The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-11-18
INTERVIEW With HARRISON
The Ex President Intimates That the Ha.
waan Correspondence is Purposely With.

The ex President lntimates That the Ha.
waiian Correspondence is Purposely With.
hell
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 15.-A
United Press correspondent made an
other effort today to get an expression
from ex-President Harrison on the Ha-
waiian controversary. The general
said:
Il hardly think that 1 care to say
tnything about that unfortunate Ha-
waiian affair"
DO you not think, General Harrison,
that you could even discuss that affair
rs it related to your Administrations
was suggested.
do not See why that IS necessary
'r wise" said the ex-president "What
did is a matter of record and why
should l now resort to an explanation
'f any OF my acts. of course tho move
of the Observation-Disclosures is directly
opposed to anything that l did, but
shat it has been done is nothing
n my opinion which can be
considered in the nature of u
gSAooiiii aUlttCA ILe. SOuSlucT-
tng that such were the case. here, l
night even, then decline to make re-
ply. don't like to discuss public mat
:ers in any form. Congress took cog
aizance of all that was done and my
attitude towards the provisional gov
srnment of Hawaii is we'll known.
To due time the acts of
che present administration in relation
Ia, No t,,Ei xf..
will, have no doubt, be properly and
fully examined. Investigated and l
might say ventilated At that time
the facts will all come out and if there
is anything to know the public will
6now it,
This seemed to be suggestion that
me Hawaiian controversy would cut a
igure politically, but General Harrison
would talk no further along that line.
~ do not know he con-
hnued, that tho full purport of
The governments intentions has vet
been made known. ] was somewhat
surprised" he said, that the core
spondence in relation to that affair
was not asked for. during the recent
session of congress. watched the
proceedings OF that body closely, fully
EApGStiiG liiuG tlc government
would be called upon to pro-
luce this correspondence, iu-
including that which was had during
my administration and which was
turned over to my successor, but ] sup
pose the matter was lost sight of by
feason of greater question. The cor
eespondence might throw some light on
Hawaiian affairs, but as it is ali IN ex-
,stence it will speak for itself. No,
must decline to give an opinion on the
controversy. Those who know my
course in the past as regards that mat
ter can perhaps imagine my feelings"
Then with the parting assertion that
It would be in very bad taste to so into
criticism of the governments deter
nination to re-establish the monarchy.
ihe general closed the interview.
Through the interview he was seem
,ngly careful TO avoid anything that
could be construed as an opinion and
lriticism but his position and feelings
were plainly discernible. He was
apparently much disappointed that the
Hawaiian correspondence had not been
asked for by the recent silver congress-
.nd it might be inferred from his deep
concern in that regard that the CORE
Spondence referred to was being pur-
posely withheld and that if made pub
lie it would seriously embarass and
perhaps compromise the Cleveland
administration.