Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-09
HAWAII'S APPEAL.
Other Side of the Case Sent to
the President.
LETTER FROM A QUEENS MINISTER,

LIN NUN d QUbbNS MINISTER
heciting the Events of the Revolution
rom the Native Point of view-Our
Plenipotentisry's Action Denounced and
Uncle Sam Asked to Let the Natives
Run Their Own Baiiiwick-A ST. Iou,s
Man Endorses the Appeal and Declares
the Revolution n Foreign Uprising and
Usurpation.r
81 LOUIS, Feb. "a letter has been re-
eeived here from John F. Colburn, minis
ter OF the interior of Hawaii, in which he
outlines the position of the deposed queen.
OF whom he is supporter. The letter is
addressed to Mr. j. H. GAM, of this CITY.
whose wife is an aunt of Mr.. Colburn. and
Is dated Honolulu, Jan. IS, 1898 1t was
Drought to San Francisco by the very YES
Sci which bore the Hawaiian committee
now at Washington in the interest of an
nexation. A personal friend of Mr.. Col
burn. on business trip to California. took
passage with the commission. His senti-
"en's were unknown to his fellow passen-
gers and he carefully concealed the fact
Inat ne had been entrusted with the i'm
portant document. Had it been known he
would have been denied passage upon the
vessel
Appeal for the Queen.
The letter begins as follows: 81 take tho
opportunity of writing you this letter.
trusting, with your ability and Influence
with some Of your leading statesmen Of
your liberal American country, YOU can |
heip to place the situation of affairs of this |
country in such an impartial manner tn |
them that the Hawaiian Queen LiliuokaIa-
H. her government and her native popula
'ion' can receive such hearing from your |
government that the American nation will
cause to be restored the queen to her throne
the government to her power and the
hawaiian native population to their
rights eiA
Facts Stated by Colburn.
Inc facts stated in the letter are briefly
as follows: On Jan. 10 the Legislature
voted lack of confidence in the cabine-N
Wilcox, Jones, Robinson and Brown
known as the reform cabinet; the vote was
carried by majority of 25 out of the 4s
members OF the house; the repudiated cab
met resigned and the RESERVATIONS were
accepted and cabinet composed of John
r ColouTn and Samuel Parker, native Ha-
walians, and w H. Cornweu and A p
peterson, foreigners, was named by the
queen, and accepted by Ethe legislature and
LUZ OF the population with applause.
The Proposed New Constitution.
The legislature was to be prorogued Jan, 8
IA, and on that day, Colburn saws, he heard :
that the queen intended to promulgate a
new constitution; he sought an interview :
with his colleagues, and they agreed to adj
wise the queen not to do 80 arbitrary A |
thing. He also told the old ministry. and
tney ADVISED the new ministry not to rp- ,
sign and that they-the old cabinet-would |,
support then-the new cabinet-in case of
shy CONNECT; The legislature was duly pro- {
rogued and the new cabinet visited the I
queen, who showed them the new const; C
tuition, and they advised her to give il nm i
winch after some opposition she agreed =
10 do.
Proposal for q Revolution
The queen went out and told the naonla
hat she could not give them a new consti-
ution and advised them to endure their
grievances; the crowd dispersed and next \
lay the leaders OF the reform party pro-
sosed to the cabinet to depose the Queen
ND declare provisional government After n
consultation with six responsible bust T
less men and the whole diplomatic corps p
kept the United States minister, the cab =,
net decided not to depose the queen, and ~
notified the revolutionary leaders, also i
preading the facts broadcast by a proc "a
amation.
The Revolution Takes Place. " "
The letter goes on to say that the Wilcox A
arty was not satisfied with this, but they. T.
Nth the assistance o: tie American minis =.
er and the troops of the United States :,
teamer Boston, enlisted number of men
the extent of 200 and aided by the Amer
AN troops took possession and declared | -;
y proclamation provisional government, ~
ontrary TO the constitution now in force az
no contrary to the rights of 100, 900 people. =,
ne population of this country The cabi 7
ec notined the American minister of what -
az happened and asked him to assist this or
uiy authorized government to suppress 90
ms revolt or IL ne did not want to do that q,
nen 10 remove the United States troops on g,
GARD the Boston and we, the govern na,1+ III
ould do it ourselves" VI
D..,. 60. of
declares stevens Action Degrading he
stevens replied that he had acknowledges
ne provisional government. Colburp saws u
naI inns action OF Stevens is degrading. ~,
10 mas acknowledged a mob against the
'lshes OF The people of the islands who are
apable OF taking care of themselves. and
asks: Cannot America the land of the Is
zee and the home of the brave undo this Oh
reat wrong that she, by her troops and de
AMBASSADOR, assisted to do? Will Won use wi
our influence for us' Act promptly, and hil
lay God assist you and help YOU" e.
CAMS APPEAL TO HARRISON. r Tn
o Asks That the Hawaiian Appeal BE DIR
Duly Considered. sc