The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-02-05
THE QUEEN AND
HER BIC CLAIM
By Ernest O. Walker.
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WASHINGTON, January 1S.-Queen
I,iliuokalani IS claim has been present.
ed before the House Committee on
Claims and is receiving considerable i'm
vetus before Congress. The arguments
In her behalf before the House COM
mittee were apparently received with
some favor, although there was some
divergence of ground on which these
arguments were advanced
Former Judge f. NJ. Hatch appeared
m his private capacity solely as one
who had participated in the changes
af government in the islands. He ig-
snred the argument that the change
af government was due to the armed
forces of the United States and that
therefore this government ought to rec
ompense the Queen, in some part at
least, for the property she lost thereby.
Judge Hatch pointed out to the House
eommittee the various steps by which
the reigning house of Hawaii had con-
scented to n constitution and granted
two.thirds of the land to the people.
He likewise pointed out the legal steps
by which the Queen had acquired
life estate in the crown lands. There
lad never been any legal act by which
she was deprived of that property right.
Tho United States had simply become
the beneficiary of the revolutionists of
Hawaii, who had appropriated those
lands to their own uses. The argu-
ment was so well fashioned and sound
ed so sensible that it commanded close
attention from the committee.
Mr.. George b. Mcclellan also spoke
IN behalf of the claim, but he urged
an appropriation on the ground that the
landing of marines had fastened and
aided the overturn of the monarchy
Yesterday the Queen granted an inter
view to several newspaper correspond
snts, an account regarding which ap'
reared in the Washington Herald OF
This morning as follows:
The Interview.
Lilinokalani, former Queen of the Ha
waiian Islands, bent with age and hel
face scanned with lines of care, received
with pitiful semblance of former days
when she welded the royal scepter, q
delegation of newspaper men yesterday
afternoon, through whom she made hel
East appeal to the people of the United
States and members Of Congress for rec
ompense for the loss of crown lands IN
her native islands.
Through the interview, the former
Queen sat staring into space, inclinine
her head only when Intercepted by
Prince Cupid, her nephew, who, will
George Mcclellan, her personal repre-
sentative, acted as spokesman.
Received by Prince Cupid.
The callers were received by Prime,
Cupid, or, to give him his proper title
Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole. Whei
all had arrived, Queen Liliuokalani en-
tered the room leaning on the arms o
Princess Elizabeth Kahanu Kaauwa
Kalanianaole, and Mr. Mcclellan. Sh
ave royal attire.
The gown, which hung straight froI
abe shoulders. was of dark gray velvet
trimmed down the front and around tn
Bodice with deep red velvet and lace
Her principal ornament was a larg
zameo pin, an heirloom in the family
made in Europe and presented to Ka
snehameha II. by a reigning monarch
She wore only two rings and bracele
Of native design.
After greeting the newspaper men
the former Queen lapsed into silenc
until shortly De1ore tne interview wa
at an end, when she said:
A'I want nothing from the Unite
States but justice, and, having faile
tn receive recognition from Congress
Baye decided to appeal to the people
through the press. If the people kne1
the exact status of my case they woul
have their representatives in Congress
do something in the matter. ~
Has Aged Greatly.
Queen LiliuOkalani is in her seventy
6rst year, and yesterday was the frs
time she has received newspaper men i
Ten years. Since being deprived of tn
Hawaiian throne in 1898, the Quee
has aged greatly.
al have come to Washington agai
m my declining years to make pei