The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1892-11-30
NOT GUILTY..
NR. HUNTSMA DENIES AN
IMPEA CHMENT.
He Expresses An Opinion On
Mr. CrOWley's Drama, and
Is Not Adverse to Ac-
ceptine Office.

Mr.. EDITOR: | have not appeared
in public print for some time. I
have been waiting for an invitation
from the new Government to step
up and receive the reward of merit
which | expect for my services in
aiding and abetting the PRINCIPLE.
[ have felt that there was not much
that could be said of soothing ma
ture am not master of such a
grave, calm, temperate style of dis
course as that which elected your
admiration in the Thanksgiving
Day sermon. [ am not proficient
in polished and dignified menda-
city, even at the funeral of a dead
principle. But my scribbling pro-
pensities are aroused again by the
statement in last Fridays ADvER-
TIsER that claim to be the author
of Crowley's new play, Captain
Cook" | passed with silent con-
tempt the Bulletins little fling to
the effect that had gone into the
native dramatic business but this
is too much. | must explain to
the dear public. After seeing
Crowley's "Wooing of Kaala," I
thoughtlessly remarked that any
one who couldn't write better
play than that ought to buy an in
cubator and compete with the
domestic hen in the spring
chicken business, or undertake
something of the sort within his
mental range. This was not le-
gitimate criticism, but an unguard-
ed expression at the close of the
seventh act. Soon after, members
of the company requested me to
write play for them. | composed
nice light comedy, in five acts,
called "Lono, the Demi-God." I
gave the score of the first act to
the head man of the company. I
hoped to see my ideas embodied in
brown tights, exhaled in native
English and Illuminated by FUN
ing red lights. To my disappoint-
ment heard nothing more of it
for about month. Then I learned
that Mr.. Crowley was getting up a
drama with very similar title. [
sent for my copy but could not get
it back. Thereafter | expressed
the opinion on several occasions
that "the blasted frauds had stolen
my play" That was a spontane-
Gus expression of feeling, not a
legal opinion. I have not seen
Crowley's new play, and I don't
claim to be the author of it. Mr..
Crowley's bright and facile pen is
quite capable of writing up Cap
tain Cook or any of the ancients
l happen to know that Crowley
asked Mrs. Herring to join his com.
pany and she refused. I hope he
did not testify to the contrary. There
seems to have been more romance
in his testimony before the police
court, than in his play.
By the way, l notice that George
Markham is staggering into pub
licity on the Kanaka question. HI
and most others of his race thinl
that "equal rights" means that th'
native must have all the Offices
and everything else in sight on &C
count of this being their own, thei
native land, etc., etc. If these gen
tlemen will look around they vii
find a large part of their own, thei
native land, belongs to foreigner
who have come to stay. Whereve
the native has power, no whit
man has show. The color O
his.skin debars him totally. Fo
instance, the Road Board, electe'
largely by white voters, at one
hung out the sign, "No haoles nee,
apply" 1t is the same everywhere
The native has no idea of equa
rights. 1t is all rot to demand fc
natives out of pity or charity wha
they have not the ability to obtai
or the courage to defend.