St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-22
BREEZY BLAST FOR BLOUAT
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Intelligent deliberation, thorOaghness
and confidence to do 1t. There is no
conflict concerning the facts of the first
proposition. It is admitted by all that
the queen began the revolution at noon
Saturday, the 14th, by attempting to
promulgate q constitution; that such at
tempt was Immediately followed by
preparation on the part of tine citizens
for armed resistance, and that the
United States troops landed at 5 O'Clock
Monday, the 10th.
''In support of the second proposition,
that there was no concealment from the
government OF the intentions of the com
mitLee, l submit the following:
'First-On the afternoon of Saturday.
the 18th. in reply to the request of the
QUEENS CABINET
for advice as to what they had better
do, the queen then still insisting upon
tie PRONUNCIATION of the constitution
and supporting it by force. advised
them to declare the queen in revolution
and the throne vacant. and, at the re-
quest and approval of two of them and
the tacit assent of the other two. then
and there drew up form of proclama-
ton to that effect.
"Second-At 80 on the afternoon of
Saturday, the 14th. at a meeting of
about 200 citizens at the office OF w. o.
strongest terms; armed resistance and
counter revolution was openly adj
vocated, and the queens minister of
the interior. John Colburn, addressed
the meeting as knowing their armed
support against the queen. The queens
attorney general, Mr.. Peterson, and her
attorney, Paul Neuman, were both pres
ent, taking part i'll the meeting. The
committee of safety was publicly then
and there armed. and proceeded forth
with TO organize.
"Thrid-At 6 O'Clock on Sunday
morning, the 18th, | told Mir. Peterson
and Mr. Colbourn, two members of the
queens cabinet, that the committee i'll
tended to depose the queen and estab
llSh Il provisional government; that II
they would take charge of the move
| ment, we'll and good. otherwise the COM
mittee would take action on It's own
| account. They asked for twentyfour
hours in which to consider the matter.
Il declined to wait, stating to them
that the committee intended to proceed
forthwith. The committee met openly
that morning at 10 o'clock, with the full
knowledge of the government of its
PLACE OF MEETING.
sit remained in session during the
greater part of the day, while several
police kept watch over the building
from the street.
"Fifth-Monday morning at o'clock
the committee, without attempt at con-
cealment, met at my office, within 200
feet Of the police station, Marshal VIII
sons headquarters, where the entire
police force was stationed. While the
meeting was in progress Wilson came
to the Office and asked to speak to me
privately, and we went into an adjoin
ing room. Our conversation was, in
substance, as follows:
"Wilson said: Il want this meeting
stopped referring to the mass meeting
for that afternoon.
II replied: 1t can't be stopped. 1t
is too late
"He said: Can't this thing be fixed
up in some way"
II replied: No, 1t cannot. 1t has
gone too far
HE said: The queen has abandoned
her new constitution idea
II replied: How do we know that she
will not take it up aga ? She said she
would
''He said: Il will guarantee that she
will not, even if have to lock her up IN
room to keep her from doing it, and
I'll do it, too, if necessary
Il replied: we are not willing to ac-
cept that guarantee as sufficient. The
thing has gone on from bad to worse
until we are not going to stand it any
longer. We are going to take no
chances in the matter, but settle it now
once for all.
"Wilson then left the office He has
since stated he Immediately reported to
the cabinet and advised arresting the
committee, but the cabinet were afraid
aid refused to allow it.
"SiXtli-At2 on the afternoon of Mon
day, the 10th. q mass meeting or 5000
unarmed men was held within block
of the palace. The meeting was ad-<
dressed by a number of speakers, all
denouncing the queen. The meeting
with tremendous enthusiasm unani-
mouSly adopted resolutions declaring
the queen to be
IN REVOLUTION,
and authorizing the committee to do
whatever was necessary.
The police were present. but no at
tempt was made to Interfere with the
meeting or make any arrests. The
meeting adjourned amid the most i'll
tense excitement, and the citizens dis
perSed throughout the town, awaiting
further call of the committee. While
this meeting had been i'll progress an
other meeting was being held by the
royalists within block of the armory,
which adopted resolutions in support Of
the queen Never in the history of
Hawaii had there been such tense
condition of mind or Il more imminent
expectation of bioodShed and conflict
than there was after the adjournment
of these two radically opposed
meetings. Mr.. Blouuts statement
that the community was at
peace and quiet was grossly
Inaccurate. 1t was at this juncture,
e. obi
above meetings, that Capt. Wiltse and
Mr.. Stevens, acting upon their own re-
sponsibilitg and discretion, and ire
Spective of the re quest or actions OF the
committee, landed the troops, which
were distributed in three parts of the
city, instead of being masSed at one
point, as stated by Mr.. Blount. The
reason that the queens government took
no action against the committee or its
supporters was that they were over
whelmed by the unanimous display of
indignation and determination shown
by the citizens. and were coWed into
submission in the same manner that
THE KING
and his supporters were cowed under
precisely similar circumstances by the
same citizens in June, 1887.
I'm support of the third proposition,
that the queen and her supporters were
demOrallZed and devoid OF leadership,
submit the following:
~. During the few weeks prior to the
revolution, Mr.. C0lbourn, minister of
the interior at the time of the revolu-
ton, had been one OF the leaders Of the
political party opposed to me, and was
openly and bitterly hostile to me per-
sonally. In the first instance of the
revolutionary intention of the queen it
was 10 o'clock on the 14th when Mr.. Col
bourn came to me greatly excited.
He told me of the queens intention to
promulgate new constitution, and
asked my advice. l said to him: why
do you not go to the members of your
own party?' He replied: Il have no
party. Those who have been our sup
porters are supporting the queen. The
downtown people (referring to the
merchants) have got no use for me, and
unless the members of your party and
other citizens will support US, we are
going to resign right away
80. AT O'Clock the same day met
all the members of the cabinet at the