The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-12-12

at present. The rest of the Cabinet
favor it.u
Mr.. Emmeluth: ''Would the Exec
utive resolve itself into a general COM
! nnittee in case of such removals, or
would the heads of the different de-
partments have authority to act?u
President Dole: 'My impression is
that, without depriving the heads of
departments of any authority, yet the
question would be discussed in the
presence of the Executive"
Mr.. Wilder: 81 should like to ask
whether the Executive intends to fol-
low the advice Of the Advisory Coun-
Gil, or to get that advice and then do
as they please in the matter?u
President Dole: "We expect to fol-
low that advice"
Mr.. Hatch then offered the follow
ing resolution:
RESOLVED; That it is the opinion
of this Advisory Council that the Ex-
ecutive should proceed upon an inves-
tigation as to the loyalty of all en-
ployees Of this Government and the
support given by them to it."
This is matter that has been I'M
der the consideration of myself and
others for a long time,n said Mr..
Hatch, "and it now assumes peculiar
Importance. We cannot ignore the fact
that the credit of this Government has
been seriously shaken by the adverse
report of Secretary Gresham, and, to
certain extent, we have all our work
to do over again. Now, it strikes me
that we might as we'll begin to do
that work without waiting for any
more opinions from that most respect
able gentleman.
ave claim to be the Government.
And yet, across the street, is a person
who claims that she, and she alone,
is the rightful sovereign of this coun-
try. She has applied to foreign
Powers for assistance, and she claims
that she intends going back to the
throne she was removed from last
January, and she says that force will
be used if necessary. l am not an
alarmist; but we must look at this
situation as it is, and not as we
wish it to be. / say that we are
in the midst of struggle for the
establishment of new government in
this country, and that struggle is not
yet over. No one knows when we will
have to call our supporters to our
side.
"This question of removals is not
one of mere civil service reform. That
kind of argument is advanced by
many with the idea of putting forth
principles that are not in the slightest
way applicable to this case. The
question of the loyalty of govern
ments employees is never out of
place. / contend that, until the ques-
ton of restoration is forever settled,
both in our minds and in the minds of
the outside world, we must demand
the highest degree of loyal support,
especially from the employees of the
Government.
"This is not a situation for the Ju-
dietary to decide. 1t is one in which
common sense only is needed. If, in
our private business, we suspected
that one of our clerks, whom we had
trusted, was hostile to our interests,
and wanted to see our business over
thrown and ruined, do you think we
would wait for any Judiciary to decide
as to what should be done? No, com
mon sense would apply there, and
should be applied here.
Nor, again, is it race question in
the slightest degree. That it is, will
be advanced by our enemies and en-
larged upon, but it is not so. 1t is
simply a question of support and
loyalty to this Government.
"This brings US to the cases of indi-
viduals in the employ of the Govern
ment, when the heads of their fami-
lies are, beyond doubt, open supporters
of the ex-Queen. 1t does not suit the
of the present situation
to wait for q hostile act from junior
member of such family when we
know the feelings of the head of the
family. The obligation of such an
is much greater with that
employee to prove himself loyal to
this Government. All have had good
chances during the last ten months to
prove whether or not their supposed
loyalty was show.
''These are the views 1 have arrived
at after careful and calm consider
alton of the situation for many
AS / have said, we are in
the midst of conflict and are not in
a condition to be trified with. We are
eullbleu W lcdlJy anu SuppOlb liOh
all Government employees.
"The matter of Cancellation is an
other thing that has been urged in de-
tense of keeping royalists in office.
is very proper quality
when the question of the existence Of
the Government is in tentative state.
When the matter of royalty in Hawaii
is absolutely and irrevocably dead,
then Cancellation might be looked on
with different eyes. But we cannot
expect to gain any loyalty. from any
supporter of royalty by keeping him
on the pay rolls of the Government.
81 signed, yesterday, a petition for
the appointment of Ia native Hawaiian
as Judge at Eva. / believe him to be
loyal, sand 1 was glad to use any
influence / might possess to get a
loyal native Hawaiian appointed TO
office. Does that look like / was
swayed by race prejudice?
"Our supporters should not have the
feeling that there are in this building
men who are not loyal to the Govern
ment. We may be called on at any
lime to take up arms in the defense of
lur Government. and we do not like |