The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-11-21

was AGREED III -IQe event lUey SuOulU
occupy the government building and
proclaim new government. he would
recognize it. Two of the leading mem
bers of the committee, Thurston and
Smith, growing uneasy for the safety
of their persons, went to Stevens to
know if he would protect them in the
event of their arrest by the authori-
ties, to which ne gave assent. At
ImaSS-meeting called by the committee
of safety Jan. 16. there was no COM
munication to the crowd of any pur-
pose to dethrone the queen or change
the form of government, but only to
authorize the committee to take steps
to prevent the contamination of the
queens purposes and have guarantees
tof public safety
The committee of public safety
kept its purpose from public view at
the mass-meeting and at the small
gatherings for fear of proceedings
against them by the government of
| the queen. After the mass-meeting
was closed, call on the American
minister for troops was made and
signed indiscriminately by Germans,
by Americans. and by Hawaiians
subjects of foreign extraction
me commissioner says the response
to that call does not appear on the
files of the legation
That very night the committee of
public safety assembled in the house
! next to Minister Stevens residence.
j. II. Soper, an American, was elected
to command the military forces. It
was on Monday evening, January Is.
at O'Clock, the United States troops
landed Not much time elapsed be-
fore 1t was given out by the members
OF the committee of safety that they
designed to support them at the pal
ace with the cabinet. Amongst the
leaders of the queens military forces.
and the great body of people who were
loyal TO the queen, apprehension came
With 1t OF movement hostile to the
existing government. A protest was
sent by the minister of foreign affairs
and by the governor of the islands
against the landing of troops.
Parker and Peterson testify that on
Tuesday, at l o'clock. they called on
Stevens and We're by him informed that
sailed the insurrectienary force he
would intervene AT 2:90 o'clock on
the same day members of the proyis-
ional government proceeded to the gov
eminent building in squads and read
the proclamation They separated in
the march to the government building
for fear of observation and arrest
Blount describes the location of the
troops, showing the American troops
controlled the position of the queen S
forces. and continues:
They doubtless were so located as
to suggest to the queen and counselors
that they were in cooperation with
the insurrectionary movement and
would, when the emergency arose, man
ifest it by active support. Why had
the American minister located the
troops in such a position and then as
sured the members of the committee
of safety that on their occupation of
/ the government building he would re-
cogniZe it as the government defacto,
and give such government his support?
Why was the government building des-
ignated to them as the place from
which, when the proclamation was an
nounced therefrom, would follow his
recognition? It was not point of any
strategic consequence. 1t did not in
volve the employment of a single sol
der. A building was chosen where
no struggle could be made to obtain
access with the American force inn
mediately contiguous with the mass of
1.-The population impressed with it's I'M
friendly attitude. Aye, more than this.
before any demand for surrender was
even made on the queen or on the COM
mander or any officer of her military
/ forces at any points where her troops
were located, the American minister
recognized the provisional government
and was ready to give it the support
OF the United States troops. He shows
the position which the queen occupied
her protest, and describes the race and
citizenship of the men concerned in
the revolution. The various commits
sioners of the provisional government
and Minister Stevens are quoted and
commented upon. Blount shows 1t was
a collision on the part of the minister
and the reVolutionists.
He goes into details of the matter
and points out, by time and place
the haste with which Stevens acted
and by quoting from Stevens report
and papers on file at the legation de-
clares Minister Stevens misrepresented
the revolution to the United States
government.
He points out the lack of harmony
in the statements and criticises Stew
ems, saying:
stevens consulted freely with the
leaders of the revolutionary move
ment from the evening of the 18th
These disclosed him all the plans. They
feared arrest and punishment and he
promised them protection. They need
ed troops on the shore to overawe the
queens supporters and the govern
ment. This he agreed to and did fur
nish. They mad few arms and nc
trained soldiers. They did not NEAR
them and the American minister thai
the proclamation dethroning the queer
and organizing the provisional govern.
J ment should be read from the govern
ment building and he would follow i
! with American troops provided will
small arms and the artillery across the
narrow street within a stones throw
This done, the leaders of the revolu
tionary movement would not have un
, dertaken it but for Stevens promise
! to protect them against any DANCE
from the government. But for thi!
their mass meeting would not hav;
been held: but for this no request tt
: land troops would have been made
Had troops not been landed. no meas
ures for the organization of new gov
eminent would have been taken.
The American minister and revolu
tionary leaders were determined or
; annexation to the United States anC
agreed on the part of each to act Il
: the very end" Blount says the native
, race feel great wrong had been done
, them and their queen, when the queer
, resigned under protest and he did no
believe the action of Stevens would bt
endorsed, and he adds:
Indeed, who would suppose the cir
I cumstances surrounding her could b.
unforeseen and sanctioned deliberatel,
: by the president Of the United States
Her uniform conduct and the prevail
: ing sentiment amongst the natives
! point to her belief as well as theirs
= that the spirit of justice on the part O
the president would restore her crown
j That is the only thing in the natur,
of a recommendation made TIL,
special commissioner closes with a de
scription of the industries of tn,
, islands, statistics, comparisons o
: races, changes in conditions of the ma
tives and information tending to shov
: they have been badly treated