The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-15
THE FACTS IN THE CASE.
{. l.. CARTER MEETS GREsHAMs
POINTS.
An Open Letter From the Ex-Commis-
sioner to the American Secretary
of state.
Continued from Wednesdays Daiiv.

Paragraph Seven--That there was no
particular reason for locating the forces
at that isce ought to be apparent to
you fromthe fact that as soon as the
commodious premises afterwards
known ms Camp Boston" could be
arranged the men were moved. Can il
possibly be your idea that the main
body of troops landed under general in
structions from a distinguished prede-
cessor in your present office of your
own political party for the protection of
American interests should have been
stationed at some great distance from
the probable scene of violence? They
were wisely and centrally located in the
only available shelter.
Paragraphs Eight and Nine-Con-
corning the alleged correspondence
between the Governor, the Minister of
Foreign Affairs aud Mr.. Stevens and
his allegedly evasive replies. | have not
knowledge of which may make use
here, but information on those points il
available to you and you have the right
to use it.
Paragraph Ten--That there were 10
manifestations of excitement or alarm
in the city on that Monday night was
due to the fact that the American
troops We're on shore. Up to the
moment Of their landing the agitation
and uncertainty were intense. If any
of Mr.. Blount's witnesses have mad
statements to the contrary | should like
an opportunity to cross examine them
As il was there were two attempts at
incendiary fires at different times and
in different parts of the city which, but
FOR the prompt appearance of Lieuteu-
ant Swinburne and "a squad of men
might have increased to alarming pro-
portions. To imply in the same para
graph of Your report that the Commit
tee of Public Safety entered the Gov
eminent Building as soon as the forces
were landed is grossly misleading,
and had you given me the OPP.
portunily which | so frequently
asked in Washington of making
a detailed statement of the occurrences
of that time | cannot believe that you
would have fallen into the error. The
troops landed at . o'clock on Monday,
the 10th, and the Committee of Public
Safety seized the Government building
at o'clock on the afternoon of Tuesday,
nearly twenty-four hours later. 1t was
| who entered the building half an hour
before the committee, because it had
been rumored that there was guard
concealed therein. | found none. There
We're eight Government officials and
clerks in a building which ordinarily
teemed with the ministers, judges and
some forty or fifty officials and clerks.
| was told that the Cabinet had left the
building. The Queens adherents had
neither the character nor ability tc re.
sist. | was afterward told by Marshal
&. b. Wilson, then in charge of the
Queens civil forces. that they had left
the building because they We're afraid
of their lives. well knowing that to be
the point which the revolutionary forces
would attack. and that but for their
cowardice or their treachery, the Mar
shall did not know which, in refusing to
allow him to send guard to that build
ing we would not so easily have secured
possessions; that he had concealed am
munition IN the foreign Office. which
was indeed afterward found there, and
that it was his purpose to send men
there prepared to use it, The proclama
ton was read as soon as the building
was surrendered by the highest official
in charge thereof, and as soon as the
order of the Provisional Government
calling for support from loyal citlZers
was issued 100 or more armed and de-
termined supporters, who had rendez-
voused at the old armory, marched to
the building and were stationed as
guards to defend and protect the new
Government. While they were gather
ing there was some anxiety and Mr..
Damon asked me to seek out Captain
Wiltse and ask for an armed guard.
objected, because we well knew that
we could expect no such assistance, but
finally went and was not surprised when
Captain Wiltse peremptorily refused.
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because revolutionary party, confident
of the support of the community al
large, in possession Of the principal Gov
eminent building and the Treasury, find
ing itself unopposed after ample notice
had been given and time for an attack
had elapsed. should have assumed and
undertaken to inform not only Mr..
Stevens but the preventative s of
foreign Governments. as set forth in
this paragraph, that the monarchy haG
been abrogated and Provisional Gov
eminent established? The prompt re
cognition of the new status from all
the foreign representatives ought tC
satisfy you on this point. The adherents
of the Queen, when the building was
seized, huddled themselves into The
Police Station, aud I learn from the
Queens Marshal, c. b. Wilson, whom
you describe as Il resolute, capable Off
Ger. who tells me that he made the
same statement to Mr.. Blount, that
there was violent difference between
himself and the Queens Cabinet as Il
which should have control of her cause
that they prevailed and refused to allow
him to make any attack upon the revo
lutionists or to resist when the demand
for surrender came.
ID, pafnra apv raono
milton had come, while / was present il
the chamber in which President Dol
had established himself. Mr.. Pringle
one of the junior officers of the Boston
obtained admittance and stated that h
was Mr.. Stevens aid and had been sen
to ascertain by personal observation
whether the Provisional Government
were in fact in possession and estat
iished as set forth in its request TO
recognition.
Paragraph Thirte, n-How soon afte
this event, which was somewhere in tn
neighborhood of O'clock, the forma
recognition. acknowledged by Mr.. Dole
as set forth in this paragraph, was sen
| do not know. This was the status
The Queens Cabinet, i'll response to tn
demand for the surrender of the Static
House, had sought an interview wit
Mr.. Dole, which was readily granted
After some parley, in which their absur
proposition that their forces and thos
of the Provisional Government combin
TO keep the peace during the night wa
refused, they had acquiesced and SUI
rendered. making "a verbal protes
againt the Provisional Government
which was agreed should be extende
later. They had asked that Mr.. Damo
accompany them to the Palace in ordt
that they might explain the surrendt
to the Queen. Mr.. Damon had not r,
turned. The request for the immedial
support If the United States forces, col
tanned in Mr. Doles letter, of itse
should indicate that up to that momel
there had been no such support, an
Furthermore was intended only for thu
night and for the purpose of patrollir
the town Can 1t be possible that yc