The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-11-16
cation has been relieved from the pres
ent embarrassment.
Yours very tculy, M. G. BUTLER.
CARPET T-sAGGeRS CRUSHED.
The L~git'm%te Govornm OF Haw ui
to be ReStorCd

to be Restored
| WASHINGTON, November IO.-Aftal
the Cabinet meeting to-day (Which wa,
OF unuSual duration, lasting over three
hourS and half Secretary Gresham
with the concurrence of the Presidenl
gave out for publication long report
TO the President upon the Hawaiian
question, dated October 1S, in which
the Secretary reviews the events, one
by one, which had tra1Spircd up to the
time OF the departure Of Minister VIII
lis for Honolulu. The report is a So.
we're arraignment Of Minister Stevens
then representing this Government az
Hawaii, and of Admiral Skerrett, who
commanded the United States naval
1orceS at honolulu. The report con-
Guides with these words:
| careful consideration Of he facts
| VIII, think, convince you tAat the
| treaty which was withdrawn frpm Tho
| Senate for further consideration should
| not be resubmitted for its action there
on. should not the great wrong done
10 feeble but independent state bv an
aouSe or The authority Of the Unite;l
States be undOne by restoring the Irrl-
Inmate government? Anything sh3rG
OF that Will not, | respectfully submit.
Sati9ty the demands of Justice. Can
Che l linted states consistently Insist
tnat other nations shall rrSuect thp in :
dependence of Hawai-, while not r1-
sprclhH IT. themselves? Our Govern-
| meht was 'he first to recognIze the in
aepeEdpnce .! the islands and it Should
| be the last 10 acquire snvereignty over
them by force ani frard."
Enough no direct statement to that
elect accompanies the publication of
ChlS document, it. is assumed that the
INSTRUCTIONS given TO Minister Willis.
VINO lett Tor his post at Uawail lust
ABOUT This time, after being twice de.
lGTed IN his departure, are in cons :
ance with the tenor of the views there
IN expressed. It il also assumed thai
tne Cnange of admlralS in command at.
honolulu by the substitution OF Ad-
nlral Irwin for Admiral Skerrett.
which was made to take effect contrm
poraueously with Minister Wlll,s's ar.
rival thrre, hal ia view the cOntam-
piated change OF policy on thu part of
the United States. Minister Willis ard
Admiral Irwin have undoubtedly bv
Cnl5 time carried out their instruc.
uOn3.
In his report Secretary Gresham
quOteS coplouSly from reports ma ie by
Minister Stevens TO Secretary Foster,
and says:
NIL. SCeNtll statements are at Vari-
ance with the evidence documentary
and oval, contained in Mr.. B.ounJ's re-.
ports. They are cOntradicted by direc-
lions and letters Of President Dole and
other annexatiOns, and by Mr.. Stev, Ms
own verbal admissions to Mr.. Blount.
The Provisional Government was re-
cognlZed when 1t had little Otner than
paper existence, and then the legiti-
mate GoVernm"ut was IN full posses
sion and )ntrOl Of the palace, the oar
racks and the police station. Mr.. Stew.
ems we'll known hostility anI the
threatening presence of the force land
ed from the Is )StOn were all tnls c)utd
nave tnen excited serious apprehen sion
In the minds Of the Queen, het officers
and loyal supporters. 1t is fair to say
that Secretary Fosters statements were
based upon information which he had
received from Mr.. Stevens and the spe
cial com Clissioners, but am unable to
see that they were deceived. The
troops were landed not to protect
American life and property, but TO aid
IN overthroWlng the existing Govern-
ment. Their very presence implied
coerclve measures ag unst il.
I'm a staten ent given to Mr.. Blount
by Admiral Skerrett4 the ranking nav
al olilcer at honolulu. he says: If the
troops were landed Simply to protect
American citizens and Interests they
We're Oadly stationed in ArioA Hail,
hut II the Intention was to aid the Pro-
visonal Government they were wisely
Stationed This hail was situated 50
that the troops in 1t easily comm tnduJ
the Government building and the prJa.
lamatlon was read under the pro;r,-
tlon or American guns. At an
early stage Of the movement.
if not at the beginning, Mr.
Stevens promised the annexa ionists
that as SOon as they Ob.Alnei o )s;.S.
sion Of the Government building and
there read q proclamation Of the char
acter above referred to he would at
once recognize them as de raCjO GOV
eminent and support them b. Ian ling
Il lorcc from our war ship then IN the
harbor, and he kept his promise. This
assurance was the inSDraLIOn Of the
m yenent, and without it the anneXl
tlonistS would not have exposed them
Selves to the consequences of failure.
lhey relled upon no military force of
their own, for they had )ne worthy
the name. The Provisional Cover n
ment was established by tie action of
the American minister and the pres
rnce OF the troops Landed from the
Boston, and its continued existence Is
dar to the belief Of the IllWalin3 that
II they made an effort to over hrOW il |
they would encounter the armed forces
Of the United States. The earnest ap. |
pealS to the American minister tor |
military protection 10y the offers Of |
he Provisional Government attrr it |
lad been recognized how the absurdl- |
y OF the claim that it WAS established |
~ a successful revolution of the peo- |
de of the islands. These Appeals were |
, confession by the men who made |
hem OF their weakness and timidity. |
men, conscious OF their |
strength and the jlsticp,of their cause
TO not thus act. rhe Government of |
laval surrendered its authority un-
Ter Il threat of war, until such time on.
y as the Government of the United |
states upon the facts being presented !
o 1t, should relnState the constitution |
II sovereign, and the Provisional Gov |
Was created "tO exist until the |
hrmS OF the union with the United |
states OF America have been negOtiat-
d and agreed upon"