Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19

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The high Standing Of tie
average officer In the
American navy i5,ssiies any
body for taking his sord as
truth and to refsse to investigate
his character for veraciiy. II
the Senate COMMITTEES had asked
any officer in the navy acguaini-
ed zish Lueisu Young Il be was
to be believed under oath the
answer however reluctantly
given would have beea an en-
phatic. No Mr.. Young could not
tell the truth under any provoca-
ton not egen If offered a free
drink Of whiskey and we know
Of no stronger incentive for him
TO do anything. We shall not
dwell on OF enuners te lis wonder
fol statements made 70 many
different people here about
bis private adyices from
Secretary Herbert. bis ultimate
correspondence with Cleveland
his instructions 10 Rraeksnr..Ipe
lyon kaow to help the royslist
cause, his productive silver
mines in Nevada. and coal mines
in Kentucky, his superiority over
his colleagues In the navy aud
his influence with all the admir-
ais, commanders, aud captains.
especially Wiitzsl in the navy.
No one listening to him here.
believed him. but be was con-
sidere1 harmless, aud his con-
slant chatter was rewarded by a
constant stream Of whiskey. Now
be appears before the Senate OF
the United States, body on
whom the eyes Of the world at
present are fixed and he deliber-
ately and publicly states that
Queen LiliuOkalaui was drunk"
on the day when she prorogued
the Hawaiian Legislature. The
cur, who never drew sober
breath while in Hawaii-except
when nobody would set EN- up
--wilfully insults aud maligns a
woman who extended at ali times
her hospitality to him and among
whose most intimate friends
he was allowed to make
himself at home at all
hours, day o, night.
The lies of Mr.. Young
are easily nailed. He ar.
rived at the government build
ing shortly after the Queen had
arrived. There is no reception
room. The Queen passed through
the Office of the minister of Inter
Tor into the Legislative Hall and
re'urnedto the Palace immediate
ly after re ding her address.
Luciea Young was never in the
minister's office and only saw the
Queen at a distance when she
was reading the address. The
testifying lieutenant hooked
on to some aequaintances as soon
as he arrived in the lobby: he
testified to his awful dryness-
he was always dry--and be MAS
taken into the Office of the min.
lister of finance, on the other side
of the lobby. and there he was
refreshed. When be came away
the Queen was gone and be pro
oeeded to town for the purpose of
diyesting himself of his uniform
and be in a better trim
TO call at Cunhss saloon.
He did not 60 near the Palace
where he had no business. We
could bring a dozen men forward
who are willing 10 testify to the
whereabouts Of Luclen Young
that afternoon and If it should be
desired we viii do so. Aud yet
the Senate committee evidently
believed him aud allowed his
contemplate liss to go on record.
II that is specimen of American
for women. as thas ex-
by men sitting in the high
est tribunal Of that coantry we
can only say to the fair sex
God save you from Americans
and American honor"
But, the heavens he praised
Lacien Yonng Is not a representa-
ave American. nor are the old
ogles in the Senate who listened
d his infamv. Under the hiu~