Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-02
PRINCESS KAIuLANI,s APPEAL.

PRINCESS KAIULANI's APPEAL.
She Makes Another statsnsnt to the Amsxi.
can People.
Princess Kaiulani, niece Of the deposed
Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii. il in New York.
She arrived yesterday, az announced in The
STAR, on the steamer Teutonic. With her were
Tbeophilus Davies and Mira Davies, who are
the English guardians Of the princess: Miss
Davies. Mias Whartod, COMPANION to the
princess.
E. c. McFarlane. the ex-uaiuister of finance
to the dethroned Queen Liliuokalani, and Dr..
Mott Smith. the present Hawaiian minister to
this country, went down the bay to meet the
young princess. There was quite an army Of
curiosity seekers on the pier to get q glimpse
at the princess. A suite Of rooms had been
engaged for the party at the Breevort House
and they were driven there immedistely after
coming off the steamship.
The princess is eighteen years DID, She is .
tall beautiful young woman Of sweet face and
slender figure. She has the soft brown eyes
and dark complexion that mark Hawaiian
beauty. She had come to the United States
she said. more for the purpose OF learning and
observing for herself the nature of the people
who had been asked to take control of her
country than to make formal petition for her
crown.
That" she said. sis rightfully mine, and if
the Americans are the undetermined people
have learned to regard them they will not be
party to the outrage by which have lost NV
birthright.''
In regard to her views on various aspects
which the Hawaiian government ia likely to as
sumo. Princess Kaiplani referred to her guard
ian. Mr.. Davies, who HAD prepared a statement
both on his own and her behalf.
ANOTHER APPEAL
The statement of Princess Kaiulani is as
follows:
40 tine American people: Unbidden stand
upon your shores today where thought so
soon to receive royal welcome on nv way TO
my own kingdom. l come unattended. except
by the loving hearts that have come with me
the wiutrv seas. 1 hear that commits
sioners from nv land have been for many days
asking this great nation to take away my little
vineyard. They speak word to me. and
leave me to find out as l can from the rumors Of
the air that they would leave me without u
home or a name or a nation.
'Seventy years ago Christian America sent
over Christian men and women to give religion
and civilization to Hawaii. They gave us the
Gospel. they made us nation and We learned
to love and trust America. Today three Of the
sons of those missionaries are at your capital
asking you to undo their father work. Who
sent them? Who gave them authority to break
the constitution which the swore they would
uphold?
To-day. l. poor weak girl with not one of
my people near me and all these Hawaiian
statesmen against me. have strength to stand
up for the rights OF my people, Even now
can hear their wall in my lie art. and it gives
me strength and courage and l am strong.
strong in the faith of God, strong in the knOwl-
edge that am right strong in the strength of
10000 900 people. VINO in this free land will hear
xr,iI~ nIr, IAt4 .,a,r A.
dlshonor to mine"
HER GUARDIAN s STATEMENT.
Mr.. Davies in his statement recites how and
when the princess was sent to England and put
under his protection in order to prepare her
self to assume the Hawaiian throne. Continn-
ing Mr.. Dawes says: Her one idea and our
one idea has been to prepare her for the return
to her own land dnring tine present year, when
she attalns her ma jorlty. One of the last acts
Of the Hawaiian Legislature was to vote a sum
of $4,000 for inc expenses of the return tour
OF the heiress apparent. Arrangements were
In progress FOR her reception by the Queen or
England during the coming spring, and then
she was to make a prolonged visit to Washing
ton. New York. Chicago. Boston and other
great American cities. finally reaching Honolulu
in October or November When news reached
me by cable of the revolution In Hawaii l wrote
to the MINISTER pointing on. " hat appeared to me
to be the grave difficulties In the wa of the car
ryiug out by the commissioners OF the proposal
tor annexation. l stated that in my opinion,
no amount OF reasoning and no amount of bride
would ever gain tie pure Hawaiian vote. and
that without that vote annexation could be
neither completed nor carried out hereafter.
l then urged that a convention Of all classes of
voters should be called, a carefully revised con-
stitution presented to them, that the queen.
should be required 20 abdicate and that the
Princess kaiulani should be proclaimed queen.
with n council of of which rod
that Mr.. Dole. now mead Of the provisional gov
eminent. be president.
February ii l received this cab.egram from
Washington islands transferre |. princess pro-
vided for Whether this cablegram was to be
considered an o,iclai communication / do not
know, but it is the only communication that
has reached me and absolutely none has reached
the princess. The most striking fact Of this
cableS.am. next to its apparent heart,essness. is
the fact that its accuracy is not confirmed by
any kilograms that have been published in
England.
WHY it was sent or who sent it do not
know. bat loyal guardians and faithful
friends there only enc thing for us to do
TO stand here beside the princess in the
presence of these representatives OF Hawaii
who wodld transfer her bir:hright without the
civiiity, the humanity Of one word to her Of ex-
PLANTATION or even of sympathy.
I'VE come here with no official status and
with no Official Information. but with the con-
Nlctlon that the government and people of the
United States will not lend their countenanoe
10 the dislnheritance for no fault of hers or her
nation o. royal lady who has with singular
grace and courage endeavOred to ft herself
for her high station and has shrunk from
neither duty nor sacrifice in the effort.
II feel good deal OF sympathy for the COM
missioners, VINO must find themselves in a po-
sition Of great embarrassment. Several of
them were concerned in the preparation of the
Hawaiian constitution OF 1857, which they COM
PEELED the king to accept and since TO main
tain. At least four OF the commissioners have
taken the oath to the same constitution and it
has been adopted by the nation.
"Wnen LiiiuIialani assembled the throne she
took the usual oath and by that constitution
the Princess kaiuland was proclaimed leiress
TO the throne. The queen appears 20 have vio-
lated her constitutional oath ard to have laid
herself open to deposition. but tina. cannot af-
feet the constitution itself nor the oath which
the commissioners took. There is no pretense
that the Hawaiian electorate even knew Of the
revolution at the date of the commissioners de-
parture on their pre-. ert mission. and it is diff
bcuit to see how they can sufficiently define
their present position as to enable them to
write to the heire's apparent and announce to
her the circumstances of their arrival.
II do not for moment believe that any of
them would be guilty Of Intentional cruelty or
even discourtesy to the princess, aad the incon-
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