St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-09
PLEA FOR The QUEEN.
One Of Liliuokalani'S Cabinet
Presents Her Side Of the
Case.
He Asks Uncle Sam to Re-
store the Queen to Her
Throne.
United States Minister
Stephens Action Declared
to Be Degrading.
Senator Morgan Introduces a
Bill to Govern Annexed
Countries.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 6.-A letter has been
received here from John f. Colburn,
minister of the interior Of Hawaii, in
which he outlines the proposition of the
deposed queen, of whom he is a sup
porter. The letter is addressed to j. II.
GAM of this city, whose wife is an aunt
OF Mr.. Colburn, and is as follows:
HONOLULU, Oahua, Hawaiian ISL
ands. Wednesday, Jan. IS, 1S93.-J. ii.
CAM, e ST. Louis. Mo.-Dear Sir: In
view OF the circumstances that sur
round the situation Of this, our Hawaii
an kingdom. l take this opportunity of
writing you this letter, trusting, with
your ability and influence with some of
the leading statesmen of your lib
eral American country, you can help to
place tbs situation of affairs of this
country in such an impartial manner to
them that the Hawaiian queen, Liliuo-
kalani, her government and her native
population can receive such hearing
from your government that the Amerl-
can nation will cause 10 be restored the
queen to her throne. the government to
their rights and the Hawaiian native
population
TO Their Rights.
Thursday, Jan. Il. 1898, the legisla-
ture, sitting in session, brought in
resolution of lack of confidence against
her malesty'S cabinet, which consisted
of e. II. Wilcox, minister of interior;
p. G. Jones, minister of finance; w. T.
Robinson, minister OF foreign affairs,
and Cecil Brown, and was carried by
the constitutional majority of twenty
five members of the Legislature out OF a
house of forty-eight elective members.
This cabinet that was voted out be-
Ionged to party called the reform
party, and the same party caused
revolution in the country June 80, 1887.
Upon their having been voted out, they
retired and sent their designations to
her majesty the queen. She accepted
them, aud on the next day, Friday, Jan.
13, 1893, she summoned and appointed
the following gentlemen as her cabinet:
Samuel Parker. minister of foreign af-
fairs; William H. Cornwel!, minister of
finance: John T. Colburn, minister of
the interior; Arthur p. Peterson, at
torney general; Mr.. Parker and myself
being the native Hawaiians i'll the
cabinet, and the second and third
named
The Foreign Members.
Immediately upon appointment we
repaired to the Legislative assembly and
reported that it had pleased her majesty
TO appoint US as her cabinet. Those of
the legislature that were present and
the population TO the number OF about
a thousand, who had gathered there,
received us with applause. We took
our seats, and after going through the
business of the house it was adjourned.
The next morning, Saturday, Jan. IA,
the day that had been previously
N
legislature, we presented ourselves
again, and after going through the
business of the house. it adjourned to
meet at the prorogatlon hour, II m. L
NAV mention here that Friday and
SATURDAY., the days that we had attend
ed the legislature, the party to which
this cabinet had belOnged-the reform
payty-were so dissatisfied and hostile
over their defeat that on both days they
, refused to attend the legislature, and
did not have courtesy to attend the
propagation.
While waiting for the hour of II to APP
prOach, | accidentally heard that the
queen proposed topromulgate
\ New Constitution.
[ Immediately sought an interview
with my colleagues and notified them
that if the queen intended to act in such
| an arbitrary manner | would resign.
| They answered that they were willing
to do the same thing, and we decided
that if the queen intended to carry into
| effect any such idea we would all adj
wise her not to do SO. L at once re
paired to the place of the opposition
| and told them what | had heard and
what we had concluded to do. The
leaders of the party advised us strongly
not to resign, as it would then give the
queen an opportunity TO appoint others
who would he too willing to sign new
constitution. We followed their advice,
and they assured US that II any conIlct
came between the queen and US, her
cabinet, the community would give us
their support to resist anything OF this
measure.
At u o'clock the legislature was pro-
rogued, and we repaired to the palace
to meet the queen She then and there
told US to sign a document purportlng
to be new constitution. We told hel
| plainly we would not accede TO her re-
quest. and advised her to abandon the
idea. She was very determined at first
but
AftervFard Yielded
and gave it up. She came out and de
elared openly to the Hawaiian people
that she could not give them new con-
stitution, and told them 10 endure theil
grievances. The crowd dispersed, ano
on the next day a leader of the
reform party met us and made propo
sition to US. viz: THAT. owing to the
queens revolutionary actions in want
ing 10 promulgate new constitution
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