The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-27


Judge would not interfere with the
existing status of the parties. On
gaining his seat the President of
the United States Immediately low
cred the American flag and thereby
changed The status of the parties (cries
OF hear, hear'D that was not the act
of judge, gentlemen Again has he
Notified anybody that he was pro-
ceedins with judicial investiga-
tion Has he given any notice
that hearing would he had on such
a date? Has he notified anybody the
witnesses We're being examined I? Has
he given anybody an opportunity to
cross-examine those witnesses, or to con-
front them? Has he given anybody on
our side the opportunity to be heard
Cries of mo, no, he never bas.') Now.
we do not need the legal knowledge of
that distinguished judge who is now Sec
rotary of State to know that no arbitra-
ton could stand for a moment in law,
however insignificant the matter, which
was conducted ear pdrte, without an OPP
portunity to be heard without an in.
spectiUn of the evidence which has been
produced, or opportunity to cross-exam-
inc the witnesses. How was the late
arbitration conducted in Paris? Did u
number of gentlemen get together on
plause) They do not know what the
the Boring Sea question and in private
decide upon that matter? Did they send
a private agent off to Bering Sea to
look about and scratch the back of the
seals Qaughter) interview the neighbors
and make a report? Laughter, cheers
and applause) Gentlemen, it can hardly
he contended that the Provisional Gov
eminent and we representing the sup
porters of that Government have sub
mitted our right to exist to Colonel
James H. Blount of Georgia (applause)
The President of the United States had
the undoubted right, so far as we were
concerned. to examine into the status
here. the situation of the country. as
bearing on the question whether or
not he should continue the negotia-
tions of union pending when he took
his seat as President. That was
ostenslbly the object for which Colo
mel Blount was sent TO these shores.
We insist that up to this point there
has been no judicial investigation in
which both parties have been given
the opportunity to be heard Zap
plause). And again, as showing con-
clusively the utter absurdity of the
position that this has been an arbitra-
ton, could an arbitration of such a
nature be possible when the Govern
ment of the United States had a treaty
pending before il, between it and the
power which il is charged. was submit
ting its right to exist to the decision of
one man? (Cries of "no, no.'0 We
were power de fdcto then; we were
recognized by certain great powers Of
the world, which made us a power de
jure, and we were power having treaty
relations with the United States Of
America (applause). A treaty had been
negotiated which hound the executives
of the two nations at the moment Pres
ident Cleveland took his seat. That
treaty awaited ratification to make it
final, but it nevertheless was a treaty
binding the executive. Now. gentle.
men, | challenge the right of the chief
executive of that great nation. of his
own mere motion to undo the act of amy
of his predecessors great applause).
Congress may do it. Congress has the
full power. but Grover Cleveland had
no more right, legally or morally
10 undo the act of Benjamin liar
rison, than he had to undo any act
Of Abraham Lincoln. Great applause
and cheers.) But waving all those con-
s,derstions, there remains this funda-
mental one, that no court of arbitration
would have the right to ignore the great
question at issue that is, whether Oh
not Liliuok alani had violated the Con
stitution: had thrown it to the dogs
and had put herself beyond the pale and
protection of the law. TO ignore all
that, and decide this great issue upon
the petty technicality as to whether
or not Mr. Stevens recognized the
power of this community five minutes
too soon or not, was not IN the
power of a judge. Great applause
and cries of you're rightly l repeat
Lthere has been no submission to arbi
tration. Let us, therefore, chal
lenge all false assumptions, gentle
men, and let that challenge go on record
Let us hold the President to the true
issue, and then if the legal, constituted
power of the United States, the power
which has the right under the constitu
ton to declare war, overpOwers us. we
will go down with our colors flying anG
with no misrepresentation possible. Let
it be known to the world that if that
event takes place it will be because the
United States has exercised its power
but not its right. Let us hope that the
showing we can make will have an effect
upon Congress in shaping its course
and that it will also have its effect upon
the distinguished Secretary of State anC
the chief executive of the American
nation great applause).
WIN. R. CASTLES SPEECH
FELLOW CITIZENS: We come here to-
night to voice our indignant protest
CHEERS and cries of Hear, hear''). 1t il
well. upon great occasions. for people tc
assemble and express their united voice
as this meeting tonight will speake
Great occasions demand great meetings
like this. The history of the world gives
us many memorable instances. The
history of Hawaii has shown us thai
when great occasion demanded. q
public assembly was called, and the
voice of that assembly has been listened
to. When the arrogance of the mon
arch Kalakaua became too great, the
mass meeting of 1887 met, and its voice
was heard, and the monarch yielded
That monarch proved false. His sue
cessOr has followed in the same foot
steps. The people have been patient
we have waited; we have hoped fol-
better things, but when the attempt
was made to sweep our rights from
under our feet to take away the libertie,
of the subject, the result was the mas:
meeting of. January 10th. 1893, and the
voice of that meeting. AS expressed, re
. suited in the downfall of the monarchy
and in the establishment of the Provis
, ional Government. (Cheers.) The Pro
, visional Government, gentlemen, repre-
sents you and no one else. Applause.
! A it wa said by one of the leading