The state herald., 1893-11-17
WOULD RESTORE THE QUEEN.
Secretary Gresham Thinks that Justice
Requires that tho Old Order Of
Things in the Hawaiian
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Requires that tho Ola Order Of
Things In the Hawaiian
Kingdom DO Rs.ss-
tabiIshsd.
Secretary Gresham has advanced to the
president lengthy communication on the
subject Of the government Of Hawaii. lie
quotes extensively from the report Of MI
Blount, who was cent as special commits
sloner TO tho islands, and also Mr.. Stevens,
the former minister. He arrives at the con.
clusion that Queen Lilioukalanl would not
have been dethroned except by the aid OF
United states marines, and thinks that jus.
tlce demands that she be restored 10 power.
He snys: At an early stage Of the ncgotla-
tion, II not at the beginning. Mr.. Stevens
promised the annexationlsts, as soon rs they
gained possession of the government building
and there read d proclamation OF the charac-
ter above referred to, he would Mt once rec.
ognize them rs tho de tdcto government md
support them by the force from our warship
then In the harbor, and he kept that promise.
This assurance was tho inspiration Of the
movement and without 1t the anncxationlsts
would not have exposed themselves to the
consequences Of failure. They relied upon
no military force Of their own, for they had
nons worthy the name. Tho provisional gov
ernmcnt was established by the action Of the
American minister and tho presence OF troops
landed FROM the Boston, and In sufficient
force TO lead 10 tho belief that the Hawailaus,
II they made an effort to overthrow, would
encounter the armed forces Of the United
States
The earnest appeals to the American minis
ter for military protection by tho officers Of
the provisional government, after II had been
organized shows the utter absurdlty OF tho
claim that II was established by q successful
revolution Of the people. These appeals were
q confession by the men who made them Of
their weakness and timidIty. Courageous
men, conscious OF the strength and justice OF
their cause, do not thus act. 1t is lot now
claimed that majority OF the people having
the right to vote under the legislation OF 1887
ever favored tho existing authority, or annex
alton TO this or any other country. They
earned what they desire--governmento Of their
choice, which should be restored and Its In
dependence respected. Mr.. Blount says that
while In Honolulu he did not meet single
annexationist who expressed willingness TO
submit the question TO vote Of the people,
nor did he talk with one who did not insist
that II tho Islands were annexed suffrage
should be restricted so rs 10 give complete
control TO foreigners or whites, and repre-
sentative annexationists have repeatedly made
similar statements to the undersigned.
The government OF Hawaii surrendered Its
authority under threat Of war until such
time only rs the government Of the United
States, upon the fact being presented to It,
should rcinstate the constitutional sovereign
and the provisional government was created
'to exist until terms OF union with the Unit
ID States of America had been made and
,grced upon"
A careful consideration Of the facts will,
.hink convince you that the treaty which was
withdrawn from the Senate for further con-
liberation, should not be rcsubmltted for It's
lotion thereon. Should not the great wrong
lone to feeble, but Independent state, by
an abuse of the authority Of the United
States, be undonc by restoring the Legitimate
yovernmcnti Anything short OF that, ! will
not respectfully submit, satisfy the demands OF
Justice. Can the unitedsta,es conscicntlously
Insist that other nations shall respect the in-
dependence OF Hawaii while not respecting
1t themselves. Our government was the first
TO recognize the independence of the islands
and should he the last to acquire Sovereignty
over them by force and fraud.