The morning call., 1893-03-02

convention of all classes of voters should
be called; that a carefully revised constitu-
tion 6epresented to them; that the Queen
should be requested to abdicate, and that
the Princess kaiulani should be proclaimed
Queen, with Council of Regency. of which
l suggested that Dole, now the head of the
Provisional Government, should be Presi-
dent. On February IA Ereceiyed this cable
gram from Washington Islands trans
ferred: Princess provided for -
Whether this cablegram is 10 be con-
sidered as an. official communication / do
not know, but 1t is the only communication.
that has reached. me. and absolutely none
has reached the Princess. The most siriB-
ing fact of this cablegram, next to its aI-
parent heartlessness, is the fact that its
accuracy has not: been confirmed by any
kilograms that have been published in
England. Why itwas sent or who sent.it L
do not know, but as loyal guardians ana
faithful friends there was only; one thing
for US to do, and that was to stand beside
the Princess in the presence of those repre-
sentatiyes Of Hawaii who would trans fer
her birthrght without the civilfty or the;
humanity of one word to her of explana-
ton, or even of sympathy. We CONS 9 here
with no official status and with:no official
information, but with the conviction, that
the Government and peopleQf the United
States Will not lend their countenance to
her disinheritanee for no fault alleged
against her or her nalion-a royal lady who
has with singular grace aud courage en-
jeavored TO fit herself for her high station,
and shrunk from neither duty nor sacrifice
in the effort E.:
81 feel good deal. of sym patlIy; for the
mi yyh ind hos aIu va in
position of great embarrassment, as sew
eral Of them were concerned in the prepar-:
alton of the Hawaiian constitution of 1887.
which they compelled the King to accept
and since maintain. At least four of the
commissioners have taken oath to support
the same constitution and it has been:
adopted by the nation. When Llliuokalani
assembled the throne she took the usual.
oath, and by that constitution Princess
kaiulani was proclaimed heiress 10 the
throne. The Queen appears to haye Yio-
lated her CONVERSATIONAL oath and TO have
laid herself open. to deposition, but that
cannot affecl the constitution itself nor the
oaths which the commissioners took. There
is no pretense>that. the Hawaiian electorate
even knew of the revolution at the date Of
the commissioners: departure On the .
present mission, and 1t is difficult to see
how they can so sufficiently define their
present position as TO enable them TO write
to The heiress apparent and to announce to
her the circumstances of their arrival.
81 do not for 4 moment believe that any
. of them would be guilty of intentional:
cruelty or even of discourtesy to the PIiu-
cess, and the inconceivable. treatment which
their silence toward. her betrayed them into
must arise from the difficulty they find in
reconciling their present attitude with the
knowledge that their oath TO sustain tie
HaW allan constitution binds them to the
succession of the Princess. unless the nation:
itself releases them from that oath. .
In short talk Davies said that he was de-
lighted to learn that the question of the an
nexati0n of Hawaii lad taken turn in the
Senate that practically laid it over for the
consideration Of the next administration.
I'VE do not mean TO get hearing from
President Cleyelsnd in any official capac-
ity," said he, but simply as private indi-
viduals. What his decision is in the matter
will scarcely be affected by our visit. The
Princess felt that in the face Of the threat
ened annexation of Hawaii by the United;
States she ought to come here where she
could learn directly what was the true sem
timent of the people. We will remain here
until after March 4, when we will proceed
to Washington, where we expect to see Mr..
Cleveland" -