The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-04-03
Hawaiian Star Publishing
Association.
CONSUL FUCHS ADMISSIONS.

INTO i COnuONGlSy Will any lOIGlSH
minister, consul general or diplomat
who might readily terminate the dis
pute, when it grew too hot him, by an
appeal to the law which restricts the
freedom of the press in crltlclzlng such
officials. This journal does not, how
ever, intend to remain passive under
sweeping denial OF its statements like
that made in this mornings Ad1criScr
by Consul General Fugl. The data
upon which our allegations were based
came from a credible source, and were
REINFORCED by an amount Of direct
testimony and clrcumstantlal evidence
which would be surprise to consul
general who may have thought that he
and his official cUuntrymen could
always know the detectives OF the
press by sight and govern their tongues
accordingly.
In Saturdays STAR some statements
were positively and others tentatively
made. For the sake of a clear under
standing of the case we shall divide
the two classes Of affirmation and reclte
what the Consul has to say about them
as well as to make oar own reJonder
Ii should be noted at the start that,
in the words OF our morning Contem-
porary, Mr. Fugii "fles a general
denial"
The STAR positively said that the
ex Queen had made up her mind to
appeal to the captain Of the japanese
cruiser to land his men. Mr.. Fugll
says, in his diplomatic style, that he
suspects that she had disposition
that way" He denies, however, that
any overtures have been had by him
self or any attache Of the Consulate
from any one connected with the eX-
Queen. The STAR trusts its readers
TO see the evaslveness OF such reply
to a statement that only concerned the
captain of the Nanlwa and did not
mention the Consu-General OF his
staff at all.
Consul General Fugii denied with
much heat that there is large supply OF
small arms on board the Naniwa, though
he protested ignorance when asked
whether it is not the habit of cruisers
to carry a liberal armament Of that sort.
So far as this paper is concerned II
never has said what the Consul General
disclaims. Its tentative phraslng mere
" was, that it is rumOred that the Japan
csc about Honolulu, are ready on a
signal from the Naniwa to hurry to the
wharves and join the japanese sailors
who would supply them from the cargo
of small arms believed to be in the
vessels hold. If the rumor is not cor
rect the STAR is glad to know ii; bu
Consul General Fugii will do himself Z
service by warning his intimate Hawaii
an friends to stop telling the arms story
and to modify their verbal confidence
in it.
Touching the statement that there
are thousand trained japanese soldiers
on these islands, Consul Fugii under
his general denial"-admits that there
are some, how many he does not know
The STAR is well satisfied with such a
disclaimer as this and will print as many
more of the same kind as the Mikado',
diplomat may wish to make.
No denial is attempted Of the Stury
that the officers Of the Naniwa refused
with open contempt to go to the WlltsC
ball; or that the captain Of the Kong
would not take letter to Mr. Baker Of
.Hilo because he thought him to be an
American. The Consul affirms, how
ever, that his country has no idea Oh
interfering in Hawaiian affairs and will
pursue policy Of "strict non,interf,r-
ence;" but in the next breath he re.
marks that it is the intention of the
japanese government to claim the
franchise for their subjects on the
Hawaiian Islands,
The case of Fujii VS.. STAB ct al, now
stands;
Count THAT the Queen intended