Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-13
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Euzy Ins<rsc<kass - wilai& .
-fou msatlea that II Mr. Grs~A4m's :
lp>ess - insEsuct.>ns axs isi1uz'sd oaI.
- okAll bs Ia troable a. psrplexify
u>d q sver occur - ,oa that ~. Wlliis
u&y have nd inc6rocfioaa - 1ci5ser 90
viii hoid ms ir<tsrs a cro<isnce % Mr.
Dole. - - might lad ths cirrausiaeees
varrsnle,iY Evsnls have sAowa that
hs dad dslay In dslissry. When he did,
tho sce uos fina1 - shou by he sab~s.
4oent Femark- My relations With the
psoviaionai sose<nneot ars unehanxed
American dIpionxu abroad have never
yes casesrd tie titls of psrtkilss 90 Tar ~
my rsadisg of Ansric4n diplomats .oss.
it has peosed that ID ssrxcs oa the hns
q cultivated honesty. Mr Villa proved
tbiA vhsn the sx-quesn applied 10 hin
for prossction. b. rsfsrriaS her 10 the
psovisionAl govsrausnt and like rsa-
tisnan odersnx his ssrvicss a. a private
cifizeu. - secure ~ The required aid,
and the ex Queeo II nou undsr The PRO.
lection q this govsransnt
ros 6os~rnnoas Come - ssay.s
-fou win peshaps ask the question.
vhy dwel % toos % ths>s nattersy
And can oniy reply that u 10 to
e<rengthea The calm ludguent that the
Has aztsn quessseo Il DOT heing treated
lightly esther here oe in Washington.
Al it would be safe for me tc say il.
that the public have ansUsred 4 and
President Cisveiapd reserves hisopinion.
The provisional gosernmsot has come
% stay. and ia the mean time IL very
interested observer a Pree,dent CIese-
lands opinion and that Of congress-
Iais matter has given N all great deal
of consideration and while | am
only soicing my own views in
the matter. feel II IL due
to the advisory coancil. aud per
haps TO those Of the republic who
are interested In the situation. that
some statement by an Individual mem
Der OF the executive council. who has
given Il some thought and considera-
flon. are not out Of place look upon
this whole movement. which was in
suguraled not only last January. but
which dates materially many years back.
as one Of the closest relations To the
United States lt is nationsl matter;
u 10 not matter confined 10 a part.cu-
lar party or 10 particular factbn; il is
q question that affects every man,
woman and child in the islands; even
goes farther than that aud perhaps
that ls one Of the reasons that the
United States have been slow To act.
because il 10 such . new departure in
their foreign policy to take the Hawaiian
islands as part Of the great republic.
Will Rcsist All Attacks
but l. think IN all their relations with
ths country tho5 have shown some dis
crotion- They have shown . kindly feel
ing. They have shown sentiment in
every way that can be eyinced toward
rs, what the present situation may be
with the heads Of the government at
Washington. We have no right TO say
that We know their explicit views now.
until We have heard from them defin-
iteIy. feel that when the American
public has taken the interest that it has
IN %. 90 act Injurious will be allowed to
commence against Us We are safe in
the hands OF the American republic to-
day. American is written from Bird
island 10 the extreme limit Of Hawaii.
Ii 10 American In sentiment; 10 is Amer
lean IN progress; IL Is A merican in every
thing You cannot drive Il away. There
is no man living that can down Amsri-
can sentiment IN this country, aud
while | am Hawaiian. feel today that I
shall some day have the right.not because
my father and mother were Americans,
70 vote az an American citizen, but sim
ply because came from the Hawaiian
islands. and we are part OF that great
American republic The attorney gen
eral stated that the executive council
was determined 10 resist any attacks
upon the government. from whatever
source.
Guarded by Sixteen Cannon
James Walter Butcher OF the Sydney
Evening News. a passenger on his way
to San Francisco. was Of the opinion
that the Hawaiian government is simply
laying back. waiting for the United
States government 70 go on record.
Great dependence was placed by the
snnexationists on the popular feeling in
the United States Ii seemed IA well
70 be clearly defined plan OF the pro-
visional government to force the United
Ststes into committing an act of war in
any attem pt at restoration. The castle
IL barrieaded or fortified and sixteen
cannon are mounted in frcut Of IT, on
GERS Of the. army. are not disposed to
speak very lengthy of the situation.
Captain Stewart said that the town was
pcaeeable enough. although there
seemed 10 be enough excitement
Her malesty's ship Champion reached
IIonolulu November - and her arrival
gave rise TO rumor that the United
States and Great Britain had combined
and would establish a joint pretectorate
over Hawaii similar to Samoa.
Prejndicc Against the Ex-Quecn.
Editorially. on November 3. the Com.
mereiai Advertiser said: The Star
gives publicity 20 a rumor that has been
current for several days that the ex-
queen mas expressed herself unwilling 10
be restored To- the throne unless she can
be assured OK the armed protection OF
he United states. an emineat royaIist
being the authority for its corroctness
conssderinz the strong feeling against
The ex-quecn that IL daily gaining
ground among Hawaiians az well as
among the foreigners. ID would bc sui.
sidsi tor her to accept the preferred
even with the guarantee IL
armed protection from any source what
sver.r
Offsrs of Atd In Dose
Prssisient Dole stated on November %
'baf the government had received bona
ids ofs-s u armed assist sflce from the
,osst One vas for service hero in de.
snse Of the provisional government OF
|.oko men ard the other of f00O men.
'While We don't nsed this aid said the
president -the fact that il has been
endsred n shows what the feeling is in
he United State
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