The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-20

| entire press. i am not its censor, and
my remark was not intended TO be
| construed to the disadvantage of any.
| 1T was intended as an appeal to all, to
unite in preserving peace and good
order, which is, l know, the wish Of
| all good citizens.
Further than this, do not desire to
be quoted.
Yours respectfully,
ALBERT :. WILLIS.
Now, here is a clear and most
positive disavowal of the correct
ness of the reported interview on
the part of the minister, who
says that, as published in the
Star, it contains several ex-
pTessions which are mislead-
ing" This is sufficient to show
that the interview, as published,
did not convey what the minister
sought to express. 1t matters little
now what the several expressions
are which the Star man has twisted
so as to be " misleading, nor is
the minister under any obligation
to the public to say what mistakes
the reporter made. The "mislead-
ing expressions have been pub
lished, and cannot be recalled.
Here this unfortunate episode
might have been dropped had it
not been that the editor of the Star,
in Saturday evenings issue, makes
two damaging statements, which
can only be termed as disrespect-
full, if not insulting. The first is
an apparent attempt to fasten on
the minister the responsibility of
any inaccuracies in the published
interview, by bringing Mr.. Manson
forward as witness that the minister
"spent fifteen minutes " in looking
over the manuscript, as though
that time was sufficient to detect
errors, when the minister's thoughts
were occupied with other and more
important matters. To say the
least, it was very ungentlemanly,
and needs an apology.
The other instance is contained
in the following paragraph from
Saturdays issue of the Star:
Let us say to Mr.. Willis in closing
that the Star is careful of its good
name ana that it resents an assault
upon it from any source; yet, out of
respect for him as "A well-meaning
diplomat who may have found that
the cold type gave q different look to
his words than peDmanship had done,
il opens its columns that he may say,
specifically, wherein the interview
was at variance with the truth.
Here the editor undertakes to
read lecture to Mr.. Willis, whom
he most graciously terms ga we'll
meaning diplomat" and informs
him that the cold type of the Star
gave different look to his words
than the reporters pen had done,
and kindly offers him space to say
what he pleases, whenever its in
publish anything cat
variance with the truth ~ This is
decidedly cool. The Stars cold
types give a different look to the |
utterances than they |
should have done This fully ac-
counts for the misleading express
sions" noticed by the minister.
Cold type did the whole mischief
And "cold type" is a very handy
But seriously, the editor has no
light to address the minister in
he manner he has done in the
above paragraph. A diplomat
the person of his sove-
'eign, and should receive the same
courtesy as the latter. AS rule
lie does not appear in print to de-
end himself nor to explain any of
lis official acts, no more than
would the sovereign whom he re-
PRESENTS. Nor can he be called out
o engage in political disputes,
ven if "cold type" misrepresents
i'm.