The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-22

hlgnest responsibility, but Mr.. BlOunt has
rendered it unnecessary to do so.
LANDING OF THE TROOPS.
The statements of Mr.. Wurdenberg and Mr..
Damon have been put forward as the strongest
evidence in support of Mr.. Blount's conten-
tlon. In Mr.. Wurdenberg'S statement, he
SaSy S4ys snat WHeh the commhttee OF safety told
MT Stevns they were not ready to act, he re-
pued: Gentlemen, The troops
OF the Boston will land at o'clock
whether you are ready or not" The reason
Tor this reply and the subsequent landing of
the troops in manifest. The troops were
landed to protect American citizens and
property IN the event of the impending and
inevitable conflict between the queen and the
cl!lzens, and not to cooperate with the com
mttee IN carrying out its plans. In fact.
the troops did not cooperate
with the committee, and the committee
had no more knowledge than the
queens government, where the troops were
going, nor what they were going to do. The
whole giSt of Mr.. DamOns long examination
Is likewise contained in his statement that
When, atter the organization and EprOclama-
tlon of the new government, q request was
made for the support of the United States
troops 1t was refused, Lieut.. Com. Swinburn.
the commanding officer, sending back
word, Capt. Wilt orders me to remain pas
Sive."
THE QUEEN POWERLESS.
Mr.. Blount charges that the queen had an
ample military force with which to have met
the committee, and but for the support of the
United States representatives and troops the
establishment of the provisional government
would have been impossible. In reply thereto,
l hereby state that, although the presence of
the American troops had a Quieting effect
upon the rough characters in the city, and
may have prevented some bloOdshed they
were not essential to, and did not assist in
| the overthrow of the queen.
The result of the movement would have
| been eventually the same if there had not
| been marine within thousand miles of
| Honolulu. In support of this statement
n n
l. The troops did not land until Monday
night, Jan. l6 after the revolution had been
in full progress since the afternoon
Of Saturday, the 14th. during which time
the committee Of safety was openly organi-
zing for the avowed purpose Of Overthrowing
the queen.
.. There was absolutely no attempt at con-
Cealment from the government of the objects
and intentions Of the committee.
3. The queen. her cabinet and their sup
porters were utterly demoralized, suspi-
cious Of one another, and devoid of leader
ship.
T. The committee of safety and their sup
pOrters were united, had an ample force to
execute their purpose, knew precisely what
they wanted, and proceeded with lntelli-
gent deliberation, thoroughness and conf
dence to do it.
In support of his four propositions Mr..
Thurston epitomized the record of events
which led up to and attended the revolu-
tion.
TWO RIVAL MEETINGS.
In support of his second proposition,
Mr. ThurSton says:
At o'clock on the afternoon Of Monday,
10th, a meeting of 8 600 unarmed men was
held within a block of the palace. The meet
ing was addressed by a number Of speakers,
all denOuncing the queen The meeting with
tremendous cheering and enthusiasm, unani-
mouSly adopted the resolution declaring the
queen to be in revolution and authorizing
the committee to proceed to do whatever was
necessary. The police were present but no
attempt was made to interfere with the meet
ing or make any arrests The meeting ad-
| journed amid the most intense excitement,
and the citizens dispersed throughout the
| town, awaiting the further call Of the COM
mittee. While the committee was in pro
| gres another meeting was being held by the
| royalsiSts in the state house, within a block
| of the army. which adopted resolutions in
support of the queen.
Never in the history of Hawaii has there
| been such tense condition of mind or more
imminent expectation of blOodShed and con
| tilct than Immediately after the adjournment
of these two radically opposed meetings. Mr..
BlOunt's statement that the community was
at peace and quiet was mostly inaccurate.
1t was at this 1uncture, two hours after the
adjournment of the above meeting, that Capt.
Witt and Mr.. Stevens, acting upon their own
responsibilities and discretion, and irrespect-
i've OF the request or action of the com
mittee, landed the troops, who were distrib-
ted in three parts OF the city, instead of
being massed at one point, as stated by Mr..
BlOunt. The reason that the queens govern
ment took no action against them or iCs sup
pOrters, was that they were overwhelmed by
the unanimous display OF Indignation and de-
| termination shown by the citizens, and were
cOwed into submission in the same manner
that the.king and his supporters were cowed
under precisely similar circumstances by the
same citizens in June, 1888
HIS PART IN FORMER DISTURBANCES.
Mr. Thurston gives a history of the
part taken in former political disturb
ances in Hawaii by himself and his col
leagues and says:
Under these circumstances I submit that
the burden of proof is uIon those who claim
| that the leaders OF the provisional govern
ment are towards or that they are incompe-
tent to organize or safely and successfully
carry out a revolution against the royaltsts
in Hawaii 1t is unnecessary for me
to here restate the details of the bitter con-
stitutonal conflict which had been carried on
between the queen and the legislature during
the seven months prior to January last not
to speak Of the intense indignation existing
among all classes of citizens by
reason of the open and successful alli-
ancc Of the queen with the opium and lottery
rings. The political liberties of the people
had been trampled on and their moral sense
shocked. 1t simply needed the added provo
cation of the arbitrary attempt to abrogate
the constitution and disfranchlse every white
man in the country to spontaneously crystal
iZe the opposition into force that was ire
sistibe In reply to the Sneer that
the persons taking part in the move
ment we're aliens l would say that every
one of them was, by the laws Of the country,
a legal voter, whose right to the franchise
was by the proposed constitution, TO be abro-
gated. A large proportion Of them was born
in the country, and almost without exception
these who were not born there mad been there
for years, owned property there, and made
it their home. They were men
who had built up the country com
merclally. agriculturally. financially,
aad created and made possible a civilized
government therein. They we're and are such
men as today are the leading citizens Of the
most aggressive communities Of the islands,
as thoroughly identified with the interests of
Hawaii. as are the interests Of native and for
eiAn horn citizens in similar communities in
this country identified with those communi-
ties.
UNCLE SAM HARD UP.