Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-11-13
HAWAII.
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EonGlsia, ana thai Lasn UT ~ oSA1AA VI
rhs English Ministry had answered, that
would trust the American government 70
protect English life and property 10 Hawai-
| We dill know thar the a,ftfade or the Eng
| IL b Mlni.ter st Honolulu WIS qa'te oiner-
wise than this--,hat he s.lli Wished TO have
| Joint responsibility wiih ths American Ain-
! lister a. 10 the landiny OF troops and the
maintenance Of pabiic order a, Honolulu
| I vas therefore COMPELLED 10 decide wheihsr
/ vuaIa risk the danger ef pSscs,esl sban-
| donu ut OF the long masnsaias7i American
| nalicy ~ uon-ioins responsibility in Htvaii-
an Affairs. To thus surrender in practice
whsg We had long eitimel. knew we'll
| = QUILL pr W me aft TO be an Americsn
Representative. Here were difficulties whies
coaM BE- effectively and coneiusAyeiy over
| rome euiv in one say, thai ~as By ra1-iog
banks, offi.es, and workshops, hal n@eu on
gard day and night for two weeks, snd
business was suffering from their absence
There bal noG beea Tine To create an eth
cient police, nor 70 organize AMI drill
small military free. Ia a city Of tsenty
tour Thousand people. of various national
Ills. il Was reasonable 10 suppose taerr
might be some elements Of disorder On
the plantations not far OF aud IN the CITY
itself were believed TO be many japanese
xho had served IN their own army before
they came u Hawaii. 1! was feared that
the fallen Queen and the lottery
AMI opium ring asOund her wou!e
obtain the assistance of the japanese
md other foreigners 10 r store her 10 the
throne, she compromising them by grant
inx them the right Of suffrage and
other fayors, which the q leen IN her
desperation readily would have promised To
grant. Fear and ptn.c began TO gain head
ssv in the city. A riot as feared. Nj
ions Of American property and life and or
.ier were 10 peril Ia these circumstances
the only sure hope OF safety was in TN
American naval force at hand Should the
American representative rus the risk OF an
arcny and blood she'd when ii was eertsin
he would be held rigi ily responsible If ca
t.strophr and calamity .houh come II VA
this pressure of necessity viii compeil d
the American representatives To act ~Ith
promp-ness and vigor. These were the res-
sons which led tue Provisional Government
10 ask cur assistance, AMI these reasons ate
known to the American public. But there
gsere other potential reasons 0hieh PR ssed
upon me. For nearly hal a century our
Governments had claimed rights and Interests
IN the II .weIi4n islanls superior 10 any
other foreign na'lJus. Repeatedly there
have been attempt, to induce onr Govern
ment TO agree to dual or tripartite responsi-
bihties Al Honolulu. John VI Clayton see
| tary under President Taylor, reFelitd this
+ .rt, -thr.e years ago. AMI such has been
our poll y 'nce. Il VS. well kno" n to me
tiat thi4 Iea of INT acli IN bad not been
Z ven rp, but "a, still 'l-ted on by one,ii
not Two foreign representatives al honolulu
There was QUE japanese var vessel IN the
the II x over the government buiidlhg AS .
symbol of our superior night TO pot ct she
Hawaiian goserument I hi, wogia MI
ONLY prevent all the dang, Of rlot aud
! bloo,she,i but won u shut out the landing
Of ANY Other naval force except our own.
| Caut.ln Hiltse sag tiis as soon ami AS
cie..lY as / dill. With IN American heart
lnvsl u the core, oonsci-n'ious, firm. II
plssc-seA. fully aware of the grave resp'o-
| :! nv Of tbe act h. WAS prompt 10 du H'
intv. The officers uGI'cr his comm md
verr AS intelligent ana lolal rs Their owl
veteran commander. The following are
the words read ny Lieut., Rush of the Bos-
Ton on the steps of the Government buid=
ny II nulraneou.ly with rsi"ng the Nag
.nieh WAS Immediately published by post-
ers and il the Newspapers.
To rnE HAWAIIAN PEorLE. -
AZ the request Of the Provisional Gov
eminent Of TIE iIswaiItn lsltpds, There y
ia the name Of the linked States of Ameri@,
IN assume protection of the Hawaiian Is
lands for the protection vi lift and prop"i-
~, ard occupation q public buildings An
iIap allan SOL, SO far as may be ne'esssrN
f,r ta, purpose specified, but no. iHterter-
,op ui,h tia aJmiuisirati M Of pubic affairs
ny the peoJi iona! Government
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