The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-31
SELWYN ROBINSON
MUST remain in
THEF|GHT|NGCLASS
District Board BY Unanimous
Vote Rejects Appeal Of His
Father For RecIa ssification
E-OPENING OF CASE
OF AYLMER REQUESTED
Testimony Shows Draftee Rarely
x Visits Niihau Where His Ser
vices Claimed Necessary"

the GaN ROBINSON sugar Plantation
ut Makawcl, Kauai, will remain in
Gloss IA Of the sPlective draft regis
AppeaI Of his father, Aubrey Robinson
for deferred classification for him BE-
ing denied by the unanimous vote OF
the District Board last night.
Robinson is barred by this unanimous
vote from making an appeal TO the
President for a Redistribution, and is
now subject 20 the first call Of the war
department for a draft quota.
The board also unanimously passe1
q resolution presented by Chairman J
A. Balch requesting the Governor Of
the Territory to transmit duplicates
of the afidavits used in the Selwyr
Robinson ease to the provost marsha
general with the request that he reopen
the ease of Aylmer Robinson and have
it further considered by him and by thu
President of the United States.
Vote Is Unanimous
Aylmer Robinson formerly appealec
his case to the President and was elias
sized in Glass ,. Last nights vote oil
the Balch resolution was unanimous
whereas before Aylmer's case was ap
pealed on the split vote of the district
board. The affidavits which were reaG
in consideration of the Selwyn Robin
son case materially affect the status o.
Aylmer Robinson.
The denial of Selwyn Robinson s ap
peal last nj ght was based by the boar
on the ground that the evidence ad
dneed and the records compiled conelu
n. Il 6o - nnk
sary man within the meaning of the sc
leetive service act and regulations, but
on the contrary that he can be replace
without difficulty by a man or men owe
draft age equally, if not more compc
tent than himself -
The affidavits laid before the boar
last night were signed by A. W. Carter
manager of Parker Ranch; George =
Cooke, president Molokai Ranch; Will
lam Hardy, assistant photographer L
s. Geological Survey, Island of Kauai
Robert Hind, owner Puuwaawaa Ranch ;
Augustus F. Knudsen, partner KnudseI
Brothers, Kauai; Matthew Graham
secretary Inter Island Steam Naviga
ton Co.; Harold W. Rice, owner Corn
well & Robinson Ranches; Walter !
Sanborn, manager Princeville Planta
tion, Kauai; Gaylord Wilcox, director
and assistant manager H. Hackfeld
Company, Ltd; Charles II. Wilcox
Grove Farm Plantation.
Rarely Visits Niihau
William Hardy, in his affidavit, said
he had been located on Kauai since
1911, and that in 1911 he made a visit
to Niihau, and that John Rennie, whose
affidavit is attached to the request fol
deferred classification of Selwyn Rob
inson, was then manager of the NiihaL
Ranch, and that since that date up to
the time the management is said t.
have been taken over by the said Sci
wyn Robinson, John Rennie acted as
aud vas represented to be the manager
of the ranch. He adds that he has
known Selwyn Robinson for approx
mately three years, and that he knows
of his owlI knowledge that Selwyn
Robinson "has not been absent from
Kauai for any considerable length
time since his sO-calIed appointment a.
manager of Niihau Ranch, and that hi
visits to the said island of Niihau have
been infrequent and of short duration.
He saws further that Aubrey Robinson
father of the two Robinson brothers, IL
the actual head Of the entire Interest,"
Of Cav & Robinson, including the Mi
Eau and Makaweli Ranches, and tina
the general plan Of handling both the
ranches and the sugar property are
laid out by Aubrey Robinson who eXer
eisas all executive duties over sal"
property; that the said ANlmcr an"
Solwyn Robinson exercise no lndepen'
dent executive control Whatever.
Without Authority
o. "Afiant further states, adds
Hardy, "that he procured the consent
of Francis Gay and Aubrey Robinson
TO erect small building situate on
The lands of Gay i Robinson to afford
shelter to himself in performing his
duties as assistant photographer Of the
United States Geological Survey; that
the roof of said building got to leak
ing and afiant scut carpenters to re
Tair the roof and put in floor to
said shelter house; that AvImer Robin
son would not permit III" wOTkmen to
20 Pny work on the building, and upon
being interviewed by nthant, said he
could not give authority for making
raid repairs or alterations without his
fathcr's consent Gins father being
away, hut that he, said Aylmer Rob
iuson, would write to his father for
permission to make the repairs; that
afterwards, affiant was Informed that
consent had been obtained. but the
shelter house having been moved onto
government land in the meantime, nc
consent was required.
Just how often S"lwyn Robinson
vent TO Niihau to manage the Niihau
Ranch IL made the subject Of an ati
davit by Matthew Graham, secretary
cf the Inter Island Steamship Company
who Civ es the dates ON which SelwNn :
rame aunears on the passenger lists
Of vessels leaving Kauai for Niihau
Furir~ the period from May, 1917, tC
r""~-N 1"lE as Follows:
"On the steamship Muuna l,oa Ieav
ing Honolulu. January "a, 1918, from
Narawali TO NiibHn;
"On the steamship Mauna Kca
Iesving Honolulu, February 5, 1918
from Makaweli to Niihau"t
He states that IA search Of tn" re-"
ords shows he made but two trips II
that ten months period.