St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-27
LILIUoKALaNrs STORY,

The statement OF events occurring at
Honolulu previous to and at the time of
the revolution which overthrow the dy-
nasty there. given by the queen herself,
IS pathetic recital of treachery and
lawlessness that will produce pro-
found impression upon the people of
this country. 1t agrees in most essen
tai respects with the accounts already
published of the revolution. but throws
a clearer light upon many details of the
conspiracy, and establishes beyond a
question the completely of Mr.. Stevens.
the United States minister, in the das-
tardly affair.
The new constitution proposed by the
queen. which was made the preteXt for
the uprising, does not appear to have
been objectionable to any class of the
population, native Or foreign. A few
defects there were, none of them rad
lcal, and the queen expressed her will
lngness to agree to such amendments as
should be suggested by the legislature.
The conSpiratorS refused to criticiSe the
instrument or to suggest wherein it
might be improved, leaving the whole
derS. Apparently acquiescing in the
queens desires, they secretly planned
her overthrow. Without warning, and
III obedience to the orders of Minister
Stevens, troops from the United States
steamer Boston were landed at Homo
lulu. and placed in such a position as to
menace the government buildings and
the royal residence. The claim that
these troops were landed in order to
protect American interests falls to the
ground in view of the fact that the in
terests of no citizen of the United States
were at any time in jeopardy. and. even
had they been in such a position, the
station assigned to our troops did not
add one whit to their security.
The queen shows that. instead of pre-
serving neutral ground, as was his duty,
the United States minister became an
active partisan of the revolutionists.
Without his aid the provisional govern
ment could not have been established
in the government buildings, and with
out his consent and encouragement the
queen could not have been eXiled. His
recognition of the revolutionary gov
eminent was precipitate. He did not
wait for the abdication of the queen.
but entered into Immediate official COM
munication with the revolutionists. In
fact. his whole course seems to have
been dictated by them, and within an
hour after the queens enforced abdica-
ton his formal recognition of the pro-
visional government was read In meet
ing of the iunta.
All these facts have long been known
to the American public. Their confrma-
ton by the queen adds nothing 10 their
infamy. The story's repetition, now
ever. from such source may tend to
sway some doubling minds in her favor.
1t certainly furnishes good reason for
the course pursued by the Washington
authorities in this matter. No greater
crime was ever attempted in the history
of diplomacy than that OF Minister
Stevens. and no government was ever
placed in more embarrassi ng position
through the misconduct of its official
representatives than ours has been. TO
aid in the conSummation of the outrage
sought by our minister would have been
infamous; to repudiate it and seek to
repair the injury wrought was the only
course left for US to pursue. Justice
demands the restoration of the status
quo in Hawaii, and justice must be done
though the heavens fall.