The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-11-13
DISMISSAL OF KLEMME.
THE REASON WHY HIS SERVICES
WERE UNDESIRABLE.
A Question as TO His Loyalty-The Tide
of Reform wipes Him Outflow
ernment's Policy.


police force. The cause of removal was
disobedience to rules and suspected dis
loyalty. The action OF the authorities in
the matter has met the approval of the
entire community.
Captain Klemme did good work for
the Government during the revolution
in January, 1893, and for a long while
afterward remained faithful public
servant and advocate Of the cause first
espoused. He has received a great deal
of indulgence from the Government on
that account.
But during the past six months the
captain of the mounted patrol seemed
to have taken the idea that he brought
about the revolution, he established the
Government, he was running things in
general and was entitled to extraordin-
airy consideration and indulgence at the
hands of his subjects
The charge has been made that Cap
late. 1t is well known that he never
recognized the authority of Captain
Andrews when that officer was here,
and, OF late, it is alleged that Captain
Klemme had declined to recognize dis
tasteful orders of Marshal Hitchcock
He was extremely stubborn and seemed
to grow more so.
AS for the charge of disloyalty little
need be said as Government supporters
have been apprised of instances of gross
misconduct on the part of Captain
Klemme. Time and again have these i'll
advised acts almost driven the authori-
ties to the deed accomplished Saturday;
but in remembrance of Klemme's past
services an unusual amount of for
bearance was used.
While all of the above is true, and
there is no disposition on the part of any
man in Hawaii to excuse the traitor at
the present time, it may be said in
justice to Captain Klemme that much
of his unpatriotic course of the past four
months has been due to the influence of
several disreptuable and unprincipled
men who have been able to direct him.
These men were for the most part
new corners who had found their way
into the Schutzen Club. AT least two OF
them were imbued with the darkes,
principles of socialism and anarchy
Their ideas were never openly express
ed, but the seed We're judiciously sowr
and ere long began to show up These
anarchists soon obtained a following
! and this following began to exert {
powerful influence upon Captain
Klemme.
Their plan was to breed dissatisfaction
with the Government in the mind o
Captain Klemme. They showed hin
that he had been a most wonderful fel
I low in his time and should he Marsha
: or Attorney General or something else
I And he tumbled. What was done Sat
urday pleased the clique referred t
more than anything else possibly could
They are enemies to the present Govern
$ ment, enemies TO royalty, enemies t.
: society; they are devils.
9 But this, if nothing more, should fol
ever kill Captain Klemme's fitness TO
e the position he lately occupied. He ha
r connived with these outlaws when the
n were in rebellion if not plotting agains
9 the Government His duty at sewers
times was to arrest the whole gang, an
the evidence he possessed would doubt
less have sent them all on the reef for
e period of years for conspiracy.
Instead OF this he has been one wit
them, and, for all that is known,
" today. The resolutions sent to the Co
eminent in August last, signed by Cal
y tain Klemme, could hardly be regarde
as less than open rebellion. A prom
is nent gentleman of Honolulu said at IL
?. eminent could regard the matter /
\ less than rebellion, and the stror
hand of authority should squelch
=. then and there. He did not see no
% the Government could omit calling Cal
tain Klemme to account before ii
=, Criminal Court.
" Matters have gone on with little in
provement from that day to the presel
time. There was constant hope tn
I'd Captain Klemme would prove himst
s. worthy OF the confidence CT the Cover
ment, but numerous instances of rebt
liousness to authority, shown in the la
few days, finally brought down Il
BY axe.
With the Government the tide OF I
sr- form has set in and nothing can dispu
ed its onward course. From the hight
ng position under it to the lowest whel
b. ever the head of the snake Disloyal
shall show itself, it will be struck do,
ct, and trampled under foot. The unc'
he tainty of the political position of Ca
tain Klemme and his henchmen h
ct, forced the Government to relegate the
to the side OF enemies where they mi
ct, remain until they have proved the
selves worthy of trust This Ii
,u- sentence expresses the position OF be
be parties in its clearest light. "Bet
known enemies than traitors in the ga
of friends" said a prominent ofiic
nd Monday.
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