The Bessemer indicator., 1893-11-18
WOULD sssroe1 rAE QUEEN
Bssrssary Gresham rhlAks shas Jastics
ReNuirss that the Old Order OF
rhisgs In the HawAiian
Kingdom bs ke-es-
tnhftxhed.


tnbiished.
Secretary Gresham, has advanced to tho
president a lengthy communication on the
subject of the government OF Hawaii. Tie
quotes extensively from the report OF Mr..
Blount, who was sent rs special commits
sioner to the islands, aud also Mr.. Stevens,
the former min 'ster. He arrives At the cou.
clusion that Queen Lilloakalani would not
have been dcthroned except by the aid OF
United States marines, aud thinks that JUS
uce demands that she be restored to POKER
He says: AT an early stage of the negotia'
tlon, II not at the beginning Mr., Stevens
promised the annexationists, as soon as they
gained possession OF the government building
and there read proclamation of the charae-
ter above referred to, he would at once rec
ognlze them rs the de Jdcto government and
support them by the force from our warshlp
then In the barbor, and he kept that promise.
This assurance was the Inspiration Of the
movement and without 1t the anncxatoGlsts
would not have exposed themselves to the
consequences of failure. They relied upon
no military force of their own. for they had
none worthy the name. The provisional gov
ernment was established by the action of the
landed from the Boston, and In sufficient
fo-ce to lead to the belief that the Hawaliaus,
If they made an effort to overthrow, would
encounter the armed forces OF the tB!ted
States
The earnest appeal. to the American minis.
ter for military protection by the officers OF
the provisional government, after it had been
organized, shows the utter absurdlty OF the
claim that 1t was established by succcssta
revolution of the people. These appeals were
= confession by the men who made them ot
their weakness and timidity. Courageous
men, conscious OF the strength and justice Of
their cause, do not thus act 1t is cot nov
claimed that majority Of the people having
the right TO vote under the legislation OF 1857
ever favored the existing authority, or annex
alton to this or any other country. They
earned what they desire-goyernmento OF their
choice, which should be restored and It's ti-
dependence respected. Mr.. Blount says that
while In Honolulu he did not meet single
annexatlonist who expressed willingness to
submit the question TO a vote Of the people,
nor did he talk with one who did not insist
that II the Islands were annexed suffrage
should he restricted as 10 give complete
control to foreigners or whites, and repre-
sentative annexationists have repeatedly made
similar statements to the Undersigned.
The government of Hawaii surrendered It's
authority under threat of war until such
time only as the government of the United
States, upon the fact being presented 10 1t,
should relnstate the constitutional sovereign
md the provisional government was created
TO exist until terms OF union with the Unit
I'd States of America had been made and
agreed upou.'i
A careful consideration OF the fact VIII, |
;hink. convince you that the treaty which was
Withdrawn from the Senate for further con-
liberation, should not be resubmittcd for Its
lotion thereon. Should not the great wrong
lone TO feeble, but independent state, by
an abuse of the authority OF the United
States, be undone by restoring the legitimate
government, Anything short of that, Will
not respectfully submit, satisfy the demands of
justice. Can the UnltedStates conscientlously
insist that other nations shall respect the IN
dependence Of Hawaii while not respecting
1t themselves. Our government was the trst
to recognize the independence of the Islands,
and should be the last to acquire sovereignty
over them by force and fraud.