Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 25, 30 Ianuali 1894 — MINISTER WILLIS. [ARTICLE]

MINISTER WILLIS.

As a Critic. The toiie of Minister Willis' ck-spatches indicate th t the represenUtive of the l'nite«l St;»tes here is fnvoriug the iuemhere of j the Provision.il Gov rninent iu spite of the iustilts nml eouioin- ! acv heapeel upou his head by the i revolutionists. We feel just.fied in arriviug at tliis conclasion j wheu «e reud the c«'muieuts of His Excellency on the meu wlio | w, re mentioued liy Mr. Ch.irles l Wilson —\vith or without author- ! itv—«s being consi «lered fittcd 1 aml qualified to act ns u eouneil . in the sottling of the disturbed | aliaiis of the Hawaiian Kingdom. } Muiister Willis speaksas follows: j Au analy*is o/ tfie li»t of special iulvisers, v:hether nutive or/oreiffn, is not evcouro>jing to the friende o/ goc'd goternuunt or Ainerican iuterests. Now we wonld like to know how Mr. Willis has »rrived at that conclusion. It cannot cer taiuly be froui hiaown kno\vledge of the characters of the men whum he virtually condemns? lt uiust then huve been from statements made to him by m<!U who are politicaliy opposed to the loyal cause of Hawaii, aud \ve regrot to say that His Excelleucy by such action is following in tho footsteps of Mr. John L. Stevens who allowed himself—but for a purpose—to lie baniboozled by the missionary crowd whieh iufests the country. The associates of Miuister Willis in this city are so limited in number that it does not take a groat deal of shi*ewd ness to guess the source from whieh His Excellency bas gathered his iuformation and arrived at his conclusions. We publish two listsof nauies, oue containing those of the presont members of the Pro visional Government whom Mr. Willis evidently cons:der immaculate and one picked from the namos whieh it is claimed that Mr. C. B. Wilson furnished to the ministor as being those of competent and confidenoe-iu-spiring men. The large majority nf our c:tizens will not be mueh in doubt as to whieh set represent the meu who eommaml the full and absolute confidence aud respect of all classes aiul who would be elected under any form of » frauchise by an overwhelming majority. Minister Willis h»s yet mueh to learn: The pr«Mnt From the “not enOoverument. couragiug” list of Wilhou. S. F. IX.le J 0. Carter S. M. Damou W.G. Irwin J. A. King C T. Onliek W . O. Su>ith Panl Nenuianu F. IUtch 0. W. Ashford C. \' ililer P. A. Sch;iefer C. Bolte H. E. Mclutyre J. 1 uiuieimh J. Philhps Cecil Bruwu A. P. Peterson D. Teuuey C. O Berger J -. Nott E. B. Thonias " ■ Alleu II. A. Wiileniaun J W. H. Kickard H. aterhonse T. K. Walker J. F. M>>rgau Oeo. Truussean A. \\>nug John H >ss K. Bnhr A. Mnrques J. Memiouea E, S. Ouuha These names are selected at random froxn Mr. ilson's foreign list and we rejveat that the ownen» of tboso names would be a more representative body than tlie prcsent goveruinent and also a more reprej»entative American body. If Miuister Willis will take the trouhle to compare the two lists he will find that the one representing the men whom he derides and calls “uot encour«ging’’ comprise more wealtb more iutelligeuce aud iuore resj>ectability among them thau is to be fouud among the preseut eouueillors. And finally there are as mauy uative—boru Amerioans amoug them than ean be found in the present ven* “polyglot” Iot of Hawaiiau (!) legialators.