The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-11-22


meeting for the afternoon.
81 replied, TT can't be stopped; it is
too late He said, THE queen has
abandoned the new constitution idea
l replied, How do we know she
would not take it up again? She said
she would He said, I will guarantee
that she will not, even if 1 have to
lock her up and keep her from doing
il, and I'll do it too if necessary. l re-
piled, We are not willing to accept the
guarantee as sufficient. The thing has
gone from bad to worse till we are not
going to stand it any longer. We are
going to take no chances in the mat
ter but settle it once for all
s'Wilson has since stated that he
Immediately reported to the cabinet
and advised the arresting of the queen
but the cabinet was afraid and re-
fused to allow it. At 2 o'clock in the
afternoon of Monday, the 18th, mass
meeting of armed men within block
of the palace, took place. There was
tremendous enthusiasm, and the
meeting unanimously adopting reso-
buttons declaring the queen in revolu-
ton and authorizing the committee TO
proceed to do whatever was necessary
ssIn support of the fourtl propnsillcll'
The essential fact of judging whether
the force of the committee was sur
ficient and their confidence Wen
founded is to know what the same
men under similar conditions had done
upon previous circumstances. In 1881,
the king, by manipulation or the
electorate, encroached upon the popu-
lar rights and obtained an autocratlc
mower over the people. He was sup
ported by practically the same persons
who now constitute the lcyallst
party in Hawaii. The situation then
crystalized the opposition into an or
ganization of practically the same men
who organized and now constitute the
provisional government Such an or
sanitation was formed with the openly
avowed intention of wrestling from the
king his powers and dethroning him.
The executive committee Of thirteen
in control of the movement, called a
mass meeting Resolutions were
adopted denouncing the king and de-
manding the granting Of a new con-
stitution. depriving the king OF all
personal power The resolutions were
presented to the king by a committee
who. unarmed and alone, proceeded
direct from the meeting to the 1oruned
palace. with the ultimatum that he
comply with the demands within
| twenty-four hours or take the conse-
auences. The king was then in abso-
| lutte control His military strength was
greater and control OF public buildings
| more complete than that of the queen
January last He did not fire shot.
| He submitted to all demands, dis
banded the troops and turned the
whole control Of the government over
Ito the revolutionary party, VINO, IN
consideration of his abject submission,
allowed him to continue on the throne
lin a figurehead capacity.
! At ] o'clock the same day [ met all
the members of the cabinet. They
had Just come from an interview
with the queen, at which she announ'
Iced her intention of promulgating a
constitution, and demanded their sup
port. They stated she had threatened
them with mob violence, Whereupor
they Immediately left the palace, each
lone going out by a separate entrance
While we were talking, a messenger
Icame from the queen requesting them
Ito Immediately return to the palace
Peterson and Colbourn positively re-
fused to do so, stating they did mol
lconsider their lives safe there.
Shortly afterwards started down town
hut was overlook by a messenger ask
ling me to return, which L did. They
asked me to ascertain what support
they could expect from the citizens
land formally authorized me TO state
1.-THE condition of affairs to the Leading
lcitizens, and in their behalf call FOL
harmed volunteers to resist the queen
II Immediately proceeded to comply
with the request and with the assls
ltance of others within an hour OF
1.-TWO thereafter, about eighty leading
icitizens had signed a written state
lment agreeing to support the canine
lagainst the queen by force Later IL
1.-THE same afternoon, Colbourn informed
line they had finally gone to the palace
land held a stormy interview WIN ln'
iuueen. He told me he had no conn
Idence in his colleague, Peterson, Wht
Ihe believed was playing double VIII
him. and he told the men TO beware
ltelling Peterson anything further. HI
lsaid while they were discussing tn
matter with the queen she said, IN re
lpIv to an objection made by Peterson
lfsWhv did you not make this obJectlof
lbefore. You had the constitution II
lyour possession for month, ane
raised no objection to it.
"Colbourn further stated at the eau
lcus of their party the previous Fri
lday night that one of the member
Iof the executive, Kalanua by name
lsaid if he could establish a new con
Istitution he would and would Oh
Ihappv if he could kill five white mel
Ihefore diving. The queen was furious
Inv angry at the refusal of the cablne
to ioin in promulgating the constitu
ton. and publicly denounced then
therefor. When the queen mace IN
!. announcement of her failure to pro
! mitigate a constitution two of tn
Headline rovalist members of the execu
tive. one on the throne steps and on
on the steps of the building, addresse,
} the assembled crowd, denounced tn
cabinet as traitors, and said the,
wanted to shed blood. One of then
: Included the queen in his denuncia
lions. During the entire time betWeel
: noon on Saturday, the l4th and IN
, Afternoon of Tuesday, the 18th, whe
the provisional government was pro
claimed. the queens cabinet was with
ont a plan of action and did practi
icaIly nothing but rush about the cit.
lconsuIting various foreign representa-
ltives and citizens OF all parties as t
what they had better do, begging tn
American minister for the support 0
the American troops against the com
mittee of safety, and securing fror
the queen a declaration that she woui
mot again attempt to abrogate the con
Istitution. which they hurried int
. . Iprint and distributed broadcast to tr
. land appease the indignation of tn
lcitizens and break UP the propose
, lmaSS-meeting.
1.-The police We're present, but no al
.. tempt was made to interfere with tn
meeting or to make any arrests Th
, Injecting adjourned amid the most in
tense excitement and the citizens dis
) persed, waiting the further call of tn
committee.
) while the meeting was in progress
: another meeting was being held by tn
, royalists within a block of the armory
, which adopted resolutions in supper
of the queen. Never in the history G
: Hawaii had there been such an in
. tense condition of mind or more immi
, nent expectation Of bIoodshed an
: conflict than after the adjournment c
. two lioaIIxy 1y1pocaI r,,nn3;,, az