The Anaconda standard., 1895-02-11

ing the alleged sentencing to death OF
some of the leaders in the late Hawaiian
insurrection and whether, in his opinion,
such sentences, If given, would be carried
out, made the following statement: Il
have received no direct communication
concerning the sentences, nor do know
precisely what action will be taken; but
from my intimate acquaintance with ali
the Hawaiian authorities and their char
acteristics and methods, l can state posi-
lively that all trials will be open and fair;
that the accused will be allowed the as
sistance of counsel of their choosing, who
will be allowed the fullest right of cross
examination and of defense; that there
will be no convictions which are not based
upon the clearest evidence.
''If there is any particular policy in
which the Hawaiian government has erred
in the past two years IL has been in hav-
ing been too lenient in dealing with those
who have continuously schemed to over
throw it, first by stragetic diplomacy and
then by force. From it's inception the
government has exhibited a leniency
towards its enemies that is unparalleled
in history. This extreme leniency has
been q feature of the administration of
Dole which has caused criticism from
many of his strongest supporters.
ton of what l say: The penalty for trea-
son from the foundation TO the overthrow
of the monarchy was death and confisca-
ton of all properly. On the Goth of Janu-
ary, 1893, three days after its creation, the
provisional government passed an act
providing for an alternative penalty for
treason of n fine and Imprisonment. and
otherwise mitigating the harshness OF the
/ former law. Was there ever before known
a government, scarcely seated in power.
| in the midst of enemies, involved in all
the multitudinous plans attendant upon
reconstruction of the entire system OF
| government, devoting its first moments
to mitigating the penalties which might
| be visited upon its enemies II they under
/ took to overthrow t?"
again, although the revolution of 1885,
was caused by the attempt of the queen to
abrocate legislation and disfranchise
nearly every person connected with the
| new government. she has since been
! treated with the utmost consideration by
| that government. She has been allowed
\ to occupy her cont mfortabie residence in
| Honolulu, within a block of the legislative
! building, in peace and without molesta-
| tion, although she has increasingly. pub
! licly and privately, plotted for the over
throw of the government and finally made
an arsenal of her home IN which were de-
livered 40 rifles, two dynamite bombs, pis-
tolls, swords and ammunition in quanti-
ties.
Again, although Liliuokalani has made
no claim for compensation, the annexa-
ton commission. in the interest of har-
mony and 10 AVOID even the appearance
of harshness, secured the insertion in the
proposed annexation treaty of n clause
giving her an annual pension of $4,000,
and until she began to openly work for
the overthrow of the government the SAL
ary which she had received as queen con-
tinued to be paid to her by the provisional
government; and until the Princess
Kaiaulani came to Washington TO
work for restoration she also con-
tinued to receive her former allowance,
The ex-queen has twice applied to the
government for protection against the
supporters of the government. whom she
feared might do her harm. Upon both oc-
casions a squad of police was detailed TO
guard her from harm for as long period
as she desired them. Her only response
to all this treatment has been the be-
heading proposition made to Minister
Willis, and a continuous plotting TO over
throw the government, eliminating in
last months insurrection.
"The royalists have been allowed and
have repeatedly availed themselves of the
privilege TO associate unmolested in the
public square in front of the Legislative
building at Honolulu and uurestrictedly
to pass such resolutions as they chose,
condemning the government, protesting
against annexation, against legislation
and the rebublic, and declaring IN favor
of the restoration of tho monarchy.
zone serious feature of the situation in
Hawaii is that number of leading in.
surrectionists are what may be called
professional revolutionists' The rank
and file are ignorant dupes. Wilcox. the
military leader in the last insurrection. is
mentioned as one of the leaders. VIII
cox's doings on the island in the past de-
cade, in which he is put down as a turn
coat, ready at any minute to support the
: side which best suited his purposes, is
cited as one of such a class. This is a
: fair sample of the material of which the
leaders and organizers of the late insur
rection are composed. Most of them are
foreigners. Their class and character is
| that kind which furnished the commune
in Paris and the anarchist riot in Chicago
"What is the government of Hawaii
going 10 do? Is the government to con.
done every offense that can be committed
, against a government, and upon captur
ing the insurrectioaIsts in the oct OF shoot
ing down its citizens, allow them again to
go free 10 repeat the operation at the frs;
, convenient opportunity? Amidst hostile
: environments, amid opposition, tire achery
aud revolution at home and the depress
ing effects of continuously hostile inf /
ences from abroad, President Dole anl
. | his associates, to the best of thei
limited powers, and with all th'
wisdom with which God has endowed
them. are maintaining the outer breast
works of civilization in the Pacific, with 1
, reserve consisting of handful Of profes
sional and business men, mechanics an
: clerks The problem that has been force;
upon President Dole, and which he an,
his ADVISORS are now forced unaided, ant
: in the presence of a hostile influence, L
: .nI.-c L. hich rrnllll a tn.L.