The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-28

dered the reporter the note which he
had held in his hand all the time ant
occasionally opened. But the reporter
took no apparent notice of the motion
although the Captain repeated il
several times during the con-
versation. You must excuse me,
said the Captain again, Il go aboard
the Supply. What does the gazette
want?" Again he was informed that
all that was wanted was anything
that the Russian commander might see
fit 10 say. But evidently the Captain
considered all that had preceded as
unofficial and had no official statement
TO make. He was then asked if Mr..
LugebiI his brother-in-law. could be
seen and that stirred him up once
more Mr.. Lugebil is not an officer
of the ship. He has nothing to do
with it. He is simply travelling with
me to see his family in Vladivos-
tok He has nothing to do with the
ship. And you print that he says that
the Russian government is referring
to the Stars storyl --' and he
paused and seemed to be unable to
find the word.
1T is not possible that when he is
on board this Russian ship he would
say such a thing about the Russian
government. Anyhow, he has nothing
TO do with the ship" repeated he
The reporter managed to get in
edgewise the rest of his original sug-
gestion that if Mr.. LugebiI would be
kind enough to translate for the Cap
tain the Advertiser would be able to
print exactly what the Captain wanted
published and it could be written out,
if desired ''Oh, / do not need any
interpreter said the sturdy Russian.
II do not need him for Interpreter. He
has nothing to do with the ship.
must say goodbye and he started
for the cabin door. well, Captain,
just what shall we say? Just how do
you want it put?" asked the reporter.
The Captain turned back and said
more slowly than he had yet spoken:
Say that there is no dynamite That
there is nothing in the story. That
there is good discipline on board That
the officers do not want or intend to
blow up the ship and the Commander
shrugged his shoulders as though the
prospect of the ship blown up and
sinking in mid-ocean was too awful to
Whereupon he saluted
SAlC 1CpOAI Lei ciiIS 1CL11 Gu 10 HIS iOOHl
While the Captain was in his room
the first time waiting to make UP his
mind what to do, a young officer in
a dapper uniform rushed up to the
reporter as though he was going to
order him off the deck, but he seemed
to be merely excited. You are the
inquired he, and without
waiting for a reply, possibly recog-
ai,y,,o III a
Such a story in this mornings paper. |
That is not the way to do it. No |
body came down here. If you want to j
know about the ship, why did you not |
come down to see the Captain. Why |
10 you take the sailors story?" The |
lews man was about to say something, |
out it was no use. You make much |
said he. you make not |
rouble for mel am the paymaster-
,ut you make trouble for you-for your
oaper," and he gave the Advertiser 7
nan a look of sympathy, possibly
something like he may have given
some poor Russian newspaper man
Siberian mines.
CAPTAIN LYONS STATEMENT.
Il have sent no message to Wash L
ngton,' said Captain Lyon last night L
You must have misunderstood Cap Il
ain Ginther on that point. But If the |
russian captain should make an inter Il
ational incident of it and the Navy |
should ask my views about
he publication of the Seaman'S story, /
~ opinion of the matter would coin
ide with his. / think that the article
vas calculated to incite mutiny and
yhich brought the terrible news from
,ussia it has made Captain Ginther's
oSition difficult. I do not see why the
eWSpaperS should so have treated q |
tranger who comes seeking our hos
itality. He had right to come here
-ithout question, for instance as to his
easons for coming and surely without
eng subjected to the sort of black
lail which compels him to issue pub
c statements on a matter so private
} himself
WANTS A UKASE.
An effort was made at the instance |
f the Russian captain to secure the
cooperation of District Attorney Brock !
ms in the suppression or punishment of
lie Advertiser for printing the sea-
len's story, but that official soon con-
inced the representatives of the Gar
lat ukases against the press are not
iShionable in America.