Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-08
Wilcox ct al. Acquitted of the
Charge of Treason.
Attacks on the Ministry by Members
of the Legislature.
Vital Questions to Be Settled Concern
ing the Kingdoms Relations
with hAmerica-Paclflc
Coast News.


waena and Keliikuewa have been dis
missed, and they were released June
25th, after having been imprisoned with
out bail for thirty-six days.
Concerning the trial the Advertiser
says: "On an impartial survey of the
evidence it appears doubtful what was
the precise nature of the organization
(the Hawaiian Protective league). That
it was one of disaffected persons is clear;
that its talk was ssditious and the coun-
sells of some of its members more or less
reasonable is, we think, sufficiently OBJ
vious but that the distinct and definite
object OF the league was the overthrow
of the government by force of arms, and
that this object was clearly understood
and shared by the members or ma
jority of them, cannot be made out from
the evidence"
On June 9th Wilcox was sworn in as
member of the legislature from Waidna
and Koolanlon, Oahun, aud took his
seat.
Hon. G. w. Ashford, representative
from the third district, and brother of
Col. Volney Ashford, has been thorn
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took his seat in the house. He has been
istry, and especially against the attorney
general. On one occasion he attacked
the latter for refusing to answer ques-
tions relative to the pay of the secret or
detective service of the attorney gen.
erals department, and claimed that
respectable people have been "dogged"
to their homes by a lot of bummers,
thugs and thieves whom the marshal
had gathered around MIN, and he de-
sired to know for what purpose were
those spies.
The attorney general declined to give
any information unless on resolution
of the assembly.
The arguments employed by the mem
bers of the legislature have been char
acterized on the whole by directness and
force, but are not distinguished for
courteous language.
Among the items which caused some
discussion during the consideration of
the appropriation bill, was one Of $4,000
for state entertainments. Representa-
tive Rush moved that the item be
stricken out, saying if it was necessary
for her majesty ito entertain 80 soon
after the death of her brother, she might
do it at her own expense.
The appropriation, however, was
passed.
Two items, 1'enyoy at Washington,
s12,O00," and clerical aid and expenses
OF the legation, $2000,'' also attracted
the attention of the committee of the
whole. Minister Widemann read from
the report of the minister of foreign
affairs, to show the protest OF the late
III. A. p. Carter, while minister to the
United States, against the action of the
latter country towards Hawaii in the
matter of the tariff bill. BE character
lied the tariff as speech of the lamb to
the lion, of the little to the great, but
said it was necessary and did do some
good. America was the nearest and
dearest neighbor of Hawaii. and the
latter should cultivate the friendliest
relations and retain it's representative
at headquarters.
Representative Kamanoha said he had
read in the newspapers that the Ha-
waiian envoy at Washington was work
ing in favor of annexation. If that was
so, there was trouble ahead.
The ministry apparently had no
knowledge of the matter, and said the
envoy seemed to be working on his
own hook"
Other members spoke in the same
strain, and Representative White
moved that the item be referred to
committee for investigation.
Minister Widemann replied that the
present minister to Washington had
been known to him for over thirty years.
He considered the latter too prudent a
man to have made the statement as
crihed to him in published interviews.
Minister Parker said he had forwarded
clippings of the alleged interviews to
the minister at Washington, and ex-
pected to receive reply by the next
succeeding mail.
The matter then went over.
There are various vital questions yet
TO be considered bearing on the rela-
tions between this country and the
United States, and one which has at
tracted considerable attention is whether
rice should be admitted free or taxed.
Another point presented to the consid-
Grafton of the legislature is contained in
a bill by John 8. N. Williams, formerly
president of the Union Iron Works here.
to define the duties of the ministers and
other executive officers of the govern
ment when purchasing materials. The
petition accompanying the bill prays
that the legislature take suitable action
to restrain as far as possible the impor-
tation by the Hawaiian government of
such goods and articles as can be adyan-
tageously manufactured in this country.
Ex-Attorney-G General Alfred S. Hart
well has published an article in which
he takes the ground that the time has
come to negotiate with some foreign
power or combination of foreign powers
for long lease of Pearl harbor. The
assumption of the Hawaiian debt, un-
dertaking to establish submarine cable
communication with the outer world.
making of Pearl harbor naval station.
and securing good entrance to the har-
Dor. he considers are among the definite
considerations for Hawaiian interests.
In closing his article he saws: soThe
first offer that is due us, all admit ie
from the United States, then England
and Germany, coniointly, and last. to
France and Russia conformity"
CommsntiI & on this article editorial
ly, the Daily Bulletin says: when
the United States shall have taken ac-
tion to secure the completion an control
of the Nicaragua canal, there may be
some sense in supposing she will con-
slider seriously the question of buying or
leasing Pearl harbor. The canal is of
infinitely more Importance to the United
States than q naval station in Hawaii.
Yet we see the canal bonds being
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