The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-07-14

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charge that the United States Minister
and the commander of the b ston over.
turned the monarchy. As a matter OF
curiosity bearing on this point, which
may interest you somewhat, | will read
a copy OF the communication addressed
to me by the Queen, signed by herself
and by the four ministers who had
been closely identified with her in her
revolutionary proceedings
"The assurance conveyed by a royal
proclamation by myself and ministers
yesterday having been received by my
native subjects and by them ratified at
a mass meeting was received in d df-
ferent spirit by the meeting representing
the foreign population and interests in
my kingdom 1t is now my desire to
give to Your Excellency as the dplo-
matte representative Of the United
States of America at my Court, the
solemn assurance that he present con
sttutjon will be upheld and maintained
by me and my ministers, and that no
changes will be made except by the
method therein provided. l desire to
express to Your Exccllency this assur-
ance in the spirit Of that friendship
which has ever existed between my
kingdom and that OF the Government
of the United States of America, and
which l trust will long continue
LuIJOkALANL r.
SAMUEL PARKER, Minister of Foreign
Affairs
W II CoRNWEIL, Minister OF Finance,
John +, CoLBURN, Minister of Interior.
A. P. PETERSON, Attorney General
IoLANI PALACE,
Honolulu January 40 1893.
This earnestly pleading document
from the fallen monarch and the terror.
stricken lottery gang came to me more
than twenty hours after the men Of the
Boston had landed This plainly
enough implies that the fallen Queen
and her conddauts then knew, as they
could not have failed To know, that we
had not taken part in her overthrow,
which had already been accomplished
An hour later the fallen ministers came
to the Legation and urged on me the
inquiry # / could not use the United
States force to sustain the Queen. MY
answer was what you can readily sup
pose 1t must have been-that the
United States soldiers were on shore
for a specific purpose, to protect Amer
lean life and property, and could not
take sides in aid of the fallen monarch
nor with those who were then masters
of the situation and were creating a
new Government But these facts
have been already given you by the
public press, and | need not dwell upon
them
The raising of the United States flag
over the Government buildings took
place two weeks later, and on that
transaction there is some missappre-
henslon which 1t is proper for me to
correct. You may be assured it was
not hastily nor thoughtlessly done 1t
was done with all the serious sense of
responsibility that the United States
Minister and Captain Wiltse could
command And here | may pay a mt
ting tribute TO Captain Wlltse and
drop tear over his honored grave.
He is no more on earth TO speak for
himself, and l can Justly defend him
against any implications on his intel
gence or his honor, Forty years III
the naval service, brave officer in the
war when shot and shell did their work
OF death among those who stood in de.
Tense of the Nations life, he loved the
flag Of his country with the devotion
which the Christians of the early centu-
rles had for the cross. In his breast
beat as loyal heart as ever throbbe d
with human life. At home he belonged
to one OF the two great political parties,
and myself belonged to the other.
But abroad We knew no party but our
country, duty but that of Ameri.
can representatives. Captain Wltse
and the American Minister were in
complete accord in raising the
flag, February Ist. He knew the
situation thoroughly. The Provisional
Government made the request that IT
be done, and these were its reasons:
1t had been created only two weeks
before There were no trained troops
on the islands available for its use.
Many OF the men in official places on
the different islands, selected under
the monarchy from palace favurites,
had not been removed and their future
conduct was uncertain Men from the
business circles and occupations, from
the stores, banks, offices, and work
shops, had been on guard day and
night for two weeks, and business was
suffering from their absence. There
had not bee, time to create an efficient
police, nor to organize and drill :.
small military force. In city f
twenty-four tn yusand people of various
natlonaIitles, 1t were reasonable to
suppose there might be some elements
Of disorder On the plantations not
far IF and in the city itself were believ
ed to be many japanese who had serv
ed in their own army before they came
to Hawaii. 1t were feared that the
fallen Queen and the lottery and opium
ring around her would obtain the as
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