The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-10
WASHINGTON COMMENT.

paper has been called TO certain re
marks made TO the Executive by Amer
lean Minister Willis regarding an edi
torial comment from the Washington
Star, copied in our editorial columns
Among other things, We undarstant
Minister Willis stated that the publ
n cations Of the Hawaiian Gazette Com
= pany were controlled, and the policy O
y the Advertiser dictated by an employee
of the Government Furthermore, tina
the Advertiser was looked upon as tn,
official organ of the Republic and thar
- it's utterances were regarded as voicing
> the sentiments and were possibly made
under the dictation Of members of the
Executive
Such statements coming from 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
4 besn so completely misled by
| 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 ed-irresponsible po-
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 ca
bic and a change of climate will ac-
complish that.
For the benefit of any and all officials
having to do with this Government. we
will reiterate that the policy of the Ad-
yertiser 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. The Adver-
tiser supports the Government, but it
is bound only by the ties of honest gov
and so long as honest govern =
ment continues the Advertiser will con-
-inue to uphold the men now keeping =,
guard over the national destinies. The
hands that guide the nation, however,
10 not nor have they ever attempted to
Jude the Advertiser .
R garding the editorial comment ia v
zen from the Washington Star, we
would call attention to the fact that =
he article was published without com
nent and was simply rejecting the
pinion Of a paper published in the a
apital of the United States, the seat of
he Government which the American Il
Iinister represents. 1t was an edito- ~ ~
ial comment taken from a paper as pl
lose TO the political throne as any we NJ
now of. 1t was an American review re
the situation, given to the people OF d
avail for what it was worth We re- CO
ret most sincerely that the leading Oh
ewspaper OF the United States ca pital
the seat of the Government from
hich all United States officers take
cir orders-should feel called upon to dc
AXE such statements We regret
any incidents that have occurred in
is country upon which American opin- n
rs have been variously expressed and In
nile the editor of this paper realizes
S responsibility in connection with
e affairs of this country, he cannot T.
nscientiously take upon himself the
SIX of answering for all that is said
d done. by the American public and
E American newspapers. Ii
Minister Willis leaves today for his 80
cation, and whatever the length of "
at vacation may be, we sincerely
pc that Minister Willis will fully re-
yer his health, which has undoubt-
- oh,
ly been sadly broken by the ner- =
US strain consequent to the trying T