The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-09-23
COMMISSION ASKS
LEADING QUESTIONS
Probes into the Affairs of the Rev.
oIutionary Period of Nine
Years Ago.

act y the United states should pay the
queen some indemnity for her losses.
Asked u 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 her followers gave in long before
/ they would have done I'm 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
course of events might have been
changed.
Senator Burton tried to get a closer
opinion as to whether Mr.. Brown did
not think the revolution and its 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 feeling but owing to the fact
that there was no money with which
, to make 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
Tort 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 We're all unfOund-
ed in fact.
Judge a. n. 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
declared that business was about at
standstill because of lack of labor. He
said much cane was lost because there
was not sufficient force tor keep the
cane cut in time. He said the Porto
RiCans We're not good field hands as
yet but might make good men in the
future. He said they We're very poor
when brought here.
Field labor ne said now cost the
plantations from SIS to S22 a month
while some men We're paid 81 "a day
= He said restricted Chinese immigration,
= the men coming to be permitted to
work in the fields alone. would solve
: the problem. He also answered Sena-
tor Burton that there would be no OBJ
= lection on the part of the Hawalans to
such solution for the Hawaiians who
t work on plantations are principally
the skilled laborers,
As practicing attorney he said he
| thought he should say to the commits
sion that the judge on Maui, Judge
kalua, was not proper official. He
said he felt that in probate matters
Judge Kalua was on one side or the
other. Senator Mitchell asked if Judge
Kepokai meant to tell the commission
that Judge Kalua was corrupt, and he
/ answered that in plain language that
was his belief He cited a case settled
, out of court as one instance of impro-
priety. Kepoikai could not tell just
= who recommended Kalua but he
= thought the governor.
| Col. Parker interrupted to say that
he thought Kalua was a diplomat one
= thing today and another tomorrow.
= When asked as to recommendations he
? said he would submit them next week
2 in Honolulu.
j. l.. Coke of Waikiki gave similar
= testimony as to the need of labor and
P the pay. He thought the Porto Ricans
= Were not good hands The Portuguese,
he said, We're principally skilled labor
e ers. He said he thought the proper
- legislation was an amendment permit
e ting Chinese to enter Hawaii for field
0 labor alone, that a prohibition against
v entering the United States should bt
e included.
e Concluding he said the sugar indus
Z Try was the only one of the islands anc
o act TO the disadvantage of all other in
terests in the Territory.
p The Claudino is having the mos
e beautiful trip in the history of the lin'
: for the sea has been practically withou
II a whiteCap. There is however no shut
$ neboard or ping pong on deck so Pres
e ident Wight and Admiral Beckle!
/ concluded deep sea fishing must TAX
IS its place \ new line was sent aboar'
?, and during Wednesdays run thre
IT great ono, one weighing over 10
IS pounds, were hauled in, members o
.e the Senatorial party taking a hand il
al the fishing job. +. NJ. BOYD.
coo. o 900. o. G. ..(. 10000.
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