George Rodiek
George Rodiek was one of the defendants in the Hindu–German Conspiracy Trial in San Francisco, 1918.[1]
A former
Hilo
branch of the company, and became a director in 1900. He had six children.
In 1903 he built the
Nuuanu Valley. Originally this was a two-story home with a series of gardens featuring ferns, rocks, and orchards generally regarded as the oldest formal Japanese garden in Honolulu
.
He was active in the community and by 1916 he was president of the
Several German ships were seized by the Hawaiian authorities when their crews prepared to wreck engineering and navigation equipment, fearing a declaration of war. His attempts to have them released were backed up by the Secretary of State, but the Territorial Governor had not released them by the time war was declared.His secretary was involved in meeting the
which?
] violation. He claimed the matter was simply a business transaction and that he had maintained his loyalty to his adopted country. But before the sentencing, a German naval officer's diary was seized, which placed the Honolulu consulate in an incriminating light. Rodiek was found guilty, and fined $10,000. He subsequently received a presidential pardon, but sold his house and moved to San Francisco.
References
- OCLC 1140308694.)
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- CiteSeerX 10.1.1.553.2825.
See also
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| Ghadar | ||
| Berlin Committee |
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| Indian figures | ||
| German figures | ||
| Conspiracy | ||
| Counter-intelligence | ||
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