The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-22
AT HER OLD TRICKS
Great Britain is How .Naking Z bluf
at tho Hawaiian
Islands.
She Will Free Ex.Dritish Citizens
Who We're Convicted Of
Treason.

San Francisco, May 1.-THE latest
Hawaiian advices indicate that Great
Britain will protect Walker and Reck-
ard, convicted of treason. These two
men are naturalized Hawaiians and the
course of Lord Kimberly is directly OPP
posite to that of Secretary Gresham.
Hawaii maintains that they are not en-
titled to British protection, but must
take the consequences of their crimes.
Walker and Reckard have made oath
that when they took the oath Of allie
glance to Hawaii the king told them it
would not affect their British citizen
ship, the British commissioner at that
time coinciding this statement. While
in the dispatch Earl Kimberly simply
states that Reckard and Walker must be
protected as British subjects, it makes
no indication of what steps which would
be taken.
The Hawaiian oath of allegiance to
which Walker and Reckard are said to
have subscribed, is as follows
Section 452-Every foreigner so nat
uralized shall be deemed to all intents
and purposes native of the Hawaiian
islands, be amenable only to the laws
of this kingdom and to the authority and
control thereof be entitled to the pro-
lection of said laws, and to be no longer
amenable to his native sovereign while
residing in this kingdom, nor be entitled
to resort to his native country for in
tervention. He shall be amenable for
every such resort to the pains and penal
ties annexed to rebellion by the crimi-
nal CODE"
Earl Kimberly's decision setting at
naught this law has been made with
out asking for the Hawaiian govern
ment's decision. The remainder of the
decision is a matter Of much doubt In
view of the action of Great Britain in
the matter of Nicaragua it is feared the
British may proceed to extreme meas
ures without submitting the matter to
argument or arbitration. If this course
should be taken the republic may be
asked to release Reckard and Walker
and pay a large indemnity at once, or
it will be threatened with forcible oc-
cupation of the south.
If there should be a forcible occupation
by instruction and bloodshed, as the
natives would believe it meant nothing
but the forcible restoration of the ex-
queen.
The dispatch of Earl Kimberly SIM
ply stated that Reckard and Walker
must be protected as British subjects
it goes no further and makes no indica-
tion of the step which will be taken.
1t is understood that the government
will not admit for a moment that these
men are British subjects and will accept
the consequences. 1t would leave this
matter to arbitration as final resort,
but will not yield in any other way. The
many rumors regarding the arrival of
flllibustering expedition have caused
the government to charter an island
steamer for the purpose of patrolling the
Hawaiian waters to prevent the landing
of arms for the revolutionists.
Ashford, who was pardoned some
weeks ago, left for San Francisco on the
Australia. 1t is understood that the
government has decided to pay damages
to ]. J. tombstone, one of the men who
was forcibly deported from this coun-
try. A claim was made in his behalf by
the british government