The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-06-14
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seek access to the Queen in the Gus
tomary manner The hour of pro.
roguing the Legislature had arrived
The ceremony concluded, the Queen
went Immediately to the palace,
around which the mob was gathering.
1t was too late for the American and
English Ministers even to attempt t.
reason with the maddeued, misguided
woman who had already launched the
revolution which could not be arrested,
though her cowardly ministers Of the
lottery gang became alarmed and drew
back She scorned their cowardlce
and pushed on to her doom.
Saturday night told every intelligent
man in Honolulu that the Hawsiln
monarchy was forever at an end-that
the responsible persons of the Islands,
the property holders and the friends Of
law and order must thereafter take
charge of their own affairs. The great
mass meeting of January roth, worthy
of the best American towns, the best
American days, was held 1t was made
up of the best and chief'men of the
country-the owners of property, the
professional and educated citizens,
merchants, bankers, clerks, mechanics,
teachers, clergymen The assemblage
was a unit in opinion and purpose. 1t
was stirred by a common sentiment,
the love of country and the desire for
public order and public security. 1t
took its measures wisely and prudently.
Its committee Of public safety asked us
to land the men Of the Boston, lest riot
and incendiarism might burst out in the
night, for no reliable police force longer
existed and whatever there was # this
force was now in the control of the
usurpers and the lottery gamblers, who
had initiated the revolution. Under
the diplomatic and naval rules, which
were and are imperative, the United
States Minister and naval commander
would have shametully ignored their
duty he'd they not landed the men Of
the Boston for the security Of American
life and property and the maintenance
of public order even had the committee
of public safety not requested us to do
so. As American representatives 5000
miles from our Government, we could
not have escaped our responsibilities
even had we desired to do So For
tunately the commander of the Boston
and those under his command had no
desire to shirk their duty They ap,
preciated the obligations of American
patriotism and the honor of the Amer.
lean navy.
"On shore in perfect order, they
stepped not an inch from the line of
duty. They never lifted a finger in aid
of the fallen monarchy or the rising
Provisional Government The former
sought its aid, but neither party had
the least assistance Of force by Captain
Wlltse and those under his command.
All assertions to the contrary, by whom
soever uttered, are audacious false
hoods without a sembIanCe of truth.
Without the loss of a single life this
remarkable revolution in the Hawaiian
Islands was accomplished. They have
to-day the best Government those
Islands ever had. That Government
is now much stronger than on the day
when 1t sprang into life. 1t is supported
by all the best citizens and by seven.
eighths Of the property Of the country.
"These beautiful islands of the North
Pacific for seventy years have been
carefully watched by American states
men and nursed by American patriot
ism. American benevolenCe and love
of Christian civilization have poured
into them a million and a half of dol
lars as their religious and humane offer
ing American merchants and Ameri-
can Government bounty have fUstered
their prosperity by the expenditure OF
many millions. By contiguity of inter
ests, of water and the necessary laws
of INSTRUMENTATION, they belong to
the American system of States For
strategiCaI and commercial purposes
they are more valuable to the United
States than are Cyprus, Malta and
Bermuda to Great Britain. So Adams
and Webster Clayton and Marcy, saw
many years ago. So Seward and Blaine
NlSdl ~ DClNClNON d. llOlG ICCClll udlCS'
So Bayard and Cleveland must have
understood when they issued their in.
structlons July II, 1887, to Minister
Merrill and the naval commander,
holding them responsible for public
order, American life and property, and
American predominance at Honolulu.
Clearly, President Harrison and the
Foreign Relations Committee Of the
URted States Senate saw the great
value of Hawaii when they gave theiI
signatures to the treaty of annexation.
On those Islands is established an
American colony with a solid basis OF
American civilization, the creation OF
the sterling men and women who,
many years ago, left their homes under
the powerful inspiration of Christian
faith, whose numbers were supple
mented by men of industry and com
merce. These persons took with them
American ideas and American senti
ments.
At the conclusion of the address the
following resolutions were adopted
"WHEREAs, The Chamber Of Com