The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-07-08

He Explains ilis Connection with the
Hawaiian Revelation A Communication
From The oueen--He Raised the Amer.
lean Flag ss symbol of Our superior
Right To Protect the Hawaiian Govern
ment ssiutary Effect
AUGUSTA. Me-, June 30.-Hon. John
l.. Stevens. late United States minister
10 the Hawaiian islands, in an address
las; night. said. in part:
am claiming no special merit when say. -
On American representative abroad. l have
maintained II as acarinai principle OF my serv-
ice TO recognize no home or domestic politics
In my osficial action. Looking through the
telescope OF distance l have been able In see
only common fias floating over the American
nation.
Touching Hawaiian Affairs ut this time.
deem II especially fitting To stand In this atti-
tudc OF an American only. ! fully recognize
and am glad "a recognize. that In the seventy
years % American relations to the Hawaiian
islands the great parties OF this country have
occupied common ground and shown nrm
American front 70 our foreign rivals and an
equal determination 70 protect American and
native Hawaiian interests In those islands
The monarchy died nv its own revolutionary
hands. u suicide Of blindness and incompc-
tency. The manner In which the Hawaiian
monarchy came to its end and the eircum-
Ststre naval for~ al Honolulu January 10.
hare already been s.atel IN my address at san
Francisco As "A t.'r ~ curiosity. bearing
or this point. VIII a nay laterest you some
what will rial au.fnEaieation addressed
20 me ty the qrcrn s.snc Is herself and by
the four ministers wh, lI been closely iden-
titled with her IN her revolutionary proceed.
ings.
1Hs QUEENS COMMUNICATION
1.-THE assurance conveyed ty a royal proc
lamation by myself and ministers yesterday
have been received by my native subjects. and
by them ratified al a mass-meeting which re-
suited in different spirit by the meeting rep
resenting the foreign population and interests
in my kingdom. II is now my desire TO give
your excellency. as the diplomatic representa-
tive Of the United States OF America AZ my
court. the solemn assurance that the existing
constituticl will re upheld and maintained by
me and my ministers. no changes will lie made
except by methods therein provided desire
TO express to your excellency the assurance OF
the spirit OF friendship which has ever existed
between my Kingdom and the government OF
the United States Of America. and which.
trust. will long continue"
Mr.. stevens continued: This earnest plead
ing document from the fallen monarch came to
me more than twenty hours after the Bostors
. rsen had landed.
Gould Sor TAKE SIDES.
An hour later the fallen ministers came to
the legation and urged on me the inquiry IL
could not use the United States forces TO sus-
tain the queen. NY answer was that the
\ United States sailors were on shore to protect
! American 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
The raising OF the United States flag over
the government building took place two weeks
later. and on that transaction there Is some
Misrepresentation which was proper for me TO
correct. You may he assured that IL was not
hastily nor though,le-sly done. II was done
with all the sense OF responsibility that the
United States minister and Capt Wiltzs could
command. Capt. wltze and the American min
lister were in complete accord in raising the
flag February Il. He knew the situation thor
ouyhly. The provisional government, made
the request that II be done and these were
the reasons:
affairs on the island at this juncture,
the fears of panic and rioting. etc. al
luded to the rights claimed by our gov
eminent on the island and the proba-
BILE landing of English troops as soon
as war ship from that country ar
rived. all rendering it necessary ia
raise our flag as symbol of our supe'
rior right to protect the Hawaiian gov
eminent. This was done. said Mr.
Stevens. and the salutary effect was
immediate. and remarkable quiet. con
fidence and perfect order resulted.
/ am hut too glad 10 elieve that the present
administration has no thought OF giving up thii
vantage ground. TO which the bold and Wig orous
dispatch OF Secretary Dayari. approved by
President Cleveland. TO Minister Merrill. July
l.. 1857. so powerfully contributed.
The HI wailan monarchy has been especially
injurious 10 the welfare OF native Hawaiians
The government and those supporting IL de
sire annexation. Hawaii is in reality an Amer
can colony. closely identified with American
interests. and governed by American ideas
American laws. American judicsals and DC
cisions Now this rich prize il freely oncret
US cannot think 1t possible that our people
and our statesmen will refuse TO accepts H.