The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-08
ALIEN ENEMY TILT
IS TOLD TO HUBER
G. W. Schuman and Eric Burgess
Quarrel and Latter Says He
Will File Suit For SANDER

An aftermath Of alien enemy com
plicatiops which are said to have been
connected with the withdrawal from
the Schuman Carriage Co. Of It's man
ager =. s. Paxsou and Eric w Bur
gess brought on n tat yesterday he
tween Burgess and G. W. Schuman, sec
rotary of the concern, which carried
the details Of the entire affair into the
hands Of federal authorities and will
be the basS OF an action for Islander
in the circuit court
The grounds for the interview with
United States Attorney s. c. Huber,
following quarrel which TOOK place
In the Schumam building yesterday
morning, were assertions alleged to-
have been made by young Schuman
with. regard to what he called per
secutiOn of alien enemies by Burgess.
Schuman alleged references. in the
course Of the disturbance, to Burgess
connection with the national guard will
result in n SANDER suit which will he
entered within two days, according to
a statement by Burgess.
Will File Suit
Burgess said last night that the nc
tion would he taken by him Mt once
in an effort to recover damages for the
references which Schuman had made to
him and to his loyalty. He also admit
! ted that the ease had been made the
| subject Of an investigation by the mn
tiOnnl guard officers and that the state
mPnt of thcs" officers will probably be
mad" mart of The cnse.
According to the statements Of per
sons who witnessed the quarrel, Bur
CESS had come from the Royal Hawaiian
Garage, where he has been employed
since leaving the Schuman Carriage
Co., to the l.. J.. George bicycle shop,
| which is in the Schumnn building.
where he encountered the secretary Of
the Schuman company.
Say, you better quit this talk about
alien enemies, Schuman is said Ia
have called out. "YOu are not nbid
ing by the instructions of the President
OF the United States when YOU refuse
| to leave us alone.
This Was followed by remarks from
Burgess to the effect that he had done
| nothing of the nature charged and that
the rules of the President were neu-
trality rules before the war.
Slackerism Charged
At this point. burgess WHll contend
10 his action, Schuman launched upon
him tiradr, charging that Burgess had
been rcmiSS in his duties toward the
government in his service in the nation
al guard which implied that he was
chargeablP as a Stacker. This, Burgess
explained to United States Attorney
Huber yesterday afternoon. referred to
the time when all married men were
I discharged from the national guard.
prior to the time when Burgess was re.
| enlisted and also registered for the
| selective draft.
The complaint of Burgess will charge
that public statements casting doubt
| upon mans faithfulness to the Ma.
tional Guard constitute in time or war
Islander, under the laws of the Terri.
tory.
United States Attorney Huber de
chned to take action upon the state
ments made by Burgess, on the ground
that the remarks complained of did
not constitute sedition but were ruth
or SANDER, not actionable under the
federal laws. He advised Burgess to
carry the case to the territorial courts
on charge of Islander This nd> ice
Burgess Says he intends to follow.