The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-08-02
REASONS FOR RESTORATION.
Mr.. Nordhoff Explains the United
States Responsibility for Affairs
In Hawaii.


SAN DIEGO, CAL, July 4, 1893. The
New York Sun calls it the counsel
of madness" in me to write that the
President and Congress ought to
put affairs in Hawaii back to where
they stood in early January, before
the American Minister landed the
American troops and Calling guns,
under whose protection the revolu-
tionists safely proclaimed themselves
and took possession of the govern
ment. l should call it rather the
counsel of honor and safety. The
Sun says:
"Mr. Charles Nordhoff, recently in
Hawaii writing letters to the New
York Herald, appears to be crazy.
No other explanation of his behavior
and utterances since his return to
San Francisco exactly fits the case.
"He and his newspaper are now
actually advocating the re-establish-
ment of monarchy in Hawaii and
the restoration of q ridiculous queen
to the throne that was upset last
January. Mr.. Nordhoff and the
Herald seem anxious that this Re-
public should undertake the job.
Personal pique and disappoint-
ment can be dwelt upon and brood
ed over by minds of certain type
until the reason is shaken, if not
actually overthrown."
These paragraphs from the Sun
would certainly not be called an
argument in any place where men
are accustomed to reason. Here are
few facts bearing on the Hawaiian
situation:
THE PEOPLE FAVOR THE QUEEN.
First-The great majority of the
people of Hawaii, including foreign
born and native born, whites and
natives, desire the restoration of the
constitutional government and OF
the Queen as it's constitutional head
The revolutionary or provisional
government have been asked con-
stantly to take vote on this ques.
ton and have not so far dared to do
| so.
Second--The constitutional gov.
eminent was overthrown in January
last, not by revolutionary force, but
by the American troops and artil.
lery, landed by Minister Stevens the
day before the revolution and placed
by his orders-not in the business
quarter of the town, where, if neces.
sary, they might be able to protect
American life and property, but
around the government buildings
where, an American officer told me
they were placed to coerce the gov.
eminent and protect the revolution
lists. That is to say, it was literally
under the shelter and protection OF
American guns and troops, that the
revolutionists overthrow the consti
tutional government and took pos
session, not only of the government
buildings, but Of the arms and am
munition and artillery Of the consti
tutional government. The revolu
ton was thus the act of the United
States by its minister and it's troop:
under his orders.
WHAT MUST FOLLOW.
Third-This intervention by the
American Minister IA favor of revo
luton and against the government
to which he was accorded has either
to be>assumed by our government OF
be disavowed. If it is assumed a:
correct, then our government estab
fishes precedent of far reaching
consequences; for in that case al
American Minister in any weak state
say in Central America-will be
authorized to colleague with, encour
age, and, when the time comes, lane
United States troops and guns tt
conspirators against the constitu
tional government to which he il
accredited, and thus overturn thi
regular government at his will. AL
that the revolutionists need for sue
cess in all such countries is troops
guns, artillery and the countenanc,
of the American Minister. If, then
the proceedings Of Mr.. Stevens arr
assumed by our government anC
thus made into precedent every
prudent ruler in Central Amcric;
would be moved to write our Presi
dent:-For heavens sake to take
away his Minister because regula
and constitutional rule must be i'm
possible, or at least precarious. S.
long as an American Minister will
such powers was present. 1t is per
haps the sweet voice of the filibuste
one hears in the annexationist pres
in the United States just now. II
on the other hand, the acts of Min
lister Stevens are disavowed, neces
sarily our government will be bount
to restore affairs in Hawaii wher
they stood before the American
troops were landed.
That done, no further interven
ton will be needed, for the restora
ton OF the constitutional govern
ment and of the Queen at its heat
will accomplish itself at once. l
will do that, because it is the system
which the great mass of the voter
want.
1t is not our business surely t,
force upon the people of Hawaii
government which the great mass c
them do not want and will not will
ingly accept.
AN EVIDENCE OF POPULARITY.
1t is perhaps, an evidence of il
popularity that the revolutionar
government now fOrtifie itself wit