New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-12-20

which he was watchfully waiting-an op-
portunity which by timely deviation from
established international rules and prece-
dents" might be proved to successfully ac-
cOmplish the great object in view; and we
are quite prepared for the exultant enthu-
siasm with which, in a letter to the state
department dated Feb. 1, 1S33 he declares
1.-The Hawaiian pear is now fully ripe and
this is the golden hour for the United
States to pluck it''
Protectorate Declared.
AS further illustration OF the activity
OF this diplomatic represen! atiye, attention
IS called to the fact that On the day the
above letter was written, apparently I'm
able longer to restrain his ardor, he is sued
proclamation, whereby ''in the name Of
the United States he assumed the protec-
ton OF the Hawaiian islands, and declared
that said action was taken pending and
subject to negotiations at Wash: y, tom"
The Flag Lowered.
Of course this assumption OF. a protec-
torate was promptly disayowed by our
government, but the American flag re-
manned over the governments building at
Honolulu, and the forces remained Oh
guard until April, and after Mr. Bloun, 5
arrival on the scene, when both We're
removed. A brief statement of the
occurrences That led to the supervision OF
the constitutional government CT Hawaii
in the interests of annexation TO the
United States will exhibit the true COM
plexion of that transaction.
On Saturday, January IA, 1853. the
queen OF Hawaii, who had been cortem-
plating the proclamation of a new con-
stituticn, hac:, in Difference to the wishes
and circumstances of her cabinet, re
nounced the project for the present at
least. Taking this relinquished purpose
as a basis Of action, citizens Of Honolulu,
numbering from 50 to 100, mostly resident
aliens, met in a private office and selected
a so-called committee Of safety, composed
OF 10 persons, seven of whom were foreign
subjects, ant consisted OF five Americans,
one EnglisnD,an and one German. This
committee, though it's designs We're not
revealed, had in view nothing less than an
nexation to the United States, and be-
tween Saturday, the 18th, and the follow
ing Monday, the 10Th of January-thouga
exactly what action was taken may not be
clearly disclosed-they We're certainly il,
communication with the United
States. On Monday morning, the
SuSOh Civ ACI CtS)lllSU 1ltlUH
public a proclamation, with notice. which
was especially served upon the representa-
tives of foreign governments; that any
changes in the constitution would be
sought only in the methods provided by
that instrument. Nevertheless, at the call
and under the auspices OF the committee
of safety, mass meeting Of safety was
held on that day to protest against the
queens alleged illegal and unlawful pro-
ceedings and purposes. Even at this meet
disguise their real purpose, and contented
themselves with procuring the passage of
a resolution denouncing the queen and en-
towering the committee to devise ways
and means ito secure the permanent
maintenance of law ard order and the pro-
lection Of life, liberty and property in
Hawaii
Asked for Armed Protection.
This meeting adjourned between and
four o'clock in the afternoon On the same
day, and Immediately after such adjourn
ment, the committee, unwilling to take
further steps without the further cooper
alton OF the United States minister adj
dressed a note representing that the public
safety was menaced and that lives and
PAOpVACJ TVAO AACuICCu, cauO COuC4uuGQ:
1--WE are unable to protect ourselves
without aid, and therefore pray for the
protection of the United States forces"
Whatever may have been thought of the
other contents Of this note, the absolute
truth of this latter statement is incontes-
table. When the note was written and de-
ivered the committee, SO far as it appears,
had neither man nor gun at their com
nan6 and aftor ifc 1o1ivorxr
so panic-stricken at their position that
they sent some of their number to inter-
view the minister and request him not to
land the United States forces till the
next morning, but he replied that the
troops had been ordered and whether the
committee were ready or not the landing
should take place. And so it happened
that on the 18th of January, between 4 and
5 in the afternoon, a detachment of
marines from the United States steamer
Boston, with two pieces Of artillery.
landed at Honolulu. The men, upwards
of 100 in all, were supplied with double
cartridge belts filled with ammunition.
and haversacks and canteens, and were
accompanied by a hospital CORDS, with
stretchers and medical supplies. This
demonstration upon the soil of Honolulu
was OF itself an act of war, unless made
either with the consent of the government
of Hawaii, or of the bona fide purpose of
protecting the imperiled lives and prop
erty Of citizens of the United States,
but there is no pretense of anY
such consent on the part of the govern
ment Of the queen, which was at that time
undisputed, and was both the de facto and
the de jure government. In point of fact
the existing government, instead of re-
questing the presence Of an armed force.
protested against it. There is as little
basis for the pretense that such forces
were landed for the security of American
life and property. If so, they should have
been stationed in the vicinity of such
property, SO as to protect it, instead of at
distance and SO as to command the
Hawaiian government buildings and
palace Admiral Skerrett, the officer in
command Of our naval force on the Pa
cific station, has frankly stated that in his
opinion the location Of troops was inadvis-
able if they were landed for the Protection
ST American citizens whose residences
and places Of business, as we'll as
the legation and consulate, were in
q distant part of the city, but the
location selected was d wise one if the