The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-09
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concerning ocor.tur, Gr.shlmH report
tu the Pr .idcni. pal li-n,I in tine MORN.
ing. OrgoHirl Is correct as iI AN.
duuntrdlN h.. the American public must
DOUBT the fitness of the Presidents -o,..
rrury Tor the position hr urrupie-. tor
the opinions cNp,-.rd thrtr aud llr
reasons given must br ,Iur rthpr tu
stupidity ct partisan mUiir. lht uuv--
ton ui the government oj the Hawaiian
Islands n one ~ which OrrEuuIiu-
should Ice actively interested. Ter there
Is opportunity tuuI' tur o ilYuri.iuug
trade az the piudtct- of both ,..uu,iios.
II has SEEMED to- u, that the t.,udIiru
ut affair there has nrru tuo ,itlI,. noticed
hcrr aud I doubt II lhrrc are mur
jhan three persons IN Portland who ,r,u
giN,. statement Ut the polluted hi,,ur
ct that country during the past tNu
We rs.
Knowing man, of the leading men
Of affairs there, and having had con
slant aud direct sources ui information.
the course of affairs there. for hrli.ve
that 1t Is a matter Of local rs well is Ha
tiunal Importance that our Goyrtumeut
should act wis ly.
In 1887 the parti, who NOW constitute
the Provisional Government OF the
Islands compelled King Kalakaua to
proclaim new constitution. which WAS
later ratified by the Legislature. This
constitution deprived the throne of
much of its previous power, which had
been ABUSED. The late Queen Liiluu-
kaiani has ever s,nce taking the throne
attempted to regain that lost power.
On this point she WAS in constant con
fiIct with the legislature. which last
year finally refused To pass the APP
preparation bill or do amy important
business until she ceased appointing tier
own tools as Ministers and gave the
country a Cabinet -ati~fnrtUr, TO the
representatives, of the people. She
fought the issue long ana pereistently.
appointing a series of Cabinets. each of
which was rejected by the legislature.
one of them holding office only four
hours
Finally the seemed to yield. and fit
men were placed at the head of affairs.
As soon. however. rs the appropriation
bill was passed, bill chartering Il lot
terry company was passed.. which com
pauy was to pay the Government 5000
q 0 year. the portfolios of the Mn
listers recalled and given to Il new set.
and the legislature Immediately pro-
rogued. A few hours later followed
the attempted proclamation of new
constitution, which was to give the
thrun. complete po yer over every
IA, at, AT la.
the Supreme Judges being remuv-
able at the will of the sovereign.
But here even her substrvient min
islry would not sustain her. and the
attempted coup fetut failed, Upon this
the citizens of Honolulu assembled ia
huge mass meeting and appointed
committee who, supported y the mill
tia and volunteers. organized " Govern
mpmt and took possession of the Govern
mcnl house on the foil ing day. Win
the Government office. and Treasury iu
their POSSESSION, and supported b. a
force of some POO armed white CiaZeus.
the Provisional Government held the
key 10 the position. and resistance 10y
the regular army. composed and oil
ccred mainly by natives. was not
thought OF The same army had tried
Il battle with the militia in the Wilcox
emeute few months before. aud had
no intention of testing their strength
again.
There was danger. however in the
excitement of the times of disturbances
about town by which Americans aud
their property would br injured dis
turumnces which, under the CirCum-
$ auCes. could not he controlled 10y the
local authorities. and for this .asuu the
presence of the BostOn's troops was re
guested and rightly granted. Before
the BoetOE's men ihnd-d the Provisional
Government had complete control of
the situation and the only resistance
they had met was the chasing by IA
policeman of II wagon lnaded with arms
destined for the volunteers assembled
at their armory. 1t no time was any
force called out by the Queen against
the Provisional Government. though
at the time they took possession of
the Government building they had
no armed force With them, there ha.-
ing been some delay 1T the arnIurN. II
is true that the United States forces as
sisted the Provisional Government in
maintaining order by their mere pres
euce on shore. and in 50 far rs the
maintenance of order helped to estat-
lirh the Provisional Government, they
did assist. But they did not help to de-
throne the Queen, for she was puw"rl IS
some hours before the United States
troops landed. ami in fact never at
tempted any resistance. THIS is the
simplest statement that can be made of
the facts.
1t Is not for our Government or for
any other to go back of these and in
quire into the reasons of the revolution.
Our fellow Americans, owning four
iifths of the property aud paying most
# the taxes, have taken charge of
things in the interest of good govern
ment and are now asking us for help
and to answer them with n threat to
undo all that they have accompl shed in
the past ten months, and to ilace them
again under the rule of "A corrup. Queen
and her subServient followers; to
threaten them with msrule and iinnn-
Cial ruin under the plea of justice 10 a
traturuus and selfish ruler. savoIs more
Of villiiny than of stupidity. If this
Government u-es its power to Cypress
its citizens in Hawaii as Secretary Ores
ham rec lnmends, il will be one of the
most outrageous acts ever perpetrated
by one nation ON another. and we may
rest assured that though the whites there
IVA, submit to the superior force of our
war vessels, vet Liiiuukalani's throne
will he safe only So long us Uncle Sans
bluccoats stand at its side
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