The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-06
From MONDAYS nailrl


There was 4 meeting Of the staff and
field officers Of the Y. G. H. yesterday
az which Iieutenant-Colonel Fisher.
Maj G. 2. Mcleod. Captains Smith.
Murray Camara. Lieutenants Berg
SJrom. Klemme. Hekamano and Jacob
sen were present The object OF the
meeting was 70 review the action of the
Executive in breaking an appointment
with q committee Of the military on
Friday last.
Throughout the meeting there were
many expressions Of dissatisfaction
among the officers on account of what
they considered was an insult. Several
Of the officers were willing TO put the
blame on Major Potter for not deliver
ing Minister Cooper's message. but
Captain Murray Strengthened that out
By saying he had received inside fnfor-
nation which convinced him that Ma
jOr Potter was innocent
Captain Camara held cast-iron
opinion that the Government cared
nothing about the Volunteers. and this
being the case. he could see no reason
why any committee should 90 tagging
after the Executive.
Another officer said he was satisfied
the Government did not want any
more volunteers. II was Captain
Whites opinion. and this had spread
among the members Of B Company
until they had become demoraIized and
took no further interest in the militia.
He could not speak authoritatively.
bur he believed this was the case with
the men in D Company To encourage
the men, considerable expense was nee
essary. and the money had 10 come
from the pockets OF the officers II any
support was given By the Government
OF any appreciation OF the services OF
the Volunteers. il would be a different
matter
Major MeLeod's feelings had changed
somewhat The day the committee
called At the Foreign Office. the officers
had waited for 10 minutes in the room
between that used BY the President and
the one in which Minister Cooper was
then sitting The door to the Minis
tsr's room was open and the committee
was in plain sight When Major Pot
Ter told them that the Minister would
sse them on Monday. he was rather
dumbtOundsd. and the whole affair
seemed such z large Joke that he had
laughed himself into z headache On
Saturday. hoTeTer- reaction set in. and
he realized 70 the fullest extent the
=nub that had been thrust upon them
The more he thought OF the matter the
more angry he got He saw no more
reason now why some attention should
not have been paid 70 them By the
Minister than he did on Saturday At
this moment z bicycIist rode down
Richard street and the rumbling OF
the wheels completely drowned the
Majors remarks Those officers who
sat next 10 him say the expressions
EeeT real nice
Lieutenznt-COI0ueI Fisher was called
UPON for his views He stated that
Minister Cooper had called upon him
Saturday 10 ascertain what beautifully
expressive words be had used as he
left the Foreign Office On Friday II
vas 20 long between Friday and Sat
Urdzy that be had forgotten some OF
them But continued the speaker. I
told him all I could think Of and he
was Wiling 70 let It 20 at that The
Minister told ne that IL was all
through z misunderstanding The Ex-
exEtfve he said. would b glad 10 meet
Is and II Is for Us 70 decide today
EherheE OF lot We viii accept the
suslded invitation 70 confer So far
IS an concerned Dust here the clzng-
ing OF The church bells confused the
C0iozei - thai his voice could not Be
heardI- But II you sre wiling TO over
look The matter q Friday. ] viii abide
b. the viii Of the majority
In the mztter Of Eork for the unem-
pIoyed members u rhe v G. H. one
O1zcer said there vas no use trying TO
secure IL He kaeT Of : number q
competent men Who had put in their
spDIEczrlo bHt nothing had been
heard from them He made the state
uenr- also. that hs knew where men