The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-11-16
RED-H0T TALK.
Hen. J. L. Stevens Reply to Sec.
rotary Of State Gresham.
The Ex-hinlster Tells the Story Of tas
Hawaiian Queens Overthrow.
he Charges the Secretary G, State With
Cruelty, Not Only to the Living, But
to the D4ad-Qucsn Iii Nersolf
1nauEuratod tho Revolution.

AUGUSTA, Me, Nov 18-Eon. J. L
Stevens, late minister to Hawaii, vii,
make the following reply to Gresham's
announcement:
According to tie announcement Z,
public. crime OF startling Importance is
about TO be committed, under tho GU
thority of the American government
a public crime OF less proportions. but
IN its moral type similar to tho
sitting OF Nation with lifc ana
the reform aspirations Of Polsn,!
and Hungary, few years age,
by the imperial despots, and 70 tia
crushing out OF the new-formcd repub-
lie OF Rone by the usurped powers @:
Louis Napoleon. All that American
picty, American bcneyolence, American
schools and American patriotism hnvo
accomplished in Hawaii in the past
severity yetr6 arc now centralized IN
the provisional government and stand
In It's support 1t IL government hoa-
csUy and ebly administered and tho
best government thHt Hawaii ever had
! know not tie influences which IN
duccd Secretary Grc3ham 20 become m
, active agent in attempting such al
of.onbo against civilization, justice ind
law
His hostility to ex-lresident Harri-
son and to the illustrious cx-sccretarv
| Of state, who passed to his grave i,
January last, Is we'll known. 1t wa.
that which caused him TO bctray ard
desert the great political party who's,
! honors he had shared and brougn.
to his present attitude and thc!1'
wcrka SO far as bis recent me2!-
felto on Hawaiinn affairs casts rehcc-
ton upon my otDca! action ! caro-
little, except to the d-groe that his
cruel and ,,ntruthful words strike ut
! The noble rand Of zen and women who
! hare for ten months stood SO devotedly
and unitcdly in dofcnco OF American
civilization The remarks made by ilo
, before the chamber OF commerce In Sen
! Francisco on Juno and before the citi-
zens of Augusta, published in the Ken
! ncbec Journal, are answers to most CT
the unjust inputations Of my unofficial
action.
Perhaps nothing botter shows tlle
character Of the secretary's assault
! than what he says about the hill
I which The men occupied a few tiaya and
until letter quarters could be secured.
After had raaoc my request TO CAPT
Wilt to land his'1ncn as T. prec1u:ion-
ary safeguard to American life and
property, he and his oeficors informed
me that their men must have sholtcT
for the night. Without special informa
ton in that regard had supposed TIA!
the ships marines he'd tents OF thel!
; own for their temporary uLe in cosc 0;
emergency on shore. | wrote Il not, arc
sent It by messenger to secure larG"
hail which was supposed to be avail
able. The man in charge OF tha
hail was scyera] miles away and hat
not known Of the exiSte acc OF the ArtCc
hall until that evening. when mes.
scnger with my note WIS sent to TIC
supposed agent Of the Arion hall, VIII
was q royulist Nc returned nlc
courteous answer, saying he would be
pleased to let the hill for the specified
purpose, but he had ceased to 20 tie
agent informing ire who then hGt.
charge of the hall. This required {
third note and third effort of & mes
senGcr which proved successful. 70
much Zine had thus been consumed
that the Eos.top marines and sailor
were obliged TO stand weary hours II
the street before they were able to GO
to their night quarters. All of then
would have been held at the legatior
and consulate but for want OF room,
whereas as many rs possible were re
ccived, thee localities being sevcra
streets end squares from tho palace
and government building.
For the occupation Of Arion hall %
the men e the Boston tho committee O.
public kafcty and the supporters of the
provisional government had no mor1
responsibility than Secretary Gresham
! himself.
Queen Liluokalani inaugurated the
! revolution by attempting to destroy
the legislature by revolutionary
means. From Saturday afternoon
January II, to January ID, there was
no government in Honolulu except IL
the self-possesscd attitude of citizens
| who assemb ed in ngreGt mass-ueetlnS
January lG and consulnmated their
efforts for lsw and order by the es
Enlistment Of the provisional govern
ment on the 18th, which WEB promptly
! acknowledged by all the foreign repre-
sertatives.
liliuokulani and hor fagorites hae
destroyed her throne by revolution
nry outbreak when TIE men OF tho
Bo,ton landed. In the exciting hours
preceding and following her fell, her
representation, as well as thoac VIC
formed the provisional government,
had equal access to tcc legation. IL
all proper inquiries nay answer wsf
that the United Statea marines could
: not take size, but whatever &c fnctc
! government mig hit exist would have 70
/ be recognized
When did recognize it, late in TVS
! afternoon Of the 18th, The provisional
government was complete master Ci
the situntion, had full control Of the
! city and Of ;4o government archives
the rolicc station tcirg surrendered
and at the mercy o. the provisional gov
ernnent.
! It WIS d small building i'll which the
uov-erless followers OF the queen, :Iel-
| shall took refuge, end they raust have
surrendered N few hours by the mere
force Of hunger
The provisional government knew