New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-21
cJEVELAND'S MALICE SHOWN
Continued from Second PaSeo

1vos q not TO promulgate by force constitution
~ would have destroyed the independence or
!n crnreme Court? What has been the bull
mork Of this country? This is not pohtical
meeting II it were partisan polucal meeIhS
1ISomid have more respect for the office that l
Ia Cor nearly twenty years and stayed away
twas the last person that Colonel Blount sought
an interview with. and wish TO say puDncIy
.ov views With regard to whether the revolu-
lion ~ Of the nth Of January was accomplished by
~ aid of Minister Stevens and the troops or
w Pnston That subject he did not touch upon.
try1es of He did not want to touch on itC
FALSE CHARGE DISPOSED OF.
g, mil, not here repeat what before said to
.ha American public, as to the falsty OF the
ohorge that Queen LiliuOkalani was driven from
her throne by American force, or by the threat
-. American force in any form or manner what
.yor AS to landing the Boston marines Jan
orv | only did what has been done on
nreyious Hawaiian crisis by Commander Wood
ward. on the request OF munster Nier'ii,, actnS
1850 The following is the language of Minister
Werrils report TO the Department Of State:
LAS many with alarm were coming to the Lee
- T az once requested Commander Wood
VA TO send to the Legation body of marines.
which request he promptly compiled WIN. Inc
sppearance of the marines on the streets ana
ar the Legation had favorable effect on the
popuace .,o ,r.,,oa c.o+os 1oeation was
The Arion Hall. of which Cleveland and Blount
sneak as SO commanding. OF this hall had
never heard until lodging place was needed Tor
the marines after they had been landeda hall
that 7 have never vet seen BY an accurate
map just received from Honolulu IT is obvious
that this hall does not command the palace.
The Presidents statement that the three points
et which cur small Naval force was placed were
not favorably chosen for the protection OF Amer
lean life and property. Is radically an error, as
all know who familiar with the map ana
the buildings of Honolulu. American property
being in all the various sections OF the clty
Besides the Cleveand-Bayard dlspatch OF July
70 1887 instruCts the Minister and Naval COM
mander to maintain public order. to protect
American life and property and to preserve
public order especially to prevent lncendlarlSln
during the night IT was necessary tnai the
Naval marines should be centrally located.
Though was nearly without sleep for ninety
civ hours during those exciting events. and on
The afternoon of the 18th was very i'll. fitted for
hospital rather than for official duty held my
brain sufficiently at command TO re1use the
solicited use Of force to restore the Queen to the
throne which she had recklessly lost three days
before. and to recognize the Provisional Govern
ment when 1t had become master or the sltua-
tion the self possession Of the citizens VINO had
obosen the Committee of Safety being the only
governing force in Honolulu that had existed
from the afternoon Of January IA to the AFTER
noon of January IL.
STATEMENT PAIPABLY FALSE,
"rbe representation Of the President that the
oueen's favorite Wilson had sufficient force in
the monarchy is VIGOROUSLY absurd TO all honest
nersons acquainted with the facts. II the queen
had this force, why had 1t not been eXer'eu
while the outraged people were openly hoiuins
their great mass-meeting and making lhei'
orranpements for the establishment of a new
. Government? Why did Wilson and ms so-caleu
force wait until the outraged citizens eatheIeu
Win their rifles and bottled them up IN the
nolice station-house? Why did the queen rep
resentatives call at the United states Lega!on
on the 18th and ask the ala Oh inc Oi
States force to support her! ~
There never was more prepOsleiOus dSHui
zion than this assertion Of the President lha'
The Queen on January H. had ample force 10 su I
tain her and enable her 10 carry Oii tiV
government This studOusly malntaliie" OF
sumntion of the President is based on the 'esu-
monv Of the VIGOROUSLY corrupt Representa-
t,ves If the rings that surrounded LII
uokalani that the Hawaiian mohaIchy wa" va
Overturned by United States force. ana Wds S Gnu
Is mt forth for the sole purpose OF prlhsiLS It
credit on the preceding Administration az NaSn
tngton and on the action Of the Foreign heia
tions Committee of the United states oe''dVo ~
favor Of annexation. d.. -, .or,oo, CON.
"It remains to be seen if the American Ooh-
gross and the American people Will approve 'he
CONSPIRACY to make war on the PROVISIONAL ~ 80
eminent at Hawaii and use the HllIItdiS 49,
~ the United States or the diplomatic Pi'Sau'c
IF the United States for the restoration Ut ~
seui- barbarOus Queen, in wantoh u,HdI0 w, -.
Rs. American opinions and antecedentS anu ps
o. axcessive use Of executive power against an
American colony. more positive ana less 80
80 than that which George III ana ms Mn
tsters sought TO impose on the American cJDiiiNe,
~ formed the Government OF lnc n.y.
States.