The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-03

stairs When we reached the first land
| ing Major Potter emerged from the
room and called to us: The Minister
says you can come in now, if you want
! to- But we didn't want to- and we do
not intend TO. Colonel Fishers re-
marks, when this message came, were
beautifully expressive What the re-
suit will be do not know. The Off
GERS are naturally disgusted AS | will
soon be out of the service, it makes
very little difference TO me, except
that I do not care to be snubbed."
Maj. George Mcleod was suffering
from severe headache when spoken
to by the reporter.
+ L have not much to say about it,"
he remarked "The slight. insult. or
whatever you may call it, dumbfound-
ed me. We are business men, and have
something to do besides running up to
.he Executive building, only to be sent
away like lot of school boys. l have
since been told that President Dole
was out at Diamond Head and didn't
feel like coming in, and that he no.
tilted the Minister of Foreign Affairs
yesterday. With telephone in the
office. it would have been an easy mat
ter for the clerks to have notified u.s.
but they were, evidently, too tired
when we arrived at the building
we were told to come again on Mon
day at noon, and the President and
Minister of Foreign Affairs would see
us. No explanation was given us as to
why we could not be received today.
The way I feel just now | do not think
I will bother about going again. We
were asked to make the call to confer
with these officials regarding the Gov
IL !
militia. but enjoy the membership in
the crest corps We wanted to talk,
too. about the militiamen who want
work under the Government, but who
cannot get it. We didn't set the time
we arranged our time to suit theirs
and then they forgot we were alive.
We feel insulted over the matter, but
I do not care to give my opinion as to
the outcome
Maj. George c. Potter, secretary of
the Foreign Office. when seen last
night, expressed himself as surprised to
learn that there should be such a
tempest in a teapot.
Il knew nothing of an engagement
for today; did not know it had been
arranged. I heard the President and
Minister of Foreign Affairs talking on
Thursday and as the President left, |
Minister Cooper instructed me to no
tify the committee of officers that the
-esident would meet them at noon
Monday. I thought there would be
ample time on Saturday to deliver the
message to Colonel Fisher, not know
ing. as 1 have said that prior date
had been fixed. Minister Cooper told
me today, after the committee had
gone, that he thought l knew of the
other arrangements. There was no in
tentiOn on the Minister'S part or mine
to insult the committee. / will see Col |
Onel Fisher on Saturday, as | have |
been requested by Minister Cooper, and |
let him fix the hour that will be con-
venient for them to call. I understand !
the President set it for noon, because |
he thought the members of the COM
mittee would find that the most con- |
venient Colonel Fisher intimated to |
me, as he was leaving. that he could |
not call hgain. Well. if that is his in
tentior, [ suppose the matter is at an
end. SO far as grievances go, the only |
one can think of is that regarding
clerks belonging to organizations other
than the militia