The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-08
HACKFHLD AFFAIRS
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Business Circles Eagerly Discuss
Failure Of Honolulu Plans
OF AineTicanizino

DlsOrga niAation NJ the reorgnniZa
tion Of H. Hackfeld q Company, the
IN. Americanizing Of the Americana.
ing for the purpose OF re Americana,
ing OF the concern, was the chief topic
of conversation In Honolulu yesterday.
1t was carried from the breakfas table
to the business office and out into the
street. Everywhere the subject buzzed
and futtered and was banded back
and forth There we're almost as many
, different views heard as there were
peopI" who discussed Il.
Many expressed di, sat. faction NJ
the failure Of the local plans and some
considered it distinct reflection
against the loyal citizens who had un-
dsrtaken and now are abandoning the
project. For it's failure various causes
were attributed and the criticism was
more or less pronounced.
I Rhingle Mentioned
ANON those mentioned as perhaps
/ directly responsible for the failure Of
plans the name of X. w. Shingle was
! frequently mentioned with comment
on his having testified for ROdiek and
assertions that he had expected to be
the successor Of Rodiek in the reorgRn
lied company and failing in this pla n
had sought to thwart the plans of 9th
' era
: Those who had progressed to lack
faith in The real Amerieanization Of
the company continued in their Opin
ions Those who had faith were pro
fessedly disappointed. They had no ped
the, plans would go through as orgnn
lied here
Custodian Defended
One prominent attorney. recently on
the mainland, in commenting on the
ahaiF said it was most unfortunate
Out he considered the custodian of
ahen property in no way to blame.
ave do not recognize the magnitude
OF the fob." said he. when | was
in Washington looked into it a little.
"At the corner of Sixteenth and p
IN WASHINGTON there is an eight story
building that was formerly O teneme Mt
house. livery room in that building
Is now an Office Of this new depart.
ment.
"Tbe custodian must have a GENERAL
plan. He cannot permit presidents to
be established over his plans. There
must be set rules. may say the bank
should pay my undated cheek because
they know my account is good and
know my signature but If / neglect Ia
date nv check it will not be accepted
~ believe that IL il had been pos
sible TO take up the plans with the
custodian it would have been readily
arranged on a mutually satisfactory
basis. As II is the plans employed
here are not those he has laid out. He
should rot be blamed f.. this.D
Speed Was Essential
Had II been possible to take matter,
up with the custodian of alien prop
erty from here it would have beer
done but time was a vital part OF the
reorganization plans 1t was believed
i must be done then or not at all
That II not then done real American
tzation. voluntarily effected, would b.
impossible.
IT 10 admitted the reorganizers have
1 been much Handicapped by the restric
lions agRinst them in telegraphic serv
ice and this may have had some sfree'
upon the fral result. The cOuservatiy,
| oNhIOu VI inc attorney QuOteQ above
that the custodian could not permit
the making Of a precedent of this kline
IN view of the immense volume Of
business before him also found som,
supporters.
II is conceived it was Impossible foI
he reoTganizers and the custodian Il
ret tO"ether on common grounds. TIL,
peOple here did not know his plans
They. went ahead presumably with tn,
best intents, and the purposes hav,
crossed.
There are others who insist that bu
for the efforts of persons who were no
in the, reorganization and who were op
nosed to It, the reorganization nigh
have, stood.
Richard Fl. Trent, representative o
the custodian here. has notified A
Mitchell Palmer of the action takel
here on Monday and the next move /
!, expected to come from Washington
Meantime elections of officers in sub
SidiarV companies to the Haekfel,
Company are being postponed.
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