The Hope pioneer., 1893-11-24

the queens cabiIc; in the caucs, /. Was aeces-
sary 10 devise some other mode tc accomplish
this purpose. COMMITTEES OF safety con-
sisling of thirteen members had been
formed from little body OF men .as-
sembled in w. o. Smiths office. = deputa-
tion of these, informing Mr. Stevens OF their
plans. arranged with him TO land the troops il
they would ask it, for The purpose of protecl-
ing life and property. Ii WAS agreed between
him and, them that IN the event they should oc-
cury the government guiding and proclaim u
new governmen he would r. erogniZe it.
The two leading members ut .ha committee.
MessrS Thrrston and Smith growing uneas : as
10 the SAFETY OF their persons. Went TO hin. to
Know II he would protect them in the event OF
their arrest by the authorities TO which he gave
h,S assent. AL the sn:.Se-mecting called by the
committee of sf.fety on the 10th OF january there
war 40 cOnimunicn tion to The crown OF any pur-
pose 10 delhtare the queen or to change the
| fo:m Of sovernment, but only to authorize the
committee 10 take steps TO prevent d consun,-
urtlcn o. the queens purpose and to have
guarantees OF public safety. The committee OF
public shfety had KEEP their purpose from the
public view at this mass meeting and Ut their
small gatherings for fear of proceedings against
them by the government of the queen. After
the mass meeting had closed u call on the
american minister for troops WAS made and
signed ihdiscrimlnately by Germans. by Amer.
ican.i ind by Hawaiian subjects OF foreign ex.
traction"
The commissioner says the response
to that call does not appear on the
files of the legation. That very night
the committee on public safety as
sembled in house next to Min
lister Stevens residence. j. H.
Soper, an American, was elected
to command the military forces. 1t
was on Monday evening, January is,
at o'clock that United States troops
We're landed. Not much time elapsed
before it was given out by members of
the committee Of safety that they
were designed to support them.
At the palace. with the cabinet,
among the leaders of the queens
military forces ard the great body of
the people who We're loyal to the
queen the apprehension came that it
was movement hostile to the exist
ing government Protests were filed
by the minister of foreign affairs and
by the governor of the islands against
the landing CT troops.
Messrs. Parker and Peterson testify
that on Tuesday at o'clock they
called on Mr.. Stevens and by him
were informed that in the event the
Gueen's forces assailed the insur-
rectionary forces he would inter-
vene. At 2:SO the same day the
members of the provisional govern
ment proceeded to the government
| building in squads and read their proc
lamation. They had separated in their
march to the government building for
fear of observation and arrest
Mr.. Biount describes the location of
the troops, showing that The American
troops controlled the position of the
queens troops, and continues:
'"rhey were doubtless SO located to suggest
| to the queen and her counsellors that they
were in cooperation with the insurrectionary
movement and would when the emergency
arose, manifest 1t by active support 1t did
doubtless suggest to the men who read the
proclamation that they were having the sup.
port OF the American minister and naval COM
mander and we:e safe from personal harm"