The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-19
CLAUS YAWPS ONCE MORE.
A Characteristic Interview With the
Defeated Sugar Schemer.

Defeated Sugar Schemer.
Probably nothing more asinine has
appeared Of late from Balaam's Mr..
Spreckels than this interview in the
Call of September Ist:
Claus Spreckels was seen by a Call
reporter last night regarding his dis
position of property in Hawaii and the
situation of affairs generally in that
country. Mr.. Spreckels was nor averse
to expressing himself In fact, when
it came to discussing the members of
the Provisional Government and the
alleged inspired utterances of the STAR
and advertiser he grew embarrassingly
eloquent, If we may use the expression.
In lurd terms Mr.. Spreckels portrayed
their crimes, committed and contem-
plated, and and pictured condition of
affairs under the present Government
that was anything but complimentary
to those in power.
Mr.. Spreckels' attention was called
W ali aitiSiC III iSSSit lSSuC VI tuC
HAWAIIAN STAR, in which an alleged
prominent employee of bis was quoted
as expressing himself as follows:
Here follows the text of the STARS
article about SpreckePs transfers.
AS to the transfer of some property
to his children Mr.. Spreckels said that
the report was correct, but the state
ment that he had disposed of all of his
interests in Hawaii, in that or any other
manner, he absolutely and emphatic
ally denied.
81 have given away few millions,
he said, "but | have done that before,
and l still have millions left"
Discussing the statement that his
motive in SO disposng of his property
was to avoid its possible confiscation,
he ridiculed such an assumption. He
had no fear of such an emergency arts
ing, he said. Although the people who
at present controlled that country were
desperate enough to do almost anything
to injure him, his property was beyond
their reach.
But it was when he spoke of the
assertion that he was out Of politics ano
would remain in San Francisco hence
forth that Mr.. Spreckels grew particu
larry vehement in his expressions
"Out of politics. said he. mo
much! l will leave here on the 9th o
next month, but where l am goinl
don't matter. My time will come" h
concluded, and there was an intensit
Of feeling in his manner of expression
that BODIED i'll for the men who he say
have tried to murder him.
"The biggest liars on EARTH" MI
Spreckels SAID, "are now residents G
Honolulu and vicinity. If you wer
with them and of them you could GU
mans throat and they would go int
court and swear you didn't do it,"
The STAR and advertiser, he furthe
more minated, were usually publishe
concurrent with the sailing of vesseI
for the United States In these issue
inhammatory art Giles were given prom
nent place, and statements OF uprising
and instructions discussed that existe
only in the broad-gauge Imagination {
the writers.
"These reports are sent out to excil
alarm in this country and cause OF
: people to think that some action on til
part of this Government is absolute
necessary. The Royalists constitut
d fully three-fourths Of the voters
e Hawaii, and these Annexationists kno
i that if the people are given an oppo
c tunity to express their free will tt
present Government would not last
} day,
o 81 know the best course this Go
o eminent could pursue would be
establish Minister there, under
structions that, if by any overt acts
e the royalists his interference should
J. necessary, he should take action Tn,
:, allow the people to rule themselves,
d they have been accustomed to and
they now by a large majority desil