New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-19

note found in the files Of the legation at Homo
lulu addressed BY the declared head OF the Pro-
visional Government to Minister Stevens, dated
January H. 1899, in which he acknowledges with
expressions of appreciation the Minister'S recog-
milton OF the Provisional Government, and states
that 1t IL not yet in the possession OF the sta
ton house Ohe place where large number or
the Queens troops were quartered), though the
same had been demanded Of the Queens officers
in charge.
Nevertheless this wrongful recognition by our
Minister placed the Government Of the Queen In
position Of most per!lous perpexity On the one
hand she had possession of the palace OF the
barracks and of the police station. and mad at
her command at least 500 fully armed men and
several pieces Of artillery. Indeed, the whole
military force of her kingdom was on her side
and at her disposal, while the Committee o..
Safety, by actual search, had discovered that
there were but very few arms in Honolulu that
were not in the service of the Government. In
this state of things, If the Queen could rave
dealt with the insurgents alone, her course would
have been plain and the result unmistakabie.
But the United States had allied herself with her
enemies. had recognized them as the true govern
ment Of Hawaii, and had put her and her ad-
herents In the position Of opposition against law
ful authority She knew that she could not
Withstand the mower Of the United States but
she believed that she might safely trust to It's
justice.
THE QUEENS PROTEST.
Accordingly some hours after the recognition
of the Provisional Government by the United
States Minister, the palace the barracks ana the
police station, with all the military resources OF
the country. were delivered up by the queen
upon the representation made to her mat her
cause would thereafter be reviewed at Washing
ton and while protesting that she SURRENDERED
10 the superior force OF the United States. whose
Minister had caused United States troops to De
| landed at Honolulu and declared that ne "oulu
support the Provisional Government, ana that
she Yielded her authority TO prevent COLLISION OF
armed forces and loss OF life. and only until such
time as the United States, upon the facts heins
presented to It. should undo, the action OF IT'S
representative and reinstate her In the authority
| she claimed as the constitutional sovereign OF
the Hawaiian Islands.
This protest was delivered TO the cnief OF the
Provisional Government. who Endorsed thereon
his acknowledgment of its receipt Inc terhns ol
Tho prote,t were read without dissent by those
assuming TO CONSTITUTES the Provisional Govern
mont who were certainly charged with the
/ knowledge
abandoning her power. had appealed to the JUS
,ico ~ rho limited states for reinstatement in Der
authority and yet the Provisional Government
with this unanswered protest in its hand hast
enod TO negotiate with the United states for the
nern,anent Punishment OF the Queen from power
and for a sale OF her kingdom.
ARMED INVASION CHARGED
our country was In danger Of occupying the
nosltion Of having actually set up temporary
government on foreign soil for the purpose Oh
acquiring through that agency territory WHICH
we had wrongfully put in It's possession. Inc
control Of both sides OF a bargain acquired IN
such a manner Is called by a familiar and un-
neasan, name when found in private rarsac-
tons.
We are not without a precedent showing now
| scrupulousiy we avoided such ACCUSATIONS III
| former DAYS After the people OF Texas had ue-
clared their Independence OF Mexico they re-
solved that on the acknowledgment their
,rdcpendonce by the United states they would
sock admission into the Union. Several months
after the battle OF San Jacinto, by which Texan
| ,ndependence was practically ass:red ana es-
| tablished. President Jackson declined to recog-
| IT, - oiIogino "a one of his reasons that in the
| circumstances II became us ITO beware OF TOO
| oar,v movement as II might subject us. now
eyer uniustly To the imputation OF seeking 10
establish the claim OF our neiShbors 10 TERRI
tory with view to It's subsequent acquisi'ion
nv ourselye," This is in marked contrast WIFI
the hsstv recognition of a government openly
and concededly set up for the purpose OF tender-
ing tn rs territorial annexation.
I believe that a candid and thorough exaniha'
ton OF the facts will force the conviction tha'
the Provisional Government owes its existence
to an armed invasion by the United S'a'e'
ra,r-minded people. with the evidence peiore
them. will hardly claim that the Hawaiian Gov
ernment was overthrown by the people OF the
islands. or that the Provisional Government mas
| eyer existed with their consent. do not uhuer-
stand that any member Of this Government
claims that the people would uphold II by thef
sufrages II they were allowed to vote on the
| question.
AMERICAN POLICY ExPorNDED
While naturally sympnthzing with every ei'
| fort to establish republican form OF govern
| mont u has beer the settled policy OF the uhi'eo
States to concede to people Of foreign countries
the same freedom and independence In the man
| aoa,nent of their domestic affairs that we nave