The record-union., 1893-12-13
been given an opportunity to be heard.

iCrieS-Cf NO, no." We werelthe power
&c fuct0. We were recognized by certain
great Powers OF the world, which made
us the power de jatFe, and were the power
having treaty relations with the United
States of 4 meriea. Applause The treaty
had been negotiated when President
Cleveland took mis- seat. That treaty
awaited ratification 10 make il final. but
it nevertheless was treaty binding the
Executive.
NOW, gentlemen, I challenge the right
of the Chief Executive OF that great ma
ton, Of his own motive, to undo an act
of any of his predecessors. Great APP
plause Congress may do it. Congress
has full power, but Grover Cleveland had
no more right, legally or morally, to
undo an act of Benjamin Harrison than
he had TO undo any act OF y Abraham LIN
coin. Great applause and cheers
But waiving all these considerations,
there remains this fundamental One that
no court OF arbitration would have the
right to ignore the great question at issue:
that Is, whether or not LilluOkalani had
violated the Constitution, had thrown 1t
to the dogs, and had put herself beyond
the pale and protection of the laws. To
ignore all that, and to decide that great
issue upon pure technlcallty. as to
whether or not Stevens recognized the
power Of this community five minutes
Judge. [Great applause.l
81 repeat, there has been no submission
| to arbitration. Let us therefore challenge
all false assumptions, gentlemen, and let
that challenge go on record. Let us hold
the President to the true issue, and then,
if the legally constituted power of the
! United States, the power which has the
right under the Constitution TO declare
war, overpowers us, we will 60 down,
our coIors flying, and with no misrepre-
| sentatiOn possible. Let it be known to
! the world that if the event takes place, it
will be because the United States has eX-
ercised its power, but not its right. Let
us hope that the showing we can make
will have an effect on Congress in shap-
! ing It's course, and that it viii also have
its effect upon the distinguished Secretary
OF State and the Chief Executive" Great
| applause.
After the undecided character of the
news received by the China, the opinion
prevailed until the arrival of the Aus
traia that instructions would be received
by the latter vessel for immediate restO-
ration. Pending the Australia's coming
several important Cabinet and Council
meetings were held, and it was deter
mined to meet the proposed restoration
of the monarchy by the combined forces
! of the Govern nment American League, the
! Annex alton Club and the citizens re-
| serve guard, whose joint strength is
about :, 600 men on this island and within
| Honolulu. Orders were at once given
! those Governments having, or to have
hereafter, warships in the Honolulu har-
| Dor that no nation would be allowed to
/ land troops without the written consent
of the Provisional Government. This
notice was served upon the foreign dip
/ lOmatic corps in writing on the 29th of
| November. and was intended to be final
/ from its date, pending and after the ar
! rival of the Australia. The notice applied
! to the japanese cruiser Naniwa, which
arrived yesterday, and japanese Consul
i General Fujii has privately announced
! that Japan wOnld not interfere should
/ war break out between the Provisional
/ Government and other nations. The
! Naniwa will be neutral for the protection
of the lives and property of Japanese
residents.
! Active preparations both for defense
/ and aggression, ii necessary, were begun
the day after the arrival of the steamer
/ China. Two hundred and fifty men were
put to work fortifying the executive
! building. The verandas were fortified
with three tiers of sand bags. The roof
VIII be similarly treated. Companies OF
! sharpshooters, all trained men, will oC-
cupy the four corner towers from base
ment to roof. The preparations thus far
made win allow the Government to
handle with great resistance force of
! from $50 to $40 troops in the executive
! building, and ammunition and stores
! have been provided to withstand a con-
tinuous attack for one month or more,
should hostilities break out. The water
supply cannot be cut OF, as the executive
| building Is supplied by an arteslan we'll
| on the grounds.
| The Government claims, with the sup
port of the Annexation Club and citi-
| Zens' reserve, backed by its present
! formidable battery of Gatiings, Maxims
and Australian field pieces now on hand,
| an aggressive movement could be made,
| if necessary, that would clear Honolulu
! of the aggregate forces of all men-of- war
vessels at present in port, should land
ing be made In case a collision comes,
| further aid will at once rally around the
| Provisional Government from other
! islands. In case it is the intention to
| carry out the instructions for the resIOra-
! ton of the monarchy. Minister Willis has
promised to give the Provisional Gov
| ernment thirty-siX hours notice before
action.
'In case such notice comes" SAID a
prominent man to the Associated Press
correspondent, land should Cleveland
attempt to carry out this policy against
Americans in Hawaii, 500 men will at
once put to work, and before the time ex-
pires the executive building will be sur
/ rounded on all four sides with rifle pits
a hundred and fifty feet from the build
| ing, which will defy attack and be abso-
lutely safe from the guns of the ships"
Careful inquiry has put the Associated
! Press in possession of the fact that in case
of defeat, the revenues of the Government
| have already been secreted, and the Gov
ernment will be re-organized at other
headquarters. detying Cleveland and the
restored monarchy until the resident
! Americans are swept by superior force
from their homes in Hawaii.
The first action by the authorities here
after the arrival OF the text of BIounts re-
port was to remove Fred Wunderberg
| from the elerkship he held in the Su-
preme Court.
1t was learned upon the best authority,
coming directly from royalist sources,
that British Minister Resident Wode-
! house has lately stated to different per-
sons in Honolulu that there was an
understanding between President Cleve-
land aud the English Government that
the monarchy should be restored. In
private political circles here on the
annexationist side the opinion has
been freely expressed that the presence
of the British cruiser Champion here at
the present time was owing TO the fear oi
the English Foreign Office that President
Cleveland would not be able 10 carry out
his policy. This theory reached the Ex-
ecutive and an Advisory Council special
session was held, in which Mr.. Brown
introduced the following resolution,
which was unanimously recommended
bv the Council to the Executive:
1fReS0GUed, That the Executive Council
INQUIRE of the American Minister whether
his instructions were covered by and in
harmony with the letter of Secretary
Gresham to President Cleveland. If so,
whether he was instructed to use force.
"ReSoIued, That should the answer be
in the affirmative the Council recon-
mends that Mr. Willis be Immediately
given his passport and the ex-Queen be