Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-03-02

Gunrdiars-Mr. Davies Reads Her Man
ifesio. Ais" One of His Own-Wnpt to
Interview Mr.. Cleveland.
NEW York, March 2.-Princess Kaiu-
lani, niece of the deposed Queen Liliua-
kalnni of Hawaii, arrived yesterday on
the steamer Teutonic which sailed from
Liverpool, Feb. %. With her We're
Thecphilus Davies and Mrs. Davies, who
are the English guardians of the Princess,
Miss Davies and Miss Wharton, com
panion to the Princess.
E c. McFarlane, the ex-Minister of
Finance to the dethroned Queen Liliuo-
kalani, and DR.. Mott Smith, the present
Hawaiian Minister to this country, went
down the bay on the revenue cutter
Chandler to meet the young princess.
They boarded the ship Immediately after
she left the Health Officers boarding
station. There was quite an army of
curiosity seekers on the pier to get
glympse at the Princess. A suite of rooms
had been engaged for the party at the
Brevoort house and they were driven
there immediately after coming off the
steamship.
The Princess is IS years old. She is
tall, beautiful young woman, of sweet
face and slender figure. She has the
soft brown eyes and dark complexion
that mark Hawaiian beauty
She had ccme to the United States, she
said. more for the purpose of learning
and observing for herself the nature of
the people who had been asked to take
control of her country than to make
formal petition for her crown.
THAT" she said, lis rightfully mine
and if the Americans are the noble
minded people l have learned to regard
them as, they will not be party to the
outrage by which have lost my birth
| right"
In regard to her views on the various
| aspects the Hawaiian government is
likely to assume, Princess Kaiulani re-
ferred to her guardian, Mr.. Davies who
had prepared statement both on his own
and her behalf.
The statement of Princess Kaiulani is
as follows:
ITO THE AMERICAN Decentralization
l stand upon your shores to-day, where
| l thought so soon to receive royal well
come ON my way to my own Kingdom. !
como unattended, except by the loving
hearts that have come with me over the
| wintry seas.
Il hear that commissioners from my
| land have been for many days asking
| this great nation to take away my little
vineyard. They speak no word to me,
| and leave me to find out rs l can from
| the rumors of the air that they would
| leave me without n home, or II name, or
| IL nation.
Seventy years ago Christian America
/ sent over Christian men and women to
| give religion and civilization to Hawaii.
| They gave us the Gospel, they made us Il
| nation, and we learned to love and trust
| America.
To-day three of the sons of those mis-
sionaries are at your capital asking you
| to undo their fathers work. Who sent
| them? Who gave them authority tC
| break the constitution which they sworG
| they would uphold?
| To-day, l, u poor, weak girl, with not
| one of my people near me, and with all
| those Hawaiian statesmen against me-
have strength to stand up for the rights
d my people.
Even now l can hear their wall in my
heart, and it gives me strength and cour-
age, and | am strong, strong in the faith
| OF God, strong in the knowledge that
am right, strong in the strength of sew
cnty millions of people, who in this free
land will hear my cry. and will refuse tc
let their flag cover dishonor to mine"
MIR. Davies read this appeal of Kaiu-
lani, and the reading was u masterpiece.
His voice trembled and his body swayed
4
of Hawaii in II summer breeze. Then ht
produced his statement of the case, which
| he had prepared during the voyage.
| This he also read to the reporters
| In it he reciteI how he and Mrs. Davies
had been appointed guardians of thu
Princess during her stay in England
| where she was to be educated. He tolC
how he heard of the overthrow of Liliuo
kalani and wrote to the Hawai- Minis
1 FOR n thiG INSISTING thu
rights of the Princess, but had received
no reply. In conclusion Mr.. Davies said
Eve come here with no official status
and with no official information, but
with the conviction that the government
and people of the United States will no
lend their countenance to the disinherit
ance of royal lady who has endeavoret
to fit herself for her high position ant
has shrunk from neither duty nor sacri
fee in the effort.
"When Liliuokalani assembled tn.
| throne she took the usual oath, and b,
that constitution the Princess kaiulan
was proclaimed heiress to the throne
The Queen appears to have violated he
constitutional oath and laid herself opel
to deposition, but that cannot affect tn
| constitution"
Mr.. Davies was delighted to learn tina
the question of the annexation of Hawai-
had taken u new turn in the Senate an,
that practically it was laid over for tn
consideration of the next administ ration
1--WE do not mean to get hearing wit
| President Cleveland in any official capaC
ity," Mr.. Davies said, but simply a
private individuals. What his decisio
is will scarcely be affected by our visit
The Princess felt that in the face of tn
threatened annexation of Hawaii by tn
United States, she ought to come here
! where she could learn directly what wa
the true sentiment of the people.
1--WE will remain in New York unit
tomorrow; then we go to Boston, wher
| we will remain until after March 4; fror
there we proceed to Washington wher
| we expect to see Mr.. Cleveland"