Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-19

sanscs e I,:e q rsSrss z, Il S ss@s;..:
he rcrCssns:stoSs q ps.ssnt peril to NE
and prvperty. tn p.ril tacy sAw Vas an an. i
til; s .ss Sss e .s T.: SSa or ;:
ioliox their .ss.mrt 70 cysrsh, ow the FoysR:
United states forces. Thus il ap.ca that
Hawai- We. taken posses on Of by, Unite
the sovrrnm ut o. tn islani or Of ANYBODY
rl:e 10 far as shown exc pt tn, United States
Therefore. the military occupation Of Homo
lulu by the United Sta.cs On the day men
toned was wholly without justification. either
tion neccssiiased b, dangers threatening Amer:
lean =; LIE and pfSSpcy; must he ac.o~ nsSsr
neither obscure nor far to seek. The Crired
Stat, forces be ng now ON the scene and q =
carry out their original scheme. They mot
the next iaori ing. Tuesday. the 18th. perfected
upon It's o. rrSe.;ai oiiicr1 ten of whom ~ers
drawn from the thirty memtcrs OF the com.
mtcs Sx f ss1ssy and 'S SS srcu ana @otcs
to avoid notice. and having first t,kcn the
prccaution Of ascertaining whether there was
government building to proclaim the new gov
| ernInert. No sga OF oprcss;i n was manifest,
.Ss nn irSm the e n
auditors II is said that fore tn reading was
est mated a; from f,ty to iCO. some arm d
and som. unarmed. gathered ABOUT the cen
,nitrc to give them and and confd,nce. This
stat siccnf IA not important. since Ia. one CON
trolling factor in TN, whole affair was unques-
tional'ly the United STATES ma,ines who.
readiness only seventy six yard. dist mt. domi-
! mated tn. situation. The provisional gov rn
j,roia'r ation to exist until terms II union
with the United State, had been negotiated AMI
agreed uI'cr."
Rcro.niscd the Movement.
Tho United States minister. pursuant to
prior agreement. recognized this government
| within an hour after ealing Of the proc!a,na-
| tion and before o'cloc.. in answer to in
quiry on behalf 81 the queen and aer cabinet,
an danced hat he haa COne when our
n,ent the only basis upon which it rstcd y as
had. in the manner Above stated. declared il t.
| exist. IL was neither u government ne fac.o
n"r d. jur, That ,n It was lot i in asn
and az. &c, ~ entitled it to recogni.
ton 5 cons;usivsly Irovei ~, note
addressed 10y the Declared head q. tne provi
.ional governyirnt TO Minister stevens. dated
Jan. Il. lSrl. IN which he acEnowlc ivcd wi h
lcxprcs>cns of appreciation the ministers rec
| ignition ~ the provisional government AMI
states that !: Is not yet IN Possession Of the
Of the Queens Iro 'i,s were quartcredl though
the sam had been demanded Of the queen :
wrongful recogn ton 6y our minister placed
the government az the queen IN position
81 ilo.t p, rilous pcrPiexity. On the one hand
racks and of the police station. and at h +
command at lca.f live hundred fully armed
the whole military force OF her knesom wa.
ON her side and 80 her disposal. while the com
;nif,ee Of s.;etv by sctusi search, had scov.
fioDssl,ilu hat were not IN the service vi the
government.
Delivered TT 10y the Queen.
In this state of things If the quesn coali have
would have been plain and the result unm:s-
taxable. hut the Un::ea states had allied it,
~ the true government of Hawaii and had put
her IN the position of opposition against
lawful authority. she knew that she could
hut she believed N; she might safe.y
trust to its justice Accordingly some kours
after the recognition of the provisional gov
e;nmen; by the I'm ted States minister the pal
ace, tn barracks and the police station. with
al the military resources OF the country we've
delivered NJ by the queen upon the represent
tatlon mad. 10 her that her cause would be re-
viewed ut Washington. and while protesting
hat she surrendered to the superior force OF
the United States. whose minister ordered
United states troops 20 be- landed af Honolulu
ipnal government. and that she yielded her au
thor1iy to prevent collision Of armed forces and
only until such time a the United States, upon
the facts being ~ Eted TO IL should. under
.he action cf its representation rcinstatc her
IN the authority she claimed rs the constitu-
ti.nal sovereign of the Hawaiian islands.
This protest delivered to the chief " tn.
provisional government who Endorsed thereon
his acknowle, cement Of its receipt: The terms
OF the protest were read without dissent by
hose assuming to constitute the provisiunai
government who were certainly charged with
; abandoning her power. had appealed to th.
justice of the United states for reifsta emei,t
IN authority; and yet the provisional govern
mcnf with this unanswered! protect in its hand
Tad hastencd to negotiate with the United
States for the rmanrnt Punishment Of the
queen from power and for the sal. OF her
kingdom.
Not without "a Precedent.
. Our country was in danger of occupying the
: postion Of ha, ng actually set up temporary
. government on foreign soil FOR tine purpose at
acquiring through that ast ncy territory which
we mad wroasfuiiy put in our posses ion. Tnc
. such manner Is called by familiar and un.
pleasant nam. whcr found IN private transac-
ton We are not without a precedent show ny
in former days. After the people II Texas had
| declared their independence Of Mexico they re-
a, o., LIZ ,, ,b nia en ,h OF ,hsT
. seek admission INTO the United states. Several
months after the battle u san Jacinto in whici,
and established President jarksoa declined to
. rs-oynize IL alleging one ~ his reasons thpt
! IN Nc circumstance il hecamc us to beware
81 u too early movement. IL might subject us.
however unJu>tly, to the imputa iion Of seeking
Go establish the claim of our n-ighbors 10
QUESTION 10y OurS.lve-s-'
: THIS h In marked contrast with the hasty
recognition al = government openly and con
crdcsi.y st ~ for the purpose OF tcnacring To
US territorial anne xatiOn. believe that q can.
did aud thoro'sgh examination Of the faces will
force the conviction that the provisional gov
| crnmsnt owes its existence 10 an armed inva-
! sicn by the United States. Fair minded people.
. with the evidence beiore them. Will nardiy
claim that the Nav a:ian government was
ovcrthrown 10y tbs y ople Of the islands or that
the provisional government ha- ever existed
with their consent. ] do not understand tuat
any ncinbcr Il this government claims that
the ls-oplc would uphold Il Ivy their sufsra;...-
u they wcrc allowed to vOt. On tn. question.
PWotry "r the umitcsa states.
While naturally synpathi;.ing with evury
|. effort tc establish a republican form of gov.
ernuaent. n a settled policy of the United
states To couccste to people Ot foreign countries
The same frrettom anu Independence in the
, management at their domestic agfairs that we
|, have always claimed for ourselves: and IL has
. hs-cn our PRACTICE to recognize revolutionary
governments n soJn u became apparent
, mat they were supported by tue Issopic For