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1 1 1 8 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
matter of surprise that they look with fond recollections to the throne
and the old institutions. The future seems so uncertain that they can
not conceive what is in store for them, but when they find that they are
treated justly under the new government, as they have been from the
first day of its formation, and indorsed their attempts to effect organic
union with the United States, they will quickly give it their confidence."
Senator FEYE. Did you have an interview with Hon. A. Kahi?
Mr. HOBS. Yes.
Senator FEYE. A prominent member of the last royal Hawaiian Legislature?
Mr. HOES. Yes. Shall I read it?
Senator FEYE. Yes.
"I am 53 years old. During all these years I have lived under the
Hawaiian monarchy, that is, under Kamehameha HI, IV, and V, Lunalilo,
Kalakaua, and the late Queen Liliuokalani. I was personally
acquainted with all of these rulers, but it was not until the reign of
Kalakaua that I commenced to take an active part in public life. I
was perfectly familiar with the whole of that monarch's career. During
the first half of his reign he conducted the Government with some
regard to decency, but during the latter half the native Hawaiian people
strongly objected to his actions. During the whole of this period
the voice of the common people was never heard or felt in the Legislature.
The King's henchmen and creatures were elected through the
power and influence of the Grown for the sole purpose of carrying out
the wishes of the King, in utter disregard of the desires and rights of
the masses of the Hawaiian people. The common people had no show
whatever at the elections. The Government officials were everywhere
instructed to compel the people to elect the King's favorites. During
these years many self-respecting Hawaiians resisted the encroachments
of absolutism and made a desperate, but unavailing, fight
against overwhelming odds. Kalakaua controlled every district justice,
assessor, tax-collector, sheriff', and all other Government officials,
and, through them, controlled the polls and drowned the voice of the
people. The rule of the late Queen has been just as rotten and corrupt
as that of her brother Kalakaua. The greatest mistake of her
reign was the fact that she exceeded her brother in seeking and acting
upon the advice of the most unwise and corrupt counselors, and it was
this mistake on her part that cost her her throne. I stand for the
rights of the people and not for the rights of any privileged person.
"Monarchy is dead, and I am glad of it. I rejoice and am proud to
support the Provisional Government, for it commands my perfect confidence,
and I was the fifth person in the country to swear my alleigiauce
to it. What I desire is a firm and strong government, and I
shall do everything to promote its stability. If we could have a stable
republic, with President Dole at its head for four years, and his successor
to hold office for the same length of time, it would be an ideal
government, but if the present Provisional Government strongly
advise annexation to the United States, as seems to be the fact, I shall
heartily give it and the movement my support. My determination in
this respect is fixed and unchangeable. There is no going backward;
we must go forward. I believe that all those who will stop to think
will agree with the views which I have expressed. I shall do everything
in my power to show my constituents that these views are the
only path to prosperity, and I believe that I shall succeed. The great
mass of the Hawaiians are very poor, and some radical change must
be made or they will be unable to obtain their means of livelihood.
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 1115)
There are foreign adventurers inthis country, whose names I need not
mention, who are cast down because by the recent change in public
affairs they have lost the government pap. They are nothing but
soreheads, and have grossly deceived and misled the native Hawaiians.
Again, I say, 1 rejoice in the new order of things. I stated on the
floor of the recent Legislature that the conduct of affairs under the late
monarchy was thoroughly rotten. We have had quite enough of it,
and it is my firm belief that the native Hawaiians will quickly recognize
the recent government changes as a great blessing."
Mr. HOES. I ought to say one word in connection with this.
Senator GEAY. Were those notes made at the time of the conversation
?
Mr. HOES. That is what I was about to speak of. The fact is, Mr.
Kauhi can not speak a word of English, yet this statement of his
seems to read very smoothly. I had a friend with me when I called
upon Mr. Kauhi, who understood the Hawaiian language as perfectly as
he did the English. This friend talked to Kauhi, received his replies
to his questions, and then communicated them to me in English. I took
his statement home and wrote it out, and then took it to my friend and
told him that I would not be satisfied with it until it was submitted to
its author. I went back with my friend to Kauhi, who translated the
statement to him, and Kauhi said it was correct.
Senator FEYE. YOU stated you were studying the people for historical
purposes ?
Mr. HOES. Yes; and also to learn contemporary opinion.
Senator FEYE. DO you know E. W. Wilcox?
Mr. HOES. Fairly well.
Senator FEYE. Who is he?
Mr. HOES. He is the man who figured so prominently and conspicuously
in the revolution of 1887, and has mingled in politics more or
less ever since, and was a member of the last Hawaiian Legislature.
Senator FEYE. DO you know whether he was a witness before Mr.
Blount or not?
Mr. HOES. I do not know.
Senator FEYE. Did you have an interview with Wilcox?
Mr. HOBS. Yes.
Senator FEYE. Is this the interview? [Exhibiting the paper.]
Mr. HOES. Yes.
Senator FEYE. YOU may state when that was.
Mr. HOBS. Shortly after the revolution.
" INTERVIEW OF R. W. WILCOX WITH R. R. HOES, HONOLULU, JANUARY
27, 1893.
"What are your views, Mr. Wilcox, in regard to the present situation
in general?
"Queen Liliuokalani brought these evils upon herself and the country
both by her personal corruption, and that of her Government. She
surrounded herself with bad advisers, and seemed determined to drive
tlie nation to destruction. Good people had no influence over her whatever,
for she indignantly refused to listen to them. I believe that if we
can be annexed to the United States, the rights of all of our citizens, and
especially those of the native Hawaiians, will be protected more carefully
than they have ever been under the monarchy.
"What, in your opinion, is the personal feeling of the native Hawaiian
element in this community?

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-matter of surprise that they look with fond recollections to the throne and the old institutions. The future seems so uncertain that they can not conceive what is in store for them, but when they find that they are treated justly under the new government, as they have been from the first day of its formation, and indorsed their attempts to effect organic union with the United States, they will quickly give it their confidence."
+Senator {{sc|Frye.}} Did you have an interview with Hon. A. Kahi?
-Senator FRYE. Did you have an interview with Hon. A. Kahi?
+Mr. {{sc|Hoes.}} Yes.
-Mr. HOES. Yes.
+Senator {{sc|Frye.}} A prominent member of the last royal Hawaiian Legislature?
-Senator FRYE. A prominent member of the last royal Hawaiian Legislature?
+Mr. {{sc|Hoes.}} Yes. Shall I read it?
-Mr. HOES. Yes. Shall I read it?
+Senator {{sc|Frye.}} Yes.
-Senator FRYE. Yes.
+:"I am 53 years old. During all these years I have lived under the Hawaiian monarchy, that is, under Kamehameha III, IV, and V, Lunalilo, Kalakaua, and the late Queen Liliuokalani. I was personally acquainted with all of these rulers, but it was not until the reign of Kalakaua that I commenced to take an active part in public life. I was perfectly familiar with the whole of that monarch's career. During the first half of his reign he conducted the Government with some regard to decency, but during the latter half the native Hawaiian people strongly objected to his actions. During the whole of this period the voice of the common people was never heard or felt in the Legislature. The King's henchmen and creatures were elected through the power and influence of the Crown for the sole purpose of carrying out the wishes of the King, in utter disregard of the desires and rights of the masses of the Hawaiian people. The common people had no show whatever at the elections. The Government officials were everywhere instructed to compel the people to elect the King's favorites. During these years many self-respecting Hawaiians resisted the encroachments of absolutism and made a desperate, but unavailing, fight against overwhelming odds. Kalakaua controlled every district justice, assessor, tax-collector, sheriff, and all other Government officials, and, through them, controlled the polls and drowned the voice of the people. The rule of the late Queen has been just as rotten and corrupt as that of her brother Kalakaua. The greatest mistake of her reign was the fact that she exceeded her brother in seeking and acting upon the advice of the most unwise and corrupt counselors, and it was this mistake on her part that cost her her throne. I stand for the rights of the people and not for the rights of any privileged person.
-"I am 53 years old. During all these years I have lived under the Hawaiian monarchy, that is, under Kamehameha III, IV, and V, Lunalilo, Kalakaua, and the late Queen Liliuokalani. I was personally acquainted with all of these rulers, but it was not until the reign of Kalakaua that I commenced to take an active part in public life. I was perfectly familiar with the whole of that monarch's career. During the first half of his reign he conducted the Government with some regard to decency, but during the latter half the native Hawaiian people strongly objected to his actions. During the whole of this period the voice of the common people was never heard or felt in the Legislature. The King's henchmen and creatures were elected through the power and influence of the Crown for the sole purpose of carrying out the wishes of the King, in utter disregard of the desires and rights of the masses of the Hawaiian people. The common people had no show whatever at the elections. The Government officials were everywhere instructed to compel the people to elect the King's favorites. During these years many self-respecting Hawaiians resisted the encroachments of absolutism and made a desperate, but unavailing, fight against overwhelming odds. Kalakaua controlled every district justice, assessor, tax-collector, sheriff, and all other Government officials, and, through them, controlled the polls and drowned the voice of the people. The rule of the late Queen has been just as rotten and corrupt as that of her brother Kalakaua. The greatest mistake of her reign was the fact that she exceeded her brother in seeking and acting upon the advice of the most unwise and corrupt counselors, and it was this mistake on her part that cost her her throne. I stand for the rights of the people and not for the rights of any privileged person.
+:"Monarchy is dead, and I am glad of it. I rejoice and am proud to support the Provisional Government, for it commands my perfect confidence, and I was the fifth person in the country to swear my alleigiance to it. What I desire is a firm and strong government, and I shall do everything to promote its stability. If we could have a stable republic, with President Dole at its head for four years, and his successor to hold office for the same length of time, it would be an ideal government, but if the present Provisional Government strongly advise annexation to the United States, as seems to be the fact, I shall heartily give it and the movement my support. My determination in this respect is fixed and unchangeable. There is no going backward; we must go forward. I believe that all those who will stop to think will agree with the views which I have expressed. I shall do everything in my power to show my constituents that these views are the only path to prosperity, and I believe that I shall succeed. The great mass of the Hawaiians are very poor, and some radical change must be made or they will be unable to obtain their means of livelihood.
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-There are foreign adventurers in this country, whose names I need not mention, who are cast down because by the recent change in public affairs they have lost the government pap. They are nothing but soreheads, and have grossly deceived and misled the native Hawaiians. Again, I say, I rejoice in the new order of things. I stated on the floor of the recent Legislature that the conduct of affairs under the late monarchy was thoroughly rotten. We have had quite enough of it, and it is my firm belief that the native Hawaiians will quickly recognize the recent government changes as a great blessing."
+Mr. {{sc|Hoes.}} I ought to say one word in connection with this.
-Senator GRAY. Were those notes made at the time of the conversation?
+Senator {{sc|Gray.}} Were those notes made at the time of the conversation?
-Mr. HOES. That is what I was about to speak of. The fact is, Mr. Kauhi can not speak a word of English, yet this statement of his seems to read very smoothly. I had a friend with me when I called upon Mr. Kauhi, who understood the Hawaiian language as perfectly as he did the English. This friend talked to Kauhi, received his replies to his questions, and then communicated them to me in English. I took his statement home and wrote it out, and then took it to my friend and told him that I would not be satisfied with it until it was submitted to its author. I went back with my friend to Kauhi, who translated the statement to him, and Kauhi said it was correct.
+Mr. {{sc|Hoes.}} That is what I was about to speak of. The fact is, Mr. Kauhi can not speak a word of English, yet this statement of his seems to read very smoothly. I had a friend with me when I called upon Mr. Kauhi, who understood the Hawaiian language as perfectly as he did the English. This friend talked to Kauhi, received his replies to his questions, and then communicated them to me in English. I took his statement home and wrote it out, and then took it to my friend and told him that I would not be satisfied with it until it was submitted to its author. I went back with my friend to Kauhi, who translated the statement to him, and Kauhi said it was correct.
-Senator FRYE. You stated you were studying the people for historical purposes?
+Senator {{sc|Frye.}} You stated you were studying the people for historical purposes?
-Mr. HOES. Yes; and also to learn contemporary opinion.
+Mr. {{sc|Hoes.}} Yes; and also to learn contemporary opinion.
-Senator FRYE. Do you know R. W. Wilcox?
+Senator {{sc|Frye.}} Do you know R. W. Wilcox?
-Mr. HOES. Fairly well.
+Mr. {{sc|Hoes.}} Fairly well.
-Senator FRYE. Who is he?
+Senator {{sc|Frye.}} Who is he?
-Mr. HOES. He is the man who figured so prominently and conspicuously in the revolution of 1887, and has mingled in politics more or less ever since, and was a member of the last Hawaiian Legislature.
+Mr. {{sc|Hoes.}} He is the man who figured so prominently and conspicuously in the revolution of 1887, and has mingled in politics more or less ever since, and was a member of the last Hawaiian Legislature.
-Senator FRYE. Do you know whether he was a witness before Mr. Blount or not?
+Senator {{sc|Frye.}} Do you know whether he was a witness before Mr. Blount or not?
-Mr. HOES. I do not know.
+Mr. {{sc|Hoes.}} I do not know.
-Senator FRYE. Did you have an interview with Wilcox?
+Senator {{sc|Frye.}} Did you have an interview with Wilcox?
-Mr. HOES. Yes.
+Mr. {{sc|Hoes.}} Yes.
-Senator FRYE. Is this the interview? [Exhibiting the paper.]
+Senator {{sc|Frye.}} Is this the interview? [Exhibiting the paper.]
-Mr. HOES. Yes.
+Mr. {{sc|Hoes.}} Yes.
-Senator FRYE. You may state when that was.
+Senator {{sc|Frye.}} You may state when that was.
-Mr. HOES. Shortly after the revolution.
+Mr. {{sc|Hoes.}} Shortly after the revolution.
-"INTERVIEW OF R. W. WILCOX WITH R. R. HOES, HONOLULU, JANUARY 27, 1893.
+:"INTERVIEW OF R. W. WILCOX WITH R. R. HOES, HONOLULU, JANUARY 27, 1893.
-"What are your views, Mr. Wilcox, in regard to the present situation in general?
+:"What are your views, Mr. Wilcox, in regard to the present situation in general?
-"Queen Liliuokalani brought these evils upon herself and the country both by her personal corruption, and that of her Government. She surrounded herself with bad advisers, and seemed determined to drive the nation to destruction. Good people had no influence over her whatever, for she indignantly refused to listen to them. I believe that if we can be annexed to the United States, the rights of all of our citizens, and especially those of the native Hawaiians, will be protected more carefully than they have ever been under the monarchy.
+:"Queen Liliuokalani brought these evils upon herself and the country both by her personal corruption, and that of her Government. She surrounded herself with bad advisers, and seemed determined to drive the nation to destruction. Good people had no influence over her whatever, for she indignantly refused to listen to them. I believe that if we can be annexed to the United States, the rights of all of our citizens, and especially those of the native Hawaiians, will be protected more carefully than they have ever been under the monarchy.
-"What, in your opinion, is the personal feeling of the native Hawaiian element in this community?
+:"What, in your opinion, is the personal feeling of the native Hawaiian element in this community?

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 Mr. HOES. Yes; and also to learn contemporary opinion.
-Senator FRYE. Do you know E. W. Wilcox?
+Senator FRYE. Do you know R. W. Wilcox?
 Mr. HOES. Fairly well.