New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-11
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ment or alarm in the city, and the people were
ignorant OF the contemplated movement, the COM
mittee entered the Government building. after hrst
ascertainng that 1t unguarded. and one OF
their number citizen of the United States, read
a proclamation declaring that the existing Govern
nlent was overthrown and Provisional Govern
ment established in its place. ito exist until terms
of union with the United States Of America have
been negotiated and agreed upon NO audience
a"fnS tsem Snderlaty snS armed entered the me
the proclamation. at once addressed communca-
On Mr. stevens informing him that the mon mon
ernment established This communication con.
Guided: such Provisional Government IT, has ,sos been
ment Departmental building the archives and the
Treasury ana Is IN @ eSnro on o behalf ln Of the United
States of America, recognize 1t as the EXISTING de
afford to it the moral support Of your Govern
ment, and. II necessary. the support o. American
on receipt e sssf' Of this r @
recognized the new government ana, iasa, m hGss @
formed him that he had done so. Mr. Dole re-
Government Building. Honolulu Jan. IL 1922;
ITO His Excellency. John l.. Stevens Ihited
"sir. / acknowledee receipt Of your valued COM
munication of this day, recognizing the Hawaian
s tb nave Conferred With the
Ministers of the late Government, ana nave mace maoe
house. We are not actually yet in possession o,
the station house, but as night Is approaching ana
our forces may be insufficient TO MAINTAIN or1er,
we request the immediate support or the Ihlted
States forces and would request inat % command ene
of our military forces that they may act to-
geher for the protection Of SsoR ths f ReSPseu"' pS
Chairman Executive Council
DEPOSITION OF LILIUOK >LANI.
This station-house was occupied by wel-armed
force under the command OF resolute capable ON
cer The same afternoon the Queen, her Ministers.
representatives Of the Provisional Government anu
others held conference at the palace heius'ns
to recognize the new authority or surrender 70 IL
she was Informed that the Provisional roVer"-
ment had the support Of the American Minister: ,h:
and Necessary would Be satas man'aea nresent that
any sSonct aSo with that force that she csaa no, Win
hope of success engage In war with the on.eu isa
States and that resistance would result III = N.
less sacrifice Of NE nyement Mr pah0n and on" aerwsrd
Vice President of the Provisional Government IN
the tnat woud sSs d0q be-
at Washington Believing that under the @ crcum. a ~
Sd be fairly considered by the President Of the
United States the Queen nnay be naper which
reaIs @ iliuokalani by the Of God and under under
do hereby soleny protest against tbs any cansa ans
a;onal government of the Hawaiian kingdom by
certain persons claiming TO have ,ss W,nSdom
yeS to- the superior the United
States of America whcse Minister nnitei
His ,roeps to 0 be- landed at Honolulu and de-
csred that he would support the PROVISIONAL "'''
NoW to avoid collision Of armed s Sress ana
perhaps loss S saa Of fe forces a0 Yield my un
such time the Government OF td ans i 10 r. undo
shall II the IT, facts oe,ns and
the authority OS Thsn sae HsMaan ssa% as Islands liar
ws Snd psspsa By at he eSssn
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or more representatives of the Pr9visohs s
onfents wnG BY their silence least acguescsd
its statements. and when 1t was from The
Dole n he ,ats adSsssa @sSnet T. this 18th day
ar s wthOqs shsensins the ne taned Cd on tho
r. ssssDated &C. !Ss sG%s See9s sm' Of
hat tSe Queen surrendered Otherwise than as
stated bs IN dsSach sea to Mr. Foster Of January H de-
scbing the so-caed revolution MI r,htb TOOK
n,n Inc ooin,'h nf the Government building. archives
and Treasury and installed the Provisions.
Tbis being an accomplished fact promptly y reecs scso
nized the Provisional Governmen,t ,a as the ne i''''
IN secretary Fosters communication OF reoru ,n
l5 to the With the view to obtaining
the advice and consent of the senate "e'e'o' "'
sayAs say; the time the Provisional Government TOOK <
nossession of the Government building no troops I,
or officers oil teer at in The proceedings No public
any ypition p was accorded the Provisional Govern
eens sne Gy abdication and when they were in efee.
tive possession of the % the poIIcs
station and. all the potential machinery OF '"'
Sin,ar language is found in official letter
addressed to Secretary Foster on February py me M
Special Commissioners sent 10 neooiate = treaty OF
Provisional GoVerh"'e"' ~
annexation
MR.. sTEvENs's STATEMENTS coNTRADicrNp'
These statements are utterly at variance with the
evidence documentary and oral, contained IN Mr'
pIount's report They are contradieted py decia'
rations and letters OF President bo'e ana o'n..
nnexationists and by Mr.. Stevenss own verbal
,,,ssions to Mr. Blount. The Provisional Gov
rrmert was recognized when it had little other
than q paper existence. and when the lesitimate
Government was in full possession ana cohtro'
~ tho nalace the barracks and the police station
ur. steyenss wel-known hostility and the threat
on,c nrcsence of the force landed from the Boston
. ~ u that could have then excited serious ap'
nrehension in the minds of the Queen her oincers
ana ioyaa ~ saw that Secretary Fosters state
men,s based upon Information ,b whisn Snscs
Ena,tssinners nan but | am unable to that they
were deceived. The troops were landed. not e
protect american life and Sa rhe
very presence implied coerciyc measures against II
In !, statement given to Mr.. Blount by Admira
sterrett the ranking naval officer at Honolulu
'"If the troops were landed simply to protec
American citizens and interests. they were badly
stationed in Arion Hail. but If the intention wa
10 aid the Provisional Government. they wcr'
wisely stationed
ANNEX ATIONIsTs RELIED on AMERICAN FORCE
This hall WIS situated that the troops In !
easily commanded the Government building ant
the proclamation read under the protection
of American guns At an early stage OF the move
mcnt If not at the beginning. Mr.. Stevens prom,
ised the annexationsts that as soon they oh
tlined possession or the Government building, ant
there read a proclamation of the character abov
referred TO, he would at once recognize them a
d de facto Government. and support them b.
landing force from our warshp then In tn
harbor. and he kept that promise This assuranc
was the inspiration OF the movement. and with
out IL the anneXationstS would not have expose
themselves to the consequences OF failure. The
relied upon no military force of their own. 70
they had none worthy Of tie name The Pro
visonal Government established by the actio
OF the American Minister and presence OF tn
, | trOnpS landed from the BOSTON. and It's