Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-12-28

or overturning the constitution. What took
place at the palace that afternoon OF January
IA ended the Hawaiian monarchy forever.
Chief Justice Judd, who has held his office
many years. always conservative. and until
then supporter OF the monarchy. IN a recent
public meeting in Honolulu gives the follow
ing account as to how the monarchy fell:
CHIEF JUSTICE JUDDs STATEMENT.
II was loyal to the monarchy and supported
| the autonomy of this country. and believed
up to the 18th of January that it was possible
to maintain our independence as kingdom.
But, gentlemen. spent from IL o'clock noon
until 4 o'clock in the afternoon in that palace.
and the events which occurred there converted
me and made me feel that it was impossible
longer. What was attempted on that day?
Was it not to promulgate by force a con-
| independence OF the supreme court which has
| been the bulwark OF this country: This Is
public meeting It was partisan =, public ,
office that have held for nearly twenty years
and stayed away. was the last person that
Col. Blount sought an interview with, and
wish to say publicly that not one question did
he address to me, as to my views with regard
to whether the revolution OF the 18th OF Janu-
Stevens and the troops of the Boston. That
subject he did not touch upon" lCries OF He
dldn t want to touch on It,
THE FALSTTY OF THE CHARGE
will not here repeat what before said to
the American public to the falsity of the
charge that Qneen iLiliuokalanf was driven
from her throne by American force or by the
threat OF American force in any form or man
ner whatever. AS to landing the Boston ma
rines January 16, only did what had been
done a previous Hawaiian crisis by Com
mander Woodward on the request Of Minister
Merrill, acting under fhe Cleveland Bayard or
der of August l. 1889. The following is the
language OF Minister Merrills report to the
department of state:
LAS many with alarm were coming to the
woodward to SEND pd't to the legation bodV Of
marines. which request he promptly complied
with. The appearance OF the marines on the
streets and at the legation had favorable
effect on the populace."
THE LOCATION OF ARIoN HALL.
At that time the United States legation was
near the royal palace. less distance than the
Arion hall, OF which Cleveland and Blount
speak as so commanding. OF this hall had
never heard until a lodging place was needed
for the marines after they had landed-a hall
that have never yet seen. BY an accurate
map just received from Honolulu 1t is obvious
that this hall does not command the palace.
THE PRESIDENTS STATEMENT
that the three points at which our small naval
force was placed were not favorably chosen
for the protection of American life and prop
erty is radically an error as all know who are
Honolulu, American property being in
all the various sections of the
city. Besides. the Cleveland Bayard
dispatch of July IL. 1887. instructs the minister
and naval commander to maintain public or
der. To protect American life and property
and to preserve pnblic order. especially to pre-
vent incendiarism during the night. it nee
essary that the naval marines should be cen
trally located.
THOUGH WAS NEARLY WITHOUT SLEEP
For ninety-six hours. during the exciting
events. and on the afternoon Of the Eth
very i'll. fitted for a hospital rather than for
official duty, 1 held my brain sufficiently at
command to refuse 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
government when it had become master of the
situation. the self possession of the citizens
who had chosen the committee of safety, being
the only governing force in Honolulu that had
existed from the afternoon of January IA to the
afternoon of January II.
THE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PRESIDENT
that the queen and Wilson had sufficient
force in the limited area Of the police station
to sustain the monarchy is VIGOROUSLY absurd
to all honest citizens acquainted with the
facts. If the queen had this force why had
it not been exerted while the outraged peo-
pie were openly holding their great mass
meeting and making their arrangements
for the establishment of new government?
Why did Wilson and his so-called force wait
till the outraged citizens gathered with their
rifles and bottled them up in the police sta
tionhouse? Why did the queens representa-
tives call at the United States legation on the
nth and ask the aid OF the United States force
to support her?
THERE NEVER WAS A MORE PREPOSTEROCS
ASSUMPTION
than this assertion of the president that the
queen. January II, had ample force to sustain
her and to enable her to carry on the govern
ment This studiously- maintained assumption
of the president is based on the testimony OF
the VIGOROUSLY corrupt representatives OF the
rings that surrounded Lilioukalani that the
Hawaiian monarchy was overturned by United
States force. and was, and is put forth
for the sole purpose of bringing discredit
the preceding administration at Washington
and on the action of the foreign relations COM
mittee of the United States senate in favor Of
annexation. It remains to be seen If the
American congress and the American people
will approve the conspiracy to make war on
the provisional government at Hawaii and
use the military forces of the United States,
or the diplomatic pressure Of the United
States for the restoration OF a semi barbarous
queen. in wanton defiance OF the best Amer
lean opinions and antecedents and by an ex-
cessive use OF legislative power against an
American colony, more positive and less
cusable than that which George III. and his
ministers sought to impose on the American
colonies that formed the government OF the
United States.
ISignedl JOHN L. STEVENS
A GEORGIA SENSATION.