St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-30

safety by force. This is emphatically
and categoricaily untrue. In reply to
rival parties at different times, whether
the representatives of the queen or her
| opponents, my answer was always the
same-that the force
SHOULD NOT LAND
until danger should be plainly immi-
neut, and then only TO protect American
life and property. and to no one did L
ever hint that | could or would recog
nize any but the defactO government,
whether monarchial or republican,
as 1 said in my letter to Sec
retary Gresham. here reaffirm
that the royalists and their op-
ponents had equal access to the
legation and to its official head. The
best answer to the baseleSs charges that
l promised to use force against the
queen is the order of Capt. WiItze to his
I-of1icerS and men ITO remain passlve,"
and that no force was used, though the
queen, through her ministers, strongly
requested it hours before the provisional
government was recognized by me and
ali the other diplomatic representatives
in Honolulu.
One of the most striking evidences of
BlOunt's prejudice. eX parte and unwar-
ranted statements is the following: "a
meeting of the committee Of safety was
held that night. Jan. 16, at the house of
| Henry Waterhouse, next door to Min
| lister Stevens house, determined on the
dethronement of the queen, and selected
officers.'
| OF this meeting at the house Of Henry
WaterhOuse, specified by Blount, | had
| no hint or knowledge at the time it was
held; knew not of whom the meeting
was composed, nor what was Its action,
and NY first information as to the per-
sons assembled at that meeting l obtain
from Blount's report.
Regarding the expectations and hopes
of the queen and her representatives Oh
the
EXCITING DAYS
of Jan. II and II. and the views and
| hopes of her opponents, the following
official documents speak for themselves: :
The assurance conveyed by royal
proclamation by myself and ministers
Yesterday, having been received by my
native subjects and by them ratified at
| mass meeting, was received in differ
ent spirit by meeting representing
the foreign population and interests in
my Kingdom, it is now my de-
sire to give to your eXcellency,
as the diplomatic representative of the
United States OF America at my court,
the solemn assurance that the present
tanned 10y me and my ministers, and no
changes will be made except by the
method therein provided.
'LILIUOKALANI."
This earnestly pleading document
from the fallen monarch and the terror
stricken lottery gang came to me more
than twenty-four hours after the men
of the Boston had landed. This plainly
enough implies that the fallen queen
and her contidants then knew, as they
could not have tailed to know, that we
had not ia ken part in her overthrow
4 which had already been accomplished
In O report TO the navy department
dated Jan. Is Caas.W Wilt after announc-
Ling the fact that the forces had been
/ landed, says: "While there had been
1 no demonstration SO far, there can be no
i doubt that the prompt landing of the
4 battalion has saved life and property"
The order of Capt.WiltZe to Lieutenant
Commander SwiDburne, who COM
manded
THE NAVAL BATTALION
on shore, reads as follows, under the
same date:
"You will take command OF the
battalion and land in Honolulu for the
purpose of protecting our legation and
the lives and property of American
citizens and to assist in the pres
ervation of public order. Great
prudence must be exercised by
both officers and men and
no action taken that is not fully war.
ranted by the condition Of affairs and
by the conduct of those who may be
inmical to the treaty rights of Ameri.
. can citizens. You will inform me al
the earliest practicable moment of any
change in the situation"
After had made my request to Capt
!, WiItse to land his men as precaution
| ary safeguard to American life and
property, lie and his officers Informed
me that their men must have shelter
for the night. at once wrote
note and sent it by messenger
to secure large hall that was
: supposed to be available. The
man in charge of the hall was severa
miles away. l had not known of the
existence OF the Arion hall until thai
evening, when a messenger with my
note was sent to the supposed agent O
the Arion hall, who was Royalist
He returned a courteous ansvAr, say
/ ling he would be pleased TO let th'
: hall for the specified purpose, bu
: he had ceased to be the agent, inform