Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-15
MAT STEVENS SAID
Asrlks fos IAsI1cIloss


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whiek k.s be~n ssrignsd - she dsl95
y sspssn;ttiag ne HA~.z< corrs>
posjspes - eeasssss has attire naeA
stf~ation. II asserted that srsainl
s1zessl dispatches nesamed 20 hs>nbsen
written by Sssrsfz1 DAine. u n Asss
70 = nost >ixnificsnt disp@aFh of Aisk
<>sr S,svens. dstrd March 81 isoc. srs
missiog from the records. e1he letter q
Mr.. Stevens. the answer % which
sppafeu>Dy never came, . quite
important in tho light Of sobse-
qosnt events IL vas not included ili
fhs pablishsl volume % -Foreign Rshy
tsnsr for lse1. ssnsfgcDo<res< Av9fy
noticeable fact 1hich fxill be made
clear whsr the pressterts message NJ
, other documents are made puble .
that very many important staB (Pers
reIaling 10 Hawaii. are nov br thcfrst
time disinteFrsd from the sscSet srch5ves
q tks d1xisnn % rolls aud indexes. in
- state department. library
wh4s n Missing Letter -cpatais<
This significant letter Of Mr. Sesens
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=Csrrsp erfrss Es<L.T1os.
HosoLULU. March :. lEs
SIR Ia view q possible eontiuHeu>
cies n these islands. ask Tor tho ~
strucfions of the department of state on.
the fol.oxiEg. va. IL the eovernmsut
here -kou<5 s. karpfissd and overturned
by az orderly and peaceful revolution
sry mossusnt largely of native Ha-
waians aud q provisional or re-
patlicsn government organized
>aed proclaimed. would the United
ssa tssss ss.ase srs Be- jSssista Il r-.posd. %
iux sfiiruk 20 ely. 10 the call OF the mem
!. b<rs Il ths:E moved govcrnmsnt 10 re-
STORE them y pover OF replace them 70
ro=s~ssion 81 ths government buildingss.
Or skouii the Nnitcd states min1sccr
and naval commander eonhne them
selves exclusively TO the preservationof
American property. the pfotection sof
Ansriean eitizens and the prevention
Of anarchy.
Shoakd He Restore the Quccn?r
'-Shouid q revolutionary attempt Of
the character indicated be made. there
are strong reasons 20 presume that it,
would begin with the seizure OF the
police station. with lie arms and ammu-
milton. All 4 this accomplished. the royal
palace and the goyefnment building
containing the cabinet officer and ar
chives uoaldfvery soon be captured. the
latter being situated Abqnt e-this3af
= us5ls from tho police station- In such
cCnfincepeies would il be justified 10
usB the United States forces hers 70
rsskoxs the goycrnment boildinxs II
The coatroi q the -displaeed ofIiciais-
Ordinarily in q like circumstances. the
rule seems % be 20 limit the landing
aud the movement of the United States
forces IN foreign waters and dominion.
exclusively 10 the protection OF the
United States legation and OF the lives
and property Of American eitizens- But
a. the relations % the United States 10
Hawaii are EXCEPTIONAL and in former
years tho United States officials here
took somewhat exceptional action in
circumstances a disorder. l desire 20
know hox far the present minister and
naval commander may deviase from es-
tsbiished international rules and precs-
dsnts IA the contingencies indicated In
the first part Of this dispatch
Had knowledge OF Revolution.
Il have information which deem re-
Liable that there is an organized revolu.
tionsry party on the islands. composed
largely q native Hawaiisn= and q con-
siderable number of whites and half
whites ed chiefly by individuals Of the
latter tso eiss~ss- THIS party II hostile
% the queen AID 10 her chief conhdcnts;
coming 20 The throne u the
half Enxlish heir apparent.
nov being educated IN Ergland. and
means % gain its object. either by fore
log the queen 20 select her cabinet from
ifs osn members or else 10 overthrow
tie n,onsFchy and establish a republic.
with the ultimate view os annexation 10
the United States of the whole Island
A port on q this party mean only the
fcrmer and the other portion intend ne
iafter Failing 10 accomplish the
former ths-mOst % the party would seek
ths d tier al;eFsative.
Ann~xafion Talked OF
81 have little doubt the revolutionary
attempt would have been made ere this
but for the preeence of the unlsed
States ship - war. I still incline to the
opinion that tho Tesolut osary attempt
wti rot BE- made 80 long as there II q
United States fBrce ia the harbor of
Fionoluiu. bat u would BE- rash o. assert
THE positively. Therefore I deem II my
olEcinl tiufy % as f0r instructions 10
sieS q possible contingencies
Il may aid that toe abuexstion ssnti-
meat - incfeazlng. quite as much among
fhk white residents and native Hawaii
ane and other Vorxingmen Who own no
sncsr stock. a. sith the sugar planfsrA
1 am. ar. etc.
-IoHs L. STkvsxA-
n can bs Fpsdf'y sen that a cssR
s.srtkal ansesr by Secretary Bisiae -
the-> lnaasrie@ ~bat 10 10 IN case the
rssolatiou hsre lo<eshsdoeed nine
usonthe ia ivsnce. eonid be q sts~orh-
ina sutese-f II ]. sasd % anessr can be
tound ou fhe Hiss.