The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01
AGREES WITH BLOUNT
Mr.. Reeder Gives His Version OF
the Hawaiian Revolution.
A Statement that FavOrs Liliuokalani's
Side of the TrOubie-What Gresham
Is Alleged to Have Said.

N69 al NAG "a GhAAcAAA 1N0~@4o AOaA C&AN
last winter during the eliminating govern
mental troubles. He talked with natives
and foreigners alike, with members of the
provisional government and the Queens
Cabinet, and the information he gives was
obtained on the ground at the time and
from the men who were active participants
in the stirring events. He discusses at
length the history of the islands and the
long-continued struggle between the mon
archy and the ambitious men in the Legis-
lature who sought to overthrow it for per-
sonal reasons. After Liliuokalani's Access
sion, he says:
Nothing Of Importance happened from
the time of her installation till the meeting
of the Legislature during the month of May,
1892. AT this point the parties became more
openly hostile, and IL became apparent that
ambitious men sought higher places than
seats in the Legislature. If an influential
man wanted a Cabinet position, all he had
to 40 was TO secure enough votes to pass
a vote of want of confidence and GUST the
ministry, and secure a place for himself.
During a session of eight months the min
istry was changed once or twice. This SEES
sion distinguished itself by passing two
very Objectionable acts, one of which was
to license a lottery company to do business
in the islands; the other was TO grant TO
certain men the privilege of importing opium
into the country by paying a large sum of
money into the treasury.
The end of the session came at last, and
the Queen entered the hall at u o'clock on
odIuAAdNs Odu- IL 1000, anu IC1l liiC oCb
~pIoroguing the Legislature. Up To this
time these hostile parties had in a good de-
gree lived inside the provisions OF the Con-
stitution, and had maintained amicable
relations, but still both were watching the
opportunity TO secure some advantage in
some shape for itself.
IN less than two hours after the adj
jou1nment of the Legislature the Queen
called her Cabinet together at the lolani
palace and announced to them that she had
prepared a new Constitution and was ready
TO announce 1t from the balcony. Three
members out of the four refused to become
a party to such a revolutionary proceeding.
one member was ready TO comply with her
request. In explanation of this transac-
tioni VIII state that 1t was a requirement
should act jointly with her Cabinet. With
out such concert of action her official acts
the members of the Cabinet left and crossed
to the StatehCuse.
BECAME FRIGHTENED.
"In the meantime the intentions of the
Queen became known, and it spread like
wildfire over. the town. Her sympathizers
began to gather in crowds in the palace
grounds. After LII interim of one and one
half hours she called her advisers together
and again sought to obtain their indorse-
men1 which was again refused. After
about an hour the members became alarmed
and made a haSty exit by different doors
TO escape possible violence. The Queen as
ended the balcony of the palace and an
nounced to her subjects in substance that
she was there TO serve their interests, but
was prevented by her own counselors. She
advised them to go home quietly and MAIN
tam the pSace until a more opportune time
would come. She ended her speech with
the usual Aloha nui.' This ended the ma
uVeS' movement for that day.
Not so with the other side. That radi-
cal disturber of the peace, Lorin NJ. Thurs
ton, now saw the time and opportunity had
arrived when he cou1d successfully accom-
pilSn what he had failed to do in 1883. He
was flying about the streets advising with
the business men and arranging for a pub
lie meeting on Monday. He succeeded in
getting a few men together on Saturday
and forming a committee of public safety
that the opportunity should
not be lost TO overturn what remained of
the native government L have this state
ment from Mr.. Peterson, Acknowledgement
that this ma Thurston came to his house
in company with j.. +. Colburn early on
sunday morning and announced that the
committee on public safety on the evening
before had determined hat the Queen
should be dethroned and a provisional gov
ernment established in her stead. He said
ne had seen j. l.. Stevens, the American
minister, and he would support the move
ment if properly announced"
Continuing, Mr.. Reeder says that on
Monday the committee of public safety
called a mass meeting which was attended
by l,26O persons mot 5000 as Mr.. Thurston
says.) At this meeting seven speeches
were made, principally recounting the
grievances that had to be borne, and re-
citing the shortcomings of the Queens
government. AT this mass meeting it was
resolved
THAT Hawaiian monarchy is at an end;
that a provisional government be estab-
ltshed to manage the public affairs and in
sure peace until such times as a union
with the United States could be negotiated.
). II. Dole, j. H. King, p. c. Jones and w.
c. Smith are hereby named as an executive
committee and thirteen others were named
as. an advisory council"
Il Tim naxoo-'z -.
at the same time with about the same num-
bers, only the larger majority were natives,
with some women and boys. They passed
resolutions alleging that they would hold
their grievances in allegiance and would
seek to correct the wrongs by the methods
prescribed in the organic act of 1857. The
Queen acknowledged she was led to this
revolutionary step by the opportunities of
her subjects. She caused a proclamation to
be issued to that effect, pledging herself
and her subjects to support the Constitution
and the laws.
LANDING OF THE TROOPS.
Mr.. Reeder gives the following account
of the landing Of the troops, and subsequent
events:
In less than two hours after an adjourn
ment Of these two mass meetings there APP
which threatened to complicate matters.
The Boston, an American man-of-war, was
lying in the harbor- She was commanded
by Captain WiltSe, and had on board a full
complement OF marines, who began to land
and form in line by squads and companies
and TO march up Nuana avenue, Fort street
and Hotel street. One detachment proceeded
as far east as the government building,
accompanied by a Calling gun, and took
up its position between the StatehOuse and
the palace. This ended the work for Mon
day, Jan. 16.
"On Tuesday, Jan. IL, the Queens advisers
4 met In the QfnfiOn house. and formula Tod a
note TO Minister j. l.. Stevens, asking him
by what authority troops from the Boston
were landed, pledging him they had forces
sufficient to protect American citizens and
American interests, which. upon showing
would be cheerfully given. Mr.. Stevens
| evaded the question in his answer, but said
whatever the diplomatic representative of
would be guided by the kindliest telling for
ell concerned.
1T was freely talked on the streets by
member of the advisory committee that
Stevens had promised to use the armed
| forces of the United States TO help the in
surgentS, and whenever a fair number of
people would proclaim O. provisional govern
| government. This happened on the same
day when about eighty people assembled
in the ~StatehouSe, where one of their
number read the document proclaiming the
native government overthrown and the pro-
visiOnal government organized In it's stead.
The pivotal point on which judgment Of
Secretary Gresham hinges is whether on
American lives ind American interests
were SO imperiled that mariney from the
man-of-war Boston had to be landed TO
protect them. To this L say that no such