The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-02-25
THE QUEEN
Writes TO the President OF the United states
She Abdicated the Hawaiian Throne
In the Interest of Peace.

Writes to the President or the United 81 ntes
| She Abdicated the Hawaiian Throne
In the Interest of Peace.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-The CORE.
| spondcnce sent to the senate by the
| president to accompany the Hawaiian
I treaty contains the text of Secretary
Fosters dispatch of February II, an
| abstract of which went out by the last
| mails to Honolulu, disavowing Mr. Stew
| ems protectorate This important dis.
| patch reviews Stevens acts, and then
concludes:
$50 far, therefore, as your action
amounts to, according, at the request of
the de facto sovereign government of
| the Hawaiian islands, the cooperation
| of the moral and material forces of the
United States for the protection of life
and property from apprehended disor-
| ders, your action is commended But
SO far as it may appear to overstep that
limit by setting the authority and
| power of the United States above that
of the government of the Hawaiian is
lands in the capacity of protector or to
| impair in any way the independent
sovereignty of the Hawaiian gov
ernment by substituting the flag
and power of the United States as
the symbol and manifestation of
paramount authority. 1t is disavowed.
"You are authorized, upon the receipt
of these instructions, to arrange with
the commanding naval officer for the
continued presence on shore of such u
marine force as may be practicable and
requisite for the security of the lives
and property interests of the United
States, and the repression of lawless-
ness and public disturbance threaten
ing them, whenever in your Judgment
1T shall be necessary to do so, or when
such cooperative measures may be
sought for good cause by the govern
ment of the Hawaiian islands, being,
however, always careful to make due
discrimination between those functions
of voluntary or accorded protection
and the assumption of protectorate
over the Hawaiian Islands by the
United States No step should be
taken by you, or will be sanctioned by
this government, which might tend to
derogate in any way from the indepen-
dence of the government of the
Hawaiian Islands, which the United
States have recognized as sovereign,
and with which they treat on terms of
sovereign equality.
The documents laid before the senate
on Hawaiian matters contain the
hitherto unpublished protest addressed
by the eX-queen to the president, which
reads as follows:
His EXcellcncy BENJAMIN HARRISON, Pres
ident of the United States-My Great and Good
Friend: 1t is with deep regret that 1 address
you on this occasion. Some of my subjects,
aided by aliens, have renounced their loyalty,
and revolted against the constitutional govern
ment of my kingdom.
They have attempted to dopose me and es-
tablish provisional government in direct
conflict with the organic law of this king
dom. Upon receiving incontestable proof
that his excellency the minister pleni-
potentiary of the United States aided
and abctted their unlawful movements and
caused United States troops to be landed for
that purpose, / submitted to force, believing
that he would not have acted in that manner
unless by the authority of the government
which he represents. This action on my part
was prompted by three reasons:
1.-The futility Of conflict with the United
States, the desire to avoid violence, blood-shed
and the destruction OF life and property, and the
CCTbulnIy WHICH Ieel tnat you ana your gov
ernment will right whatever wrongs that may
have been inflicted upon us in the premises.
'This appeal is not made for myself person
ally, but for my people, who have hitherto al
ways enjoyed the friendship and protection of
the United States.
my opponents have taken the only vessel
which could be obtained here for the purpose,
and, hearing of their intention TO send u deega-
tior Of their number to present their side of this
conflict before you, 1 requested the favor OF
sending by the same vessel an envoy to you, to
lay before you my statement, the facts ,ap-
pear to myself and my loyal subjects
This request has been refused, and I now
ask that in justice to myself and to my people
no steps be taken by the government of the
United States until my cause can be heard by
you.
81 shall be able TO dispatch an envoy about
the second day of February, as that will be the
first available opportunity hence, and he will
reach you with every possible haste, that
there may be no delay in the settlement of this
matter.
Il pray you, therefore, my good friend, that
you will not allow any conclusions to be
reached by you until my envoy arrives
Il heg to assure you of the continuance of my
highest consideration.
"LIIUoKALANI r.
Honolulu, Jan. 10, 1893 "