Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-24
POLITICS IN HAWAII
Ex-Queen Petitions for Pay
for Grown Lands.
QUESTION REOPENED
HUMPHREYS REVIEWS ATTACK
ON GOVERNOR DOLE.
Proceedings Before the Senatorial
Commission at Honolulu-Sub-
ject Of immigration.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
HONOLULU, T. H., September H. 1902.
The senatorial commission on Hawaiian
affairs is having some lively times with
the many men anxious to get hearings and
present arguments complaints. Though
the senators announced that they proposed
to eschew politics, such course seems to
be impossible in Hawaii, and the political
element is prominent in all that comes up.
Ex-Judge Humphreys has already made
one general attack on the Dole govern
ment and Is preparing another statement.
while E. S. Gill, former editor Of the Homo
lulu Republican, is said to be preparing
similar statement.
The only definite charges so far are OF
extravaganza in administration Compare
sons have been made of the salaries paid in
Hawaii with those paid in other territories,
and 1t appears that Hawaii is considerably
ahead of them. 1t Is a fact that the same
conditions are found all through business
life, and the reason is found in the much
greater cost Of living in Hawaii. Judge
Humphreys it Is expected, Will also ride
full tilt at the governors executive council
and at his general methods Of government,
reyiving the old accusations Of establishing
an "oligarchy.'
Asked by one of the commission If some
of the measures he proposed would not De
destructive of the industries Of the Islands,
Humphreys said: IT think the Americaniza-
ton of the islands Is more important than
the industries. and between the TWO am
prepared to sacrifice the industries inns
relates generally to the labor situation,
Humphreys having made strenuous ob1ec-
tons to the influx Of Asiatics. He produced
figures showing appropriations by the re-
public Of Hawaii to encourage lmmlsratloh'
and made strong adverse comments on the
fact that the money went to bring IN plan
tation laborers from the far east.
Liliuokalani's Petition.
Ex-Queen Lniuokalani has made her psti-
ton for reimbursement for the crowE lands.
1t reopens again the old question OF %, ss
to the interference Of American marines in
the revolution by which the monarchy was
overthrown. Senators Mitchell, Burton and
Foster must again go over the evidence
that was once sifted by Paramount Com
missioner Blount' If they are to take up
the statements made by her majesty, ana
they will have to decide again whether the
men who overthrow the effete, decaylng
monarchy of Hawaii would have been able
to do II the warship Boston had not
been III the harbor and had not landed
marines at the request of Minister Stevens.
The ex-queen has again made the state
ment that they could not, and that the only
reason why she stepped down from the
throne was that she wanted to prevent
States and expected that when Washington
was appealed to she would be restored.
The crown lands are worth COCO.
They amount to 971 ,473 acres, embrac cling
some of the finest land in the territory. The
ex-queen has continued ever since 93 to
make a fight for them in all possible ways.
The queens petition says that at the time
Of her overthrow she was possessed OF GER
tain lands known as the crown lands Of
Hawaii amounting to about 911 1853 acres,
and valued at 2O,OO0, 600. and that she was
dispossessed of such lands by the provisional
government. and later by the act of Con-
gress providing form Of government for
Hawaii. She further says:
Lays Blame on Stevens.
"My deprivation Of said lands and Of the
rents, issues and profits thereof by the said
provisional government and the said repub-
lie Of Hawaii, and the assumption Of title to
and control Of the same by the United
States Of America and my deposition as
queen of the Hawaiian kingdom. and my
deprivation Of the franchises, privileges,
dignities. rights, emoluments and perqui-
sites of my said royal station, were caused
proximately, directly and efficiently by the
action of the minister plenipotentiary Of the
United States. and could not have been nc
complished without such action on the part
of the said minister plenipotentiary.
I'm common with the native Hawaiian
population Of the Territory Of Hawaii have
accepted in good faith the conditions OF
government which have existed In these
islands since the annexation thereof by the
United States, and am now loyal citizen
Of that great country, yielding implicit
obedience to it's Constitution and laws. Con-
fdently believing that the United States
will not disregard the rules of reason. NOR
atty, humanity and Justice upon which my
claim Is founded and that will be consid-
cred and dealt with in a spirit of luminous
equity. humby pray that the Congress Of
the United States may by appropriate and
apt legislation declare me to be the owner
In fee Of all that portion Of its public do
main situated in the Territory Of Hawaii
and commonly called and known as the
crown lands or, II 1t be deemed to the best
interests of the United States to convey
said lands to me in kind. that 1 be, by ap-
propriate and apt legislation, paid the value
Of said lands in money. and that be suit
ably and reasonably compensated for the
loss Of my sovereignty, fees. emoluments
and perquisites as queen Of the Hawaiian
kingdom"
Ownership Of the Lands.
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