The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-09-26

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Wong i.eoug. another rice planter
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about q cents Labor was scarce and
independent he said be- paid for lands
SIS Co. $50 an acre lie said there should
be "a duty n 2is cents and more labor
Wong 1.eong said be- was an American
citizen and believed IN the Republican
doctrine.
Harry A. Juen. liquor dealer. said he
had resided here fifteen years lie sub
initied a memorial and supporting %
said he acted for "A number Of claim
ants He said the arrests were made
by officers of the Republic on grounds
rot yet known. There was an insur-
rection, he said, and it was the hope
Of the memorialists that Congress take
up the matter. The Senators said that
there was q question as to the political
acts Of the time which must not be
opened at this time, and they advised
that he consult an attorney. The me-
mortal is as follows:
Honolulu, September 22nd, 1902.
To the Honorable John II. Mitchell,
Chairman Subcommittee on Pacific
Islands and Porto Rico, Honolulu,
Territory of Hawaii.
Sir: The undersigned, an American
citizen, born at Stamford, Conn, begs
leave to present to your Honorable
Commission the following:
In the year 1895 myself and number
Of American citizens We're illegally ar
rested and thrown into prison at Ho-
nolulu. After being confined for many
days varying from twenty to sixty
a number of us were forced, under
duress to leave the country we had for
sometime called our home. All of us
have damage claims filed at Washing
ton, -. G., where they have laid ever
since.
Besides myself the following claim
ants have requested me to bring this
matter before your Honorable Com
mission for the purpose of having this
matter taken up anu settled, viz: Capt.
John Ross, John Mitchell, p NJ. Rooney,
Arthur White, Harry Won Werthern, n.
Peterson, James Durell and Charles
Molteno.
w nile unutTSldIu tIdl matters VI
this nature are not settled in Il day,
it is hard for any of us to realize that
seven years have passed without any
sign of a settlement having been made.
The claims were filed at Washing
ton, ID. c., at that time QS9j) against
the Republic of Hawaii but since then
the Islands of Hawaii have been an
nexed to the United States of America,
Lot, not
the Republic of Hawaii will be paid by
tine country that assumed these liabili-
ties.
The imprisonment and subsequent
exile from this land worked "a terrible
hardship upon us, and most of us, by
reason of the same. were entirely brok-
| en- up in home, health and business.
AS the statement of each claimant
on file in the Foreign Office at Washing.
ton speak for themselves, l will mo-
here attempt to describe the abuse and
ill-treatment we were all subjected tC
, while in durance vile.
Since Imprisonment and exile many
! of the claimants have become scatter
ed,-some have become Respondent
I some have lost Observation-Disclosures we
hope and pray that the American Gov
tIIlllltlll VIII ltlht w liilo illuNN'i ''iiN
give 1t speedy settlement.
The writer therefore prays that your
Honorable Commission will bring This
matter to the attention of the proper
authorities and use its influence t. Sc
cure for us settlement.
| beg to remain, Sir, Your Obedient
Servant,
II. A. JUEN.
! John l.. Bush said he wanted to cor.
roborate the statement that an eXcep'
ton in behalf of Hawaii i'm the matter
of labor was necessary. He said the
Hawaiian people would welcome sucf
/ change of law as it would mean pros
perity to the Territory.
Just before the close of the session
the Commission permitted John A
Cummins to file a memorial, which was
not read owing to lack of time, which
sets aside all of it's former rules as tc
the admissibility of evidence as to the
events of 1898. In it Mr.. Cummins goes
over the ground so well known, declar-
ing that the troops alone made the
overthrow possible, that the Provisiona
Government was impossible and thai
the Republic was not such except il
lldI't ltllS VI lllt Itbtlllpil VI 1000 CIV
having worked himself into a passion
winds up with paragraph which says
in part:
THE action of the Congress of the
United States anneXing these Islands
is not ana never will be approved by
the Hawaiian people in general. Oul
people have submitted, and will con
tinue to submit to the authority of the
United States, but only upon the
ground of necessity, knowing that they
are unable to change the course OF
affairs, or to break or cut the bono
which has been fastened upon then
without their consent. You have made
us american citizens against our Will
we now propose to make the best OF
the situation. and pray for fair treat
ment from Congress"
The first session of the committee to-
, day will be held at 10 o'clock In the