The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1892-11-21

4 Breezy Talk With Paul
Neumanu.

g..
in on the Gaelic yesterday was
Paul Neumann, ex-Attorney-Gen-
eral of Hawaii and a former Cali
fornian Of note. Mr.. Neumann is
here to meet his daughter, who is
returning from Europe, and will /
take her back to the islands the /
latter part Of this month. 1t has
been reported that he will 60 to |
Washington on mission from the |
Hawaiian Government, but this /
Mr.. Neumann denies. His visit |
has no official side to it, and he |
will remain here to attend to some |
private business, including quiet !
game of draw with his old friend
ex-Minister Rollin NJ. Daggett, a
past master of the art.
"Then there is nothing serious in
the friction between the Legislature
and the Queen?" was asked.
" Nothing whatever; at least
nothing that portends violence or
revolt" said Mr.. Neumann. "Wil-
cox is of no earthly account and he
only has two men with him. These
are J. Z. Bush, whose career in
Samoa can be scented from the
Cliff House now when the wind is
right, and c.. W. Ashford, brother
of the Ashford who commanded
the Wilcox revolutionary forces and
is now masquerading in this coun-
try as a representative islander.
This Ashford can't 60 back, and |
hear that he thinks | would make
him trouble if he tried to. He's
mistaken. | shan't undertake to
, crack that particular louise on the
Hawaiian head"
"But as to Wilcox"
"Well, Wilcox's revolution was
mere by-play. He got into an Ital-
ian uniform, but when the trouble
S began he crawled into large
S sheet-iron kerosene can. Ashford
escaped to an clubhouse and was
e forced to surrender by base ball
player, who pitched small bombs
e at him. That closed out the So
. called revolution, and there won't
i. be another"
: Taking up the political situation
in Hawaii as he left it when the
n Gaelic sailed, Mr. Neumann said
''Let me go back a little. The Re
il form Cabinet Of 1887 was voted
l. out in 1890. 1t was followed by
'. the Godfrey Brown Cabinet, which
= went out of power on the King
t. death. Then Sam Parker formed
e a Cabinet in which | served as
! Attorney-General. The Legisla
A. ture made a coalition and voteC
le this Cabinet out. After that tn,
:. Queen sent back the names of Par
~ ker, Gulick, Macfarlane and my
self and we took our seats. Th
t. Reform Party in the House triet
. to oust US by a vote of want Q
u confidence, but they couldn'
at make it. Then it bribe
n three Kanaka members t
vote with it and succeeded. Th
no no next step Of the reformers was t
az demand a Cabinet Of their strip
to at the Queens hands, but sh
ly stood firmly on her prerogative an
,sc ~, refused to form it. [ think sh
of nominated a Ministry of her ow
ey last Friday She may be truste
Ijy' to sustain her constitutional right
ho IS, OF course the Legislature ma
aw keep on passing its votes again
at the Cabinet, and this will max
IRE something of crisis. But the
l;S be no revolution, no violence an
ing no annexation to the Unite
nat States"
his Mr.. Neumann was asked to de
io iis. cribe the reform party: ''It
in composed of men," he said, "wl
lite have been out of Office a got
=, while and want to get in; of 9th
tCn ow men who wish to renew the cab
law contract; and of spectators
of Pearl river harbor lands who d
ds, sires to give the United States pt
ne[ of petual control of that port so tn
OF they may work off their own lc
sti- and acre property. That's ;
law there is about it."
Oh, To- Of the prominent Hawaiians
res. and out of Office, Mr.. Neumal
sed considers Samuel Parker one
are the ablest and most useful in pu
on on lie affairs. Sam is not only
ne political leader, but he is bra
low man. All old-time San Franc
one cans remember Joe Tilden, of t
POI Sa Bohemian Club, who went to ma
re. age the Hawaiian Hotel and W
dea caught asleep in his burning C
}lII. tage. Tilden wauld have roast
i4M Nv alive if it had not been for 81
Parker, who rushed into the f
mite and pulled him out. Sam los
part of his ears by this bit of he
,rad ad ism, which is only one of ma
the acts which mark his character.
any LET me say one thing to
sign Chronicle" Mr.. Neumann add
PE[s 5;ns "If it hears from Minister Steve
war war Captain Wiltze, V. Y. Ashford
rpe- any other alarmist that there is
son. be q rising in Hawaii let it tt
III the yarn with plenty of salt. J
9sed Hawaiian kingdom is sort of f