The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15

"These are times when every Ameri;
can should be on watch for signs Of
reasonable uttcrances, reasonable ac-
tons, and unpatriotic or pro German
tendencies by all residing within the
confines Of the United States in order
that the loyal Americans may he sepa.,
rated from the disloyal and reasonable
ones, and that no doubt may exist in
the minds of our brave boys 'over
there, as to the unqualified loyalty
and support Of those who are in posi-.
tiOns Of authority and whose positions
are such that the safety or sustenance
of the country may be said to be part.
ly at least in their hands.
= with this explanation of my pres.
enre here today I now wish to prefer
charges against L. Weinzheimer, late
officer in the imperial German army,
serving under Won Hindenberg, and now
employed as manager of the Pioneer
Mill Company, Lahaina, Maui.
81 herewith submit the following
sworn afI1davits by Mr.. b. f. Fem and
wife, late residents, Of Lahaina, Maui:
" 'Affidavit Of Basil Eustace Fem
Territory Of Hawaii
I" City and County of Honolulu)
- Basil Eustace Fem, being first
duly sworn on oath, deposes and SAWS
that from the month of October, 1914,
mp to and including the month of
March, 1916, he was employed by the
Mutual Telephone Company, a Hawaii,
an Corporation, as operator and agent
of the wireless station of the wireless
department of said Mutual Telephone
Company, at Lahaiha, Maui, and that
during all Of said period Of time he was
a resident of Lahaina, Island of Maui;
that he knows l.. WeinZheimer, at pres.
ent employed by the Pioneer Mill Com
pany, Limited, as manager Of said com
pany; that during the period from Orto.
her, 1914, up to and including March,
1916, he had numerous conversations
with said l.. Weinzheimer, during the
course of which conversations, the SAID
l.. Weinzheimer discussed matters per.
tanning to the war between those coun.
tries commonly known as Germany and
Austria, and England, France and
Italy; that in all of said conversations
the said L. Weinkheimer exhibited
throughout his conversations a spirit
of strong prO-Germanism and a spirit
of hatred and contempt for those cOun-
tries commonly known as England,
France and Italy and all matters per
tanning to said countries; that depo-
nent, az operator and agent Of the wire
less station of the wireless department
of the Mutual Telephone Company, at
Lahaina, Maui, was in receipt of daily
wireless messages conveying and trans
hitting the news items of current
events; that said L. Weinzheimer was
in the habit during all of said time Of
visiting the Office used and occupied by
depOnent for the purpose of ascertain
ing the latest news concerning the war,
and that said l.. Weinzheimer made
practise of and was in the habit Of dis
cussing said news items with deponent.
DepOnent further says that in one
of said conversations during the latter
part of the year 1915, about the time
of the sinking Of various merchant
steamships by German and Austrian
submarines, certain news items received
by depOnent as said wireless operator
and wireless station agent were to the
effect that the United States of Amcr
ca was contemplating severing diplo
matte relations with or war with Ger.
many and/pr Austria; that said l..
Weinzheimer commenting thereon to de
ponent, professed to be amused at the
idea of the United States Of America
considering war with Germany, stating
to dcpOnent in substance and effect as
follows:
- That 1t WAS some more Of viii.
SON. notes and that it will be bet
ter FOR Wilson TO keep his nose out
of it because Germany would just
eat the United States up. That the
United States had no army and no
navy and would be abSolutel y use
less in hO-Rela and that Germany
would just eat it up