The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-04-18

take part In public meetings in which
all differences of political parties and
creeds are set aside and forgotten
ana lt must be an extraordinary, vital
event that brings them out to the
front.
This event is the blow that threat
ems the life and precious independence
OF their beloved Hawaii and the con-
tlnuance of its legitimate monarchy.
There has been here a violent crisis,
caused by disloyal scheming aliens,
who, for their own selfish purposes
and, we are very sorry to say, aided
and abetted by the United States
forces, to this ingenious pretext to
overthrow the legitimate queen, just
when she was trying to comply with
her peoples wishes.
They established Provisional Gov
eminent in which the natives had no
voice, and rushed off to Washington
to barter away the country, the pub
lie lands and the civil rights of the in
habitants, falsely pretending to repre-
sent the whole nation.
This revolution has been blow to
all true hearts, and men and women
alike have felt that it was duty to
solemnly protest. The men organized
for that purpose the Hawaiian Pa
triotic League, or Hui Hawaii Aloha
AiEa, and their mothers, wives and
daughters rallied with enthusiasm all
over the group to assist them through
our Woman's Patriotic League.
In this common effort of the Ha-
waiian nation, the women of Hawaii
do not intend to enter into any politi-
cal consideration, but they are in
spired solely by the desire of saving
to themselves and to their posterity
the independence of their native king
dom. They are moved by the wish of
protesting against the movement
which menaces to destroy the dearest
privilege of nationality and citizen
ship to which our children are entitled
by birth and right.
The women of Hawaii may not be
able to judge of all the economical as
poets of the proposed annexation to
wives and mothers, they remember
that just forty years ago a movement
of similar nature having been started,
the American missionaries who had
brought here the knowledge of the
Living God and the advantages of
Christian civilization, and who have
educated them and their children,
then opposed annexation with all
their might, saying that the effects of
it "wOuld be disastrous to the native
race"
AS the same reasons that prompted
our respected American missionary
teachers still exist, just as potent to-
day as then, if not more so, we are
willing to abide by their worthy au-
thority and we proclaim that we, the
women of Hawaii nei, want to pre-
serve the autonomy of our country
sacred for our children, who have no
other lands to seek for their homes.
We are not inspired by the least
hostility against the United States or
their institutions; on the contrary, we
have learned to honor and regard
them as kindly neighbor, just
friend and magnanimous protector
for this defenceless kingdom and we
have always extended to the United
States subjects and naval officers the
most hospitable welcome.
But we have been sOrely grieved
by the strange and inimical conduct
of some Americans in their violent
injustice and unprecedented meth
DDS against our Queen Liliuokalani,
who has won our respect by her
conscientious regard for her peoples
wishes, and who is entitled to all our
sympathies through the insults that
have been heaped on Her Majesty
not only as Sovereign but also as a
woman. May God help her for her
Christian demeanor and fOrbearance
in her trials?
Heretofore we have kept silent
under great provocation, feeling
strong in the justice of our cause
and the impartiality of the U. S.
Government but now we come to
implore you and the great nation you
represent. Therefore kindly accept,
duly consider and please transmit to
President Cleveland the memorial
herewith submitted, and with Aloha
Nui your humble petitioners will
ever pray.
MEMORIAL.
To His Excellency JAMES HI. BLoUNT,
Special Commissioner of the
United States to Hawaii.
We, the women of the Hawaiian
Islands, for our families and the hap
piness of our homes, desire peace and
political quiet, and we pray that
mans greed for power and spoils shall
not be allowed to disturb the other
wise happy life of these islands, and
that the revolutionary agitations and
disturbances, inaugurated by a few
foreigners, may be forever suppressed.
To that effect, we believe that, in
the light of recent events, the peace
and welfare and honor of both Amer
lea and Hawaii will be better served
for the present, if the Government of
the Great American Republic does not
countenance the illegal conduct and
interference of it's Representatives
here, and the rash wish of a minority
of foreigners for annexation.
Therefore, we respectfully but ear
nestly pray that Hawaii may be
granted the preservation of its inde-
pendent autonomy and the restoration
of its legitimate national monarchy
under our Queen, Liliuokalani, in
whom we have full confidence.
And we hope that the distinguished
citizen who so wisely presides over
the United States may kindly receive
this, our petition, for which we shall
evermore pray for Gods blessing on
him and his government.
[Signed1
Mrs. JAMES CAMPBELL,
President of Committee.
MRS. j. A. CUMMINs,
Mrs. J. NAwAHI,
MRS. ]. KAAE,
MRS. M. MAHELoNA,
Miss HATTIE HAIRAM.
NJ