Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-09
RESENT THE SEIZURE
Gilbert Islanders Rebel at Eng
lands Aggression.
PROTEST TO OUR GOVERNMENT.

Col. Daily. Who Was Authorized by the
King to Act Envoy to the United
States, Makes Another Complaint to
the President--The Islanders Looking
to This Country for Aid.
SAN Francisco, Feb. Capt. Lut-
trell, Of the schooner Amy, just arrived
at this port, brings news from the Gilbert
Islands which is likely to inflame Con-
gress at this moment and add fuel to the
movement for the annexation of Hawaii.
Capt Luttrell's story is an account OF
British seizure and aggression in the face
of important negotiations already begun
with our State Department by n duly au-
thorized representative of the King of the
Gilbert Islands.
1t shows that the islanders rebel
greatly against the seizure of the Gilbert
group by the English, and that they are
yet waiting to hear from the United
States government in regard to the King y
application for protectorate, as they
hold the British protectorate to be in
valid because it was established without
their consent.
Last summer Capt. Davis of the En-
glish warship Royalist, bore down on tho
Gilbert group, forced the English flag on
the protesting King and natives and
laughed at the monarch's statement that
protection had already been asked of the
United States.
1t was Il practical deposal of the King
| and subjugation of his little possessions
to England.
Col. Chas f. Daily, of this city, who
while King rebureimoa was visiting in
San Francisco last spring, was deputized
envoy in the negotiations the Gilbert
Islanders desired, has forwarded to
Washington another emphatic protest
| against the seizure of the islands by
Capt DAVIS, the British commander and
calling attention to the official appeal
| for treaties and the protection of the
American flag made months ago by the
Gilbert Islands King
II am not permitted by diplomatic
usage" said Col. Daily last night, ''to
say what the nature of my protest is,
| but from information received in this
| city by Americans engaged in commerce.
| with the Gilbert Islands, l am ready to
say that the action of Capt. Davis. of the
| British warship Royalist, was outrage
| GUS He went into the harbor of Butari
tart, the chief settlement and the home
| of the King, landed force of marines
and hoisted the British flag
capt. Davis was domineering AMI
abusive to the King and snapped his fin,
| gers at him when the King said
| This country belongs to the United
| States, and l am waiting for its flag t,
| show it's authority
"Capt. Davis reply was more forcibl,
than elegant, and without any right ant
against the protest of the King, who in
| formed him that negotiations were pend
ing with the United States for the estab
lishment of protectorate by the United
States, he arbitrarily assumed authorlt!
and threatened to force the payment o
tribute to the British government.
''The result of the work of the mis-
sionaries, carried on by American Intel
lect and American money, has PRACTICAL,
been to change the naked barbarism o
those island natives into civilized com
munities, and to give the islands conse
quence and value in commerce, which thu
powers of Europe have learned to appreci
ate and appropriate, while our govern
ment has slept on it's rights to recev
the benefits of IL development produce,
| by American labor"