The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-21

patton Of the government building he
would recognize it as government de
facto and as such give it support? Why
was the government building designated
to them as the place which, when their
proclamation was announced there.
from, would be followed by his recog-
milton? 1t was not point Of any
strategic consequence. II did not in
volye the employment OF a single
soldier.
A building was chosen where there
was no troops stationed, where there
was no struggle to be made to obtain
access with an American force imme.
diately contiguous with the mass OF the
population impressed with its un-
friendly attitude. Aye, moro than
this-before any demand for surrender
had ever been made on the queen, or
on the commander, or any officer OF any
OF her military forces at any OF the
points where her troops were located,
the American minister had recognized
the provisional government and was
ready to give it the support of the
United States troops.
STEVENS CRITICISED.
He shows the position which the
queen occupied, her protest and de-
-scribes the race and citizenship Of the
men concerned in the revolution. The
various commissioners OF the Provision
al government and Minister Stevens are
quoted and commented upon. Mr
Biount shows that it was a collusiOn on
the part OF the minister and the revolu.
tionists. He goes into the details OF
the matter and points out by time and
place, the haste with which Mr.. Stevens
acted, and by quoting from Stevens re-
port and the papers on file at the ega-
tion declares that the minister misrep-
resented the revolution to the United
States government He points
tho lack OF harmony in the state.
nents and criticises Stevens
saying: "Mr. Stevens consulted freely
with the leaders OF the revolutionary
movement from the evening of the l+th.
These disclosed to him all their plans.
They feared arrest aud punishment. He
promised them protection. They
needed ths troops on shore TO overawe
the queens supporters and govern-
ment. This he agreed TO and did fur
nish. They had few arms and no trained
soldiers. They did not mean to fght.
1t was arranged between them and the
American minister that the procIama-
ton dethroning the queen and organ
izing provisional government should
be read from the government building
and he would follow it with speedy
recognition.
All this was to be done with Amerl-
can troops provided with small arms
and artillery across marrow street
within stones throw. This was done.
1.-The leaders OF the revolutionary move
ment would not have undertaken it but
for Mr.. Stevens promise to protect
them against all danger from the gov
ernment. But for this the mass meeting
would not have been held. But for this
the request to land troops would not
have been made. Had the troops not
been landed, no measures for the organ
ization OF new government would
have been taken. Tho American min
lister aud the revolutionary leaders had
determined on annexation to tho
United States, and had agreed on the
part each was to act to the very end"
Mr.. Blount says that the native race
feel that a great wrong has been done
them and their queen. Tho queen re.
signed under protest and did not be-
lieve that Minister Stevens would be
iudorsed, and he adds: Indeed, who
could have supposed that tho circum-
stances surrounding her could have
been foreseen and sanctioned deiiber-
ately by the President OF the United
States? Her uniform conduct and the
prevailing sentiment amongst the ma
tives point to her belief as we'll as theirs
that the spirit OF justice on the part of
the President would restore her
crown"
That is the only thing in the nature
OF recommendation made.