The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-02-09

before this tribunal today. We are
notresponsible for that, and submit
that all the blame lies with the man
who contends here in broad daylight,
that what this accused has done Is not
treason to this Republ1ci tnat sne
could do all this within the limit OF q
legitimate right, and who also MAKES
the contention that kaae, q man VINO
was there, and testified, was guilty OF
subornation of perjury and was levy
ing war, but that she was not. his
contention is that the man who saw
this guilty thing go on and TESTIFY to
the fact and who took no part In 1t Is
not guilty of treason; that the accused
is not guilty, but this man Is guilty OF
subornation of perjury! That learned
counsel for the accused mas taken Ire
Quent occasion to refer TINS Commls-
sion to the oath he has takeni allow
me this once to refer him to, and let
me in Justice remind him of his oath
to this Republic, and his responsible
ity az a counsel OF the conrts OF this
country and as one who Is before this
community. This course Is on par
with the guilty advice Of the past; IL
the counsel has, from association with
those charged with treason or with the
accused has so mingled their comics
siou and so blended in his mind their
treason that he does not know where
he stands, well and good; but to
charge here that a government in an
hour like this cannot do what has
been done with the provocation which
the Republic has had is simply nom
sense.
There is a good deal of the heroic in
this paper. She valves all right to
any immunity or any consideration
for herself. There is a good deal in
the heroic line that has been put in
here, but the lady knows, If she knows
anything, that with the men che is
dealing with she can file packets of
papers of that kind with perfect i'm
punity, and it will be considered for
what it is worth. Everything in this
line is outside of the issues OF this
case. The lady knows, as all men
know, that the object of this Govern
ment is not to crafty any personal
vengeance or spite against her, but
simply to prevent repetition during
the next two years OF the pursuit OF
peace and diplomatic discussion, such
as she has pursued during the past
two years, and that outside Of that
they do not intend to raise their hand
to do her any harm.
This is all very we'll for an extra
edition to go abroad; it may have eff
feet there, but it won't have any effect
here, either to help her or to hurt her.
What the present Government wants
is peace. They are looking for peace,
and they are holding the situation
with eyes still strained and turned to
the mother country under whom this
country has lived, moved and had its
being, with the belief that ere long
her eyes will be opened and she will
take us to herself and give US the
peace and prosperity which she has
stood for the past and which we hope
will do in the future, and give to us
all what is right and just, and restore
prosperity and peace in the land. The
accused has reminded US, and 1t Is
we'll to put it to the Commission, that
she Is q woman, and much that Is in
her statement may well be passed by,
leaving to your consideration whether
this Is any statement to make to the
charge on which she is on trial. I
submit to the Commission that by all
the rules of evidence she is guilty OF
the charge preferred against her, and
that It should be so found.