The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-06-09
BY HER OWN PETARD
THE Ex-oUEEN's SURRENDER
TO THE P. G.
Not a Word in Her Power Of Attorney
About Yielding to the United
States Authority,

to the United States and not to the
Provisional Government should read the
text of the power of attorney which she
gave Paul Neumann when he went on
his mission to the United States
To all persons and to the Govern
ment Of the United States of america,
and to all other governments whatso-
ever to all bodies corporate as well
as bodies polite, and more especially
to the President and to the Secretary
of the Department of State of the
United States of Americd, l, Liluoka-
lani of the city of Honolulu, in the
Island of Oahu, one of the Hd7oaiidn
Islands, send greeting
WHEREAS, on the seventeenth day
of January, A D. 1893, at the city of
Honolulu, aforesaid l did yield to the
Provisional Government of the Haw-
allan Islands my authority as Sovereign
of the HaVaiian Islands, under pro
test; and,
WHEREAS, by SO doing claim to be
entitled, by international law and in
the high forum of conscience and
equity, to receive consideration and
provision both for myself and family,
and for KaiuldRi who was my legally
appointed successor as such Sovereign;
and,
WHEREAS, 1t is my intention and
desire by these presents to authorize,
secure, accomplish, and finally t. com
plete and to ratlfy such arrangements
as may conduce to the greatest welfare
and benefit of all the people of the
Hawaiian Islands, and also of myself
and family, and of the said kdinldni,
and
WHEREAS, repose the fullest con-
fdence in the ability, integrity and
fidelity of Paul Neumann, Esquire, of
the city of Honolulu aforesaid, counsel
lor at law, and have entrusted him with
full power and authority to act for me
in the premises; now, therefore,
Know we that in consideration Of
the promise l Liliuokalani aforesaid
have made, constituted and appointed,
and by these presents do hereby make,
constitute and appoint the afore-
said Paul Neumann, Esq, my true,
lawful and sufficient attorney for me
and in my name, place and stead; &c
negotiate, arrange and agree with the
United States of America and the Presi
dent and the Secretary Of the Depart
ment of State thereof, and with any
other Gf any representative or official
thereof having authority in the preml-
ses for such official or other consider.
alton, benefit and advantage, as in the
opinion of my said attorney, shall, may
OF can be obtained from the UniteC
States of America as well for mysel
and family as for the said Kaiuani il
consideration of existing condition:
and circumstances. And if no officia
consideration for myself or said Kaiu
lani shall, in the opinion of my said
attorney be attainable from the UniteC
States of America, then and thereupon
and in such case to arrange and agree
upon such pecuniary considerations
benefits and advantages as can or ma,
be secured for myself and family and 70
said Kaiulani from the United State
of America, and whether the same shaI
be in the form of payment at one tim
of sum OF money to myself or oil dis
tinct sums of money to myself and salt
Kaulani or in payments of stated sum
of money annually or oftener for
fixed term of years, or for a fixed perio
or periods of time. And upon ascel
tanning that such pecuniary consider
ations, benefits, advantages or pay
mentS of money from and o
the part of the said Unite
States can be secured, to agree upo
receive and accept the same and in m
name and behalf to make, execute an
deliver such agreements, releases an
acquittances of all my claim, demand
and pretensions whatever upon Ii
throne of the Hawaiian Islands an
upon the Government of the Unite
States of America as well as of the H
waiian Islands and upon all person
having had anything to do with,
having been, or being in any way co
cerned in the said Provisional Cover
ment, as shall be requisite to accompli,
and secure such pecuniary consider
tons, Dement'S, advantages ana pa
ments, or which shall be required ther
for by the president or the S cretary
the Dep rtment of State af resaid,
by any other (f any representative
official of the United States authoriz,
to act or agree in the premises. Al
all that my said attorney shall do
cause to be done in the pre- Misses | (
hereby for myself and my successor
executors, administrators and ass'g
ratify and confirm, and further |
hereby covenant, with my said attorn
and his executors andadministrators al
with the President of the United Stat
of America, and with any other pers
or persons representing the said Unit
States of America in the premises al
with each of them and with their
spective successors both jointly a
severally, that all and whatsoever |
said attorney shall in my behalf agr'
or do, or cause to be done or agre
upon by virtue of these presents, v
and my successors, heirs, executors a