The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-11
RESTORE LILIUOKALANI
That Is the Advice of Secretary Of
State Gresham,
SHE WAS UNJUsTLY DBTHRoNBD

The Queen Surrendered Her Authority |
Under Treat of war with the United
states, which Was an Abuse of the Au-
thority of Our Government.
WASHINGTON, Nov. ia letter Of Sec
retary Gresham to the president concern
ing Hawaiian affairs has been given out
for publication. Ia It he takes the ground
that the marines landed from the United
States steamer Boston mt the time of the
revolution were not landed to protect
American lir and property, but TO aid in
overthrowiug the existing government.
Their very presence, he says, implied coer.
Give measures against it.
The provisional government was estab-
lshed by the action of the American min
ister and the presence of the troops landed
from the Boston, and its continued exist
ence is due TO the belief of the Hawaii
ans that if they made an effort TO over
throw It they would encounter the armed
forces of the United States.
The letter concludes as follows: "The
earnest appeals to the American minister
for military protection by the officers of
the provisional government, after it had
been recognized, show the utter absurdity
of the claim that it was established by a
successful revolution Of the people Of the
islands. Those appeals were n confession
by the men who made them of their weak
ness and timidity. Courageous men, con-
scious of their strength and the justice OF
their cause do not thus act.
Hawaiians Don't Want Annexation.
at is not now claimed that a majority
of the people having a right to vote under
the constitution of 1887 ever favored the
existing authority, or annexation to this
or any other country. They earnestly de-
sire that the government of their choice
shall be restored and its independence re
spected. Mr.. Blount states that while at
Honolulu he did not meet a single annex
ationist who expressed a willingness to
submit the question to n vote of the peo-
| pie, nor did he talk with one on that sub
| ject who did not insist that if the islands
were annexed suffrage should ne so re
stricted as to give complete control to for
eigners, or whites, and representative an
nexationists have repeatedly made sim
| liar statements to the undersigned.
"The government of Hawaii surrendered
! its authority under threat of war, until
such time only as the government of the
| United States, upon facts being presented
| to It, should reinstate the constitutional
sovereign, and the provisional government
| was created 'to exist until terms of union
with the United States of America have
been negotiated and agreed upon
"A careful consideration of the facts
will, ] think, convince you that the treaty
which was withdrawn from the senate for
furuuor CO.. i.deeratioG. OF. should uou 10 resub-
mitted for its action thereon.
"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 legitimate gov
ernment? Anything short of that will
not, respectfully submit, satisfy the de
mands of justice.
"Can the United States consistently in
sist that other nations shall respect the
independence of Hawaii while not respect
ing it themselves? Our government was
the first to recognize the independence of
the islands, and it should be the last to
acquire sovereignty over them by force
and fraud. w. Q, GRESHAM"
Professor Alexander Disheartened.
Accompanying Secretary GFesham's
letter is the full spondence regarding
the Hawaiian matter. This includes a
letter from Secretary Foster to President
Harrison on Feb 10 last, in which he says;
"At the time the provisional government
took possession of the government build
ings no troops or officers of the United
States were present or took any part what
ever in the proceedings. No public recog-
milton was accorded to the provisional
government by the United States minister
until after the queens abdication, and
when they were in effective possession of
the government
Similar language is found in an official
letter addressed to Secretary Foster on
Feb 3 by the special commissioners sent
to Washington by the provisional govern
ment to negotiate a treaty Of annexation.
These statements are utterly at variance
with the evidence contained in Mr..
Blounts reports. They are contradicted
by declarations and letters of President
Dole and other anneXationists and by Mr..
Stevens own verbal admissions to Mr..
Blount. The provisional government was
recognized when it had little other than a
paper existence and when tAe legitimate
government was in full possession and
control
Professor w. J. Alexander, surveyor
general of the Hawaiian islands, is in the
city. Mr.. Alexander is American born, a
graduate of Yale college and man of
great intelligence. In an interview he
said; "This is a great blow to us If this
policy is carried out it means the bank
ruptcy and ruin of the islands If an at
tempt is made to restore Queen Liliuo-
kalani bloodshed will result. l doubt if
the queen herself would live to sit again
upon the throne. The people who estab-
lished the provisional government in the
islands were the same who secured the
constitution of 1887, which was acquiesced
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