Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 12, 15 January 1894 — RIDICULOUS MUS. MORE COMMENT ON MR. DOLES LABORS. [ARTICLE]

RIDICULOUS MUS. MORE COMMENT ON MR. DOLES LABORS.

P»RT III. (Communicattd.) In Part II, it w*s clearly showu that there did andoul'tedlv exist a mutual understar.ding on the subject raatter of arbitra* tion l>et»eeu Queen Liliaokalani, and Mr. Dole and his satellites. It will now be most conclusively hhown. that the provisional government “did submit their elaim to the sovereignity of this conutry, to the ndjudication of tbe Lnited States,” and alao, that Mr. Dole and his sntellit«8 recognized the Hun. J. H I3Iount as an Akbithatob. Written statements are stubborn facts to deny. To prove the falsity of Mr. Dole’s deuials rcgarding his governmeni’a waut of know!edge in tbe matter of arbitration, its own expressions of opiuion as voiced through its orgau the A(Jverliaer will be used. Those aentiments as expressed ia an editorial, whieh appeared in the Advertiser on the moruing of Mr. l>lount s departure from this city after a four months iuvestigation into our polilieal atlairs. are noteworthy. It will not be of any use for Mr. I)ole to deny the fact, that, the stateraents eonlained in the editorial referred to, did unquestionably and undeniably express the settled opiniona of himsolf aud his government, ou tho snbject matter of arbitratiou. Mr. Dole says, ”an arbitrator ean be created only by the act of two parties.” “Tou may not be aware, but sucb is the fact, that at uo time until tho presentation of tho elaim of the President of the United States of his right to iuiuterfere iu the internal atfairs of this countrv, by you ou December 19th, has this governmeut been ofllcially informed by the l'nited 8tates government that any such course was contemplated. And not until the publioalion of Mr. Groshara’s lotter to the President of the United States on the Hawaiiau guestion, had we auy reliable intimatiou ot snch a policy.” “If your conteution that Preaident Cleveland believes tbat this governmout and the exqueen bave submitted tbeir respoctive claims to the sovereigntv of this country, to the adjudication of the United Statos is oorrect, then, may I nsk, when and where has the Presideut hold his court of Arbitration? This govemment has had uo noiioe of the sitting of such a tribunal and no opportuuity of presenting evidence of its olairos. lf Mr. Blonut’s investigations wero a part of the proceediugs of such h court, this government did not know it and was never iuformed of it.” For n reply to the above question and also to the untruthful allegations in the above quotations, Mr. Dole’s attention is called to the l«tter from President Clevelaud handed to him bv Mr. B!onut, in whieh the “Presideut iuforms Mr Dole, that Mr. Blouut is my special Commissiouer to visit the Hawaiian Islauds and make report con«jerning the present status of atf,iirs in that country'.’* The Court of Arbitratioo was evidently tben beld iu Honolulu. The following expreesions from that—no doubt iuspired—editorUl iu the *’ r tbrows a ditferent view on tlio iu*tter in question. Mr. Dole might aUo read them with interest an ariHtru(or he (Mr. Blount) placed upon oue «ide t*^ y amhilion» of oontcnding pohlioai fsctionsand dīd his dutv to his coontry withont fear ot favor by & flnditg of ll»e fact>, aud leavmg the butden of the great responsibilitv of deteriaii*iug tha fature weal or woe uf the liawaiian islauds to

tbe integrity a*v:l ja?*tnt*sfe4 of the ! United SUtes of America. Again. in the &tme etlitoriaI. uiav be foond the following fnrther evūience* to prove the fal>ity of th«>se ailegations - The bnlk of the people. and especially Ameneu». following the lead of the Provisional Gorernment, placed the matters in dispnte wLolly in the bands of the American repre»entative. and sn»pended farther aeUon UDtii au an»wer shonld be received upon ihe prc>poi*ition of anuexation iti.-ide bv the Hawaiian commis sioners to the authoritie$ at Washington. !r “From Ihe momenl this determiualioo was arrived at wiih the lacding of Mr. £lount in Hawaii, be was treated virtnally as an wrbitrator aud the cases of both aidē,- were Iaid before him on demand.” TLese have beor. fn!ly statcd and impartiai!v reported to the Uuitod Siates government. So maeh to prove, that in the persou of Mr. Blouut, there did eiist au Arbitrator. Mr. Dole next attaeks Mr. Blount’smodeof procedure iumak ing his investigations. Thatinspired editorial aiso furnishes i uformation on tbat snbject; and ahowa Mr. Dole’s assertions to be unfounded. As wili be seen on reading these extracts: “It may bo truthfnlly sa?d that Mr. BIount’s arrival at first caused more or less disappointmeut from the extremists of both sides. Loeal politics in Hawaii blinded the factional leaders somewhat to the policy and line of procednre whieh would inevitabie be followed by tbe representative of a great power, called in to report upou the existent couditions of a countrv whieh felt it bad outgrown an unfit form of government and pending a sett!ement of its afiairs, had established a Provisional government, demanding that the Hawaiiun islands be m-tde an active participant and member of the great re[>ublic whieh represents western civilization iu tbe Pacific.” “At fii-st the Americans failed to look upon Mr. Blount othevwise tban as a conntryman and tlie royalists refused to view him in I j any other light than as a savior eome to restore the raonarchy. I Ho proved to be neither of these 1 j —he proved to be a representative 1 of the Araerican people as a whole, and refused to view Hawa iian afiairs from u party or factional standpoint.” ‘ ‘The details of his investigation were mado after his own metbod, , whieh, as far as known, has been one of singular wisdom and jnstness.” Mr. Dole says, that Mr. Blouut was ouly here a few months; and being so occnpied with his work of investigation ‘‘that he had little opportunity left for receiviug those impressious of the state of afi\iirs, etc.,” The sontiments of Mr. Dole and his government as voiced iu that inspired editorial, was this: “That he shonld be ahle after a four months’ residence, during whieh he bas investigated and reported upon existiug conditions snch as happen bnt onee in the iife of a nutiun, and retain, with ven T few exceptions, the respect nnd friendship of both sides, fighting the political battle to the death. is a triumph of diplomaoy and statesmanahip that demands puhlie plaudit without reference to political or racial difi’erences from a loeal standpoinl."’ In a news article in thejsame paper, appear these lines: “Minister Blonnt arrived here on Marcb ‘29th, by tbe U. S. 1 revenne cntter Kichard Eusb, and has couseqnontly been soraething over four uiouths an official sojourner in the Hawaiian Isiands. His work in proparing I his report on Hawaiian aflu»irs to the Lnited States Goverument has occupied fally four months of his time. In this period, with the aid of one secretary, as comraissioner and ministev to these islands, be has performed an amonnl of labor that probablv very few men in the United States or elsewhere wonld be able to | perform in tho same tiuie and nnder similar difficnit circnmalaneea.” “F;rst the facts were gleaoed in the most thorough aud searching manuer from all sides of the ; ijuestion at issue. The amonut Iof verbosity accompauving the testimony maile the labor of edit- i [ ing and sifting the evidence verv great, Added to this was th*e | eolleeiion and eompilalion of j eeonomie «nd historical facts and statistics whieh were reoeived | arranged down to the honr I alinost that Mini»ter BUmnt s report was forwanied to Washiiigton a fow weeks ago.” Mr. Dole sa\-s. “Mr, Bloant : eame here as a &trauger and at • onee entered upon hia duties.” ► That inspired aUiele. saya:

< "From ibe moment the Richard Rusb arrived in tbe Honolulu h»rbor, Mr. filoant showed kimself tbe right man in the right ! plaee. and snbsequent eTeuls h;ive proved the visdom of Presi deat Cleveland in to H iwaii a mau and statesman of Mr. B!oant's abilities and experienee.” *’That an entire stranger and a foreigner. in one sense of the word. shon!d dtop inlo the Hawaiiaa world in the midst of rev«.>lotioo accomplished and the exeiiemeni whieh always aeeompanies such an apheaval, withont exeit:ogtheopposition or dietrost of coatending fictions, was an exceptionaI feat.” ‘ It is just probable that no dir*lomat of the United Suttes was ever before seot npon so delicate a mission on sach shoVt notice, who has filled the bill w:th snch entire sati>faction to all tbe iuterested parties.” Mr Dole says, tbat, ‘ He (Mr. BIonnt) saw the country from his cottage in the center of Honolula, mainly tbrongh the eyes of the witnessess whom he examiued.” Can it be that Mr. Dole has forgotteu the attentions he aud his coileagues paid to Mr. Blount during his sojourn in this city? How frequeutly they dined him? How often merubers ,o£ the present Cabinet were seen walking with Mr. Blount on the streets? How about the yachting trips, and the excursions on tbe railroad? H ,ive all of those incidonts es caped Mr. Dole’s memory! It is weil known that Mr. Blouut accepted courtesies frora tbe raembers of this governmeut and not from those of tbe oppositiou. Does Mr. Dole uot know. tbat ) Mr. Blount was aecustoraed to walk moruiugs and eveuings about the city? That, tbe day, on whieh Mr. Dole and his satellites moved tbeir offices, to tbe Palaee Building, Mr. BIonnt ; took the opportunity of riding past the government building in a tnmcar, and saw that highhauded proceeding for hiinself? Yet, Mr. DoIe has the presnmption to say, that Mr. Blouut on!y , saw the country from biscottage. The reraaining a!legations eontained in Mr. Dole’s brief, may be refuted by tho following 1 paragraphs, also taken frora that precious inspired editorial. "The people of Hawaii, with a few exceptions to be fouud iu tbe ultra anti Amenoan faction, will unite in wishing Minister Blount God-speed.” ‘‘The Americr.nsof Hawaii will hokl him in tbe highest estiraation, aud \vill part with him with regret, no matter what is the nltimate decision of the United States regarding the annexation , of these islands.” Mr. Dole now endeavors to ”show up” the misrule of the Goveruments under King Kalakaua and Queen Liliuokalani. That point ha? already beeen eouclusivly set aside and rebuked ' by artic!es in the HōLOMUA and Bulletin. It is not uecessary to eularge upon it here, suffice it to say, that never in the history of these Islands havo the Hawaiiana been ruled over by such tyraunieal, despot;c and oligarchical methods, as has been exj>erienced during the past year. hat effect Dole’s stupendons brief may have onPresidentCleveland’s policy remains to be seon. The following extract from a letter received by a gentleman in ; this city, from a prominent business man in San Francisco, shows appropriation of President CIeveI land. *‘Our sympathy is with yonr Queen and we feel it woukī be simple justice to have her restored to her rightful tbrone. The friends and followera of the previous ad ninistration seem detennined on making a strong i fight in defense of their act, and ; are doing all in their power to create a feeling against President : Cleveland and the course he seems disposed to pnrsue; but he is a great man, a man of the people and for the peopla, and will stand firm against all odds, when he feels satisfiod that his position is the correct ona.”

The name “American,” aa appropriated by a secret po!iticai I organizationiiere is a most decided misnomer. “Amenean” js, or w»s. synonymons !or oae who believed in rigbt against wrong aad one who wouid assist the weak against the strong in tbe etfort to expose vrroag doae, i eapeeialK- in high plaeea. “For the pnhlie good/’ is an “Amerieau ’ moUo &nd naany a good

! man has ”gone under’ »Q *h*t i endeavor. Bat. wbat do we. ’ 0 fHawaii, fiud ‘ Amenean to. ■of Iate. mean heraf Siroply that the word has heeome synonymoas ► witli, nsurpation, tyranny, es- '! pion«ge, ballying and injustice IOr else wby does the, so-caIIed, American Leagne ostracize exCaptain Juen. for their stated . ! reison. in writin£r- that he bad exM - J the damnable dynaraito 1 plot ’in a Royallst paper. ’ Was that Amer.can, in its action? Tne exposare. by tbe only newspaper tbat dared to print it, of a ‘ piot most dangerous to tho safety of tbe whole commanity, to be condemned- The exp , ' | sine was too bitter a bill for the honest (?) annexation, papers, to swal!ow i j themselves or present to their partisans, and Jueu availed hiraselfof tbe only opportunity. As yet the charges are unrefuted and' the League may, with justice, reeonsider their fo.MX pas and ; ostracize the Marsbal. I The Star bus beeu coudvicted, iu its late biackguard conrso, "to the entire satisf »ction of the share-holders.’ So say the directors. AVheu they leam that their bull is being gored they wiil very probable ch.mge their tune aad joiu iu a ditferent chorns. “Tbe times cbange and men change w*ith them,’’ and,mayhap, in tbe near future, the cbanges rung upon some of tbeir sins of commission, or omission, may not prove such satisfactory read1 ing. Many of the Star’s stocki holders livo in large glass houses, their repntations founded ou saud, and when the bricks of , critcism and hurled,breaches will be made whieh will allow the light of exposure to be cast upon their other selves and tbe : | water of trath will reveal a Hyde where a Jekyll was supi posed to be. Tbere is something very rotten iu the politics of the anuexationists wheu they uow publicly give certificates of goo d cbaracter, to a, mauy-times I - libellous sheet.