The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-06-14
An Erring Consul.
EDITOR Br1.LETIN:-

An Erring Consul.
EDITOR BuLLETN:-
The Star disclaims any intention
of wounding the feelings of Mr.,
Spreckels in its notorious "Von
Katzenjammer" article and wonders
why that gentleman should take up
ON himself the task of teaching the
editor of that paper lesson for
saying what he did not mean or
meaning what he did not say.
As Mr.. Spreckels' name was not
mentioned in the article it can be
libellous by inference only. The
editor very carefully omitted the
name of the man he Intentionally
and satisfactorily Ito himselD attack
ed and carelessly mentioned one
whose name is revered by respect
able Germans-Emperor William.
At this great distance such attacks
upon sovereign by an obscure pa
per like tho Star can have no bad
effect upon the person attacked nor
can it be resented by him. There
are on these Islands. however, a
number of Germans whose loyalty
to the Fatherland will last until
long after the Star has been laid to
rest, and whose blood tingles with
disgust at the man who will write,
much less publish, that which casts
reflection upon sovereign they
have been taught to revere.
Some years since it pleased the
German Government to appoint as
its representative man SO strongly
marked with the characteristic OF
the German that his love for the
Emperor would naturally be so deep
that he would protect the interests
of the people and resent insults
which might be inflicted upon it or
them. 1t was believed also that his
knowledge OF the rules laid down to
the members of the Consular corps
of the German Empire would be so
strictly adhered to that the politics
of the government to which he was
accredited would not be meddled
with. The actions of the German
Consul here since the 14th of Janu-
airy have not only been in striking
contrast with those of every other
member of the Consular corps, but
they have been the cause of much
speculation as to the probable action
to be taken by the home govern
ment. When Mr.. Glade made his
speech at the mass meeting on the
18th of January he did SO as Ger
many's representative and as such
his remarks no doubt had their
effect upon the people gathered to-
from men who were willing to shed
blood of sundry and various des-
criptions, Rhode Island, Scottish
and German, but principally Hawai-
ian.
For a man of the mental calibre
OF the German Consul his speech
was all that his closest friends could
expect and more than they desired.
Under great mental stress his re-
marks we're to be excused-perhaps,
but it was hoped by the Germans
here that he would recover from his
nightmare and settle down to the
routine duties of his dry goods
house and perform the functions of
Consul, allowing Others to pull poll
teal strings. Mr.. Glade has not yet
withdrawn from politics. 1t is
charitable to believe that he went
blindly into them, and charitable to
think the mist has not departed
from his eyes.
In his official recognition of the
Provisional Government Mr.. Glade
gave his assurance of moral support
without any reference to his govern
ment, and emitting to state that he
would communicate to his govern
ment the facts of the overthrow and
the active part he took in the affair.
Mr.. Stevens is said to have been
quite energetic and he now basks in
the sunshine and shadow of kenne-
beck. Mr. Glade lacked only the
power to have made him quite as
distinguished figure in the galaxy
of revolutionists.
Reviewing the facts in Mr.. Glade's
career since January l4th is it sur
prsing that he would lend moral or
financial support to the paper using
itscolumns III denouncing the alleged
profigacy of the German Court and
the Emperor?
"WIR DEUrSCHE FUERCHTEN GoTT
UND soNsT NIGHTS IN DER WELT"