The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-12-29

OF it, and move that the Attorney
General be instructed to proceed
against the editor of the Holomua
for its utterauces OF The last few
weeks"
MIR. Brown Il am not in sym
patty with the Holomua nor its ut
terances, but / do not believe that
this Government should fight other
peoples battles. If any man be
lieves himself sggrieved by what it
says in its columns, he can take
means to get satisfaction through
the courts"
Mr.. Emmeloth "The Holomua
has no influence whatever in local
circles. Everyone here knows what
it Is, and that it's ntterances have no
truth or reason in them whatever
but abroad, where the status of the
paper is not known, we should not
allow any such statements, as it has
inside, to be spread"
Mr.. Hatch: II do not agree en-
tirely with the last speaker. The
HoIomua is one OF the leading
papers representing the royalist
cause, and it is doing this Govern
ment service, by proving what
kind of papers and people form the
adherents of royalty. TIE respect
able portion of the community is not
injured in the slightest degree by
such a sheet. / doubt very much
the wisdom Of making any Govern
ment move against that paper"
Mr.. Emmeluth: "If the legal
lights of the councils object, may [
ask what is the object of the sedi-
ton act? If it is not to be enforced,
for heavens sake letjus take il out OF
our laws"
Mr.. Tenney: "The Holomus has
no influence on the public mind. II
it should call one a handy legged,
white livered chicken,I don't think it
would hurt my reputation In the
community"
Attorney General Smith: The
Holomua's utterances are of course
outrageous, but / think that the
opinions of Mr.. Hatch are of great
weight. The paper cannot go be-
you'd a certain limit, or it will have
to suffer the consequences"
as to the ownership of that sheet
that could be published to the
world with great advantage"
No action was taken on MIR. Emme-
luth's motion.
Mr.. Emmeluth: sit has been sew
eral weeks since these councils pass
ed a resolution to the effect that
known royalists should be removed
from office Mr. Damon has set the
pace, and other offices should follow,
but have not. I would like to ask
why this is So"
The Attorney General: "After the
adoption of that resolution, investi-
cation was instituted, and action
taken IN several cases. But Interrupt
tions have lately occurred that have
necessitated such action being post
poned for the present. That resolu,
ton is in force now as strongly as it
ever was"
Mr.. Brown: "The Hawaiian ques-
ton is now in the hands of Congress,
and L see no reason for pushing this
matter to the utmost. OF course, if a
man is we'll known as an active sup
porter Of the royalist cause he should
be removed from office, but / do not
think that suspected ones only should
be removed until Congress has settled
the Hawaiian matter"
Mr.. Emmeluth: "That contention
has been made ever since the first of
last March. 1t was CLAIMED then that
if such action was taken our cause
would be injured When Mr.. Blount
came here the cry was that our cause
would be injured, and when he left
the cry was that our cause would be
injured. If we had secured out our
Offices then we would now have a
force in the Interior Office that we
would be proud of, instead of being
ashamed of it. / venture to say that
there is not one clerk in that office
who has given the slightest support
to this Government. 1 would ask
that the resolution made some weeks
ago on this subject be read for the
benefit of Mr.. Brown"
Mr.. Waterhouse: "While the Sec
rotary goes for the resolution, would
like to say that I am fully in SYM
pathy with Mr.. Emmeluth's views on
this question. There are many men
now IN Office, who are openly bet
ting on restoration, and it is shame
full to keep them in their positions
while their opinions are SO we'll
known"
The Secretary then read the mo-
ton introduced by Mr.. Hatch at q
former meeting, and also the amend
ment made by Mr.. Emmeluth, which
were carried at that time by vote of
eleven to one.
The resolution was the following:
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.
Mr.. Emmeluth's amendment was
as follows:
RESOLVED: That in the determine
alton of the loyalty of employees of
the Government the standard shall
include active support of this Gov
eminent and its purposes in the past.
President Dole: There is no dis
position on the part of the Executive
to interrupt the active carrying out
of this resolution, but such action, as
explained by the Attorney General
has been unavoidably interrupted by
more important matters"
The Councils then adjourned.
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