Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-10-02
SATURDAY PRESS.
OCTOBER 2, 1880.

IT WAS only last week that in mentioning
the reconstruction Of the Ministry, we said
that we could not congratulate either the
Ministers, or the community in general and
stated it as our opinion that the component
parts Of that Ministry were "too heteroge-
neous to work together harmoniousy for the
public welfare" Our forecast has been proved
to be justifiable by subsequent events. The
"mi1ed Ministry" could not, and did not stand.
No sooner had the first change been made than
documents began to be unearthed in every de-
partment, showing to what mischief we were
being committed.
1t is almost impossible to wade through the
mess bequeathed by the late Ministry to their
successors. An adventurer, pure and simple,
well-known as such in the United States, a
man not qualified by the letter of the Constitu-
ton for seat in the House of Representatives,
was made Cabinet Minister, and on being
forced by the storm of public indignation to
resign that post, was appointed almost imme-
diately afterwards, to proceed under the Kings
commission to Italy, United States, England
and France, and in the complex characters of
lister PlenipotentiAry to tho Court of Rome,
with power to negotiate with every Govern
ment in Europe and America, North and South,
with whom the Hawaiian nation has any d-
plonatic relationship. Also this trustworthy
individual takes a largo sum of public money,
and the care of the Hawaiian youths, including
the late member for Wailuku, Island of Maui.
The document comforting these extensivs
powers, is said to be drawn up in terms, 80
vague, unprofessonal, non- technical, unusual,
and even ungranmatical as to lead to the sup
position that the veriest newcomer in
Foreign Minister'S Office would suspect some
irregularity. We should like to zee the cx-
preston on the countenance of His Ex. the
Hawaiian Minister ut Washington when this
precious concoction comes within reach of his
spectaciesl ~ n 81
But tie worst remains to be told. Almost
Immediately OH tho advent to Office of the
present Ministry, it Was discovered that official
notes had been posted to our representa-
tives in the United States, Great Britain
and France, enumeraiing, in each case, sundry
Gins Of omission or commission said u have
been perpetrated by the Representatives of
those Governments accredited to this Kingdom,
d"d demanding their recaA. :, This amazing
piece Of diplomacy was accomplished without
sny sort of notice having been given to the
gentlemen concerned, without consultation
with the Privy Council! In fact, tho ve.y
limited numbvr Vi the Cabinet being then in
complete, three men, Aessrs. Busl,, Kuaea,
and Jones are, under the Crown, wholly
responsible. The Three Representatives thus
assstlsd bshnd their backs. very naturally,
and necessarily, keenly resented such action az
soon ~ II come to their knowledge. They
were at once frankly informed by the prcseu,
Foreign Minister what had been done. No
apSan4y was ssked for or olfsrsd. Mnpply
they afe working IN accord, striving TO save
not only their own Governments, but that of
Hawaii from discord and discredit, while they
continue 70 uphold their own dignity.
Frieadly explanations, creditable to all con-
cerned, have passed between tho Foreign Office
and the Representatives whose recall had been
demanded. The attitude taken up by these
gentlemen 10 simply to refer tile whole matter
to their respective Go. eru,nen,s, and while
awaiting instructions 70 conine their relation
chip with the HawAiisn 0overnneut to The
narrow limits Of unavoidable routine. Thus
the position remains, ~ far ~ we can learn
It. Nos having sccess TO o6iciAl pspers, we
tell ths tale a. told 70 ". aud = very dsgrsce
fal tale Il ~ st least. ~ far - tho HAwsiisn
Grown and iss lats Ministers ere concerned
We hoped that the present heads Of depart
nsnis would have pNhlished the original docu-
usnss. The Moreno embassy, The no,ss re-
9seeeing the Tsqell Of The three Representa-
The board-of- HEALTH contract, the proposed
Lssssss sspsdition. ths Contemplated sssaa.-