for the follow.
ng reasops:
"The said Aylmer Robinson was
classified In Class &c by the President
Of the United States by reason of his
being the manager of Maka well Ranch
On Kauai; the said Makaweli Ranch
herd of 1000 Mend and mar.
tets upward of 200 head of beef cat
lie for local consumption on Kauai,
"The said Selwvn Robinson, is the
manager of the Niihau Ranch, islund>of
Niihau, which is almost entirely non
English speaking. 1t has a herd of
over 900 beef cattle, and many of the
inest beef in the Territory of Hawai-,
and a herd of over 10000 sheen, and
markets about 100 head Of cattle for
beef consumption in Honolulu, and the
Kauai market, Of about 400 head of