Honolulu Record, September 2, 1948, vol. 1 no. 5, p. 1

New "Red Baiting" Book To Come  Out; Attacks Farrington, ILWU

By Jack Kimball

Within the next ten days a book will be published in the Territory of Hawaii which will "set the Republican Party leadership at each other's throats," according to informants close to GOP inside circles.

The book, bearing the name Tom O'Brien as author, is titled, "The Plot to Sovietize Hawaii." While Mr. O'Brien claims authorship of the 79-page publication, inside information made available to the writer shows conclusively that Mr. O'Brien had a great deal of assistance from "old guard" GOP leadership.

Axe To Grind

Playing a prominent part in publishing and authoring the "Plot to. Sovietize Hawaii" was O. P. Soares, chairman of the Republican Territorial Central Committee. 

Other prominent Republicans associated with Mr. O'Brien, and Mr. Soares were Dr. Dean George, retired University of Hawaii professor Charles J. Utterback, commander of the local American Legion; Senator W. H. (Doc) Hill, and George Luther, former editor of the now defunct magazine, "Hawaii."

The booklet, with a flaming red cover depicting a Hawaiian with the heavy hand of communism pressing him down, is severely critical of Delegate Joseph R. Farrington and his two newspapers, The Honolulu Star-Bulletin and the Hilo Tribune-Herald. 

It is strong in its praise of Senator Doc Hill and other anti-Farrington Republican big-­wigs. 

Campaign Literature

Poorly written and with a tone of hysteria, the book charges the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union with being Communist-dominated and alleges that the ILWU has captured the Democratic Party. 

The Communist charges in the book are identical with those contained in the so-called "Izuka Pamphlet."

According to informants the publication date of the book is to be "a few days after the deadline for filing for Territorial office," and it is expected to be circulated widely during the campaign and will be one of the chief pieces of campaign literature circulated by the anti-Farrington forces in the Republican Party.

Farrington Knows

It is known that Delegate Farrington is aware of the book and is "burned up."

Although Mr. Farrington and O. P. Soares are expected to deny any rift in their party, political observers say that the breach between Mr. Farrington and his old guard opponents is too wide to be closed. These observers also predict that Farrington will "win out" over his rivals and be not only re-elected to the delegateship, but will also emerge victorious in the inner party battle now seething.