Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-11-04
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SATURDAY. NOVEMBER =, 1881.

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The following is the reply addressed by the
Minister Of Foreign Affairs to the committee Of
thirteen appointed to convey TO the King the
resolutions adopted by the mass-meeting held
at Kawaahao church:
OFFICE OF THE FOREIGN DEPARTMENT,
HONOLULU, October 2S, 1882.
To the Hen. G. ". Piito, Hon. 7. htan, M
w Il. Castle and others:
GENTLEMEN In accordance with the COM
mand Of His Majesty the King, copy Of some
resolutions which blame the Kings ministers,
resolutions which are said to have been passed
by certain persons qualified TO vote, at the Ka-
waiahao church, on the evening of the z,d of
October.
In replying for my colleagues and for myself
| ha~ the honor TO say that we highly esteem
| and admire watchfulncss on the part of the
Kings subjects over government affairs that
they should be in state of watchful prepara-
ton to rcsis, all NAL administration of public
affairs. 1t is the part Of vigilance to aid in
| establishing the administration of government
on a sound basis.
But it is necessary that this criticism on the
administration of government affairs should be
taken up with the greatest caution. This
should not be done without good reason, lest it
cause enmity and strife; as in the present case,
it is not at all right to lay to the charge of the
government ministry the results of what was
done by the Legislature. In the resolutions
you have passed the Kings ministry are blamed
for certain of the Crown Lands having been
given away to another and for having made a
change in the power to appoint the district
judges. While it is true the Kings ministers
did take part, as members of the legislature, in
this legislation, the fault must be laid to the
charge of the late legislature; and besides two
members of your committee were themselves
members of that legislature.
One member Of your committee who has
signed these resolutions, was formerly the attor.
ney general, and he has disavowed one of the
complaints taken up in your memorial, Dis
the parting with certain portion of the crown
lands. 1t was his knowledge of the law and
of the merits of the case that led him to give
up this point; and i, is a matter for surprise
that this gentleman, whose name is signed to
the memorial, should not have perceived the
worthessness Of all the other changes and that
he should not have utterly refused to sign his
name to this petition against the ministers,
seeing that he knew the law and was formerly
himself a member of the legislature.
1 To ,ha ,In
tions against the ministers, but they all belong
entirely to the legislature. Your resolutions
also allege that the ministers have been com
PEELED to put in Office their favorites and rela-
tons. This allegation comes, bearing upon its
face the evidence of the spitefulness of its author
the chairman of your committee, the Hon. G.
w. Pilipo, who was the instigator and CHIEF
agent in getting up this meeting, which is
claimed to have been composed of persons
qualified to vote-a meeting for the purpose Of
asking change in the administration Of gov
ernment. Queer that this man (Pilipo) should
say anything about putting favortes in office,
seeing that he himself has eagerly accepted from
the present cabinet government billet, That o
tax assessor for the district Of North Kohala.
Gentlemen, you have not pointed out any
thing done by the Kings ministers themselves
the matters you bring up do not show any cause
for finding fault with the ministers. These
matters pertain to questions Of public policy,
and it seems as il they should rightly be dis.
cussed before future legislature, but at present
the attempt to force this matter upon the King
attention is entirely out Of place.
/ Respectfully,
| w. NJ. GIBSON, Premier