The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-02-23
He Is Advised to Read Up on the
Sedition Law.
HIS ACTS SEVERELY sCRUTINIzED.
W. n. A. Writes Strong Indictment
Against the Ex-oueen's Champion
His Words Compared With the
Words of the Statute.

the DaNleSlan literature WHICH LneI-
tied and received, under the present
circumstances of our political affairs,
the most sober, conscientious and just
consideration, as we believed, Mr..
Davies sends to us these severe words:
'In fact, the only serious statement
that your "W. n. A" makes is when
he gives himself away and you away
by writing, for the purposes of this
review we shall answer that they
(Mr. Davies propositions), are correct
and cannot be gainsayed.' "
We regret that our very sober and
conscientious review of Mr.. Davies
literature is not sufficiently serious.
We will now make another attempt,
which, with the aid of the Attorney
General, if he will give it, may con-
vince Mr.. Davies that we can, and
this community can, be very serious.
Mr.. Davies will please follow us
closely, and it might be well for him
to ask his attorney TO spell it out with
him. Lawyers are useful persons in
such matters. We will cite a law
which was taken from the English
statute on the subject:
"An Act concerning seditious Of
fences. Approved Jan. 80, 1898.
"Section l. Everyone commits a
misdemeanor who publishes, verbally,
any words or any document with a
seditious intent. 8
''Sec. 5. A seditious intention is an
intention to bring into hatred or con-
tempt, or to excite disaffection against
the Provisional Government of the
Hawaiian Islands, or the laws there
of, or to excite the people to attempt
the alteration by force of any matter
established by the laws of the Pro-
visonal Government, or to raise dis
content and disafectiOn against the
Provisional Government, or to pro-
between different classes of people in
the Hawaiian Islands.
"Sec. 5. Any person guilty of any
misdemeanor within the meaning of
this Act, shall be punished by impris-
Onment at hard labor for not more
than two years, or by fine of not more
than $1,000"
The following are extracts from Mr..
Davies letters, published from time
to time during the last year, and re-
published on Jan. %, 1894. They are
not, therefore, TO be regarded as
views which were believed TO be cor
rect at the time, but have now no
force and effect, but they are, in fact
and law, re-affirmations of former
opinions, and if seditious in intent,
are to be regarded as fresh utterances
of late date.
Mr.. Davies informs US that the one
object for which he "entered the lists
was the defeat of annexation, by the
preservation of Hawaiian independ-
ence." There is no disaffection
against the Provisional Government
in opposing its policy of annexation,
and we have therefore, confined the
extracts to those words only, which
have no reference directly to amer
alton, but tend directly to excite ''dis-
content and disaffection" towards the
Government by reason of its over
throw of the monarchy. The words
and the statute should be read in con-
nection.
On page of the pamphlet, referring
to the establishment of the Provision
al Government, Mr.. Davies says: 81
say that judged as acts only, they con-
stitute moral and political crime"
Do not these words disclose an in |
tent to "eXcite discomfort and dis |
satisfaction"
On page 6, he says: EVERY true
Hawaiian is bound to defend that |
throne and flag against all assailants |
except the Hawaiian people," These |
are words which excite the people, |
not to oppose annexation but to re- |
store the throne and defend it. Do |
they not excite discomfort and dis
On page Is, he says: "My hope is,
that under the just counsel of the |
United States, that they (the p. g.
will retrace their steps to the point |
where they parted from the constitu-
ton, that they will enter into a neaU
compact GOith the old sovereign or
the new one" etc. Do not these
words excite 'tdiscontent and disaffec-
tion?n
On page %, he quotes from an arti-
Gle in the n. Y. Times, and approves
of it, in which it is said regarding an
neXation, "but in point of fact, it is
to convey and make over
to the United States stolen king
dom, and the Government of this Re-
public cannot afford to put itself in
the position of receiver of stolen
goods"
Do not these words excite "discon-
tent and disafection?"
On page 81, dated January 9Th, 1894,
he says to Mr.. Bishop: "You have no
right to steal a corrupt monarchy,
any more than you have right to
steal Bible. 1 believe 1 gave you
an opportunity once before TO prove
that you did not steal kingdom"
1.-THE "you" referring to the supporters
of the Government.
Do not these words excite 'idiseon-
tent and disaffection against the Pro-
Government"
On page "a, he says: "the present
is not the Government
Of the people nor Of the constitu-
ton"
Do not these words excite "discon-
tent and disaffection?"
On page So, he says; ''every convic-
ton tells me that a government of
law and order, cannot rest upon the
basis of the acclimation of mass
meeting