The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-24
Explmstioi. ~ HIS
'Rodisk Stand
Demanded Of Single
Vigilance Corps Asks Him 10
= Furnish Statement Regarding
His Testimony At Trial obFor-
z mer German Consul Who
= Pleaded Guilty TT.

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Robert W. Single, yprcsident'Pof tile
Henry Waterhouse Trust ompbny and
member of the senate Of the Hawaiian
Islands, was by vote Of the Hawaiian
Nigilauee Corps Yesterday noon re.
queste1 to farnish written statement
to the 'corps explaining bis attitude
with reference TO the testimony which
he gave during rhe trial in san. Fra.
eiseo Of Georg Rodiek. FORMER German
consul at Honolulu, who pleaded guilty
70 the charge of violating the United
States neutrality laws -.
The vote was taken after tho presen.
tation by J. A. BaIch Of statement
concerning Mr.. Shing!c and the tosti
m6ny; he gave, in. which Although pra.
testing his friendship for Mr.. Shiagie,
he said that he believed Shingle placed
personal friendship above his duty 80
his country, or the "Iove of money
above his 9Ity'to' his, country. ).
Baich 1fslkes Statement @-l,ss
The whole matter was brought to. q
head when Balch stated that John
Fleming, stockbroker, told him that
Shingle sought him to become n char
acter witness for Rodiek, while Mr..
Shin9le hail previously denied that he
had done so. Fleming told Baleh THAT
there is not a single doubt in my mind
rs to what Shingle said to me and /
do not think there is any doubt in Shin
gle 3 mind as 10 what said to him
I will not molify or retract i1y state
ment I have made TO the rOmmittee't.
It was also explaiped that Mr. shin.
g'e had stated to the committee that
he had'not worked for ROdiek, and tltd
not ask Fleming TO testify for Rodiek.
but on the other hand had merely ask
ed Fleming what he thought of him
{Shingle J testifytng for Rodiek. Mr..
al.h's written statement presented at
yesterday = meeting follows: .. Il
Should Have Truth T..
t"There u.s. contradiction in the
statement of Mr.. Shingle and Mr.
Fleming and We should have the
straight of this matter so as to put
an end, once for all, to the reports go.
ing aroundl ~ ~
"'ShineIe told the committee that he
lid not work for Rodiek--that he testi.
fed because he knew that he would
have to testify II subpoenaeh. -
Fleming says that ShingIe was
working for R0diek. Fleming farther
declares that whom he was in San Fran
cisco, s N. assd !. HIM inn, hTGHs s, re-
beth that he; (Shfngie) WIS working for
Rodlek alSh Tor CamPbeli to. tkeeP' u
quiet. my -" ,.n"55gF -" ., ~
i'Fiefmng saTF GahsppelF anu wheil
campbell received Shingle 8 message
that ne was WORKING Tor hodlek, flcHf
ing says tami,beh declared that II was
more than he w0uId dort,.
~ content that Shlngle action
shows lack OF Judgement, WITH inc
world war on already Nor two and
half years he had plenty OF time tc
know where he stood ~ the, matter
nnd hthe mohths AEle, 1Ae oI''t'
States entered the~'war he had plent!
OF time 10 Know Oh whleh sldo OF INT
fence he was. ,.
/ A. senator OF Inc .IerntoFy' Shlh
gle has placed hlmset "a a PoSitipI
where 1t ~ apparent one OF TWO thihg'
influenced him IN ms stand;
l. faclhG P'rsohal friendship "poN'
his duty to his country.
:. Placing the love or money above
his duty to his country
ShIngI" 'nmr to ms country pot"
boy ana mas Won "cath, hOhor ah'
position here s..la,iA 49,
Up To Shingle 80" :
~ for the life of me ,eould not plac,
myacIf rs Il true American in the posi-
Etion he has placed himself :. II is III
T. ShinuIr to meet this issue. He il
honc of nv rnod friends. vet I copsiJe
mtv 60 roUntry comes above ali else
.;If s.hinpIe worked Tor Rodiek ",
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