The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-02-22
QUEEN SUES
HER TRUSTEES
Brings an Action in Court for
Revocation of Deed of
Trust.

Queen Liliuokalani, through her new
legal representatives, Thompson, Glenn
ons & Wilder, has begun suit in the
circuit court to revoke the deed of
trust to A. s. Cleghurn, W. o. Smith
and Curtis P. Iaukea, and the bill of
complaint is in effect charge of unfair
action and undue influence by Iaukea,
the trustee who profits most by the
trust deed. John Dominis Aimoku and
Joseph Kaipo Aea, the two principal
benefciaries under the deed of trust,
join with the Queen in the instrument
of revocation, which thus becomes chief
ly an effort on the Queen Is part to get
her property out of the hands of Tau
kea, the man whom she accuses of hav-
ing misled her into signing the deed
of trust.
The complaint states in effect that
Iaukea, through his failure properly to
advise Liliuokalani, who had long relied
on his advice, counsel and aid, is to
blame for the fact that there is in the
deed of trust no provision for its revo-
cation. The complaint sets forth "That
said defendant, Curtis P. Iaukea, at all
times herein mentioned was, and now
is, a man of commanding presence, of
suave manners, of smooth ways, of wide
and valuable experience in, affairs of
state and otherwise, of much culture
through education, travel in foreign
countries and otherwise, and generally
was and is man of the world'
The Queen states in her complaint
that she relied solely upon the advice
and counsel of Iaukea, and she was not
advised by him to have inserted any
clause providing for the revocation of
the deed of trust, nor was she advised
by him that the trust deed would act
to defeat any will which she might
subsequently make. She did not know
until after she had reached California
| that the deed was on its face irrevoca-
BILE. Though the complaint does not
say so. it is probable that it was Aea
who first advised the Queen of the
way she had put herself into the hands
of Taukea. Aea, as was stated in The
| Advertiser n few days ago, considered
| himself insulted and unduly restrained
! by Iaukea as soon as the Queen was
out of sight, and he promptly followed
her to tell her how things were being
done in her absence. The complaint
sets forth that as soon as she was
advised of the real state of affairs. she
took prompt action to have the deed
of trust revoked. The revocation was
signed in Washington. January 81.
AS the trustees have declared that
they will not. in Justice to the Queer
herself. surrender their trust. the pros
poets are that there will be lonl
legal battle through the courts.
Is Still Hopeful.
The Queen is now on her way bacl
to Hawaii, and according to alleged
interviews recorded by the Associated
Press. says she has not yet given VI
hope of getting congress to compensate
her for the loss of the crown lands
The following is one of the interviews
appearing in the mainland papers:
CHICAGO, February 10.-Forme
Oueen Liliuokalani of the Hawaiian
Islands left Chicago for San Francisco
last night on her way from Washington
70 her home, after futile plea t.
have congress compensate her for th
crown lands which were taken from he
by the United States at the time o
, the Island revolution in 1893. Her sec
rotary is her only companion on he
journey.
"I have not given up hone yet,
} declared the ex-Queen. "The land
which were taken from me are min
and I believe the United States govern
; ment will come to some settlement wit
5 me. The lands are worth about $12
, 100000.
'What I have lost in money I hav
' gained in the increased popularit
(. among my people. / am still Quee
+ in their eyes"