The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-16
MORE ExILES IN FROM HAWAII.
col. VOLNEY v. ASHFORD ARRIVES
AT SAN FRANCISCO.

The Members of the Hawaiian Va
tionaI hand Also Here-The Ha-
waiian Foreign ONCE Replies to
Secretary Gresham Upholding the
Course of Minister Thurston-Great
Britain Denies the Naturalization
of RielSard and walker and May
Demand That They be Tried by the
Civil Courts.
San Francisco. May 15.-Col. Volney V
Ashford one of the Hawaiian revolution
lists, who was recently pardoned on condi-
tion of his leaving the country, was
among the passengers on the steamer
Australia to-day.
The Hawaiian National band arrived this
morning from Honolulu. The members
refused to take the oath of allegiance to
the provisional government and were ban
ished.
Honolulu advices state that the Ha-
waiian foreign office has made a reply TO
the note of Secretary Gresham on the re
call of Mr.. Thurston. whose course is up
held. Minister Willis forwarded the an
swer by the Australia, which arrived to-
day.
The following correspondence of the
United Press was received here to- day
per the steamer Australia:
Honolulu, May Sat a meeting of the
councils yesterday Minister Hatch read
the following communication from Brit
ish Commissioner HaWes: with refer
ence to my dispatch to you of the 23d of
February last, on the subject of the ma
tionality of Messrs. Rickard, Walker and
Hewett in which / informed you that !
mad decided to submit the whole matter
to my government and ask their decision,
l nave the honor now to inform you that
Lord Kimberly has had under his careful
consideration the question of the nation
ality of the above named men and has
come to the conclusion that in the case
Of Mr.. Hewett there is no ground on
which to support a claim to British ma
t1onality, as he appears to have made the
proper application, given the requisic re
proof and obtained a certificate of Ha-
walian nationality. The case of the other
two men has, however been viewed diff
ferently. His lordship states that they
40 not appear to have voluntarily and
knowingly become naturalized They are
only shown to have taken the oath of
allegiance to King Kalakua and his sue
cessor and they assert that they took
that oath on the express assurance that
y would not affect their nationality, and
there is no proof that certificates of nat
urahzatiOn were issued to them. | am
! therefore, instructed to represent to your
government that her majesty's govern
ment cannot admit that the Hawaiian
aLsANlOtAtAAlLg Oh MeSSES. klckaTu ana
| walker has been established"
Inc aIildavits made by Walker deposed:
IN ofder to obtain greater facilities for
employment did, at the suggestion of
Ii the late King Kalakua, sign document
| which | understood from the king would
| insure to me greater privileges as a res
| ldent in Honolulu and as the husband of
an Hawaiian wife; but which he told me
| would In no way affect my position and
rights as a British subject, / had no
kno9wledge whatever that the
allegiance. simply ~ signed ed" my ny
name in book before a clerk in the de-
partment Of the interior, and not in the
! the government
Richards afidavit is similar to the
| above, and states in addition Il was in
| formed by Maj. Wodehouse, her Brit
| tanic majesty's commissioner and consul
| general, that no such forfeiture was con-
veyed by the declaration which l made
| only to qualify myself, at the urgent re-
| quest OF many British and other residents,
to become member of the legislature"
Copies Of the oath taken by Walker
and of the naturalization certificate of
Rlckard have been obtained. The law
authorizing them, which was quoted by
Secretary Gresham, provided that the per
son receiving the new citizenship should
not place himself under the pains and
penalties of treason by appealing to his
country of original allegiance. From
| these documents it appears that Walker
and Rickard did take the oath, notwith-
standing their affidavits to the contrary.
the Attorney General said positively this
morning that they took the statutory
/ oath. This government does not assent
| to the views of Lord Kimberly, and ex-
| poets to have further correspondence on
| the subject.
Both Walker and Rickard held office
| under the Hawaiian government, for
/ which naturalization was necessary.
/ Should the British government maintain
! its position that it has the right to inter-
/ fere in behalf of these men as British
/ subjects, such interference would proba-
! bly, open the question whether they were
| legally convicted by the military tribunal.
| Their counsel, Neumann, made protest
| that such a tribunal was unconstitutional
| and Illegal.
Rickard was sentenced to thirty-five
! years imprisonment and $4,000 fine; and
! Walker to thirty years and IS 900. Rickard
was one of the chief conspirators and
! helped to land arms. Walker filled bombs
| with dynamite. He pleaded guilty. 1t is
! learned that the leading point in the ar
! gument against Lord Kimberlys conclu-
| sion that Walker and Rickard are still
! British subjects Will be that their cases
! are identically the same in all respects
| with that of A. M. Hewitt, who his lord
! ship comedies is not British subject
/ Notwithstanding the foregoing affidavits
| the government Will prove by the fullest
| documentary evidence that they took the
| same oath of allegiance and under like
| circumstances. Both L. A. Thurston and
| Chief Justice Judd assert that to their per-
| sonal knowledge. after an inspection OF
/ all the documents, there is absolutely no
| difference in the three cases. In the case
of Rickard who was elected to the legis-
| lature the most unqualified Hawaiian cit
| iZenship must necessarily nave been re-
| ouired Walker alone received no certi-
| fcate of naturalization, it not being the
! custom to issue such certificates until 1883.