The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-03-16
THE QUEENS ENVOY.
Precis Filed by Paul Neumann
at Washington,
He Gives the Other Side Of the Two
Weeks History,
from the San Francisco Examiner. !

OF state roster he handed MIN the
precis of the Queens complaint
against the acts of Minister Stevens
and the matters leading up to the
protectorate. Yesterday this was
sent to the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations, where it has been
kept strictly secret. The greatest
interest attaches to this paper be-
cause it is the first formal declara-
ton in contravention of the state
ments of Stevens and the Hawaii
Commissioners. A copy of the pre-
els, however, has been furnished the
Examiner, which will have it in
advance of any other publication.
Some of the Senators who have
seen Neumann's precis, and who are
in favor of annexation, say that the
charges it contains are serious
enough to demand a special investi-
CATION, and for that reason they will
probably support motion to APP
point committee to proceed to the
islands and ascertain the feeling of
the natives and the truth of the
charges against Stevens.
NEUMaNN
".Sir:-I have the honor to present
the following statement of facts in
relation to the recent events in the
Hawaiian kingdom, as the accredited
representative of her Majesty, Queen
Liliuokalani: Kalakaua, upon his
election and accession to the throne
of Hawaii, swore to observe the Con-
stitution promulgated by his Maj
esty Kamehameha V. by virtue of
his own sovereign authority and the
right inherent in the crown. This
Constitution was in force and effect
up to June, 1887. At this time the
need of reform in the government of
the islands caused new Constitu-
ton to be proclaimed by King Kala-
kaua, which never received the rati-
fication of a popular vote, but was
accepted by the tacit consent of the
people.
'This Constitution provided that
the elective franchise should be con-
ferred upon all foreigners, irrespec-
tive of their allegiance. 1t provided,
further, that the Mobiles, or members
of the upper House, should be
elected instead of being appointed
by the Sovereign, as had been done
under the Constitution of Kameha-
meha V. Further, certain property
qualifications were prescribed by it,
which deprived mostly the native
electors of the right of voting for
Mobiles.
"The native population became
FESTIVE under these restrictions, and
desired a new Constitution to be
prepared by constitutional conven-
ton, consisting of members to be
chosen at a general election by all
qualified electors, and to be promul-
gated by the Queen in accordance
with former presidents. This ques-
ton became the active issue of the
elections of 1890 and 1892, and the
advocates of the new Constitution
carried the election of representa-
tives throughout the kingdom, cleo
ting twenty out of the twenty-four
members of the lower house in 1892
This issue had been made as early as
1890, however, when the elections
were carried in favor of an alteration
or modification of the Constitution
of 1887.
PREVENTED A CONSTITUTIONAL CONvEN-
TION.
"The conservative element of the
Legislature of 1890 and 1892 pre-
vented the calling of Constitution.
al Convention and maintained the
policy of amending the Constitution
only in the manner which is pro
vided for in that instrument, but the
party now in power prevented any
amendments to the Constitution be.
ing. passed except an amendment
opening an entry for Chinese immi,
grafton.
petitions signed by over 4OO(
voters and praying that the Consti,
tuition be altered were sent to the
Legislature, the total number OF
qualified voters being about 10000
The wishes of the natives as to the
alteration of the Constitution were
confined to the following points:
"First-The restoration of the
power of the sovereign to appoint {
certain number of mobiles.
"Second-The diminution of the
property qualification of electors.
"Third-Restriction of the cleo
tive franchise to Hawaiian citizens
except as to such aliens who hac
granted to them the franchise by
the Constitution of 1887.
'Fourth-The increase of the sal
airy Of the Representatives
"Fifth-The reduction of the tern
of the Justices of the Supreme Cour
from a life tenure to tenure for
fixed number of years.
REVOLUTIONARY FACTION.
"The faction now in power by TIN
present revolution led an attempted
revolution in 1889 and a conspirac,
in 1892, having for their underlying
motive change of the Constitution
of 1887, and the effecting of thu
changes desired by the natives.
"The persons favoring annexation
by the United States had at tina
time no utilization with the men con
nected with these events. IL annex
alton were practicable, that is to say
acceptable to the United States
many Hawaiian citizens who oppos
the faction now usurping the powe
OF government would incline towar,
such a measure, but not for the pur
pose OF placing the Government il