Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-12-30
The Ex-Min'e:tr's Explanation Of His
CcuIS, in Hawaii.
THE PRESIDENT CRITICISED.
Recommend .tt0n ar Annexation Was Made
Contidentiaiiy III" Took NJ Overt
Steps Lacking to 81 untj
the Provisional ,.ovrrn-
mtnt Mas Estab-
list-d.

CIcVeI1S ltSI titt lpl''N
reply to President Cieveland's MESSAGE
and his criticisms of Mr.. Stevens Off
cial conduct:
Only one. Ia our polite history has q M
jorl Of the 90 igr"S; of the Uhited st .tes
solemn Resolved IN Iiv r ~ iln)r 'ching the
orc pant VI the executive ciair Probably It
was we'll that The Ell II 10 rem " An rev
Johnson from his Ofic" was arrest d just on
the brink o. SUCCESS IN great r-luct tnc" o.
the conservative vi.n I III" ountry 10 rem we
the Oh Of execu v for abuse II p ,wer seems to
I've encouraged Pre- 4id''ni Il v:land T. resort
10 the extraordinary measrrn Uf over urn ly
the provisional gov rnmeIt OF HAWAII. while
AS much as ppssih @ cpnecaliag his arbitrary
design from the American congce's N p'"'le
Look ut the historical facts disp ,ssionitelv
and no one will deny that tn. lines III usurpa-
ton and injustice on which Pr 81 len. Ceve'
laud and he seer 'tarv OF state htv, acted
since March last coupled with the ex part,
course OF Commissioner Blunt rel alive 10 tnt
accepted tes,im IN OF Llllouk .lani'1 fallen and
corrupt minisi ers, IRE more sweeping ana mo
hostile to Anglo Saxon liberty til IN the acts OF
George the Third and the Lord Nor h ministry,
which drove the American colonies TO success
full. revolt President Clevelands recent
special message In whica he so severely crli-
cises the course OF the recsnt American min
Is or at II ,nOlulu IL but feeble repetition Of
Secretary CIR sh ,ms staten ntS In m an
swer to Blounts report showed con lusively,
NJ did Minister Thuriton ana other thoroughly
responsible witnesses nave shown, that the
allegations IN that renori ag inst the ON i:ia.
conduc. o; CIpt vii 81 and myself arc
grossly I'm RE. are In manifest aniagonssm to
I'LL the reasonable pro .oilitles and logic OF the
situation 10 Honolulu In Janiary last
IrepeLt here what has been amply verified
again and ayain. tnAt neither by force nor the
threat OF force. nor by any ncti OF mine was
the fall Of the monarch pre- ;ipita ed From
the time entered on IN du lie rs the head Of
the United States legation to the termination
OF m offici u rc>ppnsibiit Il maintuined the
determination Ia ca | on the naval commander
for aid only in tbs event that American life and
property was In danger Cautiously. hut form
ally, perhaps sometimes too silently. l
made this nv fix rule OF net on not
only TO the representatives OF the
queen but t, the lead rs OF the parties
VIII saw no safe alternative for the welfare VI
the island but IN the abJl,shment .. tn no.
arch II President Cleveland sees lit 10 make
a point aganS :, m &: offi. Il conduct that mon hs
before the events Of last January had advo-
nted annexAt alton. he do iber itel' and purposs-
IL conccas that which said In my dispa On In
November. 49,. was contid-n iai statement
Of AFFAIR." IN Hawaii. IA report OF facts b; which
the est lblshe rules and practice OF diplomac;
was IN ty b sun TO make to nv government
At that date nv opinions we're no privat Nv
held that both III Honolulu and California It
was b. levai the msrican minister was yer
to anncxa ion For months prior 10 the dale
OF this dispatch there hid been continu i
struggle between the legislature and n, queen
as to their respective rights Regarding the CON
sti 'u.on and the res1onsib lty OF cabiuet n..ii'
listers after the ministry had 'en app tinted In
defiance OF the votes OF the legislature and re-
sponsibllltv OF public opinion The one n. hr
immo al favOriie, Wilson, AMI the lotter ring.
openly dehed he legiS d ure and the prop'ry
holders OF the islands Onl the r m Irk ID
self possession ef the respectable ana rrspon,i-
Bile men of the islands prevent ID IN u,break
and the owe throw Of the m IN irchy NJ an early
day.
But when the queen aud her favorite, Will
son, ielded Dy the appointment OF tn" Jones'
Wilcox cabinet men Of the highest respectable
ity and RESPONSE ilitv, ei,hty- ihre. OF them
men OF wealth, wishing not tor office. conilden.
TALLY reached thu conclusion. as the close OF
the legislature was near, that this ministry
would be- able TO carry on the government for
tn. following eighe cen months and I'm II the
election OF n new legislature In this BELIEF l
eft Hon lulu In the United States steam
Boston Januar 1, on trip 10 Hilo. 2i0 miles
from Honolulu the tirst time for man1 months
when had deemed Il safe to leave Honolulu
In the ten days OF IN; absence l had known
no more of what had transpred on Honolulu
than though had been Mt the time In Wash
ington Capt Wiltse and myself on the b ~
ton arrived 1T Honolulu In the forenoon OF July
H. was completed taken BY surprise at what
the queen. the palace associates and the lotter'
gang had accomplished In ten days The re-
monstrances OF the chamber OF commerce oil
the numerous petitions of some OF the best
people of the islands both whites aud natives,
and the earnest pleading Of those who h'd
previously adher, to the monarchy. had been
defiantly disregarded
I found the CITY In great excitement AMI
learned that for many DAYS there hal been on
obvious desire for The return OF The Boston,
and This desire was strong among the more
thoughtful supporters Of the monarchy, as well
as among the great body OF the responsible
citizens The surgng. irresistible tide OF revo-
luton was then obvious 10 oil prisons not will
full bind. Iaitempted to gain access TO tn.
queen and try b friendly advice 10 stop the
trouble Il was too late fhe mobs Of royal
ret liners wero already gathering 10 the palace
TO aid the queen to carry out her plan OF over.
turning the constitution. What took place At
the palace that aft rnoon OF Januar; II ended
The Hawaiian monarchy forever.
Chief Justice dj. who has held his once
for years, alwa s conservative. q supporter OF
the monarch :. in q recent great public meeting
In Honolulu gives the following account as To
how the monarch fell: Il will not here re-
neat what before said TO the American public
as TO the falsity OF the charges that the "a en-
was driven from her throne b American tIrce
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