Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-12-13
UNMASKED.
The Hawaiian Policy at
Last Exposed.
Force to be Employed in
the Restoration.
English and United States Gov
ernments in CoIluSion.
Two Steamers Arrive Yesterday
with Startling Advices Con-
cerning the Situation.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
honolulu, Dec. 4, via Victoria, B. c.,
| Dec. 12.-Since the arrival OF the steam
er Warrimoo, on the oath ult political
events have followed each other with
startling rapidity. When the Warrimoo
arrived with Cleveland's ultimatum the
royalists were jubilant. The annexa-
tionists at once began to carry out pre-
vious plans for forcible resistance.
The China which arrived three days
later. brought instructions to Minister
Willis for the restoration of the mon
arch by the aid of the United States
troops. Within six hours 800 annexa-
tionists assem- bled at the drill shed be-
hind the executive building. The
meeting was short but wildly enthusi-
Those who heard the cheers which
welcomed the speech of President
Hatch of the annexation club and the
presentation of resolutions knew that
the monarchy even though restored by
the superior force OF the United States,
would be shortlived. Since the mass
meeting the enthusiasm among the
royalists has been fuctuating and their
clearest headed leaders admit that the
success of the restoration depends on
the armed protection of the monarchy
by the United States.
The following resolutions we're adop-
ted by the mass meeting.
Resolved; That we read with surprise
and regret the recommendation of the
secretary OF state, of the United States
to thePresident to restore the monarchy
| lately existing in Hawaii. We con-
demn the assumption of the secretary
that the right OF the provisional govern
ment to exint terminated by his refuse
to resu bmit to the senate, the treaty of
union pending between the two coun-
tries and also his assumption that the
provisional government submitted the
question of its continued existence to
the arbitration OF the president or anv
other power. We will support to the
best of our ability the provisional gov.
ernment in resisting any attack upon it
which may be contrary to the usage of
nations.
The adoption OF the resolutions was
preceded by speeches by many leading
citizens chief of which was that of
President Hatch of the annexation
club. He said:
"Fellow citizens, you have been in
vited tonight to discuss our political
situation. We are confronted by the
declaration of Secretary Gresham that
royalty must be restored and our gov
ernment destroyed. Misrepresentation
has given us an opportunity to be heard
before final action is taken. At present
we are proceeding merely upon news
paper reports received here and which
we certainly have right to discuss.
"We do not know what action will be
taken nor how. Certainly any action
taken by the congress of the United
States cannot be resisted by anybody of
this community. We do not meet here
tonight to deny the power OF the
United States nor to villify those at
present in charge of the United States
government. [ApDlause.] But we meet
with the hope that our words will be
heard by congress.
There are certain features in
Gresham's letter to the president which
show he is proceeding upon false as
sumption. Let us hope the dis
tinguished secretary has been mis-
informed. 1t is certainly our prerog-
ative to stamp out the false assump-
tion and challenge them. Now, chief
among these false assumptions is one
which seems to underlie the whole let
ter that there has been submitten to
the President of the United States for
arbitration the question whether or not
we have a right to esta blish a govern
msnt in this country. Gentlemen, 1
challenge that assumption. [Cheers and
cries of you are right The assumption
is false in every respect. Let me point
out that two parties can make con-
tract but it requires the consent OF
three to make a valid arbitration, both
OF the parties in the interest and the
arbitrators.
1t is absurd to contend this could be
an arbitration by inference or imputa-
ton. First, has the provisional
government submitted to the de-
cision of anybody its rights
to exist? No. Not one word
or action could be produced in support
OF that contention. From the very
nature of things the government which
started in revolution though now
government de jure and de facto could
not submit the question of the legality
of its existence through any arbitration
because its right lay in its might.
Having satisfied our conclences as to
the justness of our cause we depend
upon our might and are. answerabie to
no other power. 1 brand as false the
claim that we put in issue the question
whether or not we are proceeding
legally in overturning corrupt and
rotten monarchy.
Second, has the president of the
United State up to this point pretend
ed to have been acting in judicial ca
pacity? I say his acts do not Justify