The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-20
Probes into the Affairs of the Rev
olutionary Period of Nine
Years Ago.
Getting Material for the Queens Land Case
Prince Kuhio and Cecil Brown Heard.
Attacks on Judge KaIua.

was responsible for the revolution. The
Prince did not believe there would have
been any overthrow if there had not
been such landing of troops. Prince
huhio said he was absent at that time
ana ne would not go into discussion
OF the opposition to the monarchy.
To questions of Senator Burton the
Prince answered that he thought the
HaWaiians would be we'll pleased if the
United States government should make
reasonable compensation TO the queen
and further that such action would re-
suit in increased good feeling on the
part of Hawaiians toward the govern
ment of the United States.
As to payment by the Territory he
said he believed there would be uni
versal approval of such action if the
Territory was in financial position so
to do Senator Burton wanted to know
If the people would be willing to make
the payment If Congress gave to the
Territory the crown lands and the
Prince said he thought from the atti-
tude of the people there could he no
question Of that.
Cecii Grown, who is making the trip
with the commission, was put on the
stand. He said he was Attorney Gen
erai under the monarchy and was in
the Provisional Government, but was
not one of the original thirteen. He
said he had attended the meetings uu-
til one night he found the intention was
to bring down the Hawaiian flag,
whereupon he left, saying he was not
ready for that. Four or five weeks
later he did join the government. He
said he believed it, would be a graceful
act if the United States should pay the
queen some indemnity for her losses.
Asked il he thought the overthrow
was due to the landing of marines, he
said he thought the men who brought
about the revolution had gone so far
that they would not have turned back
even had no troops been landed. The
marine guard, however, prevented
bloodshed for the queen was overawed,
and i1er followers gave in long before
they would have done in the event of
there having been no troops ashore.
Further, he said he believed that had
the ministers of the queen arrested
some men between Saturday night and
Monday morning, that the entire
changed.
Senator Burton tried to get a closer
opinion as to whether Mr.. Brown did
not think the revolution and it's success
We're both due to the presence of the
marine guard, but Mr.. Brown would
say only that bloodshed would have
followed and the result have been in
doubt perhaps.
The sentiment of the Hawaiians and
of at least nine-tenths of the foreign
business people, he said, was that there
should be some compensation to the
queen. In the Legislature there was
such a feeling but owing to the fact
that there was no money with which
to make a suitable lump sum payment
the Legislature had passed without OBJ
lection an annuity provision.
Since annexation he said, so far as
he knew, she had been a loyal citizen
of the United States, giving loyal sup
rort to all the laws. He was recalled
later to testify to the commission that
the reports published abroad as to i'm
morality on her part were all unfound-
ed in fact.
Judge A y. Kepoikai, when heard,
gave similar testimony as to the feel
ing of the Hawaiian people concerning
the overthrow and their belief that
some compensation should be given to
her.
The principal questioning of this wit
ness bore upon the labor situation. He