The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
Single DENIES
DALCH'S CHARGES
Accusations Touching His Loyal
ty Answered In Statement
@a To Vigilance Corps

made by Senator Robert W. Shingle
YESTERDAY in statement, wherein he
says that the charges questioning his
loyalty, made by J. A. Baleh of the
Hawaiian Vigilance Corps are positive.
w without foundation of fact. In
statement to The Advertiser last night,
Sehator Shingle said that he had been
advised that there was no ground for
criminal libel in these charges but that
monetary damages might be collected
from Balch through legal proceedings
Int as he has no intention of placing
any money valuation on his loyalty and
patriotism, this means will not be fol
lowed NJ vindicatiOn.
The denial is in answer to letter
received by Senator Shingle May %
from the Hawaii Vigilance Committee
which contains charges made by. J. A
Balch ut n luncheon Of the corps held
Nav 81, wherein Bach charges Sen
ator shingle with having placed friend
shin above the duty he owed his cOun
try. when he acted rs a character wit.
ness for Georg ROdirk. recently con
yicted in San Francisco for completely
in the Hindu plots. Senator Shingle i,
also charged with having solicited sim
liar Testimony from John Fleming in
favor of Rodiek and that he tried tC
gain personal advantage out of the re
organization of Hackfcld & Co.
tttAs you occupy a high position il
this community the letter concludes
'twe desire to give you every OpPOr
tunity to explain these statements.
Only Character Witness
t. tbaSp phaFDne SpnatON
Single declared that he simply test
fed as q character witness for Rodiek
that he was not witness for the 4"
Tense and that the testimony he di'
give was only in regard to Rodiek :
business standing in this communit!
prior TO the war This statement i
supported by the stenographie repor
Of the case taken at the time of tn,
trial. Senator Shingle further said tha'
II he had not so testified he would havt
been tsubpOenaed to do so.
Regarding Fleming's statement Sen
atar Single said:
-'tI met Mr.. Fleming on the morning
Of December Il. ] knew then he wa
Ieaying on the Venezuela at one O'Clock
on the following day, the fifteenth, TO-
Honolulu told him that / and ?
number of others were going to b,
chilled as witnesses to testify as &c
Rodiek's character and standing il
tia ,islands, and ! asked him what h.
would say if he were to be called a
witness. He replied that he woul'
not give Rodiek a good name,
words to that effect. After furthe
conversation with Fleming on Othe
subjects he reverted to the Rodiel
matter, saying that he had been think
ing il over and believed that If calle'
as witness he would say. that prio
10 the outbreak of the war Rodie'
had conducted himself properly an,
that his standing was good, or word
70 that effect. Had | asked Flemin'
to testify it would have been request
ing him to remain over in San Fran
cisco nj least q week. | am sure h.
will not say / made such a request
him. q.
.t'I did not ask Fleming to become
witness for ROdiek. | am positive
to This notwithstanding Fleming's as
sertions.''
Hackfeld Reorganization
IN denying the charge of having trie'
I'd .make personal gain out of the re
organization of Hackfeld 4 Co., Senate
Single made the following Statement
GFt1 had previously talked with Nj
John Hamburg about the advisabilit
of recognizing and Americanizing tn
firm of Harkfeh 4 Co. and in my tall
with him | had suggested the names
PROMINENT business men of Honolulu
whom | thought could be induced I
buy up the alien held stock and mai
thoroughly American corporation
Several of those whose names | suggest
ed to Hamburg are now on the HacE
field directorate did not mention tn
name of Mr.. A. n Campbell, nor m
own in this connection. ! did mention
Mr.. A. J. Campbell and II seems tina
through the mistake of someone in HO
npIuIu those two names became con
fused and it was errOurouSlv suppose
that had tried to get A \. CamPbe
a place on the bOarL Of directors
HackfeId 4 Co.
. ''On the morning in question | toll
Fleming the substance Of the CONVEX
satfon had had with IIumhurg O.
that subject and asked him to tel
a. n. Campbell about the matter
Ills return to Honolulu asking him
tell Campbell to keep it confidential
II was not within my prov imrp to mi
ND in Hackfrld & Co. : affairs.
Did Not Work For Rodiek
~ did not work for ROdirk, and
DO itively deny that told Fiemln'
10 tell A. \. Campbell that | wa
working for ROdiek. This discussion
with Hamburg of the IInrkfe'I ma
ter had no connection either direct.
or indirectly with my tr.rifyrng as /;
r. witness in the Rodiek case. had NJ
intention of taking up any Of the Hack
field stock. | have not received no
did ever expect to receive any con
peu4atiun. remuneration or advantag
. OF pnv kind directly, remotely or other
wise for giving evidence in court
II am free to say that my persona
and social relations with Mr., Rodlef
and his family prior to the entry o
the Uuited States into the war wer'
of such "A nature that | could not witt
any show of manliness or fair dealing
decline to testify as to his character
unless there was some special reason
which did not appear.
AflTmS Loyalty
r.. Iu conclusion Senator ShlngIc sar'
t'''Bv the facts hereinbetOrr stated
hoI;",p that have shown that Nj