Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 146, 23 June 1894 — How Did They Get There? [ARTICLE]

How Did They Get There?

A while ago the A irertii*r was rery mueh worried, l>ecaose cer tain st>no idols found on a de>ert islands bv private individnals hail been retained by them and wore to l>e sold for the sole benefit and nse of said indiriduals. Adverti«er claimed that the aforesaid idols were the property of the Hawaiiau Government and it stated th >t even if Minister King had sanctioned the appro priation of soch idols by private individuals he had no right to do so. We presurae that the Adctr- ' ti*er isalwa\s r ght—at least it tells ns so Jaily, aud we would therefore be pleased to hear how it ean explain the appropriation by certain governraent ofticia!s of a lot of property fouud in the palaee ou the 18th of Jannary, 1893, when the Queen evacuated. Among tbe difterent objects of value \vere Kalakau i's collectiou of swords. As tbe trustoes of his estate did uot ela m thera. they presumably be'ong to the goveru meut. Where aro they now? They are, we are told, adorn : ng the wal'sof the private resideuces of certain oflicers of the p. g. By wbat authoritv, raay we ask? Certain tea sets. dinuer sets and other crockerv with the Hawaiian coat of-arras are the pride of certaiu ofticin!s, and used on festive occasious. Will the A<l- > f'rtiser tell ns by what authoritv? Let us remeraber tbatweare eonst intly told that the !ate StevensWiltzo revolntion was one of the most virtuous raovements ever seeu. and that the heroes and patriots who laid down their lives ouee or raore were siroply doing so from the purēst motiws of JisiuteresteJuess and forthegood cause lt is therefore surprisiug to fiud that these patriots took occasions to loot a governraent bai!ding, «ud to-*nn» <jene appropriato goverumeut property for their owu use Accordiug to the Adverti*er, nobody couid have given them permissiou to comiuit such a barefaced robbery. and the taxpayersare simply swindled We uow expect to see the \irtuous o>orning crower flap bis wiugs and eaekle » deiuand that all the property so ab>tracted be de ivered up withont de’ay, and either sold at public auctiou for tho benefit of the treasnry. or donated to the rauseum as ai ticles of historic »1 iuteres>. D> be viruojs no.v, litfe Ti< v.