The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-12-21
HAWAnSHOWS FIGHT
WILL RESIST ARMED INVASION
WITH ARMS.
Determined Men Pledge Their Support to
the Provisional Government in Eepell:Eg
Any Attack Upon 1t In Violation of the
Law Of Nations.
All Nations Notified.

All Nations Notified.
Honolulu advice5 via Victoria, =. c..
say that since the arrival there IT the
steamer WarrilnOo, political events
have followed each other with startling
rapidity. Dispatches forwarded the
Associated Press by sailing vessels have
not fully anticipated the serious con
dition Hawaii is now passing through
in the most determined and heroic
way. When the Warri.nco arrived with
Pre- ,idcnt Cieveiand's ultimatum the
royali,ts were jubilant and the annexa-
tionists at once began TO carry out pre-
vious plans for forcibIe resistance in
case the steamer China. which arrived
three days later. brought instruction
to Minister Willis for the restoration
of the monarchy with the aid OF the
United States troops from the war
ships Adams and Philadelphia. Within
twenty-four hours after the news
br, ught by the VVarrimoo wa- received
1900 determined annexationists had
assembled on short notice at the drill
shed Of the barracks behind the execu-
tive building. The meeting was short
but wildly enthusiastic. The following
resolutions were passed without dis
se ting voice from the Thousand or
more present:
Resolved, That we have read with surprise
and regret the recommend ton Of the secre-
tary Of State OF the United States to the Presi-
dent to restore the monarchy lately existing
| In Hawaii.
Resolved, That we condemn the assumption
of the Secretary that the right OF the Provis
iOnal Government to exist was terminated by
his refusal to resubnit to the Senate the treaty
OF union pending between the two countries:
and also his assumption that the Provisional
Government at that very time submitted the
question OF It's continued existence to the
arbitrament Of the President Or OF any other
power
Resolved That we support to the best Of our
ability the Provisional Hovernment to resist
! any attack upon It which may be made con-
trary to the usage OF nations.
Since this mass-meeting the spirit OF
enthusiasm which at first prevailed
among the royalits has been in a state
OF tluctuation. and some OF the clearest-
I headed leaders admit that the success
of the restoration in the present or fu-
(, ture DEPENDS on the armed protection
Of the monarchy by the United States.
The first action OF the authorities
! after the arrival OF the text of Com
missioner Blount', report was to re-
move Fred Wunderburg, q royalist
! sympathizer, from the clcrksnip he
| held in the Supreme Court. The adj
vices also say that it has been learned
! upon the best authority, directly from
royalist sources, that the British Min
ister-residcnt, MIR. Wodehouse, has
lately stated to different persons in
! Honolulu that there was an under
standing between President Cleve-
! land and the English government
, that the monarchy should he restored.
! In private political circles ON the an
. freely expressed that the pre- ence of
! lao, pri< J. n+
, the present time was owing to the fear
, of the English foreign office that Kresi-
| dent Cleveland would not be abe to
carry out his policy. This theory
! reached the executive. and an advisory
! council special session was held in
! which Mr.. Brown introduced the fol-
lowing rcSO utiNn. which was unani-
, mously recommended by the council to
{ the executives:
! Resolved. That the executive council inquire
| OF the American minister whether his instruc-
! tions were covered by and are in harmony with
the letter OF Secretary Gresham to Presto MT
/ Cleveland: IL so whether he was instructed to
force.
Resolved, That should the answer be in the
affirmative this council recommends that MIR.
Willis be immediately given his passport and
the eN-Queen he ma lie prisoner OF state.
| Fear ~! the British.
The fear of the Council seems to be
that the British will offer protection
to the eXs queen in case Cleveland fails
| to restore her. This is the chief rca-
son tia: notice has heen given foreign
officials not to land tro BPS without per
| mission of the provisional govern
| mrnt.
In view of the attitude assumed by
| President Cleveland the American citi-
! zeus presented Il protest to Minister
! Willis. which has been numerously
| signed. III which they set forth that a.
| citizens of the United States they have
done nothing Whereby they forfeit or
| wave their full legal and constitutional
| rights a. such citizens. The document
, contains six typewriter pages Of reel
tatlon before the signatures. and closes
| with the following words:
| And the undersigned hereby solemu!y and
, respectfully protest 10 your exceilency and 20
! States; to Walter Z. Gresham, Secretary o!
state: to Hilary 4. Herbert Secretary OF the
| Navy, and to Rear Admiral John Irwin. com
clanuin., the niteu states naval forces now In
| Hawaiian waters and to all concerned, that
| any such acts OF war or hostility, II taken. At
tempted. or announced i'll time of the profound
peace now existing between the United states
! and the Hawaiian islands. or without any full
| Formal timely announcement thereof. VIII and
! Would be cause for sll concerned IN authort,
| 70 be responsible for all consequences that
! may ensue therefrom. not only before Al
| mighty God. but sill ssnctiOn,d rules and OBJ
| servances Of civilized nations in their dealings
| with each other. and will and would he In vto-
| LAT ION OF the rights Of the undersigned, Sc
| cured and belonging to them as citizens OF the