Hawaii Holomua, Volume I, Number 2, 19 September 1893 — SPRECKELS SPEAKS OUT. [ARTICLE]

SPRECKELS SPEAKS OUT.

His Opinion of the Hiwaiiai Govercment and its organs (,'ians S; n‘i'k»* - \v«s set»n bv » Call reporter Ia>t night reganling bi< dlsi>oaition «>f propertv i» Hawaii snd thesitnation of atfairs generally in that oountn. 3Ir. Spreckels was not averse tv> pressmg bimse!f. In faot. wliea it oame to discuasiug the iueiuber’« of tbe Provision.il Governmect and tbe a!legod inapinnl utterauoes of tbe Star «ml Advertiser be grew embarrassingly eloqnent. if vve inay us« the expression. In luri«l terms Mr. Spreokels portrayed tbeir orimes, couimitted aud contemplateil, aiul pictnrevl a condition of atfairs under the present Government that wav anytbing but compliraentaiy to those in power. Mr. Spreckels attention waa called to sn article in a recent issne of the Hawaiian Star, in whieh an »lleged prominent employee of his was qnoted as expressing himself as follows: A prcmiiientempIoyee of C1uih Spreckels, who recentlv eame here from the coasf, was in a Fort-Street store the other day aiui sjaid that “the old man liad transferretl all his pro|>ert» oi\ thcse Isl:ii)ds to hts snns aiui danghter, so as to put it bevond tlie reach of «uy p<»ssible eon* fisc?itioii. ( olouel Spreckels is not goiiig to Washington.” s.iid tbis empl°ye, ‘ b«t he intends(o remnin at Sau Francisco and let the Hawuiiau politics alone. He is eoi;vinced that he iuade a great mist.ike and took a decided ri»k wheu he eaiue here to oppose annexatiou and badger tbe G >vernment. He sees clearly enongh tliut the .Pnieiaional anthorities are giviug Huwaii the best systen» of rnle it ever had, and be begics to feel that annexation will win. In the meantiroe he knows that it will not pay him to kiek againsl pricks-’' Doesn’t ihe trausfer meau tbat Mr. Sprec<cels isgoing toreturn and make anotber campaign, secnre in tbe belief that he eaenot then be deprived of his islaD-l holding us a piinishmont ?” “Not at all! I hap.ien to kuow that he mten«Is to leave Hawaiian pnhlie «tiairs alone, and «levots his business genius to things whieh will i»e more profitab!e t*> him.” “Do the transfers iuelu ie eveiytbing the Sngār King hr.s hcre i ’’ “ Eventhing’ Keal estate, cre«lits and toe like. Li’.e faroily re*»idence anil otber r» 1 estate go to his daught«r Eniui* aml bi» sons get the stock." As to the transfer of sotne pr<>pertv to hi< chiklren. Mr. Sprc - i kels said that tho report was cor- | rect, bnt the statement tbat he had dispose«l of all of his interests in Hawaii, in that or any otner manner, he absolntely ae i empbatically denied. "I have given away a few miilions,” he said, “bnt I bave done that before, acd I still have miilions left,” I

Discnssiiig the statemeBt that his raotive in so ilisposing of h’.s propertr was to avoitl its possible confiscation. he riiliculeil sucd an assumption. He had no fear of such an emergency ari-ing. he said. A!though the people who at present coutrolled that conntrv were desperate enough to do almost anything to injure hira. his propertv was beyond their reach. But it was when be spoke of the assertson that he was out of the politics and would reraaiu in San Francisco henceforth that Mr. Spreckels grew particularly vehement in his evpressions. “Out of politics?” said he. ■“Not inueh! I will leave here the 9th of next montb. but where Iam going dou't matter. My time will eonie, * he concluded, and there was an intensity of feelmg in his inanner of expression that boded ill for the men who he says have sought to murder him. “The biggest liars ou earth,” Mr. Spreckels said, “are now residents of Honolulu and vicinity. If you were with them and of them you could cut a man s throat and they would go into court aod swear you didn t do it.” The Star and Advertiser, he furthermore intimated, were usually published concurront with the sailing of vessels for the United States. In these issues imfliimmatory articles were given prominent plaee aud statemeuts of uprismgs and insurrections discussed tbat existed only in tho broad gauge imagination of the wnters. “Tliese reports are sent out to excite alami iu this country aud cause our people to thmk that some actiou ou the part of this Government is absolutely necessary. Tha royalists constitute fully threefourth of the voters in Hawaii, aud these annexationists kuow that if the people are ever given au opportunity to express their free will the present GK>vernrueut would not last a day. “I know the best course tbis Government could pursue would be to establish a Minister there, nnder instructions that, if by any overt aots of the royalists his interference should be necessary. he should tako action. Then allow the peoplo to rule themselves, as they have been accustomed to and as they now bv a large majority des;re. The countrv itself under annexation would be of no more value to the United Statis than a big eow pasture, bnt with pioper action ou the part of this Government the trade of that country could be controlled. whieh is about th“ ouiv fe*ture of tue whole mutter auy\Vay. Mr. Spreckels ridiculed the report of an outbreak, and spoke highlv of the deposed Qr.ecu aud her adherents. He said that had it not heen for her the marines of the Boston would have been kilied, but that she had always been guided m her actions by a desire to rule in peaee with tfais comitry.