New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-14

Cabinet having made an appeal for support
stating that they could not rely upon tne S 5n
stituted civil and military forces. whose ieauers
were pledged to support the Queen and assist
her In promulgating a new CONSTITUTION. Ina'
committee was appointed less than iifteen nm
utes after John f. COlburn. the Queen nh-
lister Of the Interior. had concluded an aoufeSs
to meeting by saying: c,,,
Gentlemen. we recognize thar: as nj Cdp dir,
we have absolutely 10 support III you wiz s'ailu
by us we will stand by you ana lor 'he eNpisHs
purpose Of assisting that Cabinet IN pro.eo,ii,s
the public against the regular lh1aa' a H.
police who were recognized as oppoSeu W ,He
peaceabe and orderly element OF the conmi,'se.
90 The Committee OF Public Saiety heIu Us
first meeting Immediately after It's appoh.ii,en.,
the representative body OF citizens upon "npHe
resolution II had been nominated Withdf'lWlhS
for the express purpose of allowing IL To hou.ai
immediate session. and the sessions col. o,o
almost without interruption until the orsanIHa-
tion Of the Provisional Government was pro-
claimed on the afternoon Of TUESDAY, me l,'n;
(D The aliens referred to- who appointed me
Committee of Public Safety, and from among
whom that committee was chosen ana VINO
constituted the mass-meeting on MONDAY alusr-
noon the 10TH were, 1t Is true not al OIL IA
waiIan birth: were not all men VINO al
anna ssed fortunes here. but every individual was
of undoubted integrity and bona nae resiueiit
Of these islands, pledged to the country WEI
fare and fully mindful Of the native aborigines,
whose united interest and actions made them
body which might well have shaken more
stable throne. -,.
the statements in this paragraph. and. IN addi-
ton thereto. ask In justice not only TO me Nv
ing. but to one Of your country ds.lns ulTii ~,
dead 10 explain that while Mr.. stevens on tne
SATURDAY. before had consented To allow the
Queens Cabinet to use your forces as aHaihs.
her and those behind her. when that Caplhe'
violated its pledge and Glove again 10 llei Ma,
ies,y and her cause that he positively decilneu
to allow the Committee Of Public SAFETY. wmcn
then became revolutionary body. any suppo,'
or assistance and that that was the understand-
inc If the Committee Of Public Safety from noon
Of Sunday, the 18th.
now TIE TROOPS WE'RE orARTEREp.
o) saw the troops landed at O'Clock on
Monday. and it not until nearly O'CLOCK
that evening that they secured quarters ana were
installed In Aron Hall. 1t was midnight before
even hasty and inadequate sanitary precautions
for their comfort were completed know OF my
own knowledge that attempts were maze oy 'ne
Minister and Captain Wiltse to secure other ac
commodations for the men, which were refused
and that no attempts were made to secure any
accommodations until after the troops were
landed and the necessity for their remaining on
shore over night became apparent Inc o'u
Armory" might possibly have been used' p"t
that had already been secured from its owners
as a rendezvous for the revolutionary forces Oh
the Committee OF Public Safety, although CIR
cumstances which arose later. TO which ! WI
refer rendered the very moderate use oi !, s"l.-
euffcent for the purposes Of the Provisional Gov
eminent. ,, ,o,, ro-
locating the forces at that place onght 10 p' hP-
narent TO YOU FRI M the fact that IA soon as the
commodious premises afterwhru KNOW" o.
Camp Boston" could be arranged. w n Nv,
were moved Can II possibly be your ldea INA,
the main body Of troops landed. under Sencia
instructions from the distinguished prcde,''SS1,s
In your present office OF your own pol'c"l r''S
FOR protection OF American interests. should nave
b.en stationed al some great distance from 'i'
probable scene OF violence? They were WISH
and centrally located In the only aVaiIapie
shelter. -
dence hetween the Minister Of Foreign Affairs
and Mr. stevens and his alleged evasive repnes
| have no knowledge Of which | may max NJ
hero but Information on those points Is available
to YOU and you have the righ; to use II.
nM That there were no manifestations OF ex-
element or alarm In the city on that MoI,uHS
night was due to the fact that the American
troops were on shore. Up to the hoi!l'ht vi
their landing the agitation and uncertainty weie
intense II any 81 Mr. Blounts witnesses nave
made statements to the contrary / should IKE
an opportunity TO cross-exainine them As II
was there were two attempts at incendary HIS
at different times In direr.pt parts Oh me ~.
which but for the prufhpt" Appearance OF Leu
tenant Swinburn and sduad Of men. might
have increased to alarming proportions.
To imply I'm the same paragraph OF your re-
mort that the Committee OF Public SAFETY eh'
tered the Government building "a soon as inc
forces were landed II grossly misleading ana
had YOU given me the opportunity. whch 20
frequently asked in Washington. ~ making
detailed statement Of occurrences of INA, u'nc'
cannot believe that you could nave iaiieh 'h'o
tho error The troops landed AT . O'Clock On
Monday the 10TH and the Committee of PUBIC
Safety seized the Government Huudins =. &"
o'clock the afternoon OF Iues"ay' '"o '''"
Y, uos who entered the building half an hour
before the committee becausc II had b,eh iu-
mored that there was guard concea,eu ,n ',
I found none There were eight Government
oncials and clerks I'm the building. when "ful-
narily teerned with Ministers: Judges and some
forty nifty official clerks ! was 'o,a .lr. w
Cabinet had left the building. The Queens adj
herents had neither character nor abiHty 10 ie-
sst. -
cowARDIcE OF THE QUEENS SUPPORTERS
7 was arterwarl told by Marshal c. b. Wilson.
then in charge ~ the>Quccn's civil forces mat
they had left the building because they were
afraiJ Of their lives. well knowing That 1" he me
point the revolutionary forces would attack and
that but for their cOwardice or their treacheTy
the Marshal did not know which. In refusing to
allow him to send n guard t. that building, We
would not so easily have secured possession; That
he had concealed ammunition in the Foreign O'
fee which was. indeed. afterward found there.
ana that It was his purpose to send men there
prepared TO use ".
Tho proclamation was read rs soon the
building was surrounded. by the highest Official
{, charge thereof. and az soon as the order of
the Provisional Government calling for support
from the loyal citizens was Issued l2O or more
armed and determined supporters. VINO had rem
dezvoused AT the old armory, marched To IN,
building and were stationed as guards 10 defend
and protect the new Government. ME tncy
were ga therng there WAS some anxiety. ana .hr.
Damon asked me to seek ont Captain wits" ana
ask for an armed guard. ] objected. because
we well knew that could expect n" snch
assistance but finally went and was not sur
priaed when Captain vii perempto:ily re-
fused.
nD It Is suspicious. because the revolutionary
marty confident of the support Of the community
al large being in possession Of the PRINCIPAL GOV
eminent buildings and treasury, and finding itse.f
unopposed after ample notice had been given ana
time for attack had elapsed. should have as
su,ued and undertaken To inform other repre-
, acntativey Of foreign governments. as set forth
I'm this paragraph. that this monarchy had been
abroeat ted and the Provisional Government es-
;ablisheI The prompt recognition or the new
status from all foreign representatives ought Ia