The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-07
THE RASCALS WILL GO.
THI hbNtsOHN CouNCtI voIEs
ron REMOVALS.
Oniy one Dissenting Ballot a Great
victory Tor sound Politics mi
Hawaii.

President Dole called the regular
meeting Of the Executive and ADVISORY
Councils to order this afternoon at / 80
y. m. These were present beside the
Cabinet: Councilman Hatch, Wilder,
Emmeluth. Waterhousc, Allen. Ena,
Bore, Mott, Suhr, Young and Tenney.
After reading the minutes of the last
session the Attorney General read "a
petition for the pardon of Liliha, a young
native woman convicted of incest with
her own father. and ON the 9TH Of April
last sentenced to one years imprison-
ment The petition was accompanied
by the approval of the Board of Prison
Inspectors. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Minister Damon presented his weekly
financial statement, from which the fol-
lowing is extracted Total Treasury
balance from last statement, $l5i $3.50. 90:
Receipts of the week, $2j, 0lS.23 Ex-
penditures. $50, 2S3. 81; balance ON hand
this day, 1924, 300. II. In addition to the
cash balance in the Treasury there are
available for Government use 500, 223. 3S
In the Postal Savings Bank, S49. 654. 81
in the Road Fund, $2S, 29l 4S in the
School Fund, and $526.70 in the Loan
Fund, making total cash balance of
S22S, 1887. The report was approved
and filed.
Minister Damon then read the monthly
report of the Postal Savings Bank,
which WAS also approved and ordered
! filed.
The Judiciary Committee through Mr..
Hatch recommended that the civil
rights of Terence Kevan be restored.
The report being Endorsed by the At
torney-General it was so ordered.
Attorney General Smith also reported
that all enlistments hereafter made in
the regular companies of the Provis-
ional Government would be taken at
the rate of $50 per month instead of
$40.
Attorney General Smith then stated
| that the Executive Council desired to
ask the advice of the Advisory Council
on the question of removal from Office
of those who were holding posts under
the Government and whose loyalty had
been questioned.
/ Councilman Wilder asked immedi-
ately il the Executive proposed to follow
the advice of the Advisory Council or
the dictates of its own sweet will as be-
! fore.
President Dole intimated in reply that
the Cabinet would be happy to follow
the advice of the Council in this
matter.
VicePresident Hatch offered resolu.
ton to the effect that it was the
opinion of the Council to at once
proceed and investigate the 10y
atty of all employees now under
the Government and to inquire
into the support now being given by
them to the existing Government.
Mr.. Hatch followed up the reading OF
this resolution with q powerful argu
ment in its support, asserting that the
Government had right to active anC
honest support from all its employees al
the present time, and that if such
were not forthcoming instant dis
missal should follow. Every man deriv
ing support from this Government
should give it unquestionable and un
wavering loyalty. If he was lukewarn
he should be dismissed. The question
was one that attacked the vitality o
the Government itself. The latte
could not expect any support from the
adherents of the ex Queen even i
they were ON the present pay rolls
There was no question of race prelude,
|
were supporting the Government tina
the report should not go out that Their
: were men in this very building VIII
were traitors. Besides all this
was question of common sense an,
Representation. He was glad thi
matter was brought up as an open ques
ton, and hoped hereafter all meeting
of the Council would be in public. Tn
proposed investigation did not call fo
! a judicial inquiry such as that in whic
the Supreme Court was now wasting it
time. but simple ordinary common
sense inquiry as to the employees stanG
t ing and attitude toward the Government
itself.
Councilman Tenney said that it afforc
ed him great pleasure to second the rel
olulion and that he hoped it would b
: carried out without fear or favor.
Councilman Emmeluth offered a
a amendment that in the inquiry to b
: made the qualifications of employ
J., ees should include not only negativ,
but positive support of the Govern
h ment-loyalty in the past as well as tn
e present.
+ Mr.. Hatch at once accepted tn
4 amendment, and Mr.. Tenney did til
. same.
in few very forcible words, and sal
that it was not a question of theory bl
question of fact. The very existenC
|. of the Government was threatened, an
instant action was necessary. He W;
h in favor of instantly dismissing ever
official on whom the least faint of roya
l. ism attached.
Councilman Young followed, stain
e that although he was not in favor
"a wholesale removals heretofore he WI
II now. Circumstances altered cases al
II the vitality of the Government w
n affected. The speaker instanced Il
~ power placed in the hands of
# single Royalist in the very building
N which he was now speaking If he I
sorted to the use of anarchist weapon
such as explosive bombs. He felt tn
every member of the Cabinet shou
sacrifice his own generous personal il
=. pulses for the sake of the public goo
u" He was heartily in favor of the resol
tons and amendments and should VIC
I'd for them first, last and all the time.
Sc Attorney General Smith support
q. the resolutions in speech of sor
3 length, stating to the Council that the
IL was not nor would there be any div
81: ion in the Cabinet on the matter. The
was simple difference IN opinion as
er the course to be pursued. 1t was TT
that three of the Ministers were
NJ favor of one course and Minis
Damon of another, but that ma
di no difference. In view of the immel
services rendered to the Governm,
lei by Minister Damon it had been decid
to refer to the Advisory Council ,
Eft whole matter. That was what
Advisory Council was for and he
mi sure that in this case, as in all othe
its advice would be followed by
Executive.
Minister Damon stated that he '
new in politics, but that he had !
an formed ten long weary months of HI
and faithful service to the Provisio
Government. He was loyal
an that Government and always would
even to the last act of his life.
Minister then read portions of the pI
mi lamation of January 18th, and of
minutes of the Council and other boo
Lga in reference to removals, etc. He
s,rattaI hot ono ~ . ba 4