The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-05

fIN tact fs. tHF HHHffiff OF ift- tfA HN4
OF Hawaii cannot hc 1a-ier dcs- r'b"d tran
by the language in r'lioh fr s1mneI
EaWsOu Gardiner. iu lls History a.. ihc
Commonwealth and Prot sctjr tse oi ijA-
land, speaks or the Government ~ III
yer Cromwell. "Sfcp Oy step ne Govern.
mcuf Of the Commonwealth was l1lteu
10 accommodate itself % iis true itfUo.
and 90 rule by means ~hicn eNriy one OF
ifs members would have rrieH.iHi "a
they had been employed ~ ndale" VI
STAFFORD
There can be no aoubt that the EAccu-
tive has great cause 10 be thithtf ~ tHat
tncy were restrained from cafit"5, % %ou'
the capital sentences or an lltjd' .S-.
AL But "lcnicncy' is not 90 Wof4 lhat
we should use IN 1oscrioins fttir o. -
whicA condemn political prisoners DSl" 49,
nifty and sixty years OF age % nara ,"n,a ,,,
for thirty-iye years. Major ''t"'Nt, q"
officer OF the United states Army, VIII We
believe. Doc nineiy-eight % Whtn hl3 n,u
tcucc expires. such are thc lt'irti NV
cies of the republic.
How Unjust and autocratic the Dole
Government was in exercising the powers
granted 20 10 by tnc tonSii ny uli,i ~
srlspcd hy 81 in violation OF ihc 1oi -, -,
tutioo may Doe judged by the titauit"t
received by the men VINO were aiIoS,St'
and Kept DO confinement for weeks 'i-
ont "a trial and then released, stih hh-
tried Most. II not ALL OF these men l""
committed no overt act ing ~ Ven tio
pressed opinions which were unla.
10 the Dole Administration f"' tT -
PRECISION of opinions such as every DEN
oc!at in the United states nag .',, ioi efi,b-
nrau for Dcmocrl.lc Ga "llot',
these men We're subjected 10 ,n' -
humiliatiug trcafm lt-Nc'c lahrH u ~
! thelr families and busi1ess I. JUS "lo
rrison. and there .OivcI 20 unic!to 81 'h
indienitios as are only heari o. IN Slpe-
Iian prisons.
The record of one az these men IS gwen
as a sample Of the horrible lt'tJ eng ~
| which many others we're sihlectfu. 49,
". T. Reynolds is TIE f"W,',N ~ -,
| Golden Rule Bazaar IN Honolulu ne lS
| an American citizen. He D. Solo as'lIl W
| tho Domestic sewing machlhe. ~" w
| Remington typewriter m hoHo'''t, ,tnn- o.
| deals IN amcteur sporting e0ols, alA'!on-
| cry. music. art. and fancy goQHs. ne has
| never been mixed up with pohucs. ~,
one day after President Dole HaH pr-
clared martial law yo4ns ih"n a,,G ",ln
| ho had known from school DAYS ana WIZ
| had been appointed Deputy Mei9i"''
/ walked into his store and SAID " .,.,
"Ar Reynolds. l am Instructed 1y l"e
| Marshal TO arrest you for treason
For treason asked Mr. keyholus'
"rhats pretty serious. g, .,too
"Wen these are my orders repieu
| the deputy
AIr Revnolds asked for a few minutes'
time in which TO straighten oul nus pusl
| ness and give instructions 20 ms c!eln'
| Ha was then taken t0 the police slal.ul'
! where he was searched ike "a plchloch.t, l.,
| Ir was sent into an inclosed Nh'd uhtil
! nieht when he was locked into cen wiz
| chinese. Jauancsc. and Portuguese, VINO
! hal been arrested for drunkenness alt
| smoking opium lie protested asa,N9l
| this indienity ana later was ltinVN'n -
another cell
No warrant vas issued for ms arrest
| Inf IL he had objected on this gr0lhi 70
| ooin~ with the deputy Marshal way
| around the tcchuicahty would nave heeii
found. lie was kept IN the station nouar 5,.
for four weeks, without hediihf VI
without knowing what charge htd hocn
made AGAINST him. During the laat lWo
v.eaks he eiept between two men VII"
we're furnishing evidence 10 the Govern
ment upon which 10 cOnfict pIlavii.'la I VIZ VII
had been arrested without sulhclehl eF'
deucc.
After this ne was sent 10 The hSei,
| as tine lain is called for two weeks lheie
| ne was locked in q room , n> Ioi ioul iol.
teen consecutive hours udllN' anu W"'
also locked in at night Ine sam ~ i
| condition of the Jail was terrible. Ime I
prisoners we're only given the most lii-
| mftivo accommodations uncovered pails
| taking the place of closets ana lnea' De
! inp left in The cells over night
After six weeks. incatceraiioh UT. ny
! noi1a WAS set free 40 cApldhaloh anu
| mo- apologies were made bls Las'" & - N
| had suffered am actual loss OF si'-N; Rii
the mail received az ms stgiv stGi "".ii ail of
was confined was opened. l'ufl.s an ,.,, %,
| this time me did not see the Am, lt'A @
! Minister. The American Consul called on
| him once. after Mr. Reynolds han ga ,ad
! for h!m. And yet if any evidence hau
| leen obtained or any witness hau az
| neared against MIN, be would nave pe'H
| Sentenced TO thirty-tye years ih PiisV" ~o
The facts i'm tr. Reynoldss case ar
we'll known 20 every ooul N.Y.. hi,rsoif
| does NOT dare 10 speak OF them lllisSil, IL.
H. docs moi stand alone There are othef
! similar cases. showing 10 What 'AlDHt "
Gnvofnmenf founded upon ifauu anu vi
..,tgll hv force. with the assistance ol
! fhe United states officials. VIII go i' V'"-
] er 90 keep itself in power. .,,... .,.,es..,,t
| As President Cleveland sag ihe pI'sV,, i..,.
! Government I'm Hawaii Conid not uc .,n,', ilo.
.dav lint for the fact that an AlneIlc@"
| Nfinfeter backed hy American TROOPS "Ini,
| "a to the teeth landed on "a lieHulI So,.
,n time of peace and put IL lleIe' 49,.
/ an omen secret that the very Hivm I -
American Minister for months pIlo' uo ~
IanuarV. 1893. for the destruction ol il"-
| WaNan independence .o,,io., "a a
Nothing could De more feNol l'.'ttS rs, 3h,
I ,.,enngbIe and conservative man th"l liio
abrnrl eaucatures of the dcposeu queen
off Hawaii gotten up boy "a s1pslalH1 ~ ~ 'v9S ,,,,
! for the express purpose OF eol1-' 80.
what2 a steal. Even ii ~ '"N'"i 'n,i of
! llrantel that the Queen ana peyple -.
| 60. Islands are below the average IN
,r,r4litv and intelligence that lhe2 li lio'S
| M SENSE OF right, thot the queen ues ~ ~, ~
| IN rule in high-handei MANNER, Va ette '.' D,
N.I IHHHN
| ,,-.n tfaf she aud her people choose 'O ~
| IN me extreme of denying lhe very 'NNil 'N'a
| tc,ro If God would That DE ieaSvhaDie
',ro,nd for the United states or any o'ivi o
rtf', Sest~oying the autonomy OF htI
,..e,,.ern,neut while she and her peoPlo
rssnecfed the rights OF an people anu PiO
ncrtv within her domin.ons!
mn snrh conditions did not eAlsl. III ~
co,irfrv i'm the whole world can lneIv ~
/ found a better compilation ol ny ~ rttIe
,,..,a on the statute books OF thlS H,tiie
,,H,rv Thev viii compare iaYoiapiS
oeifb he laws OF any State IN the Iihoh'
/ Cn me other hand. IA no country III Wy ~.
,id can therc be found more UNJUST
". ~ iev-s than those passed by the men
,1ooca Ina mower by the cOnniVance OF lhe
tf~ited states troops IA January 1850
irnder the monarchy taxes never - -
coded per cent. and that Only Oh seis
lov- valuation. Therefore theie Svu'" S nSS
n,iv one cause for the feNolutoii anu
that was the greed OF pi"0' az"
pected sugar bounty. ..o,. a, the
number of the newspapers III tn'
United states have INDUCED IN thc scHt4
mcnt that the United States cover ntii.ii. i
=, Mt restoring rotten monafchies. Sutn
..,t{rnents were even aired IN lNe l"st
comgress Who asked the tntt5 Ssa'es
~ rrstore a "rotten monarchy AZ d
matter of fact. the people OF ta"ti M .tn.
nr he monarchy paid less IN laNes 'n'. w..
onV other civilized nation, oWeu itss -
ca1ita. and were richer per Se'i 80 .,c.
sar,erefore what are the grounds Tor the
term rotten monarchy nm, og
Another statement as 10 the aui~upt "5
,,le balance In favor OF HaWah ceNsS"
ti".ta recinroct;y treaty ieing from SVlV-
IA 10 NOu co. is also mislead. .ns. lmv i,.