Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 266, 21 Iulai 1893 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

In an editorial complaining about the ecarcity of our »upply laet Wednesday. the Star take» <xcasion to etate that there wa« “no want of raoney in the past to me«t the n«cessary expense. but the monarchy preferred to waele its subelanee on an “anny” and “navy.” “emb&B»i«s abr»ad and mounlehank state «ntertainments whieh awoke the ridicule of every foreigner who witneeeed tbem.” That ie not bad for the paper whieh at all and every time upholds and praisea ;n the m<>st nauseatiug terms, the great qualitie» of Messrs. Thureton, Dole and oompany. Perhapa the editor does not remember that these gentlemen were in office from 1887 to 1890. That previoue to 1882, all cabinete were virtually c>mposed of men who either themselve« or Uirough their political affiiiations formed tbe so mueh praised Refonn Party, but, who neverthelesa —Althougb. as the 8tar says, there was plenty of money — did not e >nsider it necegeary or advi»able to do more in regard to the Honolulu Water Works, than wa» doue. To see the organ of the P.G. prate about rumored expenses in former days for armies or navic» or enibaesies, is rather amueing when we remember that its papfeeder is equandering all available funds to feed the mtrcenaries to whom it trust its existence and uses what i» Ieft for sa!arie» for ■peeial and extra ambassadors. When did this government ever consider it necessary to have a minister resident (as Mr.Thureton) in Washington besides a epeoial commissioner (a* Mr. Alexander) pre«umably to furnish Mr. Thurston with respeciability or brains, not to »p«ak of an ex-major to act as secretary to the other two, bc* •ides looking up o!d fri«nds, who will throw th«ir inAuenee (!I) in for the annexation cau»e for•ooth? Ii aounda niee to hear this talk about extravagance when the very figuree of the Mini»ter of Finanee every week show that not a cent is spent f>r puhlie improvements nor for anything whieh ia any way ean tend to further improve the credit of the country and the pro«perity of the nalion. The royali»t legaciea about whieh the Star man prate» in the aame editorial wo hav« patiently waiting to see an account of. Tbe liat whieh was published by the minister showed that on!y one item of tbe preeent indebt«dnees (on open aeeouni) waa inhented from the monarchy and that waa the amount du« to the Risdon Iron Works for the dr» dger whieh has to be paid fbr in Deoemb«r. We alao believe that there was a small Uem claimed to be du« somebody for aome aervicea to be paid from

th® appropri»tioD for auU-«nter-i&inmenU. P»rhap* that amounl (&bout ha» given the c*uae for &I1 the howi again»t the &Ileged exlravagance under ihe monarchv aud we have ue doabt li'.al Mr. Damon or the Miui?ter of Foreign Affaira have Uken apeeial oaine to avoid exp!aining the p>erfect propriety of that am«>unl. whieh by the way waa advanced bv the Queen, per»oually, awaiting the pa»sige of the appropriation hill, with Ihe under»l.tn'ling thal the tnonev should be refnnded when it i was available, whieh wa» done. »o aē not to make the di8‘erent etorekeepera, and others. wait for what wa» due them as evidently is the policy of the present regime The items we believe, were incurred as f»llo»s: Brenkfa3t for the French Commis»ioner Mon»ieur d’ \nglade upon his de parture March 28-1892. # 40.60 Dinner to Rear Admiral George Brown U. S. N. on "April 9-1892 153.15 Breakfast to the Captain of the ‘'Eauana” 65.15 State Ball, July 8-1892 289.74 $ 548.64 If the eteward of the Pacific Club has bills to that amount “for entertaining Chinamen” as the annexation organs tells us, ther belong the to Star entertainment’e aeeounl and not to the raonarchy.