The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-21

to leave Honolulu. In the ten lays or our
absence from the legation j had known no
more OF what had been transpiring IN faoh-
olulu than though / had been at mat Tie
In washington. Captain Wiltse and mysei.
on the Boston. arrived in the harbor oL
Honolulu in the forenoon OF Jan. H. vas
completely taken by surprise at what the
Queen, the palace associates and the lot-
terry gang had accomplished in ten days
The remonstrance OF the Chamber or COM
merce, of the numerous petitions OF some
of the best people OF the islands, both
whites and natives, and the earnest pIead-
irgs of those who had previously acnered
to the monarchy. had been denanty as
regarded.
Il found the city in great excitement,
and learned that for many days there had
been an obvious desire for the return OF
the Boston, and this desire was strong
among the more Thoughtful supporters OF
the monarchy. as well as among the great
body OF the responsible citizens. The surg
ing. irresistible tide of revolution was too
obvious TO all persons not willfully bhnd:
l attempted TO get access 10 the Queen ana
TO try, by friendly advice, 10 arrest the
revolution. 1t was too late. The mObs Of
royal retainers were already gathering at
the palace TO aid the Queen to carry out
her plan OF overturning the Constitution.
What took place at the palace hat after
noon of Jan. IA ended the Hawaiian mon
archy forever.
II will not here repeat what / before said
to the American public as 10 the falsity OF
the charge that the Queen was driven from
her throne by the American force or by
me threat Oh inc american force IN any
form or manner whatever. As TO the land
ing OF the Boston marines Jan. 16, l only
Old what had been done in a previous
Hawaiian crisis by Commander Woodward,
on the request OF Minister Merrill. acting
under the -Bayard order, Aug. /,
1889. The following is the language of Min
lster Merrills report 10 the Department Of
State: AS many alarming reports were
coming to the legation, I at once requested
Commander Woodward 10 send TO the Legal
ton a body of marines, which request he
rOmDtl complied with The annRaranpR
OF the marines on the street and at the
legation had a favorable effect on the pop
ulace.'
LOCATION OF THE MARINES.
"At that time the United States legation
was near the royal palace at a less dis
lance than the Arion Hall, of which Cleve-
land and Blount speak. OF the hal L
had never heard until a lo~dging-place was
needed for the marines after they landed
a hall that L have never yet seen. BY an
accurate map just received from Honolulu
1t is obvious that this hall does not COM
ment that the three points at which our
small nava force was placed We're not
favorably chosen for the protection of
American life and property is radically an
error, as all know who are familiar with
the map and the buildings I'm Honolulu.
Americans are reported as going in all
the various sections of the city. Besides,
the Cleveland-Bayard dispatch of July u.
1857, instructs the minister and naval COM
mander TO maintain public order, 10 pro-
tect American life and property. and to
preserve public order. Especially to pre-
vent incendiarism during the night, il was
necessary that the naval marines should be
The representations Of the President
that the Queen and Wilson had sufficient
force in the limited area of the police
station to sustain the monarchy, is no.
toriously absurd to all honest persons
acquainted with the facts. If the Queen
had this force, why did il not appear while
the outraged people were openly holding
the great mass meeting and making their
arrangements for the establishment Of a
new government? Why did Wilson and
his so-called force wait until the outraged
citizens gathered with their rifles and
bottled them up in the police station house?
Why did the Queens representatives call
at the United States legation ON the 18th
and ask the aid of the United States forces
TO support her?
assumption than this assertion of the
President, that the Queen, on Jan. IL,
had ample force 10 sustain her and TO en-
able her to carry on the government. This
studiously maintained assumption Of the
President is based on the testimony of the
VIGOROUSLY corrupt representatives of the
rings that surrounded the Queen.
THE charge that the Hawaiian mon
forces was and is put forth for the sole
purpose of bringing discredit on the pre-
ceding administration at Washington, and
or the action of the foreign relations COM
mittee of the United States Senate i'm favor
of annexation. 1t remains to be seen il the
American Congress and American people
will approve the conspiracy to make war
on the provisional government at Ha-
wall and use the military forces of the
United States, or the diplomatic pressure
of the United States for the restoration Of
ance of the best American opinions and
antecedentS."