The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-12-04

1t IS admi;te by al that ihe Green
Degan he revolution at noon Saturday
oy at.einp ing u pTOmulgate q new co.,
sututIon. Such attempt was immedl-
ately followed by preparations for armed
resistance, and the United States troops
were landed at O'Clock Monday.
Oh the second proposition: On the
afternoon OF Saturday, in reply TO a re-
guest OF the Cabinet for advice, the
Queen still insisting upon the prounulga-
tlon OF the new constitution and support
ing 1t by force, advised them to declare
the Queen In revolution and the Throne
vacant, and at the request and approval
Oh TWO OF them, and the tacit assent of
the other two, then and there drew up a
form OF proclamation 10 that effect.
THE QUEEN DENOUNCED.
The same afternoon, at a meeting of
about 200 citizens, the Queen was de-
nounced; armed resistance and a counter
revolution were openly advocated, and
the Queens Minister of the Interior,
John Colburn, addressed the meeting.
The Queens Attorney General, Peterson,
and her attorney, Paul Neumann, were
both present, taking part in the meeting.
The Committee OF Safety publicly then
and there armed, and proceeded forewith
to organize.
At 6 o'clock Sunday morning (the
15th) told Peterson and Colburn that
the committee intended to depose the
Queen and establish Provisional Gov
eminent; if they would take charge of
the Government, well and good, other
wise the committee intended to take
action on its own account. They asked
for twenty-four hours in which to con-
slider the matter. 1 declined to wait,
stating that the committee intended to
proceed forthwith. The committee met
openly at 10 o'clock and remained in
session during the greater part of the
day, while several Government police
kept watch over the building from the
street.
Monday morning at o'clock the COM
mittee without any attempt at conceal
ment, met at my Office. within 200 feet
of the police station, Marshal Wilson's
headquarters, where the entire police
force was stationed. While the meeting
was in progress Wilson came to my office
and asked to speak to me privately, and
we went into an adjoining room. Our con-
versation was in sub stance as folio VS.:
Wilson said.
81 want this meeting stopped" re-
ferring to a mass meeting set for the
afternoon.
Ireplied: cit can't be stopped; it is
too late"
He said: ''The Queen has abandoned
the new constitution idea
/ replied GLOW do We know she will
not take it up again. She said she
would"
He said: 81 will guarantee she will
not, even if have to lock her up to keep
her from doing it, and I'll do it, too, if
necessary"
Ireplied: eve are not willing to &C
cept the guarantee as sufficient. This
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 and
for ALL"
THE MASS MEETING.
Wilson has since stated that he inn
reported to the Cabinet and
, advised the arrost of the committee but
he Cabinet was afraid and refused to
allow it. At 2 O'Clock in the afternoon
II Monday, the 10Th, q mass meeting OF
3 900 unarmed men was held within a
block of the palace. The meeting with
enthusiasm, unanimously
adopted resolutions declaring the Queen
vas in revolution and authorizing the
committee to proceed to do whatever was
The police were present but no attempt
vas made to interfere with the meeting
n make any arrests. The meeting was ,
element and the citizens dispersed to !
wait further call OF the committee.
While this meeting was in progress |
mother was being held by the Royalists |
within q block of the armory, which |
adopted resolutions in support of the |
Queen. Never in the history of Hawaii |
lad there been such a tense condition of |
mind or more imminent expectation OF !
,lcod-shed and conflict than after the adj |
onrnment of these two radically opposed |
meetings. Mr.. Blount's statement that |
he community was at peace and quiet IS |
,rossly inaccurate. Two hours after the |
adjournment Of the above meeting Capt. |
Viltse and Minister Stevens, acting upon |
nd irrespective OF the requests and ac-
ions of the committee, landed troops |
which were distributed in three parts of |
he city, instead OF being massed at one |
'oint as stated by Blount.
CoLBURN's ACTIONS
In support of the third proposition:
During the few weeks prior to the revo-
ution, Colburn, Minister of the Interior,
vas one of the leaders OF the political
'arty opposed to me and openly and bit
erly opposed TO me personally. At the
irst intimation of the revolutionary in
ention of the Queen, at 10 o'clock of the
4th, Colburn came to me greatly excited.
lie told me of the Queens intention TO
a new constitution and asked
ny advice. L said: "Why do you not
o to the members of your own party?''
He replied: II have no party; those
Tho have been our supporters are sup
orting the Queen. The downtown peo-
le," referring to the merchants, have
o use for me, and unless the members
your party and other citizens will sup
ort us we are going TO resign right
way"
at o'clock the same day 1 met all
ne members of the Cabinet. They had
lst come from an interview with the
lueen, at which she had announced her
ltention of promulgating a new consti-
1tion and demanded their support.
hey stated that she threatened them
18th mob violence, whereupon they i'm
lediately left the Palace, each one going /
ut by separate entrance. While We
ere talking a messenger came from the
ueen requesting them to Immediately | I
,turn to the Palace. Peterson and Col [
urn positively refused to do so, stating
lev did not consider their lives safe {
lere.
l shortly afterward started down town, {
1T was overtaken by messenger ask {
q me to return, which L did. They l
iked me to ascertain what support they !
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