The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-21
THE hawaiian REVOLT.
Continued from Page I.


government he would recognize IL. The
two leading members of the committee,
Messrs. Tburston and Smith, growing un-
easy AS to the safety of their persons,
went to him to know IL he would protect
them in the event Of their arrest by the
authorities, to which he gave his assent.
s'At the mass meeting called by the
committees of safety on Jan. Ii there was
no communication TO the crowd OF any
purpose TO dethroneth queen or TO change
the form of government. but only to aus
thorze the committee TO take steps to
prevent q contamination of the queens
purposes and TO have guarantees OF public
safety. The committee on public safety
had kept their purpose from the public
view at this mass meeting and at their
small gatherings for fear of proceedings
against them by the government Of the
queen. After the mass meeting had
closed, call or the American minister for
troops was made and signed indiscrimi-
nately by Germans. by Americans and by
Hawaiian subjects Of foreign extraction"
The commissioners says the response to
that call does not appear on the files OF the
legation ''That very night the commit
tee OF public safety assembled In house
next toyMinister Stevens residence. j. IL.
6oper. an American, was elected TO COM
mand the military forces. 1t was on Mon
day evening, Jan. 10. at o'clock, that
United States troops were landed.
mot much time elapsed before ii was
given out by members of the commi ttee
of safety that they were designed to sup
port them. AT the palace, with the
cabinet, amongst the leaders Of tho queens
military forces and the great body OF ths
people who were loyal 10 the queen, the
apprehension came that it was move
ment hostile to the existing government.
Backed by stevens.
"Protests were filed by the minister OF
foreign affairs and by the governor OF the
island against the landing of troops
Messrs. Parker and Peterson testified that
on Tuesday, at / o'clock, they called on
Mr.. Stevens and by him were informed
that In the event the queens forces as
sailed the insurrectionary force he would
intervene. At 2:30 o'clock OF the same
day the members Of the provisional gov
ernment proceeded to the government
building in squads and read their procla-
nation. They had separated In their
march to the government building Tor
fear Of observation and arrest"
Mr. Blount describes the location OF the
troops, showing that the American troops
controlled the position Of the queens s
forces, and continues: "They were doubt
less so located to snggest to the queen and
her counsellors that they were In co-opera-
tion with the insurrection movement, and
would, when the emergency arose, mani
fest it by active support 1t did doubtless
suggest to the men who read the procla-
nation that they were having the sup.
port Of the American minister and naval
commander and were safe from personal
harm.
"Why had the American minister To-
Gated the troops In such situation, and
then assured the members Of the commit.
tee on safety that on their occupation OF
the government building he would recog-
nize IL as government de facto, and as
such give 1t support2 Why was the
government building designated to them
as the place which, when their proclama-
tion was announced there, would be fol-
lowed by bis recognitionf
''It was not point of any strategic con-
sequence II did not involve the employ
ment Of single soldier. A building was
chosen where there were no troops sta
toned; where there was no struggle to be
made to obtain access, with an Ameri can
force Immediately contiguous, with the
mass of the population impressed with its
unfriendly attitude.
"Aye, more than this, before any de-
mand for surrender had ever been made on
the queen or on the commander OF any
officer Of any OF ber military forces at any
of the points where her troops were To-
Gated, the American minister had REQ
oRnized the provisional government. and
was ready to give 1t the support OF the
United States troops
Alleged Misrepresentation.
Mr.. Blouut shows the position which the
queen occupied; he protests aud describes
the relationship of men concerned In the
revolution. The various commissioners Of
the provisional government and Minister
Stevens are quoted and commented upon.
Mr.. Blount shows that 1t was q collision
on the part Of the minister and the revo-
lutionists.
He goes into the details Of the matter
and points out by time and place the haste
with which Mr. Stevens acted, and by
quoting from Stevens report and the
papers on file at the legation declares that
the minister Inistepresented the revolu-
tion to the United States COVE rnmcnt. He
points to the lack OF harmony In the state
ments and critieises Stevens, saying:
"Mr. Stev6hS Consulted freely with the
leaders Of the revolutionary movement
from the evening OF the i4th. These dis
closed to him al their plans. They feared
arrest and puAishpient He promised
them protection. lTRey needed the troops
on shore TO overawe the queens supporters
aud government. This he agreed to and
did furnish.
"They had few arms and no trained sol
diers. They did not mean TO tght. Ii was
arranged between them and the American
minister that the proclamation dethron-
Ing the queen and organizing q provi-
sional government should be read from the
government building, aud he would follow
Il with n speedy recognition. All this was
to be done with American troops provided
with small arms aud artillery across 4
narrow street within a stoao's throw. THIS
was done.
stevens Blamed For tt All.
'The lend ers Of the revolutionary inovc
ment would not have undertaken it but
for Mr.. Stevens promise 10 protect then
against any danger from the government