The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-21

fsney arose. rnanifess 10 By active support
II did cou5tiess suggest 20 tas nsea who
read the proclamation that they wers hav-
ing the support Of sns Americas mi mister
and naval commander and we're safe from
personal harm Why did the American
minister locate troops In such sst1ation
and then assure the members Of the
COMMITTEES Of safety that On their
occupation OF the government huiiGtuE
be would recognise il a. the government
de fscto and give such government sup
porty Way Was the government building
designated 10 them ~ the pface which,
when tie proclamation Vas announced
tbefefrom, would be followed By his recos-
nition2 Ii Vas not q point Of strategic
consequence. liz did not involve the en-
ployment Of . single soldier. 4 build
ing RS chosen where there were no troops
stafioueds where there vas no struggle to
30 mace 70 obtain access. with American
forces Immediately contiguous. and with
the mass al popaiasion impressed with 10
unfrieddiv attitude. More than this, be-
fore any demand for surrender had even
been made on the queen or on the COM
nander or any officer of her military
forces 1t any of the points where her
troops we're located. the American minis
ter recognized the provisional government
and was ready to give it the support OF
United States troops.
He shows the position which the queen
occupied, recites her protest and describes
the race and citizenship Of the men con-
cerned in the revolution. The words OF
the various commissioners of the provis-
ionai government and Minister Stevens
are quoted and commented upon, and
Biount tries 30 show collision on the part
of Minister Stevens and the revolutiontsts.
He goes into details in the matter. and
points out, by time and place, the haste
with which Stevens acted, and. By quoting
from Stevens report and papers on file at
the legation, declares the minister misrep-
resented the revolution 10 the United
States government. He points out lack of
Stevens, saying:
Stevens consulted freely with the lead
ers Of the revolutionary movement from
the evening OF the I4fh. They disclosed
10 him ali their plans They feared arrest
and punishment and he promised them
protection. They needed troops on shore
TO overawe the queens supporters and the
government. 1nis he agreed to and did
furnish. They had few arms and no
trained soldiers. They did pot mean TO
fight. ft was arranged bztween them and
the American minister that the proclama-
ton dethroning the queen and organizing
the pr0visional government should be read
from the government building and he
would follow il with speedy recognition.
All this was TO be done with American
troops provided with small arms and arti.-
iery across narrow street within stones
throw. This was done. The leaders of
the revolutionary movement would not
have undertaken it but for Stevens prom
ise to protect them against any danger
from the government But for this the
mass meeting would not have been held
but for this no request to land troops
would have been made. Had the troops
not been landed no measures for organizes
ton of q new government would have
been taken. The American minister and
the revolutionary leaders determined upon
annexation to the United States. and
agreed on the part of each to act TO the
very end"
ELouNr sLuRs HARRISON.
Blount says the native race feel that
great wrong has been done them and their
queen. When the queen resigned il was
under protest. and she did no: believe the
action Of Stevens would be Endorsed, and
he adds: Indeed, who would have sup
posed the circumstances surrounding her
could have been foreseen and sanctioned
deliberately By the president of the United
States. Her uniform conduc. and the
prevailing sentiment among the natives
point TO her belief, as we'll as theirs, that .
spirit Of justice on the part of the presi-
dent would restore her crown" That il
the only thing in the nature Of . recon-
mendation made.
The special commissioner closes with .
description of the industries of the islands.
statistics. comparisons of races, changes
in the condition of the natives and inform.
alton tending to show they have been
bajly treated