The morning call., 1893-11-22

street. Monday morning at 8 o'clock the
committee, without an attempt at conceal
ment. met at my Office, within 200 feet of
the police station, Marshal Wilson's head
quarters, where the entire police force was
stationed. While the meeting was in prog
ress Wilson came into the Office and asked
to speak with NE privately and we went
into an adjoining room. Our conversation
in substance was af follows: Wilson said:
i want the meeting stopped referring TO
a mass-meeting for the afternoon. / re-
piled: 1t can't De stopped too late He
said: THE Queen has abandoned the new
constitution idea Ireplied: How do we
know she will not take 1t up again? She
said she would He said: L will guaran-
tee she will not. even if have to lock her
up to keep her from doing it, and I'll do it.
too, if necessary replied: we are not
willing to accept the guarantee as suffi-
Client. The thing has gone 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 has since stated that
he immediately reported to the Cabinet
and advised arresting the committee, but
the Cabinet was afraid and refused to
allow 1t.
''In support of ths third proposition:
During few weeks prior to the revoln-
ton Colburn, Minister of the Interior, one
of the leaders of the political party, op-
posed me and was openly and bitterly
hostile to me personally. The first inti-
nation of the revolutionary intention OF
the Queen was at 10 o'clock, the 14th.
when COlburn came to me greatly excited.
He told me of the Queens intention to
promugate a new constitution and asked
my advice. | said: why do You not go 20
members of his own party? He replied:
i have no party. Those who have been
our supporters 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
'At o'clock the same day l met all the
members of the Cabinet They had just
come from an interview with the Queen,
at which she announced her intention of
promulgating constitution, and demanded
their support They stated she threatened
them with mob violence, whereupon they
Immediately left the palace. each one 60
ing out bv a separate entrance. While we
were talking a messenger came from the
Queen, requesting them to Immediately
return to the palace. Peterson and Col
burn positively refused TO do So stating
they did not consider their lives safe there.
/ shortly afterward started downtown, but
was overtaken by a messenger, asking me
to return. which | did. They asked me- to
ascertain what support they could expect
from the citizens and formally authorize
me to state the condition of affairs to lead
ing citizens and in their behalf call for
armed volunteers to resist the Queen. l
Immediately proceeded to comply with the
request, and with the assistance of others
within an hour or two thereafter about
eighty leading citizen signed a written
statement agreeing to support the Cabinet
against the Queen by force. Later. the
same afternoon, Colburn told me they
had gone to the palace and held stormy
interview with the Queen. He told me he
had no confidence In his colleague. Peter
son. who he believed was playing double
with him. and told me to beware of telling
Peterson anything further. He said while
they were discussing the matter with the
Queen she said. in reply to objection made
by Peterson: why did you not make his
objection before? You had the constitu-
ton in your possession for month and
raised no objection to it,
"COlburn further stated at the caucus of
their party the previous Friday night that
one of the members of the executive,
Kalanua by name. said if he could estab-
lish a new constitution be would die
happy, if he could kill five white men be-
fore dying. The Queen was furiously
angry at the refusal of the Cabinet 10 join
in promulgating the constitution. and pub
licly denounced them therefor. When the
Queen made the announcement of her
failure to promulgate the constitution.
two leading royalist members of the
executive, one on the throne steps and one
on the steps of the building, addressed an
assembled crowd. They denounced the
Cabinet as traitors and said they wanted
to shed blood. One of them included the
Queen in his denunciations. During the
entire time between noon Saturday, the
14th, and the afternoon of Tuesday. the
17Eh, when the Provisional Government
was proclaimed, the Queens Cabinet was
without plan of action and did practi-
cally nothing but rush about the city con-
sultng with various foreign representa-
tives and citizens OF all parties as TO what
they had better do, begging the American
Minister for the support Of the American
troops against the committee of safety,
and securing from the Queen the declara-
tion that she would not again attempt to
abrOgate a constitution. which they hur-
ried into print and distributed broadcast
to try and appease the Indignation of citi-
zens and break up the proposed mass-
meeting.
''At o'clock on the afternoon of Mon
day, the 18th, mass-meeting OF 5000 un-
armed men was held within block of the
palace. The meeting with tremendous en-.
thusiasm unanimously adopted resolutions
declaring the Queen In revolution and
authorizing the com mittee to proceed to do
whatever was necessary. The police were
present but no attempt was made to in
terfere with the meeting or to make any
arrests. The meeting adjourned amid
most intense excitement and the citizens
dispersed. waiting the further call of the
committee. While the meeting was In
progress another meeting was being held
by the royalists within a block of the
armory, which adopted resolutions In sup