The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-06-04
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received many public attentions
while here, being guest at a White
House reception on one day Of the
present week, and at Sir Julian
Psuuceforte's on the day following.
Mrs. Lee has always been staunch
friend aud active defender of the
Queen, and when | visited the ISL
ands in 1895, she entrusted me with
personal letter Of sympathy. |
asked the privilege of delivering
this unsealed and in the presence Of
any officer to her Majesty in her i'm
prisonment, and this small satisfac.
ton was refused by the highest
authority. On leaving the country,
made a second and formal request
to be allowed to pay my respects to
tho Queen as to any other person in
temporary misfortune, which was
also officially denied me no reason
being assigned for this lack OF cour-
tesy.
The grand brigade OF Washing
ton lobbyists has been increased by
the arrival OF Hon, j. b. Castle. Or,
lie it possible that the Collector of
Customs is out Of his country for
his own aud his couptry's goodY
There being more than a suspicion
/ that he was to he held personally
liable for some of the high. handed
proceedings against the Japanese
immigrants, the briefest answer
would naturally be that of convent
ent absence, and in such cause, of
course, the public Treasury would
be obliged to foot the bills.
/ III he secures no more recognition
from the United States than has
been accorded to his brethren,
neither annexation nor the treaty
will be the gamer. Hatch, Hastings,
Smith, Thurston, Hartwell, Kinney,
Judd, Castle, besides the iuterua-
tional lawyer, John w. Foster what
an array of legal talent, and all for
what and for whom2 Simply on
account OF the presence of one
woman, who has not employed any
lobbyism nor retained any lawyer,
but who is supposed in some in
definite way to be an obstacle to the
obliteration OF her nation from the
map OF the world.
OF that long list, Mr. Foster, with
doubtless fat fee in his pocket, has
made his speech, and gone to Eu-
rope for other clients. No one of
the long list OF Honolulu lawyers
has received the least public recog-
milton or even reception from the
President or from his Secretary Of
State. The only call reported is
that of Minister Hatch accompanied
by Mr.. w. o. Smith, and in noticing
this visit, the item stated that no
matters Of any Importance could
have been under discussion, because
the inteyisV with the President
was Of the briefest character.
No stronger proof Of the change
in public sentiment as to Hawaii
could be apparent than that noticed
by me in recent visit to San Fran
cisco, the third l have made to that
city since the changes wrought by
the sugar ring at Honolulu. Time
fails to write of this particularly
to-day. The persistent disfran-
chisement OF the native voter, the
high handed measures Of the mill
tary oligarchy Of 1895, the introduce
ton of Mongolan labor and the
despotic neglect of the rights of
the Japanese, have shown to the
world the temper Of the corporation
fraudulently in possession of the
armory and the Treasury Of the
Hawaiian people. When that peo-
pie, with an unshackled hand can
deposit the ballot, and ask for
closer relations with the United
States, to no power could they look
with assurance OF kinder reception
but we decline to receive stolen
goods, and that is all the so-called