The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-19
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| matter had Dettef 20 oNSl anu DS 80
sidered by itself. and at a later houi
we can resume its consideration 1 was
a member of the commission whicr
Dassed upon this question. and we de-
cided against it after very complete
denomination. Ny own judgment aoou'
:. :. that there are others besides Ii
,,.,o,,.1ani who will come in If we nave
=. 90 settle with the royal family
down there. She was the representa-
tive OF those interests because she De
oama functus oficio at time wnen
80 saeued to be royal. and there was
:. that time a crowd of royahsts
around who we're licking their chops 10
get money out of the Treasury tnihk
we had better look into this matter d
little more carefully
Mr. Hoar. Mr. President, II the
statement of the Senator from Ala
hama FAfr. Morganl had not been made
until after the matter had gone over l
snou,d not desire to say anything; but
should ike to make a brief state
mont about the subject in this con-
nectien-
1 myself had a very strong feeiine
against this lady. growing out of some
newspaper reports, but lady whom l
know very we'll. who is the wife OF
one OF the most eminent business men
in Boston undee1/in the country. is
the cousin of the husband of this Queen
She has been for many years very IN
timately acquainted with the late
ouaen and has received her as n guest
in her house. She tells me story,
which believe the committee have
found to be true. 1t is to the erect
that these lands are lands which FAIR
Nv might have been claimed to be the
private property of the Queen, and not
mere crown lands. Their proceeds had
always been used for the private sup
mort and maintenance of the royai
family.
This lady since her dethronement has
done everything in her power to recon
Gle her people to the rule of the united
states. she has publicly declared.
and her declaration has great author
inv with those people-that the best
thing which could possibly happen TO
that unfortunate and decaying people
WAS that they should come under our
control Her influence has been Of
treat value. she is woman Of great
personal worth. That. of course does
not settle any legal question, but II Is
= fact which is known. She has useo
all the money she could get, Lying In
most self-denying. prudent, and strict
manner for her, in educating the emil
dren of some of her dependents ana
officials about the court, Who Wheh
she was Queen, depended upon her-
she brought them to this country ana
has spent her money for their eduea-
ton and support here
Under those circumstances, there De-
ing a very fair claim for Crown lands !
Of much larger value, the fact having /
been that. under circumstances the his
tory of which is known to the whole |
Senate she was deposed, it does seem
to he a pity that we should haggle with |
her about this 100000, which, being in
vested in any permanent investment
uouId WELD an income of not exceeding
90 ooo a year. and more likely not so
much.
T have no earthly interest in this
matter except for two reasons, the IN
forest occaeioned by this story and the
desire to atone, if 1 can in any way
for a public utterance of disrespect to-
ward this lady that I made in Massa-
,husetts in a Republican convention a
few years ago, having been misled and
deceived by what 1 had read in the
I shall not, however, undertake to de-
bate the matter, but trust the COM
nittee will explain the situation when
Il again comes up. 1 have stated the
general nature Of the case.
Mr. Spooner. Mr.. President, I want
to say just a word about this matter
now.
did not put the question to the Sena
tor from Iowa IMr. AllisonI for the
purpose or with a view of antagoniz-
ing this proposition. At one time 1
gave some examination-not being
however. by the Senate
with that duty-into the claim of this
lady in relation to the crown lands of
Hawaii. and I came to the conclusion
that the crown lands OF Hawaii per-
tanned to the crown and belonged TO
the crown belonged; that
they were not in any sense the private
property of the individual who happen
ed for the time being to wear the
crown. but followed the sovereignty.
I have never said any disrespectful
thing OF this lady, and if I had spoken