The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-17
Resolutions Adopted, and the
Committee of Public Safety
Authorized to Take
Further Steps.

At P. NJ. yesterday the Homo
lulu Rifles Armory was the scene
of ore of the largest and most en-
thusiastic mass meetings ever held
in Honolulu 1t was called by
the Committee of Public Safety
for the purpose of protesting
against the revolutionary aggres-
sions of the Queen. At half-past !
citizens began to assemble, and
before 2 o'clock the large building
was crowded to its utmost capa-
city, 1860 being present by actual
count, while many others came
later. Every class in the COM
munity was fully represented,
mechanics, merchants, professional
men and artisans of every kind
being present in full force. The
meeting was intensely enthusi-
astic, being animated by COM
mon purpose and feeling, and most
of the speakers were applauded to
the echo. Hon. w. c.. Wilder. of
the Committee of Safety, was the
Chairman.
Mr.. WILDER said: Fellow citi-
zens, | have been requested to act as
Chairman of the meeting. Were it
common occurrence, | should con-
slider it an honor, but to-day we are
not here to do honor to anybody.
accept the craftsmanship of this meet
ing rs duty. [Applause. We meet
here to-day as men-not as any party,
faction or creed, but as men who are
bound to see good government. 1t is
we'll known to you all what took
place at the Palace last Saturday. I
need not tell you the object of tbi .
meeting, and no such meetiy ing
been a,,ssij::' "a ga 1882. Tb,46here is
same reason now as SGen. An i
promptu meeting of citizens v
called Saturday to take measures
the public safety. The report of
committee will be read to you. \
do not meet as revolutionists, but
peaceful citizens who have the rig
TO meet and state their grievanc
Loud applause. We will maint:
our rights and have the courage
maintain them. Universal cheer
Noble Thurston, being introdu'
by the chairman, read the report
the Committee of Safety.
Report of the Committee
Safety.
To THE CITIZENS OF Honolulu:
On the morning of last Saturday,
14th instant, the city was startled
the information that Her Majesty Gu
Liliuokalani had announced her int
ton to arbitrarily promulgate a L
Constitution, and that three of the ne
appointed Cabinet Ministers had,
were about to, resign in consequel
thereof.
Immediately after the propagation
the Legislature, at noon, the Queen
companied, by her orders, by the T.;
net, retired to the Palace; the en-
military force OF the Government
drawn up in line in front of the buildi
and remained there until dark, an
crowd OF several hundred native 81
pathizers with the new Constitut
project gathered in the throne room
about the Palace. The Queen then
tired with the Cabinet; informed I'll
that she had a new Constitution rea
that she intended to promulgate it
proposed to do so then and there,
demanded that they countersign
signature.
She turned deaf ear to their st
ments and protests that the propo
action would inevitably cause the str
of Honolulu to run red with blood,
threatened that unless they compl
with her demand she would herself
mediately go out upon the steps of
Palace and announce to the ASSENT
crowd that the reason she did not G
flna w CT tJtS hano
the Ministers would not let her. Tt
Of the Ministers fearing mob viole
immediately Withdrew and returned
me Novern1ent building. They v
inmedlate'1 summoned back to
5alace but refused to go on the gro
onaL tlere ''as NJ guarantee of their
sonal safety
The only forces unde, the control
me government are The Househ
Guards and the Police. me former
nomlnally under the control Of t.,n \
lister OF Foreign Affairs. aIId ac,n
under the control of their in,me6
commander, Major Nowlejn. nars,
adherent of the Queen.
Inc Police are under the contro
Marshal Wilson, the open and avo
royal laVorl'e. Although the Mar
IS nomlnally under the control 81
Attorney General, Her Majesty raco
would not allow him to be removed
though the Marshal now states tho,
is opposed to the Queens propositior
also states that if the final issue a
between the Queen and the Cabinet
people he will support the Queen.
The Cabinet was absolutely powe
and appealed to citizens for support
Later they relUctantlyAssturned e
Palace, by request of theQ1Seep, an;
nearly two hours she s,ain eTa 81
to force them to acquieae in lsauze
and upon their final rdusal . acu
ia public speech in te IT,
and again from thexD c HATS
Palace that she deS, -rments are
stitGtion but was pTns the eXclr
so by Her Ministers, a.
in few days.
Nc '''N'' 1ting at the
al to work