The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-24

do not hesitate 10 reiterate that Ameri-
can troops took no part In the movement
and that the revolution WIS initiated by
the late Queen and forced upon the PEG
pie OF Hawaii, who IN solf-dcfcDse took
action, terminating condition of ailmrs
meuacing to life and property and which
was no longer tolerable. In SO far as the
question OF veracity is raised. do not
fear an impartial responsibility and cred
Utility OF the persons making the oppos-
ing statements" What course will the
Hawaiian Government pursue If the
United States Government attempts to
restore the Queen THAT is a subject
which is not open for discussion. III the
United States troops by force attempt Ia
replace the Queen on the throne. there are
enough OF them To accomplish it. So far
as the present issue il concerned. the
alaim OF the Provisional Government is
that, regardless OF the method OF how IL
got there. il is to-day, the only Govern
ment in Hawaii, recognized ~ such at
home or abroad. and that any attempt
TO forcibly overturn il 10y "A foreign power
Is in the nature OF war against friend
ly Government, which rs l understand,
requires the consent OF Congress. / ann
not informed that the President il recon-
mended to arrogate any such power To
himself and has no right To assume IL.
The monarchy cannot ba restored except
by force from without, and II TINT sup
porting force il withdrawn, IL will be
forthwith overthrown. There will be no
safety for those who have supported the
Provisional Government, If the Queen IA
restored and il the attempt il made l
fear that the results will he Of the gray
est character"
Augusta, Maine, Nov. Fin a
signal letter to the Kennebec "Jour-
nar' tomorrow the Hon. J. l..
Stevens, late United States Minis
ter at Hawaii, will make long
reply to Secretary Gresham's report,
He says in part: According TO au-
thentic reports from Washington, public
crime OF startling import IA about TO be
committed in the name and under nutho-
rity OF the American Government. A
public crime OF less proportions, but III
it's moral type similar 10 the sitting OF
national life and the reform aspirations
of Poland and Hungary few years ago
by the imperial despots, and 20 the crush
ing out of the newly formed republic OF
Rome by the usurped powers OF Louis
Napoleon. All that American piety,
American benevoienee. American schools
and American patrioti n have accom-
plished in Hawai-, in the paSt ~ years,
are now centralised in the Provisional
Government and stand III its support. "
is Government, honestly and ably ad-
ministered and the best Government that
Hawaii ever had. / know not the infiu-
ences which induced Secretary Gresham
to become an active agent in attempting
such grave offence against American
civilisation, justice and lay. His intense
hostility To Ex-Prcsiieii Harrison, and
to the illustrious Ex-Secretary of State,
who passed TO his grave in January last,
IA well known. 1t was that which caused
h. n to betray and desert the great poll
teal party whose honors he had shared
and brought him TO his present attitude
towards his former associates and their
work. SO far as his recent manifesto on
Hawaiian affairs cast reflection upon my
official action, / care little, except TO
the degree that his cruel and untruthful
words strike at the noble band of men
and women who have for ten months
stood so devotedly and unitedly in the
defence of American civilization"