The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-13
QUEEN AND
. CROWN LANDS
Doesn't Expect
Help From
Wilcox.
Especial to the Advertiser.)

y kalahl is now IN aSnIhStOh. ! ne
~ Queen does not expect mucn
help from Delegate wilcox eN-
fcept in the formal pr ,senta-
tlon of her claims to a committee. She
has other and influential friends at the
National Capital who Will aid her all
they can. She is following implicitly
the guidance OF J. o. Carter AMI Col
onel Macfarlane.
Before she left here she gave the y l.
vertiser correspondent an interview. as
also the Chronicle. She said she wes
going East to present before Congress
a claim for compensation for the prop
erty of which. she said she IVES de-
prived by the provisional cover lmen;
of Hawaii. and which came into the
possession of the United States gov
eminent by annexation. Lliiuokaani
expressed her confidence that the
American people would make \ 1T
settlement with her.
Further she said. In the Chronicle in
terview:
THE Hawaiian crown lands are very
valuable. They are worth. at c'n-
servative estimate. not less than S15,-
oCC,00O, not to mention the large annual
income which they produce. This IN
come has been enjoyed By the rovls-
lcpal government and !ts sIcc 'rors
since the overthrow OF the monarchy
in January. 1898, and as / have nJt re-
celved one dollar OF this revenue .ncr
that time 1t Is not unnatural that l
should expect suitable compensation
for my rights. II the lands themsc, rs
are not to be restored to ne. rhe
United States Is now in possession -nd
Is enjoying the revenue OF a vast cs-
tate for which 1t has paid the owrcr
nothing, and l feel THAI the Am lean
sense Of Justice will provide a remedy
for this condition.
1.-The history of the title Of tn. crown
lands has an important bearing on ths
Justice OF my claims. In the drst place
you must know that in former days all
the lands OF the realm belonged, In
theory and fact to the King and the
occupancy of lands by subjects OF TIE
King was subject to the royal title
! But after half a century OF develop
| Ing civilization this feudal ownership
| was found to be III suited to the Nrug-
| ress in national affairs to which my
| predecessors on the Hawaiian thron,
J Gspired. The reiSning monarch " 'hat
period. Kamehameha III. was n man
- of enlightened and generous ideas, who
recognized the advantages that would
flow from n more progressive ."iCy.
Accordingly the King. voluntarily and
1 purely OF his own grace, made a Jl-
vision Of the lands Of his kingd I'm. AS
nearly as practicable he divided then
into thirds. One of these thirds hr : -
signed for division among his chiefs
and people: another third he 'ev >ted
to the use and benefit of the govern
ment as public domain, and tn re-"
naming third he retained FOR his pri-
vate use and ownership, to be regulat-
ed and disposed OF accordin-; To HIS
royal WILL to quote the language OF
the act OF division.
"The crown lands. which a"e con
cerned IN my present claim. We're in
Guided among those reserved py the
! King FOR his own purposes. At his
death Kamehameha III left win
leaving nearly the whole OF HIS estate.
.. consisting OF the lands menuo u5 20
his successor and successors upon the
throne. to be owned and enj)vl by
- them in succession. After the death OF
Kamehameha " who was the hls-
band Of Queen Emma. and upon II I
accession Of King Kamehameha V. mis-
successor. II was conceded on all sides,
and subsequently decided by the SUI
lpreme Court, that the monarchs we're
successively owners In fee OF the LANDS
left by King Kamehameha III; AMI t
was found necessary to commute with
the late Queen Emma. widow of King
Kamehameha ", for her dover rights
T iN that domain. Subsequently, I, pre-
vent diminution OF the estate. the
~ fifth King Kamehameha invited me
Legislature to pass an act. when he
approved. establishing n board OF conf
II missioners, to be appointed so.ely at
u the Kings pleasure. to manage the es-
tate And from that time until the
overthrow Of the monarchy they were
managed by such a board AMI known
as the crown lands. No sovereign OF
Hawaii ever assumed to make over
I that domain to the public, or other
= wise TO part with its beneficial rwner-
ship. or the right to receive and enjoy
it's revenues. Those rights We're mine
the day was deposed from my throne.
and they have never been taken from
me by any competent authority nor by
process of law obtaining in that coun-
J, try or elsewhere. have never rclln-
qulshed my rights therein, either vol
unfairly or otherwise. il ther .fcre fol-
Z lows that those rights are still nine.
though / am kept out OF their enjoy
ment by superior force. 1t Is IN this
belief that I shall appeal to Congress
to rec,fy the wrong done me, and
= cannot believe that the sentirInn. q;
J, justice Is so nearly extinct in that body
as TO render my appeal unavaihnG.
1T is familiar history, yet fca- MT
only the reading public but those in
trusted with the government 1t this
great nation are disposed to forget o.
v ignore the fact that was dep-,.. Of
~ my throne by a small body OF men wh'
acted under the nrotection II nos At the
instigation of the then American Min
lister to my court. John l.. st. las
with whom the commander and force
ot the cruiser Boston acted in close con
junction. SEEING my throne and hi
publlc peace alike menaced by such