The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-04-10

I torial comment from the Washington
/ Star. copied in our editorial columns.
I Among other things. we undl rstand
Minister Willis stated that the publ
cations Of the Hawaiian Gazette Com
pany were controllSd. and the policy of
the Advertiser dictated by an employee
OF the Government Furthermore. that
the Advertiser was looked upon as the
official organ of the Republic and that
its utteranees were regarded as voicing
the sentiments and were possibly made
under the dictation OF members of the
Executive.
Such statements coming from a pub
lie official are decidedly novel. TO say
the least. Current comment" spreads
abroad great many stories regard
ing the Advertiser, which are as far
from the truth as it is possible for them
to Be. and we deeply regret that the
American representative should have
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rumors that fill the air of Honolulu:
rumors brought into existence by gos-
siping tongues and having no firmer
foundation than the medium by which
they are circulated-irrespons DO
litical wind agents. We have made the
statement that the policy is dictated
solely and absolutely by the editor all
the way from one TO seventeen times.
but We do not expect these statements
will put an end to rumors. Only a ca
bic and a change of climate will ac-
complish that.
For the benefit of any and all officials
having 10 do with this Government, we
will reiterate that the policy OF the Ad-
vertiser is absolutely in the hands OF
the editor, whom the courts, at least,
hold solely responsible for any and all
statements in the local and editorial |
columns. No member of the Execu-
tive, no member of the Government die
tates, outlines or is in any way respon- |
sible for the editorial statements re-
garding diplomats, Government Off |
Gals or private citizens. Tho Adver- !
tiser supports the Government, but it |
is bound only by the ties of honest gov
eminent, and so long as honest govern
ment continues the Advertiser will con-
tinue TO uphold the men now keeping
guard over the national destinies. The
hands that guide the nation, however,
do not nor have they ever attempted to
guide the Advertiser.
Regarding the editorial comment ia
ken from the Washington Star, we
would call attention to the fact that
the article was published without COM
ment and was simply rejecting the
opinion of a paper published in the
,apital of the United States, the seat of
the Government which the American
Minister represents. 1t was an edito-
rial comment taken from a paper as
,lose to the political throne as any we
know Of. Ii was an American review
VI the situation, given to the people of
Hawaii for what it was worth. We re-
,ret most sincerely that the leading
newspaper OF the United States capital
the seat of the Government from
which all United States officers take
heir orders-should feel called upon to
make such statements. We regret
many incidents that have occurred in
his country upon which American opin-
ons have been variously expressed and
While the editor of this paper realizes
lis responsibility in connection with
he affairs of this country, he cannot :
onscientiously take upon himself the
ask of answering for all that is said
nd done by the American public and
he American newspapers.
Minister Willis leaves today for his
-aeation, and whatever the length of
hat vacation may be, we sincerely I
ope that Minister Willis will fully re- '
over his health, which has undoubt- S
dly been sadly broken by the ner- o
Gus strain consequent to the trying Il
osition in which he has been placed y
uring the past few years.