The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-11-26
TIE QUEENS VERSION.
How She Was Hoodwinked and
Lied to.
She Expresses Great Confidence in the
Wisdom of Cleveland and the
Present Administration.

the state department, consisting OF ali
disclosures made by Blount in his dis
patches and with It his report from
Honolulu. It is the testimony on which
he bases his report Numerous afIl-
davits bearing on the day the p~ovis-
ional government was proclaimed go
to show that Minister Stevens recog-
nized the provisional government and
that the troops were landed from the
Boston before the queens forces sur
rendered to the provisional govern
naent. The statement of Liluokaleni,
addressed 10 Blount, is of special in
terest and Importance
On Dec. II, 1892, she claims she re-
ceived a letter from a source she does
not divulge, warning her that the
American representatives at that time
were preparing for the annexation OF
the islands. She appealed to the Brit
ish commissioner, and he advised
against her suggestion to lay the mat
ter before all the members Of the di-
plomatic corps.
Continuing. she says: ''.The morning
of Jan. Ia, 1898, arrived with all prep
arations for closing the legislature.
At the cabinet meeting, 1 told the cab
met it was my intention to pr'fi.ul-
gate a new constitution. At noon l
prorogue6 the legislature, noticing that
several members of the reform p2rty
were not present. On entering the pal
ace. 1 saw Mr.. Wilson and asked if
al was ready. He replied, yes. and
then [ said: You'll have to be brave
today I went to the blue room and
awaited the ministers. After some de-
lay they arrived and 1 judged from
their countenanceS that something was
wrong A few days before had plan
ned / would sign the constitution IN
the throne room in the presence Of
members of the legislature, many Whom
had been elected for the purpose of
working for the new constitution. AT
the commencement of my reign peu-
tons were sent from all parts of the
kingdom asking for a new conSutu-
ton. A month later, with two mem
bers of the legislature, l started IN TO
make a new constitution from that of
Kamahakeha, and that of 1887. After
completing 1t, / placed it in the hands
of a person asking him to correct and
revise it He consulted many lawyers
and others regarding it, and when IT
was returned 1 found no changes had
been made, so concluded 1t was all
right. Early in January, mentioned
10 CAPTAIN Nowlein, of the Household
Guards, and Marshal Wilson, my IN
tention to promulgate new consul
tuition and told them to prepare them
selves to ouell any riot or outbreak
frcm the opposition.
They assured me they would be
ready, ana L gave a strict lnJuncton
of secrecy and showed Wilson the plan
of the throne room on the day OF sign
ing. Parker and Cornwall gave me as
surances of their support before their
appointment as ministers. While
Peterson undoubtedly understood my
intention and Colburn heard 1t from
Peterson, it appears that Colburn, on
the morning of the 14th OF January
acted the part of a traitor by going
to Hartwell, a lawyer, and received
instructions from him to strongly ad-
wise me to abandon the idea. This
was the cause Of the delay in the Blue
room. When the ministers arrived, 1
told them everything in the throne
room was ready. I was surprised
when the cabinet informed me they
did not think it advisable for me to
take such a step; that there was
danger in an uprising, etc. told
them I would not have undertaken it
if they had not encouraged me- They
led me out TO the edge of the preci-
pice and are now leaving me to take
the leap alone.
Its hurniliating,' I said. why not
give the people the constitution and l
viii bear the brunt of the blame
Peterson said to me not to read the
constitution. l told him he had it in
his possession a whole month. The
ministers left Parker to try to dis
suade me from my purpose and in the
meantime they went to the govern
naent building to inform Thurston and
party of the stand [ took OF course
they were instructed not to yield. The
ministers returned and 1 asked them
to read the constitution over. [ then
asked them what was injurious in the
document Peterson said some points.
he thought, were not exactly suited.
told him the legislature could make
the amendments. He begged should
wait for two weeks and in the mean
time they would be ready to present
It to me. With this assurance, 1
yielded, and we adjourned to the
throne room. / stated to the guests
present my reasons, telling them I was
TO promuigate a new constitution at
the request of my people; that the con-
sEtution of 1897 was imperfect and full
OF defects. Turning to the chief JUS
tice, I asked, is it not so, Mr. Judd y
and he answered in the affirmative. I
then informed the people, under the
advice Of my ministers, that | yielded
as they promised, and on some future
day I could give them a new consti-
tuition I then asked them to return
70 Atieir uOuiSS anu Keep Ille peace. /
heard the commotion below IN the
yard and hurried to the front YER
anda and from there addressed the
people, saying their wishes for the
new constitution could not be granted
just then, but would be some future
day. They must go home and keep the
peace and pray for me, which they
have done ever since. Everything was
quiet in the palace all that night. On
Sunday, Parker advised me the reform
party was holding a meeting All Sun
day everything seemed quiet On Mon
day the ministers issued a notice of the
osition ! took and the attempts made
o prcmulgate a new constitution at
he earnest solicitation of nv peonle.
my native subjects. They gave The
assurance that any changes desired in
the fundamental law of the land wouId
be sought only by the methods provided
in the constitution itself, and signed bv
myself end ministers. 1t was intended
30 reaSsure the people.
About 5 o'clock. however. troops
from the United States snip Boston
were landed by order of Minister Ste
vens in a secret understanding with
the revolutionary party. The state
ment of circumstances tending to the
yielding of authority to the provisional
government did not differ from the
statements already made"
After detailing the subsequent an
pealS to the government of the United
States, she says:
president Barrison's term expired
and President Cleveland's Inaugural
ton took place, and I hailed it as a
good omen, having met him in 1887.
while he occupied the presidential
chair, and I have not been disap-