Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-18

20 theil p'4.u.u that they HH. Hlmr
~ fu,iF u.Iauu1rI 10 itu rs.u Goo
minister ana request him not llUI .If
u .ifeI St.Ir fu.cra neat W iI
But he Ttulti tAu t0Jw Ua. been
/ ordered anu whC.her the guHU I.t
was ready or NOT tue lhnW EaHHH q
take place, md on it nhrw rnI .| O.
iih dGy uf January, lcb., NUI#t %
. anu . O'Clock 100 tho n|u. .t, u
detachment ~ marines nom iuu
United States Steamer d H.Dn, win
two pieces % lit,llrrF, Iu.H.l nj.
/ Honolulu. Tho mtu, upW " 100
ia nl, were tupFiird '.h alu O.
| cartridge U.lIH flied Win ui..uu. zion
anu wi,u bayUuNUkB sud c1u H..Huu
were HCH8mutnl % W u'4 .NI C.ff4
win sifutcItIs lui medical 40 .Y.i.s.
rMs upm LatfatiUu upon uu r.il %
{ Honolulu WIS iisrif uu Get OF war,
unless made either with The content Ui
/ the government Of Hawaii ur Tor the
/ bona nIc purpose OF protecting tho
/ lives tud De- pufty Of Citl u,ui tine
| Uuitcd States. bat there H. uJ Irutcusr
VI any tuCh Iusunt IA the tfl 0f tie
| gIy,fumyut the qturni which wac
| ut that time uuGiupulc1 uuI wuf
| bIih the de iucio anu tlH go lurt
/ government IN point cot fact tlu
I eNibtiuE yorumUui, inHt.at of re-.
| que ting the pftserfe % 900 armed
! Iuur, protested agHltrt D. Iuult D. as
/ little bAlis tor the protuusu tlat such
/ forces were landed Tor tue ttUJuty %
/ American bio aud property, NJ t0,
| tlty haI been stationed Ia tHy vicinity
Of tugu IrUprny aud a1 as CO. Protect i',
] iustrau Ui ~ uFtancu Anu Hl Bl 10
command tho Hawaiian government
building uuI ullacc. Admiral
Skguuit the Cni.cr iu com.
maud " our naval force on
tue Pacific station, has frankly
stated tuut ia his opinion iue location
q The trIOps was inad viHauiu % landed
iOr the protection Of AmcfID l citizens
whose residence aud places FOL. uual-
meas As wtll us tue legation au CON.
suiatu, w,rf In "a distant Hgt VI Tho
city. but tue location t.lug.uU HaH q
wiUu ono Il the fore. wuie landed Tor
tho purpO7c Of supporting taU pro.
Visions government
II eny ueril o lilo nai property, call.
| iIs Toe any such martial array, nAG
uAlbtu q, Great Britain, the other .uleIfu
! pJeuu iutprJa.rd would AZ. hivu balu
behind O.. o D.Htd States Iu activity 90
| Protect their eli lfui tut tlyy matH
no Sign iu thAg Digestion, Wsuu tutfu
ARMED men were landed Tho Guy No
| Honolulu wa iu 10 customary .rIegiy
| peaceful condition. There WaH DO
! symulUm OF gl.t or disturbance boo ANY
| quarter. Men anu chiidl,u were about
tue streets hs husband nothing varied
the OrIiuary routine % disturb tho
| Ordinary tranquility except tuu
/ la - 10
| their march through tue town 90
quarters assigned them. Indeed tho
| TACT that after having called fUT the
landing OF the United SiuiUa forces ON
! the Plea uf danger % HE uuu pf. urrly,
the committee Of safely themselves
| requested the minister t0 pgHtp1nb
action, eXp9iei the uutrutHlulucss 0f
| their Representations OF present puflI
/ 10 lie anu property. Tho pufll they
| saw was the anticipation growing out
| Of gully Intentions Uu their
| part, AnI something which, though
not then existing, lucy knew would
csrtninly follow thcir attempt 10 over.
throw the government Of tho queen
without the aid OF United States
! forces.
Thus II appears that Hawaii was
taken possession Of by United States
forces without the consent or wishes
| % the cover muut OF tho Islands or OF
| anybody else, ns fat as shown, except
| the United states minister. There
| fore tne military occupation Of HOu..
! lulu by tue UuiIed States on
THIS day mentioned was wholly
withoutIust.hoisiJu either a. oooupa.
ton un consent or occupation ,uuurf-
Stated by danger threatening AmeTi-
| eau lilo an property, 10 must h.
accounted for il some other wy and
on fome other gTuunti and IA real
motive anu purpOtc are neither obscure
nor lar 10 seek.
The United states forces being now
on tho scene and iuv0rably stationed,
tho committee proceeded TO carry
out their original scheme. Ihuy mo!
next morning, Tuesday, the lTtu, por-
fectrd the plan Uf "a temporary gov
ofumeni, aud fixed upon ~ principal
officers, ten Of HON were drawn from
the thirty members Of the committee
" safety, Between ! aud . O'Clock,
by squads nud by different routes to
avoid notice, aud having fret taken
the ptUCAutl0n Of nsCbTlaiuing whether
there was any one 90 oppose them,
they proceeded 10 tLB government
building to proclaim the new gov
eminent. No sign Of opposition
was manifest and thereupon
an American citizen began 10 read the
proclamation from the steps VI the gov.
eminent building almost entirely
without auditors. IL IL said boflte the
reading was finished quite a oonuOuIB5
OF persons, yafioufly estimated vt ilfy
TO ono hundred some armed, some un.
armed, gathered about the committee
10 give them aid aud confidence. This
statement Il not important, since the
one controlling factor In the whole
affair was uuqurHtlUuably the United
States marines, who, drawn up under
arms, with artillery Ia readiness only
trveuiy.siK yards distant, dominated
the situation. Toe provisional govern.
meat thus proclaimed WIS by the terms
Of tho proclamation "ts UKist until the
terms OF tho union with tho United
States had been negotiated aud agreed
upOu.n The United States minister,
pursuant 10 pfi0r agreement, feoOg.
niHed this government within
an hour after tie reading
Of the proclamation, and before
fivu O'Clock, Ia answer 10 m inquiry
Ou behalf VI the queen aud cabinet,
announced that hr hal done 20. Whe
cur miulster ~ OFni2ad the Provisional
government the only haHis upon which
IL rested was the fact tnat thu commit.
toe OF public safety hal in tho manner
above stated declared 1t TO exist. It
was neither n government DO iacto NOR
DO jure. That Il was MT IA such
possession o government property and
agencies as entitled II 10 recognition IL
.i.y bio r.FnysH hv IA ugtt fguut in tI.