St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-11
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they were badly stationed in the hall:
but II tile Intention was To aid the pro-
vlsional government, they were wisely
Stationed.r ~ -
This hall was so situated that the
troops in il easily commanded the GOV
eminent building, and tie proclamation
was read under the protection OF. tue
American guns. ~ L
Afan early, stage OF the movement II
not at the beginning. Mr.. Stevens proU-
ised the anneXationistS that as soon as
they obtained possession of the govern
ment building. and there read prOesa-
nation of the character above referred
! to. he would at once recognize them ss
de facto government, and SUPPORT
them by the landing of the forces from
OUR WAR SHIP
then in the harDor, and he kept thai
promise. This assurance was the in
spirdtiOn of the movement, and without
1t the anneXationistS would not have eX.
posed themselves to the consequences OF
failure.
They relied upon no military force OF
their OWN. for they had none worthy OF
the name. The provisional government
was established by the action of the
troops landed from the Boston, and its
continued existence is due to the belief
that HawaiianS, If they made an effort
to overthrow it, would encounter the
armed forces of the United States. The
earnest appeals to the American minis
ter for military protection by the officers
OF the provisional government after 1t
has been organized shows its utter alb
surdIty of the claim that it was estab-
liShed by a successful revolution of the
people. These appeals were confess
sion by the men who made them OF their
weakness and umidity. Courageous
men. conscious of their strength and the
Justice of their cause. do not thus act.
1t is not now claiUed that majority
of the people who have the right 10 vote
under the constitution of 1887 ever
favored the existing authority, or an
nexation TO this or any other country.
They earnestly desire that the govern
ment of their choice shall be restored
and its independence respected.
MR.. BLOUNT STATES
that while at Honolulu he did not meet
single anneXationiSt who expressed
willingness to submit the question to a
vote of the people, nor did he talk with
one on that subject who did not insist
that if the islands were annexed Suf-
frage should be so restricted as to give
complete control to foreigners or whites,
and representative anneXatloniStS have
repeatedly made similar statements TO
the undersigned.
The government of Hawaii surren-
dered its authority under threat OF war
until such time only as the government
| OF the United States, upon the facts
being presented to 1t, should TeinState
the constitutional sovereign, and the
provisional government was created ito
exist until terms of union with the
United States of America have been ne
gotlated and agreed upon"
A careful consideration OF the acts
will, think, convince you that the
treaty which was Withdrawn from the
senate for further consideration should
not be reSubmitted for its action there
on.
Should not the great wrong done to a
feeble but independent state by an
| abuse of the authority of the United
States be undone by restoring the legltl-
mate government? Anything short OF
| that will not, l respectfully submit.
satisfy the demands of justice. Can the
United States consistently insist that
other nations shall respect the indie
pendence of Hawaii while not respect
ing 1t themselves?
Our government was the first to rec
ognize the independence of the islands.
and should be the last to acquire SOW
ereignty over them by force and fraud.
Respectfully submitted,
W. O. GRESHAM.