The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-12
ASHFORD WILL Be PAROONtO.
Advisory Council Approves the
Course of the Executive
REPORT ON LOYAL EMPLOYEES.
Loyalty Affirmed by Documentary Evil
dence-NO Cause for Dismissal.
Report TabIed-Reply Of Chief
Justice Chinese FDgiAe Company.

The leading topics of discussion
before the Advisory Councils yes
terday afternoon were the sanction
of V. V. Ashford's pardon and the
report of the Executive upon the
Government employee question.
The meeting was called at 3 o'clock,
the absentees being President Dole,
Minister Damon, and Councillors
Bolte, Morgan, Young and Men
donca.
Under the report of committees,
Mr.. Hatch announced that the
principal reason for calling the
meeting was the consideration Of
the pardon of V. V. Ashford. The
Executive was unanimously in
favor of granting Mr.. Ashford's par
don on condition that he leave the
country, never to return. The
Attorney General read the reports
of Drs. Miner, Emerson and Wood
upon Mr.. Ashford's physical con-
dition.
Mr.. Tenney moved that the
Councils sanction the conditional
pardon of Mr.. Ashford. This was
seconded by Mr.. Ena. Mr.. EN-
meluth asked if the fine imposed
had been paid and was told that it
had not. He also expressed the
desire that the Councils should
have more explicit explanation of
the disease with which Mr.. Ash
ford is afflicted, on account of the
stories which might be circulated
in the States. DIR. Wood stated
that long before his confinement
Mr.. Ashford had been suffering
from an affection of the spine,
which, unless he went to differ
eflt climate for treatment, must
sooner or later result fatally.
During Mr.. Ashford's confinement
he had not been treated as a pris-
oner, except that he was kept
under surveillance. Every atten-
tion had been paid him, so far as
food and medical attendance were
concerned. DR.. Wood felt there
was no question as to what action
the Councils should take.
Mr.. Kennedy from his capacity
as prison inspector has seen more
or less of Mr.. Ashford, and that
gentleman had told him previous
to his arrest, that he intended 60
ing abroad for treatment as soon
as the cold weather was over.
Members Smith, Castle and Hatch
remarked favorably on the motion.
The motion was put and resulted
in a unanimous vote in favor of
pardon.
Minister Hatch announced that
the Executive were prepared to re-
port upon the employee question
and read the following document
To the Chairman of the Executive
and Advisory Councils of the Re-
public of Hawaii:
SIR: The Executive Council, to
whom was referred the petition pre-
Sented by q committee from the mill
tary organizations in reference to the
loyalty of persons in the employment
of the Government, report as follows:
That a detailed and exhaustive eX-
animation has been made as to the
loyalty of all the employees of the
Government named in the petition.
Loyalty to the Cove rnment is the
first, essential and Indispensable quail
ficatioDs which every bOlde of office
under the Government must possess.
Efficiency and faithfulness in the per
formance of duty are essential, but
loyalty to the Government must al
ways be regarded as a quality of
supreme importance. BY this is
meant loyalty to the Republic. If, in
course of time different political par
ties spring up, all equally devoted to
the support of republican Institutions,
the present declaration of the Execu-
tive should rot be taken as favOring
the removal from Office of any person
holding different views from the Exc
cutive for the time being. Subject
only to the vital qualification of 10y
atty, bolders of office are entitled to
entire freedom of individual opinion;
and it is hoped that a tenure of office
may develop which shall be free from
merely partisan influence.
The question of 10y atty must be set
tied in each individual case by evi-
dence. And, in this connection, what
man fails to do may equally be