The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-13
TO RESIST BY FORCE
Determination III Hawaii
Against the Restora-
tion of Queen Lii.
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT ALERT
The Forces Well Armed, Have
Plenty of Ammunition and
Gattling Guns.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1S, 1892. S.
Jones, Minister of Finance, under Queen
Liliuokalani, at the time the Ministry was
deposed for want of confidence, and subse-
quently Minister of Finance under the Pro-
visional Government, was passenger on
the Oceanic which arrived from Honolulu
last night. He spoke to the United Press as
follows:-
There is intense feeling on the islands and
a positive determination to resist force by
force and, should the United States attempt
to place the Queen on the throne, despite the
earnest protest of the better class of people,
those having vital interest at stake, there
will certainly and absolutely be trouble
The determination to resist the restora-
ton OF the Queen is born of con-
ylctlon of right and sense of duty
The Provisional Government took chances
when it overthrew the rotten monarchy and
now proposes to take chances in the outcome
and abide be them In so far as Mr..
Blount's impartiality is concerned, he
positively refused to hear evidence
likely to clash with his preconceived ideas
Ny assertion, though broad, is based upon
personal knowledge. From my intimate ac-
quaintance with the Queens government
derived while Minister under it, thoroughly
acquainted with all its rottenness, | offered to
give him the benefit of my observa-
tions but he peremptorily refused to listen
to me. Mr.. Willis was recently asked
what the intentions of the United
States were relative to annexation He
answered that contingencies had arisen
which had not been expected.
by himself OF his government, and therefore
he was obliged to await further instruc
tions.
''The idea Of resorting to force to resist the
Queens restoration is permeating. all
classes. Old men have offered
their services in case of necessity or, sum
ming up this feature in the words of an old
and prominent citizen, who proffered his aid:
Captain, I'm old and can't do much, but l
can stop bullet When you want me call
on me
FEEL CLEvELAND's SLIGHT.
American women are equally enthusias-
tic, and are actuated by the same feelings.
Even the better class Of the natives have
espoused the provisional clause, though the
instant din about President Clevelands
purposes and proposed doings some
what dampen their ardor and they are apt to
regard him as great authority whose wishes
it would be futile to oppose. The American
League of about $50 members is composed of
strong and determined mechanics
who can be depended upon to
give good account of themselves. They
mean business, and let me tell you in this
connection that number of Marshal VIII
sons men who belong to the Queens guard,
and who were stationed at police head
quarters at the time of the overthrow,
focked up to the government building
and straightway enlisted on the
Provisional side. Annexationists feel
keenly the slight put upon them by Presi-
dent Cleveland's administration in that it
impaired its views and its purposes to the
Rrifi on n oft
the American residents of Hawaii.
CANADA's BID.
''lt may not be generally known that on
January IL last member of the Canadian
ministry named Mackenzie Bowel, Min
ister Of Finance and Trade, visited
Zealand, and attended meeting
of prominent people there at which he
advocated the advisability of abrogating
the existing reciprocity of trade between
Hawaii and the United States and in
vited the framing of a similar treaty
with the Dominion Of Canada. He suggested
the appointment of a committee to consider
the matter, and invited the closest attention
to it, Let me say in conclusion that if there
is any suspicion that the present situation in
the islands can be changed without vigorous
protest on the part of the Provisional Gov
ernment that suspicion is erroneous
''Briefy my opinion of the whole situation
is thls:-Recently q very small bird was
Matched in Hawaii. By careful nursing this
weakling developed into a magnificent
bird, and we believe this bird would
con continue as. - to. to grow under the foster
sert it absolute that it is beyond the power
of Cleveland, Gresham, Davis ct id oenus
onlne to put that bird back into its original
shell"
GENERAL DMoND's OPINION.
General ". q; Dimond, -Superintend-
ent of the San Francisco Mint, was also a
passenger from Honolulu. He corroborated
the statements as to the intense feeling on
the Islands and said
Naturally, the military situation attracted
my attention. found the Provisional Gov
ernment strongly intrenched. 1 watched
the Provisional forces drill under
competent and efficient officers. They
acquitted themselves In highly
satisfactory way. They are well armed with
the best and latest patterns of Springfield
rifles with plenty of ammunition and gat-
ling guns and other field pieces. The vo1un- 4
teers are the very best men ON the islands.
am creditably informed that
Provisional Government is in power to place
1,500 men in the field, thoroughly equipped,
on ten minutes notice That there will be
determined forcible resistance is a fact.
and I was further told that if
marines are landed an attempt will be
made to drive them back to their ships. An
impression also prevails that even in the
event of armed forces being landed and an
order commanding them to fire is given, that
their pieces would be fired in the air.
The moral support of the United
States, it is believed will be with the annexa-
tion party. The Royalists are more numer-
and are chiefly British subjects
who are confident that President
Cleveland ill carry their policy through,
and bets are freely made that the Queen