Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-21

Senate with the declaration that "Thc over
throw of the monarchy was not in any way
prompted 10y this government and when
the Senate was induced TO receive aud dis
cuss il on that basis both the president and
the Senate were mSled, 1t is unnecessary
to set forth the reasons which, in January,
lS93, led n considerable portion of American
and other foreign merchants and traders re
siding at Honolulu to favor the annexation
of Hawaii TO the United States II is suili-
cicnt to note the fact and observe that the
prOieCt was one which was zcalouSly pro-
mulgatcd by the minister representing the
United States in that country. He evident
~ had an ardent desire that it should be
come Il fact accomplished by his agency
and during his ministry, and was not incon-
vcniently scrupulous Us to the means en-
ploycd to that end.
The president quotes freely from Stevens
letters in proof of his statement, recounts
the incidents leading up TO the landing of
troops, and continues:
This military demonstration upon the soil
OF Honolulu was of itself an act of war, I'M
les, made either with the consent of the gov
eminent of Hawaii or for the bona fide pur-
pose of protecting the impcrilled lives and
property of the United States But there is
no pretence of any such consent of the gov
eminent of the queen, which at that time
was undSuuted and was both the de facto
and de iurc government In point of fact,
the existing government, instead of request
ing the presence of an armed force, protested
against it,
There is as Little Basis
for the prctencc that such forces were land
ell Cor the security of American life and
q Il
toned in the vicinity of such property and
SO rs to protect it, instead Of at a distance
and SO as TO command the Hawaiian govern
mcnt building and palace If any peril to
life and property calling for any such mar
tial array had existed, Great Britain and
other foreign powers interested would not
have been behind the United States i'm ac-
tiyity to protect citizens. but their powers
made no sign in that direction. When these
armed men were landed. the city of Homo
lulu was in its customary orderly and peace
full condition. There was not q symptom of
riot or disturbance in any quarter Men,
women and children were about the streets
MS usual and nothing varied the ordinary
routine or disturbed the ordinary tranquil
jty except the landing of the Bo,ton's ma
rine, and their march through the town to
the quarters assigned them
Indeed. the fact that. after having called
for the landing of the United States forces
ON the plea of danger to life and property,
the committee of safety, themselves. request
ed the minister 20 postpone action, exposed
the untruthfumcS> of their representations
of present peril to life and property. The
noril thrv INV was in authorization rroxvin,,
ont of guilty intentions on their part. and
sometime which thouob NOT then existin,,
they knav ,vnulJ certainly follow, their at
tcu,,f to ovcrtbro,,. tln government of tho
uuceu without
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Thus 1t appears that Hawaii was taken
possession or by the United States forces
without the consent or wish OF the govern
'i0'' vi 'i'' 'N'"i'N VI " an, "'"l cl9'. ~ i'
'rh.rnfo,. tho military. o..,.,,,otior rr Homo.
lum bv fine United Il ,tos ON the doy mon
ti,,,oi was vb,IIv without justification
either a. an occ,notinu Inv cnnsont or
ms nm oclnnotion nncnssitatod nv dan.
oars tbreat4nino American life and nrcn-
rrtv
il must J.. accounted fan, ~, Soma otb,,.
Grounds mud it.r.,I motive and ,,,,.nnse arc
neither nhs,,,rr NOR far tn senk When nn.
minister rncooniled fine rroyisionnl Govern
maut fine only Losis u,nn which il rest.1
was fine fact that th,. committee of safety.
bad da,.Iorad If IN oyi.t II ua. ,aitbe,. =
,o,ornn,nnt n. f,,tn MOI. dn inr. Nnver
thoInss tLis ,yrnnoruI racn,,,ition Inv o,,r
minister. ul,cod thn Government nr tha ,,,oon
in a unsitiou Of n,o.t norilo,,. ,arnlavitv In
tbi. tto+a of thiu,r. If tbo amman couIj Lo,o
dealt with fine INSURGENTS alamo bor courso
volIbnva bcan ,,I,iu and fin. ro.,,It ,n,,ni.tol,
oblc But tbn -nitad state. h,1 aIIin1 it.olf
wifi, bnr onnr,ics Ind r.,,,,,ilod tbon, a.
fine tru. .,o,a,n,,o,t If II,,oii and ,,,t bo,.
and bn,. ,'Ihoronts in thn ,,o.ition Of o,,,o.i-
tion aroiret tho lawful ,nthority Arrnrd-
inoIy She rrIino,,isl,nd her RIGHTS rndnr mo
test unon tho rnnrosnnt,tious mad. ia bo,
tI,at hor c,nsa ,y',II
NV "''''"'" ~ Washington
This protest was delivered to the chief of
the provisional government. And vet the
provisional government, with this Unanswcr-
Ell protest in his hands, FASTENED to negot-
ate with the United States for the perua-
nent Punishment of the queen from power
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