The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-02-09
NAVAL NOTES.

The following is the text OF the
order of Rear-Admiral Irwin to the
men under his command at Homo
lulu, which was sent to Congress
recently by the President, with the
other Hawaiian correspondence
PACIFIC STATION.
FLAGSHIP PHILADELPHIA.
HONOLULU, II. l., Nov. %, 1898.
General Order No. 20.
The commander-in-chief lis the
attention of all under his command to
the manifest improperly of taking
sides with either political party in
Hawaii. The expression of political
opinion or the wearing of badges is
strictly forbidden.
JOHN IRWIN.
Rear-Admiral L. 5. Navy.
Commanding Z. s. Naval Force
on Pacific Station.
The criticisms provoked by the
failure to make public the reports
of naval operations in the Hawaiian
Islands made by Admiral Irwin,
and forwarded to this country by
the steamer Corwin, do not apply to
reports received from Admiral Ir-
win of a later date. These reports
show conclusively that Admiral
Irwin is following the course
adopted by Capt. Wiltse of the
Boston, at the time of the revolu-
ton a year ago, in observing a
strict neutrality, with no purpose
of landing troops unless it became
necessary for the protection of
American lives and property.
Admiral Twins first report is
dated Honolulu, January 3, and
The commanding officers of the
cruiser Naniwa Kan and the British
cruiser Champion called on me to
arrange for landing force to protect
the lives and property of there coun-
trymen in case their should be any
serious riot. They offered to cooper
ate with me and to place their land
ing parties where, in my opinion,
they would do the most good.
Now, as the general public in Ho-
nolulu is fully aware of the above fact |
and have no longer any apprehension
of any riot, and, as the perusal of the
Presidents message has convinced |
every one that no force would be |
used to change the government, it is |
criminal for any one to make the mis- |
statement referred to.
Foreign influence, inimical to the |
interests of the United States, is Sc
cretly at work here, as it is wherever |
we have any trade interests, and that |
influence will account for many of the |
in the papers.
In a separate report, bearing the
data lilo othar
written apparently in reply to
charges made in the Hawaiian
press, Admiral Irwin says:
I have the honor to call the atten-
ion of the department to the admir-
bile discretion exercised by the OFF,
ers and men of this squadron, under
he most trying circumstances. Not
the great parade of
for war, not one case of
on shore has occurred, aad
his evidence of perfect discipline has
'een very favorably commenced upon
~ disinterested parties ashore and
float.
Commander w. H. Whiting has
,een ordered to command the navy
,ard at Pensacola, Fla, to take
fleet January %. Commander
Whiting is now spending his
honeymoon in New York. He will
axe his bride to Pensacola with
linn and they will remain there
for the ensuing three
ears, the usual term of such as
ignments in the navy.
The retirement of Admirals
|. E. K. Benham and John
irwin in April will promote
f. M. Ramsay and ,
os. S. Skerrett to the grade of I
dmiral.-Washington Star.