Huntsville gazette., 1893-02-25
HAWAIIAN MATTER.

4~-ne Commissioners and Paul Neuman nc
! the Capital-Ex-Queen LiiioukaIani's
Representative Fails to Keep an Ap-
pointment with Secretary Foster-A
Statement by Commissioners Thurston.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21-Mr. l.. A.
Thurston and his associates, the special
annexation commissioners from Ha-
waii, and Mr. Paul Neuman, the envoy
of ex-Queen Lilioukalani, spent part
OF yesterday at the capitol. Mr.. Neu-
man was in conference with several
senators to whom he bears letters of
introduction from business men on the
islands, and others whom he knew per-
sonally before leaving the United
States several years ago. Mr.. Marsden,
one of the annexation commissioners,
left for New York city, on his way to
San Francisco, whence he will sail for
Honolulu on March $.
1t transpired that when Mr.. Neuman
called at the state department on Fri
day he was informed that Secretary
Foster would see him immediately
upon his return from Watertown yes
terday. Mr.. Foster expected to reach
the city in the afternoon but was de-
tanned by late trains until after 6
o'clock. He had fixed the hour for the
appointment with Mr.. Neuman before
leaving last Thursday morning at I
o'clock last night. But Mr.. Neuman
failed to appear, although the secre-
tary waited an hour for him.
The following is the substance Of
statement made last night by Mr..
Thurston of the Hawaiian commission:
"Miss Cleghorn, heretofore known as
Princess Kaliulani, purports to have
addressed note to the American peo-
| pie which has been published in the
| papers. The not- in question sets forth
that at the request of Mr.. Thurston
the Hawaiian minister, I was sent
away to England to be educated
privately and fitted for the position
which by the constitution of Hawaii |
was to inherit"
The only criticism that | desire to
make upon this statement is that
First, did not at any time, either di-
rectly or indirectly, request that the
lady in question be sent to England or
anywhere to be educated, or for any
other purpose; second, neither as cab
met minister nor in any other official
capacity, nor individually, have / ever
had anything to do with the young
lady's education or movements; third,
the young lady went to England about
the year 1889. At that time she was not
keir to the throne, and had no standing
under the constitution of Hawaii.
''Kalakaua was then king and the
| ex-0neen Lilioukalani, his sister, was
by law the heir BY halaKaud uvHtt-
she came to the throne in February,
1891. She then had the power to
nominate her successor, subject to the
ratification of the public and the mobiles,
which was done about March, 1891.
This was the earliest date at which
Kaliulani had any standing under the
constitution as heir to the throne.
"As matter of fact, the young lady's
father is British subject, her guard
| ian, T. r. Walker, is the British consul
to Honolulu, and his business partner,
Mr.. T. H. Davis. is her best friend, and
has control of her in England. The
young lady was sent to England by
her father against a strong feeling in
Honolulu that it would be best that
she be educated in the United States.
"As to the intimation that Mr..
Thurston is now in Washington try
ing to take away my flag and throne,
it is regardless Of the fact, for the only
way she can come up or come to the
throne is by usurping the position and
diSnoSSeSsinp her amt
81 will say that Mr.. Thurston' and
his fellow commissioners are only act
ing as mouthpieces of thousands Of
their fellow citizens who have been
reluctantly forced to their present
position for self-protection.
"Until very recently there have been
no more radical opponents to annexa-
ton than the Hawaiian children OF
! American residents there. They took
an interest and pride in the country be-
yond that of the natives themselves,
and it is only the inexorable logic OF
events which has forced them to the ac-
tion now taken"
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