The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-07
HUBER DIDN'T TELL
,PINKHAM BILL
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Governor Thought He Was Sidn-
ing Act That Would Not Hold In
3 Courts But He Was Sadly Mis-
taken-lt Is Valid

Governor Pinkham, in his now fam.
Gus AZ, criisemrnt Ito whom il may
concern rntimates that United States
District Attorney s. G. Huber told him
that the DisIoyalty BID then before the
Legislature was unconstitutional.
Mr. Huber saws he didn't tell the
Governor anything of the kind. He
saws, Furthermore, that he docs not be-
lieN" the net Unconstitutional
And there YOU are.
The bill referred TO is the one which
the Governor, bcIievilgFTt, as he says,
to hc unconstitutional made law by
signing. II is the one which he, ac-
"Ording to his paid advertisement,
threatens to ynmk into the courts IL
BnvhOdy attempts to make use of It for
the purpose for which it was intended,
that Of suppress 'ng disloyalty.
In his naive advertisement the Gov!
ernOr says that when the secretary Of
he interior failed to reply to his
"ableRram inquiring whether or not the
ederal govcrnment approved of local
rgislation restricting alien enemies, he
at once conferred with the United
states district attorney 4
1T was concluded while probably
unconstitutional best he APPROX
'd subject to further Instructions from
the national government or the deter
minaton of the courts.
That = what the Governor says in an
advertisement for which he is spend
nR III" peoples money. Bnt Mr., HUI.
Der says something entirely different.
He denies he ever told the Governor he
believed Act 10 to he Unconstitutional
He rhnritnbly credits the Governors
statement. made at advertising rates,
% the Governor mental con fusion.
Thc Governor, il seems, has got him.
elf all tangled up and obfuscated. He
has cOnfuSed the bill he did sign with
nc which was introduced but not pass.
vi hv the Legislature and which he
Iidn I sign. His intentions. apparent.
v, were perfectly good. He thought
he was signing an unconstitutional Dill,
but he really wasn't. s.,
District Attorney Huber SAYS he
pointed out to the Governor that the
proposed Internmrut camp act would be
unconstitutional. But he didn't say
nythng about the DislOyalty Act.
Committee Not Fooled
Making further references 10 the al
vertisement published by the Governor
notifying the public that the Disloyalty
ill passed at the special session might
re held unconstitutional. Senator A, L.
'astlc expressed the view that the at.
Orney generals MESSAGE on the sub
iect, published as part of the alyer.
isement, did not refer TO the disloyal-
y act, but to other war measures that
Sad hccn introldred earlier in the ses-
ion and tabled. .4EE5N
Senator Castle, who is chairman, Of
he judiciary committee of the senate,
aid the committee was aware that the
Governor had asked Washington for adj
ice on war measures that were intro.
'uced, but believed that the Govern,
RS cable referred to other bills than
he dislOyalty lill. This. he said. is
lot aimed at alien enemies, bnt at Ger.
nan Americans and all others who
night be guilty of disloyal utterances
" acts.
lle pointed out that the act itself
einitcly states that it any Of It's sec.
IONS should be held Constitutional,
his shall not affect other provisions OF
he measure.