The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-04-03
HAUNTED BY SPIES
Joaquin Miller Spoke His Mind Too
Freely to President and Mrs. Dole.


San Francisco by the next steamer
man from Hawaii with Instructions
not TO return until he has learned
how to write newspaper correspond
ence in accord with the spirit Of the
POWERS that be.
Mr.. Miller was received with open
arms by President Dole and his 20
litical household last December aud
thereupOn the poet wcote some letters
to several newspapers, IN when he
exiolied the young republic aud its
rulers aud the articles just buhbled
over with pleasant anu pretty sen
teucos, such as Mr.. Miliec knows So
well how tn ind to. Nov, however,
it is stated that Mr.. Dole aud his
government colleagues are more
than ready TO open their arms aud
throw the poet out Of Hawaii, bag
and baggage, sOnnets aud all, with
out saying, by your leave, sir"
And it IL all duo to the fact that
the poet has written too much and
has talked too freely of what he has
written.
G. W. Ashford, ox Attorney. ecu
eral OF Hawaii, exile and ex-leader vi
the legal profession ia Honolulu,
who is now guest at the Lick
House, related the circumstances of
Joaquin MliIer's favor aud disfavor
with the Dole Government last
night.
Il became very intimate with Mr..
Miller before aud aft,r the alleged
insurrection Of January g." said Mr..
Ashford, and he told me all about
the queer experiences he had met
while in Honolulu just before / sail
ed away on the Arawa My own OBJ
servaiions corroborated all he said.
ut is my belief thst Mr.. Miller
will come back to America by the
next steamer, with iDjunctions not
to visit Hawaii again except under
certain conditions. For several
weeks previous to the sailing of the
Arawa MIR. Miller was watched by
spies of the Government, his foot.
steps were logged by detectives aud
his cottage at the base OF Puuum
Chg HID was constantly under the
surveillance OF the Government po-
lice. The poet soon become aware
OF the Tact that he was constantly
kept under guard, and he explained
to me- the reason for it. He told me
that when he first landed in Hawaii
he was deceived. 4 thought he
said that | had come into a young
and struggling republic. While
laboriug uuder that impression
wrote a lot Of articles for American
newspapers, in which | Landed the
efforts Of the PROFESSIONALS and prais-
ed them for their patriotism. But
was very soon undsceived. | found
that the so-called republic was moth
ing but scurvy oligarcby-a species
OF tyranny carried on by false pre-
tense aud under false uame.'
"Mr. Miller then told mo-" CONT
nued Mr. Ashford, That he had
spoken his mind very clearly aud
emphatically to Mr.. Dole and Mrs.
Dole, with whom he had established
an intimate friendship. This friend
ship had its beginning on the day
OF the attempted revolution, when
Mr.. Miller shouldered a gun and
joined the Government forces in
their march against the enemy
which could not be found. The
friendship had its ending for good
and all sh rrt time thereafter when
Mr.. Millers eyes were opened to the
truth, and he told Mr.. Dole and his
colleagues that they were u set OF
tyrauts over an inoffensive and help
less people. That very dav the poet
found that he was watched by spies
on all sides. Mounted policemen
were sent out to his cottage, two
miles from the city, and paraded in
front OF his garden gate day aud
night. One day when went out to
call on Mr.. Miller | found dis
mounted policeman in front OF the
garden grazing his horse. When
asked him what he was doing there
no replied that he was holding down
his regular beat and keeping his
eyes on the poets home. But not
withstanding these signs of evident
disfavor Mr.. Miller continued to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Dole every Sun.
day. But he had broken friendship
with all tho other Republicans be
cause one day when he had spoken
his mind rather freely he had been
threatened with arrest aud confne-
ment in Jail if he did not keep his
mouth shut.
"On the Sunday before the Arawa
sailed for San Francisco | met Mr..
Miller, He was just returning from
visit to Mr. Dole. He remarked
that he and the President had not
parted as friendly as usual, because
he had read to Mr.. Dole some letters
which he intended to send to Am
erica by the Arawa. Mr.. Miller then