Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-05-25
HONOLULU. MAY %. 1894.
The Hawaiian Legation
THURsToS AGAIN PULLING FOR
PLACE.

The outrageous expenses con-
nected with the Hawaiian Lega-
ton in Washington. have been
frequently commented on. What
has been spent is not worth cry
ing over. The taxpayers will
have to devise ways and means
to get back the large sum illegal
ly squandered by the p. G. Let
us rather look to the future.
When the appropriation bill a
short while ago was under debate
in the Councils, the heads of the
government urged and insisted
in continuing the heavy and IN
warranted expenses of tie lega-
ton. They claimed in the most
serious manner that Il proper
representation of Hawaii in the
American capital was yet of vital
interest to our country and it WAS
absolutely necessary to keep the
present force there Several Coun-
cillors were rather sceptical.
They recollected that Minister
Thurston had found time to run
couple of side shows, and that
although he was at all times
extremely ready to draw his COM
Portable salary, he was never, or
hardly ever at his post of duty.
Anybody who carefully had
followed the Hawaiian gu estion
in Washington, became painfully
aware of the fact that Mr.. Thurs
ton was not a personnel gratd with
the American government and
that his frequent absences were
excused by his own conviction
that he could do Hawaii no good
near the government of Cleveland.
He finally eclipsed totally and
appeared in Hawaii. The Hobo
MUA, always well informed, told
its readers that Mr.. Thurston
had no intention to return to his
post, where he knew that he was
unwelcome, and the official
organs Immediately denied our
statement by claiming that he
was going back soon. Yesterday
Mr.. Thurston was nominated for
a seat in the Council made vacant
through the resignation of Mr..
Suhr. Mr. Thurston must have
been aware of such nomination
and must have approved of it.
The Councillor who made the
nomination was Mr.. w. Z. Allen
and be was, if we remember
rightly, seconded by Attorney
General W. o. Smith. That Mr..
Thurston will be elected next
Thursday by the other self-elected
Councillors can hardly be doubt
ed and that he cannot be in
Washington, on the alleged
immensely important business OF
Hawaii and at the same time in
Honolulu. attending the making
of constitutions goes. without
saying.
Now what we are kicking at is
the action of the government in
allowing an employee-of the
taxpayer-to draw $500 month
without performing the dnties
stipulated by law and for which
he is paid. If Mr.. Thurston wants
to be Councillor, well and good.
We have decidedly no objection.
But let him resign the position
for which the People pays him
aud if the Office in Washin gton
is so very necessary as we are
told it is, let it be filed by some
body else who viii give valne for
the money received. II it is not
necessary to keep mp the position
of Minister to the United States,
drop the Office aud spend the
5000 year on the kalihi water
works, on roads, on Mr.. Rowell's
piles, on an educational appTo-
priation for military gsaii or for
the purchase of an island for the
primitive" men. Mr.. Castle and
his friend Mr.. Boeter. But don't
the government disgrace itself by
publicly robbing the depleted
treasury simply for the purpose
of feeding Mr.. Thurston. There
are lots of .Barkis' es' willing to
go to Washington and the p. g.
should certainly not unnecessary
ly delay to ill the post that is Of
so vital an Importance Let
Thurston so in the Council and