The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
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No Throne for Hawaii!

The Mohlcan has been under orders to
Leave Mare Island for Honolulu. and In
deed was expected to start yesterday.
The explanation given Is that she can re-
l,eye the Adams, which will then be sent to
Mare Island for repairs. So she can relieve
the Adams duly. but meanwhile she can
support the latter and the Philadelphia
at Honolulu. She is OF 1000 tons displace-
ment, and the Adams OF but 1875 tons: she
carries four more 9-lnch guns, giving her
ten pieces In the main battery against the
Adams's six: she has the same secondary
battery as the Adams and two 2O-pounders
additional; she has greater coal capacity
and greater complement OF officers and
mon. In short, re6nforcements will soon
be on the way to Honolulu.
viii they be needed1 The news brought
from Hawaii last week by the. Arawa aud
by tho Oceanic suggest an answer
Tho tidings OF the Arawa showed that
Hawaii was arming. the Provisional Govern
ment having decided to resist to the ut
most extremity any attempt to overthrow
Il by tho United States forces without au-
thority from Congress" The Government
House was barricaded, and. as the steamer
left the harbor. troops were seen busily
throwing up sandb " brcastworks at the
Castle, where sixteen cannon had been
mounted. "rhe feeling ls that there shall
be no surrender to a rotten Kanaka des-
potism or its Washington abottors." The
Oceanic brought tidiDgs o day later that
"the united demands Of tho citizens ter
minated all INDIGESTION, and the Government
became prepared to resist all attack to the
last extremity" She also brought a
despatch from Admiral IRWIN that the
Provisional Government already has a
thousand men under arms. Now the Aus
tralia comes with news that the Royalists
sre secretly arming.
II will be- observed that the intelligent
American people Of Hawaii understand the
situation precisely as We. their fellow coun-
trymen, do here. Tboy do not attempt war
with the United States-that would 10
hopeless. They only prepare to resist any
attempt to overthrow their Government
"by the United States forces. without au-
thorlty from Congress-" They understand
constitutional government just as we do.
They bow to the authority OF Congress. al
most as II already within that Union which
is tho goal OF their hopes. But they know.
too. that Congress has never for n moment
authorized. ratified. or encouraged any OF
the stops taken to set up throne on the
islands. They resist encroachmont upon
constitutional rights and representative
government, whether perpetrated by
Karaka Queen at their own doors or by
CLEVELAND In Washington.
Hawaii Ii Q very small spot on the earth's
surface, but the year 1893 Is an epoch In her
history as was the year 1776 in tho founda-
ton Of our republic. The little colony
that has mado the islands what they are Is
now engaged In a desperate struggle to
keep down forever the monarchy which 1t
has overthrown. There Is something very
striking In the reference OF one of the
speeches to America as the mother coun-
try" while language current here more
than century ago Is recalled when Chief
Justice JUDD declares that he was loyal to
monarchy until the Queens tyranny OF last
january converted him. and that now all
must resolve to hang together or hang
separately" The spirit Of their American
ancestry Is In these men In their deter
mination that there shall DO no throne and
no Queen In Hawaii.