The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-29
Residents Of Kauai
Defend Fraulein
.Heder aud School
German Teacher Did Not show
y Disrespect To, Flag, Says S,
w. Wilcox; Dora RI lsenbere
Asserts .lihue Pupils Learn
Americanisnl. I ABi

National Anthem, which have come out
| Of RanRL and defense Of the sAneri-
canism Of the Tihue Ptvste School,
have been received ly Gsprge r. Car,
ter, Who gives The lcttCfkl INT Tor pub,l
! htrtioh. 'Trt leNter <rpgFrding Miss
Herer comes from =. W. wilcox, who
lwiites: d fgHEt's DO.
Defends Miss Heuer . EiE. ..
't'Lih"r Kauai, March %. 1918.
:" Hon. George R. Carter, President
Hawaiian Vigilance Oorbs. American
Defense Society, Honolulu, lt \ 4 rs.
"HDenr. Mr.. Carter: I notice that in
both The ADVERTISER and star Bulletin
| ~ this week charges are made against
Miss Maria Heuer Of disrespect to the
INmericnn Flag. A story has been cir.
cnlated here on Kauai that Miss Heuer.
did not stand when the 'Star Spapgled
Banner was played at q moving-pic.
ture show here in Lihue. As this mat
| Ter viii probably be. brought to your
attention, I want you TO know the
facts Of the case. In Justice also to
Miss Heuer, I feel that some denial Of
the above statement should be made
Miss Heuer has attended the
emoyies' hut once since she came to
Iihue and that time was company
with my family and myself She SAT
N"tw"Nn nv dau"hter and myself and
she, did exactly what we did. She rose
'lith US when the FLAG wsa thrown no
on the screen and the National Air
be w Star Spangled Barneri was
alayed and we all stood until the Flag
Unsupported aud the variations began.
Then sat down first and the others
Followed me. Many othars in the
cudienee did the some. No disrespect
-~Hs iateuded. and If any blame Is TO be
sttrcbcd to anyone. am the respons.
Bile party. would like to handle any
rne who doubts my America nism. and
am sure you will agree with me that
y is most unfair. must. aR1 Tar from
he spirit of true Americanism To SO
miYepresent an incident of this kind
as to give such false impression aE
has been done In this instance.
"I. feel that il is extremely import
ant to sift out the truth of all mattcrs
brought totour attention in those idayr
Of national stress, so that justice NAV
be done 70 all and am sure you viii
agree with me. Why the people, who
AVE undertaken TO make fuss about
i his, matter should select Miss Heuer
% attack any more than the rest Of "
in the : audience who sat .dowulsis o
byuesti0nstbey perhaps would like to
answer themselves. als, sjaE g., J o..
/ my daughter knew. Miss Heuer in.
ltimatclv 70 Germany and it was through
her efforts that Miss Heuer came out
here for the position at the College of
Hawaii. j. We, feel that she has beer
aprefnl i'm her actions and would not
willingly do anything disloyal to the
/ American government. she Us now
irving 70 earn her living until she ear
return to Germany, being too proud to
accept help from her friends, and it
'"emS most urfqrtunate that such
stories are circulated, to her, harm. He
position Is, Of course, a difficult one.
"When Won come to Kauai on, your
contemplated trip In the interest Of the
Red. Cross ! would be glad to, talk
some matters over with you. Yours
very truly, ls,. ~.
Mrs Dora Isenberg, who is main
tanning the Lihpe, Private School, at
which Miss Heuer is substitute
| teacher. writes: ~ 49,
Ldhue School Patriotic,
-" tLihue. March 22, 1918.
"Mr., G. r. Carter, President II. v
c. of American Defense Society, Homo
Dear Sir: In regard 10 YOUR
sne"ch- printed in the Hon olulu Star,
Bulletin, Of March 10th, allow me to
state SOME facts: Isl.
1.-THE Lihue Private School il ear
cd t., R,,n laR A.. Al
this country for thirty,fye years, first
rDder Hawaiian Law and then under
''nited States Law. It's aim has been
to build up. honest citizenship and a
'arge percentage of our bows and girls
has fulfilled this aim. They are in
"esnonsihle PORTIONS. ell over the Is
'"rds and on the western coast of the
United States. Some of the second
md third generation are now in the
rmy or are ready to. follow the call
rhNv have an h"ep Taught to "ive their
best service to this country. The eoun,
try that gives them their bread has
full right to their service in every wav.
~bether in the jury room or other Of.
Ace or in the defense OF the country.
"The little school here is composed
+ children Of children, that have pass
ID through this school. / wish the
school were now larger in numbers,
hut there Is not enough room for our
Young people on one plantation.
The Lime Private School numbers
only thirty,six children, and these chill
'r"n have in five weeks bought $37S 25
Thrift Stamps. L started them each
with fifty cents worth Of stamps my,
self. but the children have bought the
rest and are proud Of their acquisition
The girls. the. mothers and even the
grandmothe|s IRE knitting Industrious
ly for the Red, Cross.
1.-THE children are taught in the
English language since November. 1917,
when order came from the Department
of Public Instruction to make the Eng
fish language the medium Of instruction.
can say that when the principal In
struction was in German language. they
were always taught American History
and American Ideals and Principles
] was told years ago that the boys from
our school read aud understood the
constitution Of the United States we'll.
Mr. McClusky. the principal Of the
Lihue High School, has told our prin
cipal, Mr.. G. MRser, that the children
from the Iihue Private School, who are
now attending his high school, are the
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