Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-13
Her Interview Given To
Newspaper Writers
OF Capital
her TALK WAS BRIEF;
MADE GOOD IMPRE SION
Is Employing No Attorneys - But
Leaves Her Claim To Delegate
and Friends in the
Congress


Lilluokalani. former Queen of the
Hawaiian Islands, bent with age and
her face scanned with lines OF care, re-
ctived, with q pitiful semblance of
former days, when she welded the
royal scopter, a delegation Of news
paper men yesterday afternoon,
through whom she made her last APP
peal to the people of the United States
and members of Congress for recon-
pense for the loss OF crown lands in
ton Herald.
Throughout the interview, the for
mer Queen sat staring into space, In
clIning her head only when interro-
who, with George Mcclellan, her
personal representative, acted AS
spokesman.
Received by Prince Cupid
The callers were received by Prince
Cupid, or, to give him his proper IL
tie, Prince Jonah Kuhio Kgianiana--
ole when all had arrived, Queen
Lilluokalani entered the room leaning
on the arm of Princess Elizabeth Ka-
hanu Kaauwai Kalanianaole, and Mr..
Mcclellan. She was dressed In a Ho-
loku dtess. the native royal attire.
The gown, which hung straight
from the shoulders. was of dark
gray velvet, trimmed down the front
AID around the bodice with deep red
velvet and lace. Her principal orna'
ment was large cameo pin, an heir
loom In the family, made In Europe
aud presented TO Kamehameha II by
q reigning monarch. She wore only
two rings and a bracelet of native de
sign. ~ o. -.r.
> After greeting the newspaper men
the former Queen lapsed into silence
until shortly before the interview wa
OF an epd. when she said:
II want nothing from the UnitcC
States but justice. and. having failed
to receive recognition from Congress
have decided to appeal to the people
through the press. II the peopl'
knew the exact status OF my case the.
would have their representatives II
Congress do something in the mat
ter"
Has Aged Greatly
Queen LiliuoiSalani is In her sew
enty-hrst year. and yesterday was tn,
fret time she has received newspaper
men in ien years. Since being de
prived Oh the Hawaiian throne Il
1898. the Queen has aged greatly.
II have come Washington agali
trt,nis declining years to make a per
sonal appeal to Congress and tn,
American people for some compensa
Zion for the Crown lands OF Hawaii
o. which ! was deprived In 1898,
said the former monarch II shall
employ no attorneys to prosecute M.
claim, but shall leave II entirely Il
Prince Kalanianaole, the Delegat
from Hawaii and TO those member
of Congress who believe that justice
requires some action should be takei
In my behalf 3d. ,
The statements of the aged Queel
were not harsh toward the uniteI
states. and showet nothing but mil,
reproaeh! Facts, and figures wer
quoted as the strongest argument 10
the granting OF her claims.
She said the Crown lands of Hawai-
were separate from the general pub
Iii lands .of6the kingdom, and were 4
trust for the reignlng monarch an
heirs. An the lands were divided In
to three groups by s;Kamehameha II
One part went 10 the chiefs and pee
pie, another paft'became general pull
lie lands, and the other became
tihst fund OF property for the pei
scnal use and benefit, of the monarc
and his successors TO the throne. n,
Area Of Crown Lands Il
The statement of the former Quee
was In part as follows:
During my reign as Queen of Ha
wall, the area of the Crown lands wa
ahout l'OoO,OOO acreSi the presen
value. OF these lands IL over $l2,
100000,
The income from the lands at III
time my government was overthrow
was, over $65. 900 per year. This sun
went direct to the occupants OF III
throne. In addition to the privy purse
amounting TO $4,000 a year, Go
maintaining the royal household
,"Three separate and valuabl
pieces of the Crown lands of Hawa
have been taken for the direct use {
the Federal Government. One trac
adjoining Honolulu harbor, is occl
pied by the Honolulu Naval Statio
Including the coaling yards and tv
wharves; another is the site
Camp Shafter, now equipped as pc