The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-08-01

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III.E.l ruHu. u.i Captain HH.
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tefr fu1 pbierf.I GOO hs nulur tu
protest ana r.t.fD sail away uut off
Hrht uul that rrHi iu return o. th.
other end Uf tht island nuw that uODu.
pied hy thy IHulu.sr. rn nshUfH with "a
clmpInE OUTFIT leaving thr.. mon un
che Whaleu takIur Gu, other ten With
hiWt &C. all armed with MHusor rifles
and r. supply ~ ammunition thotV tu
est lIish "a Cnwp and proceed pDatcuhlN
with his exploration oft the puauo de-
Tusits. put up the American fap and
Keep 10 there until 30 should h. torn
down hy "a superior force. that o.,
should avoid Doc every way possible any
conflict. and To- remember that hy ear
ticd with him the license of the state
Department OF the United states To oc-
oupy the island Tor the purpose Of re-
moving the guano deposits FOR which
the company had given "A bond in the
sum of $4,000 that had been accepted
by the state Department.
He was further instructed that In
the event tl MS lltt lllA JalltlltSt
warship, to present the same Crcden-
tails to its commander with the assur-
ance OF the peaceable intentions of the
company and If the japanese com
mander insisted, that he should then
request the privilege of going on the
island with men to examine the guano
which men should be unarmed, and IL
desired. escorted by japanese marines;
that the Marcus Island Guano Com
l..as 81 H. -.
ed to accomplish, was To make "a care
full examination of the guano deposits
and ascertain their extent and value.
He was also to state to the com
mander that IL they were not Of value
why the company would necessarily
pursue the matter no further and If
found to be of value, no attempt
would be made TO take or hold the ISL
and forcibly, but the entire matter
would be RENTED to the respective
governments for settlement.
81; is most probable that the Japa-
nese war vessel will get To the island
before Captain Rosehill does. If its Of
ncers refuse to accept the assurance OF
his peaceable intentions and decline To
allow him to land, his instructions are
to place the American flag in his boat
and take his men unarmcd to the ISL
and and land them on the island,
expedition unless and until physically
driven away by the Japanese govern
ment.
He was impressed with the senti-
ment that the company, above all
things, desired TO avoid any collision,
and that 1t would not relinquish the
rights it had gained without putting
the japanese in a position OF driving
American citizens from an island ac-
an h.yt tho ITpit.1 GtataC n 1870 The
telegram states that the Japanese an
nexed the island in 1898. That was nine
years after Captain Rosehill filed with
the state Department the evidence of
his claim of the island for the United
States erected its flag, placed iiS no.
tice of claim and erected a house, in
which he left "A sailor who remained
there year.
THE testimony of Captain ROsehill
and six members of his crew is TO the
effect that in 1889 there was not the
slightest sign or vestige of previous
occupation by any person, savage or
civilized He visited the island again
in 1893, and also in 1897. The cabin that
he erected and the glass bottle contain
ing the notice of claim which he placed
in the forks Of the tree We're there when
he left them, and not until 1898 did any
Japanese so upon the island. If the
Japanese discovered the island as now
claimed in 1879, they certainly did not
claim it.
II have no doubt of the outcome of
this controversy, If there shall be a
controversy, and ] don't think that IN
Gle Sam will surrender any rights that
American citizens may have. | am only
anxious as business proposition that
an opportunity shall be accorded to ex-
anime the alleged guano deposits and
a. 4 tl,t
contest for.
IF the Whalen has been absolutely
driven away l suppose she will be back
here within month, and / believe she
is at Marcus today"
MR.. PEACOCK TALKS.
w. c. Peacock. who has been the
friend of Capt. Rosehill for many years,
and who has been interested from the
very first in the Marcus Island venture,
rests his hopes for peace in the mental
attitude of Capt. Rosehill. He is conf
dent that though strong, with the crew
OF the Whalen at his back, Rosehill
will be merciful to the Japanese cruis-
err, and will not make a pitched battle
of 1t. At the same time Mr.. Peacock
is of opinion that he will have no diff
Guilty in putting the matter right in the
end
1T was during the time of Secretary
Blaine that ROsehill first sent forward
his claim to Marcus Island. The return
correspondence said that, owing to alb
sence of the affidavit at the time of his
discovery, there was no evidence of
other occupation, the cain could not
be allowed, and this was sent on the
following year. We never heard that
there We're any Japanese there until
some three years ago, so that there
seems to be no chance that the claim
has been forfeited. In fact we rest
upon the precept that a nation can lose
territory only through conquest or by
treaty. Neither has taken place in this
instance.
when we reopened negotiations for
the purpose of establishing the claim
OF Captain Rosehill to the deposits we
found no difficulties and my CORE
spondents wrote me thus from New
York, under date of February goth:
1--WE wrote. you last on Feb 10, and