Arizona republican., 1893-11-11

and reinstate me with authority"
When this paper was prepared at the
conclusion of the conference and signed
by the queen and her ministers, num-
Der of persons, including one or more
representatives of the provisional gov
ernment who were still present and un-
derstood it's contents, by their silence
at least acquiesced in its statements
Dole he indorsed upon it, Received
IRON the hands of the late cabinet this
18th day of Jan. 1898, without challeng
ing the truth OF any of its assertions"
Indeed it was not claimed on the 18th
day of Jan. or for some time thereafter
by any of the designated officers of the
provisional government OF any annexa-
zionist that the queen surrendered 9TH
erwise than as stated in her protest.
In his dispatch to Mr.. Foster. Jan.
18th, describing the revolution, Mr..
Stevens says: The committee of public
safety took possession of the govern
ment building and treasury and in
stalled the provisional government
without the aid of United States troops.
This being an accomplished fact, l
promptly recognized the provisional
government as the de facto government.
Secretary Fosters communication, Feb.
18th to the president, laying before
him the treaty of annexation, says: At
the time the provisional government
took possession OF the government
buildings no troops or officers of the
United States were there or took any
part whatever in the proceedings.
The statements OF the special commits
sioners sent to Washington by the pro-
visional government to negotiate a
treaty of annexation are uttefy at var
ance with evidence documentary or oral
contained in Mr.. Blount's reports.
They are contradicted by the declara-
tions and letters of President Dole and
other anexationists and by Mr.. Stevens
verbal admissions to Mr.. .Blount. The
provisional government was recognized
when it had little other than a paper
existence and when the legitimate gov
ernment was in full possession and con-
ktrol of the palace the barracks and
police stations. 1t is fair to say that
Secretary Foster, statement was based
upon infol nation which he had receiv-
! from Mr.. Stevens and the special COM
miseioners.
| In statement given to Mr.. Blount
by Admiral Skerrett, the ranking
naval officer at Honolulu. he says
eff the troops we're landed simply to
protect American citizens interests,
they were badly stationed, but if it was
TO aid the provisional government they
were wisely stationed" This hall was
so situated that troops in it easily COM
manded the government building and
the PROCLAMATION was read under the
threat of American guns. The earnest
appeal of the American minister for
military protection by the officers of the
provisional government after it has
been advanced shows the utter absurd
ity of the claim that it was established
by successful revolution of the people.
These appeals were a confession by the
men who made them of their weakness
and timididity. Courageous men, con-
scious of the strength and gh;eousness
of their cause don't thus act.
1t is now claimed that a majority of
the people who have the right of voting
under the constitution of 1877 have new
er favored the idea of annexation to
this or to any other government. Mr..
Blount states that while at Honolulu
he did not meet single annexationist
who expressed willingness to submit
the question to vote of the people, nor
did he meet with one favoring that sub
ject who did not insist if the islands
were annexed that suffrage should be
SO restricted as to give complete control
to foreigners. The government of Ha-
waii surrendered its authority under a
threat of war until such time only as
the government of the United States,
upon facts being presented it, should
reinstate the constitutional sovereign.
Careful consideration of facts will L
think, convince anyone that the treaty
which was withdrawn from the senate
for further considerations should not be
resu omitted for action. Should not a
great wrong done a feeble and indie
pendent state by abuse of authority OF
the United States be undone by restor-
ing the legitimate government? Any
thing short of that will not, respect
fully submit, satisfy the demands OF
justice. Can the United States consis-
tently insist that other nations respect
the independence of Hawaii while not
respecting it itself? Our government
was the first to recognize the indepen-
dence of the islands and should be the
last to assume sovereignty over them by
force and fraud. Respectfully submit
ted. W.. @. GRESHAM.