New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-13
MINISTER sTEVENSS ACCOUNT
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED WHEN THE
QUEEN WAS OVERTHROW.
SOME FACTS FOR SECRETARY GRESHAM
THE AMERICAN MINISTER Ah>'NI INV"
HONOLULU WHEN TIE TEou A""s"


, VALUE or THE ISLANDS
lain c,ovors who was United States Minister
% Hawaii durlnr President Harrisons Adm'his-
.ration. has been severely critTiseu Dy III, w
ponents OF annexation for his obic'a cohuue' ".'e
Upon terminating his official services al i'o"o'"'"
Mr. Stevens prepared an explanation VI ''e '
ton in Hawaii This was made pubic on May a.
7, &. ~ nocuor interest row that the present
Administration has shown such marked hosthty
to the policy of the Harrison Au''h'7.'a"0'' "'
Stevens's statement in part "a io''o"S'
/ circumstances render II necessary for me 10
saw a few words relative to what mas recently
tr,nsnired In Hawaiian affairs, and In respect 10
the interests which the United states nave III 'he
Hawaiian problem In September 1907 ii'' ''"
the Hawaiian ISLANDS. i had not oeeh ,o"s :"
Honolulu when ! perceived 10" 'no'ous"' "
American city II is how strong in American sympa-
,bv and how predomlnating are American IN
forests in all the islands OF the HAWAIIAN group
Though had had much previous experience anu
observation among the nations o. lnree co""n..'o
7 found q condition of things in Honoiuiu uhnAe
that I had ever known at any natiohal capital
found an intelligent body OF citizens OF European
and American origin sharing the goodwill OF many
native Hawaians. supporting semi-parpar'c mo-"
arcny resting TO sold OF norman ioa''" 'o''
dead in everything but IT'S vices coarseV iu@"''ous
! in us tastes and wishes constantly sending out
impurc exhaatons, and spreading socai ana pohu-
cal decentralization throughout the ISLANDS.
cONDITIoN or THE MONARCHY.
"Tbis somi-beathen and grossly spurious mechan-
ism, called the Hawaiian monarchy was being
ch;,ny supported By the taxes ana 'oerauo" vi
those who could have no sincere loyalty 10 IT, an"
who knew that it returned to the Islands nothing
of the money 1t annually squandered on worse IMAM
,so,as- evnendtrres one years careful oDserVa-
ton NJ the existing sta;e Of things brought me 10
the firm belief that 1t could not longer continue
The death of Kalakaua. and the accession OF MS
s,s,er to the little throne revealed many facts
hfnh
! ,o,ors and demoralizing the monarchy had become
| rad az had been the courtiers and favorite COM
nanions and advisers OF this semi-parparic hihs'
! tbose whom his sister Liliuokalani Immediately
drew around her still worse Ihe piefihiai
legislature assembled in May 1892 That BODY
,ory soon asserted It's constitutional prerogatve
! IN voting out n Ministry that had consented to
tho decentralization of the Queen ana her I'M
moral fayorite at the palace who exercised cic,-
,orta mowers and rioted In official police corrup-
! ton Three successive Ministries OF this descrip-
tion were voted out by the Legislature WIN inc
,or,, annroval of all the best men OF the Islands
AT last the Queen appeared to yield 10 the
inressure of public opinion. and consented 10 inc
appontment of four responsible men, three OF the'n
persons of wealth and all OF them men OF good
financial standing who took the official places with
reucts nee all four OF them sharing the pubic con-
fdence Known as the Wicox-Jones Ministry, II
was believed that they would safely carry the
country through the following eighteen months TO
the election and assemblage of the next Lesis-
lature Fully sharing this belief the United states
Minister and naval commander LETT Honolulu Janu-
ary 4 in the United States cruiser Boston, Tor
! tIiIo and the Volcano a distance of nearly 800
miles 1t was the first time for many nohths
had felt 1t safe for the United States Minister ana
naval commander to be away from the Hawaiian
capital We absent ten days
LiLIUoKALANIs nIGHnANDED METHODS
when we arrived in the harbor of Honolulu
on our return from Iilo. in the forenoon OF Jahu-
airy H. there came to the startling news that
the Queen and the ring of white adventurers VINO
surrorr ded her had by intrigue and bribery carried
the lottery and opium bills through the Lesisla-
ture had forced out the Wilcox and Jones MINIS
try, and had appointed in their places four OF her
palace retair crs two of whom the Legislature ana
the responsible public had recently ana repeateuy
rejected. headed by the man who had carried dhe
I'm spite Of numerous petitions and protests
from all the islands. both of whites and native
Chamber Of Commerce and the principal financial
Of Tho county, the Queen S ang h rns of
adventirers who surrounded her expected thus to
Il oking Honolulu fortress of gamblers and semi
pirates amid the ocean But even TINS ~, was no, no.
of adventures around her. To fortfy themselves
in their schemes of usurpation ana robbery they
the Supreme Court would decide their lottery bin
unoor sii,utional Her four new ministers were
in the plot.
THE REVOLUTION UNDER WAY.
while the Boston was coming into the harbor
! of Honolulu on the forenoon of JanuarJ "a, the
! mob Of hoodlums at the call Of the Queen. were
gathering in the palace grounds The LEGISLATURE r,
o was uowais nue soyeeg was ready to be
proclaimed, rumors OF which were already in the
to gather A few minutes before the appointed
hour for the coup d'etat. immediately after my
urged to go at cnce 10 the English Minister to ask
him accompany me to the queen ana try TO
7 her fTDn lpr 4
| Immediately TO the English Minister, who
! ready TO cooperate with me II there were any
possibility of ehectnS any good We went went I'M n
! the Queen in the customary manner. The hour OF
proroguing the Legislature had arrived the cere-
palace around which The mob was aS Eat sI I
listers to attempt TO reason with the mad
| dened. misguided woman, who had already
rested though her cowardly ministers Of Che lottery
gang became alarmed and drew back. She scorncd
day night told every intelligent man in Honolulu
that the Hawaiian monarchy was forever at an
M e he and he en3s Of law and
order must thereaft .r take charge OF public anairs
the best American towns was held. 1t was made
the owners Of property the professional and edu-
Gated citizens, merchants bankers. clerks nechan-
unit in opinion and purpose II was stirred by
common sentiment the love Of country and the
| tcck its measures Wisely aud prudenty. It's Com
| Inittee OF Public Safety asked us to land the men
OF the Boston. lest riot and incendiarism might
burst out night. for 10 reiiable police force
longer existed. and whatever there OF this
! force was In the control of the usurpcrs and
| the lottery gamblers who had initiated the revo-
| luton.
LiNrING THE ROeTON'S MEN
"J nder the diplomatic and naval rules. which
were and imperative. the United States Min
! lister and naval commander would have shamefully
ignored their duty had they not landed the men ne.
/ and property and the maintenance of public
der even had the Committee OF Public Safety
not requested to do Fortunately. the
mander OF the Boston and those under his
| mgnd had no desire to snirk their duty. They APP
| preciated the obligations OF American patriotism
! and the honor OF the American Navy on shore. In
perfect order. they stepped not an inch from the
| line OF duty They never lifted finger in all Of
| the fallen monarchy or the rising Provisional Gov
| eminent The conduct OF the United States Off