The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-10
THAT AbDICATION
Conflicting Statements In
the Queens Book.
Admits Having Had knowledge OF
Plan to OVerthroW-Her I'm
aided Efforts.
(Conclusion.)
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connected WIN nef attempt 10 prOnui-
gate a new constitution, but she justi- |
1es her right to do it.
She considers Mr.. Willis a sort of |
sneak, because he interviewed her with |
a secretary behind screen. She re-
peats the details of her interview with
him, on the occasion of the "behead-
ing" remark. She admits that she in
sisted on the death penalty for treason,
but denies the use of the word behead-
ing.
On this point her diary, captured
at the time of her arrest, supports her.
The entry made in it by her, on her
return from her visit to Mr.. Willis,
states the substance of the interview
and her declaration that the traitors
should suffer death, but she does not
use the word "beheading." She con-
suited Mr.. J. o. Carter at once, and
the diary reads:
''He said that capital punishment is
not thought of in these days, all over
the world, also that some clemency
might be exercised, that vengeance is
mine saith the Lord, is what it ought
to be- l say yes, it would not be their
lives. but they must be banished.
She then wrote to Mr.. Willis con-
senting to amnesty in fun.
In the excitement of those days, we
believe that some injustice was done
to her. The community was enraged
at her desire for the execution OF trail
tors. 1t was called an inhuman, bar
barous and cruel idea. Yet not many
months later, when there was another
instruction by her own people, four
of those fomenting it were condemned
to death for treason against the RepuD-
lie. and host of respectable people de-
manded their execution, and it was not
considered to be an inhuman, or bar
barous idea. Had she recovered her
Throne, and executed lot of us, the
world would have said: Sorry for you,
but you took your chances" The peo-
pie of the United States clamoured for
the execution of Jefferson Davis. The
nerve of the Government saved him.
She says she was not satisfied with
the Widemann commission that went
to Washington.
what was the result Of this com
mission? That is impossible for me tc
say. They went and they returned
| They brought me no papers giving al
| official account of their proceedings Of
actions while ON the mission. They
| had absolutely nothing to show to me
| for their time and the expenditure o.
my money"
| Then comes an interesting and mos
significant statement.
mo one outside or inside the Ha
waiian Islands, has contributed cen
to the repeated OUTLAWS l have mad
for the good of the Hawaiian people
At last we have a bottom fact, Tn
down trodden Hawaiians, oppresse'
with grief at the loss of the Monarchy
and outraged at the destruction of the1
dearest rights, have not for five year
given their dear Queen, even the prlc
of a square meal. What exalted patri
otism. "The true patriotism whlc
makes heroes is in your hearts" say
Mr.. Davies, but not nickel from tn
$4,000 of those deprived of thel
rights" Some scores of the Royallst
have very large incomes. Hundred
of the natives buy expensive fisf
Thousands of them patronize the 81
mills. But out of all of this burn1n
patriotism, not one cent for aid to re
cover their lost rights! This is tn
strongest and best commentary, D
their own Queen, upon the value the
really placed on the Monarchy NJ
one cent? They can ride in the tral
cars, patronize the stores, and set u
luaus for themselves. Mot one cent
to restore the Monarchy, which tn
unselfish toiling Queen had undertake
to do, for their own good.
VI
Regarding her attitude towards TT
insurrection. She confesses that ST
knew about it.
"The evening before Captain Samu
Nowlein came in, and told me tn
his party was in readiness. l retire
and heard nothing more about the u
rising until the morning following
81 have no right to disclose any S
. crets given in trust to me. Ii goad'
by their wrongs, / could no long
hold them in check with reason;
they were now, by one accord, dete
mined to break away, and endeavc
by bold stroke, to win back their n
tionality, why should l prohibit t
outburst of patriotism. l told the
that if the mass Of the native peoE
chose to rise, and try to throw off t
yoke, l would say nothing again
it. but I could not approve of me
rioting."
All this time, the patriotic nativ
"goaded by their wrongs refused
put up zone cent for the good Of t
cause. and as the gold prospector sa,
left it to the poor and good Queen
20 jackass the whole outfit" She dc
not tell us, who furnished the mon
to pay for the guns brought by
Walbridge, but it is pretty we'll kno'
who did, and it was not the natiN
. ''goaded by their wrongs" In ia
even the gin consumed at Diamo
Head by Major General Wilcox's
gions. was not furnished by nat
patriots.
The Queen says little about the
ginning of the insurrection near D
mond Head, but she takes care
throw a malicious slur upon the frier
of Charles L. Carter, by intimati
j., that he died from malpractice. We