The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-09
THE FOES
OF HAWAII
Sorry Exhibit of the
Opposition.
.L|TTLE'S ABUSIVE SPEECH
Caypless and Wilcox Disgust the
House Committee--Good Work
of HartwelI and Smith.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-(Special
1.-The Committee of
the House on Territories met on the
22d and listened to statements and
suggestions regarding amendments to
the Hawaiian bill. Mr.. Herman of the
United States Land Office addressed
the committee and denounced the land
laws Of Hawaii He was followed by
Col. G. F. Little of Hi1o, who opposed
the present land laws of Hawaii. and
protested against the proposition in
the bill to continue the present judges
In office. He said that the existing
land laws were incomprehensible and
opposed by all Americans in Hawaii
He stated that American lawyers could
not understand them. He claimed to
generally represent Americans in Hal
wall. He spoke, he said, for them, and
not for the Dole Government, HIS
speech was vitnperative and abusive
He boldly stated that the execution OF
the land laws was subject to fayorit-
ism, and that only those who had :,
pulI' could get any lands; only thos
who were in with the Dole Govern
ment could get land. He then nro.
ceeded to state that there was no re-
dress in these matters before tbe
courts. A member of the committee
asked him if there was really no rem.
edy to be found at the courts. he re-
plled that there would be a remedy n
the judges were honest. He constant
ly insisted that he was the renresent.
atlye OF the American people in Ha.
wall; that General HartwelI and Mr.
SmIn represented only the Dole Gov.
ernment. He repeated his assertior
tnat the administration of the land
laws was corrupt, and that the courts
II Lnls matter were dishonest. The
Southern members of the COMMITTEES
listened closely while Col. Little de,
nounced the corruption of the Execu.
tive and the judges.
r.. W. Wilcox followed him in 2
speech which lasted thirty minutes Hf
spoke mainly about the crown lands
anu attempted to show that Kala.
kaua and his heirs had no claims upor
tnem, but that others had a Lawful
claim upon them, and that his wife
was one of these heirs.
General Hartwell followed. He saiC
that Americans had largely built
up the civilization of the Islands. anC
were responsible for the judiciary sys,
TEN; and that the reputation of tbt
Judiciary and the Executive for hon.
est work could mo- be ouestioned h,
men of intelligence and honesty. HI
also discussed the provisions of thu
Dill before the committee and ex
planned the reasons why they wer,
reasonable and just.
Mr.. w. o. Smith followed him. anC
explained the condition of the lanC
system, and showed tlat the American
land system could not be we'll applied
to lands in Hawaii. He urged that tn,
Dill be adopted, so that Hawaii woulC
be under some definite law, and Sag
gested that Congress could. hereafter
amend the laws, if it was lust to do SC
After the committee adjourned
members Of it, both from the NortI
and South, thanked the Hawaiian rep
: resentatives for the clear explanation
they had made. Ore of them remarke
4
that you are all lot of - rascals.
On the whole, it was fortunate tha
= Col. Little made an abusive speech, es
+ pecially as every member of the com
mlttee seemed to understand that h
was candidate for a judgeship an
had strong personal motive for in
= sisting that the judiciary system need
ed fresh blood.
: On the 24th the committee held an
e other meeting for the purpose of TAX
/ ing up the bill section by section. Th
: chairman of it requested General Hart
4 well and Mr.. Smith to be present. A
5 the committee were about to revieN
( the bill, Robert Wilcox, C. Celso Mo
reno and Mr.. Caypless of Honolulu ap
4 peared and asked for a hearing. 1t wa
= granted. Mr.. Caypless delivered
4 speech which consumed forty minutes
s He followed Col. Little in denouncin
r the Dole Government and the mission
: aries. He said the Dole Government
= had sent Gen. Hirtwell here with Sll,
r 900 in order to advocate this bill; tina
/ all they wished to do was to perpetu
S ate their own power. The mission
s aries, he said. had taken the land
lfrOm the natives, and left them poor