The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-16
DECLARATION
Of WAR BY
KUH|O
Definitely Announces Himself Op-
posed to the Republican
Administration.
M0TT-SMITH DOESN'T CARE
Action of Delegate, in View of
Recent Statements, Comes
as Surprise.
M0TT-SMITH DOESN'T CARE

Kuhio has declared that he can not
square his convictions on the land ques-
tion of Hawaii with the acts of the
Republican executive and that he is out
definitely in opposition to that execu-
tive.
Acting Governor Mott-Smith says he
does not care in the least what Kuhio
may says that he will not attempt to
make any further explanations to XII
hio, and that if Kuhio wishes to attack
the executive as part of his campaign
fer the denomination of the Republican
Or any other party he is welcome to.
ST am pau with him. says the Acting
Governor
Kuhio, in written statement of his
position, intimates that before long
there will be men in Office in the CAPT
toll Sin close and direct touch with the
poor people in the country who want
their lands
What this may mean nobody knows.
The breach in the party's ranks sup
posed to have beer puttied up by Ku-
HOS recantation of his Waiohinu de-
nunciations of the Governor, is widened
now practically beyond repair.
The question to be answered is
whether Kuhio takes with him any con-
siderable portion of the Republican par
ty, or whether his attack upon the Re
publican executive, the Republican land
policy. the action of the Republican
majority in the legislature and the par
ty generally-as his statements concern
ing the party can not but be harmful
to twill be taken to mean his retire
ment from the party, which can look
elsewhere for candidate to head its
ticket next year.
An Opportunist.
Kuhio's latest manifesto was receiv-
ed yesterday with great deal of sur
prise. After the statement published
in The Advertiser on Tuesday morning,
coming from the Acting Governor and
coneurred in by the Delegate, the gen
eral opinion was that a disagreeable
matter had been put at one side for a
while, at least Many thought that the
incident was closed one. Few could
bring themselves to believe that the
Delegate could sanction the statement
made unless he had been thoroughly
convinced that he erred seriously IN
branding Governor Frear as a liar.
1t was realized of course at the time,
that Kuhio had gone straight from a
series of caucuses with the Governor
and the party leaders, in which the
land laws was the only subject dis
cussed, and accused the Governor of
not acting in straightforward way on
the land question and had come back
from campaign actually against the
Governor to confess his error, but it
was not thought that he would go direct
from this confession to another denun-
citation.
This was the occasion for the sur
prise with which Kuhio S latest has been
received. It is not so much the senti-
ments expressed as the thrice sudden
change of front he has shown.
1t is supposed that Kuhio found an
anti-Frear sentiment on Hawaii and
fell in with it: returned to Honolulu
to find the Acting Governor laying for
him and promptly took back what he
had said: then had gone out and found
someone to stiffen his back again, re-
sulting in yesterdays announcement of
policy.
The least that is said concerning the
Delegate is that he has shown a won
derful versatility during the past thir-
ty days.
The general opinion heard along Mer-
chant and Fort street is that Kuhio is
proving an opportunist, ready to drop
whatever convictions he may have as
EXPRESSED at the various caucuses pre-
ceding the converting of the legislature
and ready to adopt those supposed to
he popular with the majority of Hawai-
IanS.
Kuhio's Statement.
Kuh;o's manifesto and declaration of
principles was published in the Bulletin
yesterday afternoon. said to be care
fully prepared and written statement.
This is:
''The average Republican voter IN
Honolulu does not realize that revo-
tuition is going on in the minds OF the
Hawaiian neorle on this question of
the public lands, and not only IN the
minds of The Hawaiian people. but also
IN the minds of the poorer classes Of
every nationality among US. l had to
confront that sentiment last election,
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