The morning call., 1893-12-13

SPIRIT OF FREEDOM.
The Monarchy Can Never Be Restored
by Peaceful Means.
HONOLULU, Dec. 5.-Friday, the oath OF
November last. was a blue day for annex
ationists and American citizens in Hawaii.
for at o'clock on the morning of that day
the Warrimoo came in to ort, bringing the
text of Secretary Gresham's letter to Pres
ident Cleveland outlining the probable
course of the administration in Hawaiian
affairs. Words are inadequate to express
in The slightest degree the intense feeling
of hostility and dismay caused in the an
nexatlon ranks by the terms of that letter
and the accompanying dispatches, and this
feeling was of course intensified by the
jubilant attitude of the royalists All
three OF the daily papers got out extras
containing Gresham's letter. the Star get
ting the news on the streets an hour in ad-
vance of its competitors. When Gresham's
letter had been read and reread the indig-
nation of the people knew no bounds, and
was expressed in various ways Men
cursed the day that such an infamy should
have been perpetraled on American eiti-
zens and lamented the fact of that citizen
shin; others cursed Blount and Mills for
their one-sided and utterly false report.
for of course Little Mills" as the Consul
General is called here, had hand in it as
well as Blount; others, and good Ameri-
can citizens too, felt ashamed of them
selves and openly avowed their intention
of renOuncing American citizen hip and
adopting that of Hawai- instead if
Gresham's recommendations were carried
out; others cursed the Democratic admin
istration from top TO bottom, up hill and
down dale, and still others showed their
feelings in other and diverse ways. A
general feeling of disgrace permeated the
whole American colony here, which was
only slightly relieved by the publication
of two or three private dispatches, bidding
the American party to hold their own al
all hazards and wait for future develop
ments. This would have been done any,
how, as the anDexationisis were fighting
mad" and are still more so now, for that
matter, and never intended for minute
TO give up the reins of government until
dispossessed by actual force. The wis
dom of Minister Willis course in using
mis- discretion to delay the execution of
Gresham's orders was apparent to all sup
porterS of the Provisional Government
here and his action in so doing was at
once understood. The cause of the delay
in the execution of the Minister'S orders
was detailed in my last letter, but he is
still retIcent as to what the "unforeseen
circumstances" were. 1t is generally un-
derstOod. however, that his own investi-
cations have led to conclusions diane tri-
caly opposite to those set forth in BlounPs
report.
The excitement here on the oath con-
tinued ct fever heat until p. NJ, when
the Monowai arrived with four DAYS later
news, or San Francisco dates to the 21,t.
The news received by that mail that the
administration would be likely TO back
down from its high-hapded course was re-
ceived with joy, and faces that were
yard long in the morning resumed a differ
ent expression, the royalists, of course
being correspondingly depressed. The sub
stance of Blounts report came by this last
mail, and the source of Gresbam's letter
was exposed, such as il Is. 1t may be
characterized, to commence with, as a
tissue of falsehoods from beginning to end
1t IL one-sided on Its face from the char
acter and political complexion Of the wit
Desses whose testimony is rected. and its
royalist leanings are shown by the absence
of any testimony from the annexation
ranks. 1t is rank royalist document
from beginning to end and is utterly un-
trustworthy. This is proven by the state
ments of Charles r. Carter, one of the
Commissioners sent from Hawaii to Wash
ington, Professor G. j. Lyons and others,
whose word here is accepted as gospel
n. ,l,<1. I
with.
The executive committee of tie Annexa-
tion Club met the same evening and re-
solved TO issue a call for mass-meetimg of
all those who were in favor of good gov
ernment and opposed to the reinstaton of
royalty on these islands. Although but
eight hours public notice of the meeting
was given, the Government drill shed, in
which it was held, was well filled an hour
before the time announced, which was 80
p. NJ.
The intervening period was spent by
those present in privately expressing to
one another the general Indignation, TO be
given voice later on by the speakers of the
evening. Little knots of men gathered to-
gether and discussed the situation in all
it's bearings, and it is to the honor and
say that one sentiment. and one only, per-
vaded the entire assembly, and that senti-
ment was Patrick Henry's Liberty or
Death" This found vent later on in fire.
guent and long-continued applause as the
speakers warmed up to the occasion and
uttered their protests upon the indignity
proposed to be perpetrated on Amer
ican citizens by an un- American
administration. But let me pause a
moment to say who was there.
There were, as nearly as can be estimated,
1850 men in the audience. Not a single
woman or child was there. the occasion
being deemed of too much Importance and
possible immediate danger 10 think of
their presence being allowed. although all
day long American women and American
girls had driven around among their male
relations and friends and openly stated
that if the men did not take up arms for
the cause of liberty they would. But 1t
needed not this incentive here for citizens
of the United States to do their duty and
exert their manhood. Twelve hundred
and fifty of the best men in Honolulu