The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-08-30
DR.. DWiNELL'S LETTER.

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DR.. /. Il. Dwinei is not here to an
swer for himself to the structures of
Col. Ashford upon his letter to the
$. +. Bulletin about the Wilcox in
l ask leave to present
some explanation in his behalf. On
the evening of August LIST, before
the sailing of the Australia, DR..
Dwinell, at his room at the Eagle
House, asked me to listen TO an ac-
count of the affair which he had
written for a San Francisco paper,
and suggest any amendments. |
remember suggesting only one of
any Importance, which was to add
an emphatic statement that the
eneute was suppressed Without call
ing in any foreign aid, meaning
thereby military assistance from u
man-of-war. l have no doubt that
this was exactly what DR.. Dwin-
ell intended by the expression
without the active participation Of
foreigners" OF course he did not
mean "whlte men," for he says
above, "Soon the Government call
ed out the Rifles-four companies
of white drilled sharp-shooters, con-
sistiLg of about four hundred origin
ally, but much reduced. About
one hundred responded at once,
who were stationed in the Opera
House and other buildings over
looking the Palace grounds"
l thought the Government was
entitled to have this fact-of call
ing in no foreign aid-emphasized
in reports sent abroad. l had al
ready emphasized this in Friend
editorial, also the fact, according to
my personal observation, that "the
Hawaiian population remained abso-
lutely quiet" The same appears
in iuxtaposition with the former
idea in DR.. Dwinell's letter, and
may also have been inserted at my
request do not now remember.
l think DR.. Dwinell, a stranger
unaccustomed to our familiar use
of the word foreigner" may be
pardoned for employing it inaccu
rately. In general it may be hello
that inaccuracies in early report:
made amid conflicting evidence are
entitled to great indulgence. l fell
very thankful that so eminent anC
venerated a gentleman as DR.. Dwip
ell should report our troubles 81
well and SO fa7orably to us.
In regard to DIR. Dwinell's Incl
dental reference to Col. Ashford.
tender of legal aid to Wilcox as "'
curious fact" l am sure that he wa'
wholly innocent of any thought O
connecting the Colonel with "the
mystery of this revolutionary at
tempt which appeared in the mex
sentence, although it is in new
paragraph, which indicates that thu
two thoughts were disconnected il
the writer's mind. The statemen
about the Colonel made no impress
sion on myself at the time, as it wa
in accord with general remark. Fo
myself had felt very grateful Il
Col. Ashford and the Rifles for thei
services, and had not thought par
tlcularly i'll of him for offering hi
services to Wilcox, although it ma,
have seemed 4 little odd.
The two sentences ABOUT Wilcox
lawyer, and about the mystery
should not have been printed in jux
Imposition, but in separate para
graphs, as they originally appeared
in the S. +. Bulletin. am anxiou
that Col. Ashford should kindly not
that particular.
/ would not question the accurac
of Col. Ashford's statement tina
"several were arrested on the street
during the day for haranguini
crowds Of natives in seditious Ian
guage." The fact is new TO me.
witnessed only good order in tn
streets, although here and there
good deal. OF course Col. A.
means of information were incompa
rably better than my own. Abou
the statement that Wilcox "knew h
was doomed man." / never hear,
it until DR.. Dwinell read it to me
and was not prepared to contradic
il. 1t seemed of no great conse
quence anyway.
As to the fact of ''mystery" ex
listing as to the parties back of tn
affair, Col. Ashford may be full
posted. We outsiders and "noI
combatants" know less about il
and have to await Development
OF course we hear many reports, an
conflicting ones. But there is sti
some mystery, and we have to say
"we do not know" although W
may make guesses. Meantime
venture to express the hope that a
true men will stand together, an
work together for the common secuI