Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-11

The Hepor ON Hawaii Gi.ea sa the
Public


Public
WASHINGTON. Nov. lo-After the
meeting Of the cabinet today. Secretary
Gresham. with the concurrence % he
president gave out for publication the
following report. which il viii be noied
bears date some weeks back.
To THE PKosiDEsT: Tho full and i'm
partial reports submitted by the Hon.
James ii. Blount your special comusis.
sioner 10 the Hawaiian islands. establish
these facts: Queen Lilinakalani an
nounced her intention on SATURDAY,.
January IL. 1850 10 prnclaim new con-
stitution, but the opposition q her
ministers and others induced her 10
speedily change her purpoee and make
public announcement ~ the fact Alta
meeting Ia Honolulu late in the after
noon on that day. a 80 called committee
of public ssfeiy. consisting az fhirteea
men. being all or nearly all present aud
majority of whom. tncludinQ five
Americans were sliens Was appointed
TO consider tho situation and devise
ways and means for the smaintenancs
of the public peace and the protection
of life and property"
This COMMITTEES met on the 18th. or
the afternoon az the 10th aud arranged.
among other things. that a provisional
government be created 10 exist until
terms Of union with the Jnifed States
of America had been negotiated aud
agreed upon" AZ maas meeting. com
posed largely ~ aliens witch assembled
AZ = p m on the last named da,. the
queen and her supporters were con-
demned and denounced and the coa-
mittee was continued and all iis scts ap-
proved
Appealed 90 Stevens Tor Prcsectten.
Later. the same afternoon. the cora-
mittec addressed letter 60 John Stevens.
the American minister at Honolulu.
stating that the lives and property -
the people we're in peril. and appealing
TO him and the United States forces st
his command for assistance This con-.
munication concluded that I'VE are un-
able 20 protect ourselves without ai,i.
and therefore hope FOR the. protection -
the United Ststes forccs" On receirf
of this letter. Mr. Stevenn requested
Captain Wilson. commander II tie
United Statrs steamer Boston. o. Lane a
force. for the protection ~ the cnitel
States legation and United States cen.
sulate. and 20 secure TIE safety
Of American life and prop
erty.~ The well armed trool@
were promptly landed and marched
through the quiet streets with two
gatiing guns 20 public hall. pr~sioaeiy
secured by Mr Stevens for their accoin.
modations. This ball eas iust acro-s
the street from the government building
and in plain view of The queens palace
The reason for thus locating the military
viii presently appear. The governor q
the island immediately addressed 70 Nr.
Stevens communication. ieferfinr t.
the edict az an urwarranted invasi q q
Hawaiian soil. and warning him that The
proper authorities had never denied per.
mission 81 the naTai forcoe ~ fhe United
States 30 land for driH OF Toe srv other
proper purpose
sent Esasise Bepiie.
About the seme time fhe ou~er,s
minister 81 fofeign sfsirs a~nf note fs
Mr.. Stevens asking WIN the froas.s had
been landed and infotming him nat tie
proper sufhorities rers ai,le And aisiinr
% afford fall protscfion a. the Asnerican
legstioB aud All An,erican interests n
H0Doiplo Only efasirs replies wore
sent 70 these csmmunirstir1ss While
there sss 20 manifeetatlorf - ssc4fe-
msnt or alarm IN the cis> and the pro
pie we're ignorant ~ the Epufs.l q sisd
movement the cummifi~s eos-fa1 the
government bniidihe. after first ss~ef.
tanning u was UnRusrFied a,d ans q
theif Dumher ciuy~n a tbs
United SBfes. rad rrpc auf-
tsoD declaring shat fbs erlstiuR
government was ovrrtbforb aBd
prosisioBsi gosernneni ests.bisshed 10
lie place 10 exiFf unfH tsfnss q unioa
with the rnife3 fttetss a naesinn hese
be~u nsgofiste1 ssd sgrr~d rpon No
sedience sas present ~her tie procis.
metion rss resd. bat 6bFihr the rsAdinr
fcrtf ~ ffty men. s0sns = thsfn fndff
fereutly srrsed. sntered ths soem 1hs
erecutsve snd advisory cuuneii. uues
fi0Bsd iu The Tsocinulstiof. 81 oocs -.
rnnced = cgnmuniestion - Mr. t,tsvsos
informing bim thai the nlsnarchg nd
h~en sfrslEsf~d end a pFovlsionsi aot.
ernmert had f,esn setahIishea
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cisirned end i nUs in 9-sars.ion n
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vii. - i~hsf ~ fhs Tbiie8 STATE -
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