The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-13

HOW TO DECEIVE
THE LOCAL PRESS
Alter That lie Wants Public to
Believe his Version of
His Speech.

"a q OSES NAKUINA had no idea a
lN reporter was present at the Pa
AVE- lama meeting where he tried TO
make himself solid with the an
ti-missionary Home Rulers and when
he saw the Advertisers report Of his
speech he went into a furry Of expla-
nations and denials. Evidently he
thought he needed TO 10 hold his Job.
He had not, he said. called the mission
aries id fools" If he had said
anything that might have been con-
strued that way. IL was In his inter
probation for Edgar Caypless Then TO
clinch his reputation for veracity. this
truthful Moses told the Bulletin this
pious tale:
During my speech last night I made
reference 20 What the Advertiser al
ways says about small crowds at the
Home Rule meetings, and advised the
crowd that should anyone meet a re-
porter OF that paper anywhere, 1t
would be best TO tell him there were
only about eight at the meeting. This
would make him feel better To say
there was a big crowd would make him
feel very sore, and would also make
IL necessary for him 10 tell another lie.
There were between five and six
hundred people present at last nights
meeting and very great enthusiasm
was shown"
That is 10 say, Moses Eakuina ad-
mits that he advised his Home Rule
friends to deliberately lie to the Ar
yertiser and yet expects TO have his
own word pass muster
In connection with the above Nal1ui :
na sends the following letter to this
paper:
Editor Advertiser In your issue of
the 18th You gave me prominence in
tho third and fifth columns of the first
page of your paper, and in fairness TO
me and to those with whom I am as
sociated, / can assume (can notO
that you viii give TO my reply equal
/ will occupy only a small
portion OF your valuable space, how
ever, In so far as it is necessary 70 deal
with statements pertaining to the mis-
sionaries with which you credited n1e.
First: Your quotation, that said in
the loudest voice I could command that
the missionaries were id fools" is
not true. / never mentioned the mis-
in my speech.
The next quotation, He said IL was
ali the missionary party" is not true,
as the audience did all the answering
Of my questions in the negative, and
30 mention was made of the mission
airy party by either the speaker OF the
audience.
And lastly, you quoted me as saying
that They are the biggest damn fools
1ut. these missionaries Again, this
Is not true, and hereby repeat that
never uttered anything against the
In conclusion. il needs hardly TO be
said that ! did not profanely abuse the
ines. ] am a missionary myself. and
am proud TO be engaged in the same
sort OF religious work which all true
have ever done. My p0-
itical beliefs are my own, and do not
fleet my relations with any religious
1ody, and except as my reputation as
Christian gentleman is at stake,
FouId not call for the above explaua-
ion.
Thanking you for the space occupied
or the refutation of the attack against
ne, as well as against those with whom
am connected. remain
Yours respectfully,
MOSES X. NAKUINA.
Honolulu, August u, 1902
Hawaiian. living on PunchbOwi street
ear the Mormon church, who accom-
,anied the Advertisers reporter. said
ast evening:
The account given In the Advertiser
4 Mr.. Eakuinas speech was as correct
- a translation could make IL. AZ
ecall his words he spoke Of the mis-
ionarajes as follows:
About thirteen years ago there were
g., T.sc,,le ,Vho made a constitution
M made the King sign IL. Who dlo
hat7 The Home Rulers? No the
ther parties did It. The white people
.ad a grudge against the King because
% had the right 10 appoint poDies'