The evening world., 1893-12-18
THE ANNEXATION FEELING.


THE FEELING.
IA 1. upneoesssrv IN 40, forth the reasons which
IN January y, iss s LED sdr. a eO msrsnsn,s , pSr, ,fsa. ps
reading at Honolulu to favor the annexation OF
rnts the fac, sna ~ observe that The pro,,ct
no.e !. y zach aS wss zsoinns,y promo,eI by The
MM,n,,tsr r.prescntinr he United states in that
He evidently had an ardent desire tina, It should
become a fact accomplished by his agency and
during his Ministry; and was no, ,nsonvsnienuy
END.
on Nov. 10. 1892. nearly two months before the
the Hawaiian Goyernment and the attempted
transfer OF Hawaiian territory to the United
staies' ne addressed a long letter to the Secretary
OF state. in which the case Tor annexation was
siaborstely argued, on moral. political and eco
nomicai grounds.
interests from the operation Of the Mckinley bill.
and the tendency to still further, depreciation o.
rsGsf p'opes,y .s sn'e rs s sthNns POSITIVE ,nye,s measure sss,n at
M %exis,,nr HAWAIIAN Goyernment ana empsa,i.
H s avs. s.rn ,rnih ths monarchy ,srs ia nm
absurd anachronism. II has nothing on which
basis on which n onoe stood NO LANCER e,is,ins
the monarchy ia now only an imnedim.nt 10
M oSS' p sosresm ef ,hs ,. GDss,uS''on u 'he prosperity
sTpvrNs saw uIs op,o,rr,,rv
srEvENs SAW HIS OPPORTUNITY
To q Minister OF this temper, full OF zeal for
annexation, there seemed 10 arise In January,
1898, the precise opportunity for which he was
timely deviation from established international
rules and precedents'' might be Improved 10 sue
c~cssfuliy accomplish the great object In view. and
with which In . letter 10 the state Department
dated Feb. 1, 1893, he declares: THE Hawaiian
pear 10 now fully ripe and this Is the golden hour
for the United States to pluck 10"
After speaking Of the prompt protec-
fhe Provisinna, Govarnnapt Tic prasi.
dent continues:
DOWN CAME rrHE FLAG.
or course. this assumption OF a protec,ora,e was
American nag remained over The Gcysrnmsnt
Building at Honolulu, and the forces remained ON
guard until April. and after Mr.. Blount's arrival
Th Srene, wnen eo,b were removed. ,.o
( landing OF the American marines, are
again reviewed. and what. the President
that he troops were brought on FOR the
protection OF American citizens and
their property is exposed through the
Saya ,ha prea,dant. " "'
HoNoLULU WAS ALL PEACE.
- When these armed men were landed the city Of
= fyl acSndition; There was no symptom OF riot OF
disturhance In any quarter. Men. women and
CHILDREN were about the streets as usual and
3 nothing varied the ordinary routine or disturbed
the ordinary tranquility except the landing
Of the Boston,s marines and their march through
Indeed the fact that after having called fOr
the landing OF the United States forces on the pies
Safety themselves requested the Minister to post
pone action. exposed the nntruthfulness Of theii
representations OF present peril 10 life and prop,
criy.
GUILT ONLf HAT To FEAR.
out tn Of p su,lt ,hf intentions s%T %a' on an ,s sn,i' psrt and sFS ssm.
would certainly follow their attempt to over
+ shasoW, Inc ne fGysfhmsn, OF .hs queen without The
Thus Il appears that Hawaii was taker
Ct npaA.aalno h., Al. f,itn L..
FORCES without the consent or wish of IN,
government of the islands. or Of anybody else. 81
far M shown. exeept the limited states Minister.
Coming up to the time OF the procla
nation OF the Provisional Government
10y iie''ue"' e"ye'
The Provisional Government thus proclaimed
until terms Of union with the United States had
seen negotiated and agreed upon The United
reoognized this Government within an hour after
me os,or rsadi IN o, the E Proclamation Pre- nn, :, and S.s before
queen and her Cabinet. announced that he had
zone 3D.
u,.u 1 u nny ,ooHi,'oH
Government the only basis "pon which II re,te,
was the fact that the Committee OF Public safet,
had In the manner above stated declared il TO cx
jure. That Il was not in such ponsession OF IN,
Government property and agencies as entitled II tt
In the niss OF tho Legation at Honolulu. addresred
by the declared head OF the Provisional Govern.
4 fnent to Minister Stevens. dated ian II 1894. in
which he acknowledge with r1pressiops Of appre.
riation the Ministers recognition Of The Pro.
yIsional Government. and states tina, n ia no, ye,
In the possession Of tho station -h0nHo uhe Mac,
where n large number of tho Queens ,roop, wct,
uuartered). though the same had been demanded
Of the Queens officers In charge. This vronVfuI
recognition by our Minister placed the Government,
o. NJ The Queen in n posItion 'nf most ncriInuh nor.
piexity. " ~ ~
QUEEN HAD THE HOME FORCE.
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a.. Nv ~ Sns nnn" ~ /" possensno" W '' pa,
d. S.J' W =" ~ aI' VI NV r",.'v nsa.'u.' M,
- nina a, oas' !. nun"'eu ,ul,,
a. 49, III, ". Y, 1870. w
~ ~ M mh ~ - l.reoi ~ N'.suom MaH u,
~, a"n ~ ~, u'sposa.' wn,'' u
Gn".,s, y ",.ua' sen''n. n"u "Iusti,u NJ
49, W, w. ''nsn" ~ " ,'onu.,,n '"fa,
~ W. " ~ ser,"t " u "une' nmun' =,
III w v, ,m,nss, ! ,ne Sueen .oulu nal. la
49, 49, ni mJ ? ~ \. nn ~. VI" nav
oeem pam ~ = ,ns rssu,a "nmis'ahnnle' ,,or u,,
her enemies; had recognized them as the tru
government OF Hawaii. ana had put her ana ne
sunsIe"ts IN .na posit,un u uppos,'ion hia'ns
IawLui autnSrity, sne knew thai she couIn no
S.ns.anu nv po"e, v ,hc .huru S,a,es. y"
sna pe''e'eu 'h" she might sa'e'y trust 10 u
'usucs'
~iLi'oNALhN s'HhhN'hf'
Accordingly, some hours after the recognition
OF the Provisional Government by the Unite
States Minister, the palace, the barracks an
Tho police station, with all the military resource
OF the country. were delivered up by the Quee
upoh Ins .epres|husl'Vn msue 70 ne, NAV ne