The herald., 1893-11-11

time 40 or so men, some of them indif-
forently armed, entered the room. The
execufive and &C sisory councils mem
stoned in the proclsmetion at once adj
Qfeesed communication to Mr.. Stevens
informing him that the monarchy had
Doen abrogated and q provisional gov.
cation concluded: ssSuch provisional
/. government has been proclaimed, is now
~ 1 poeseseion OF the COVE roment depart
m4. ntal building. the archives and treas
urv.. and is in control OF the city. We
hereb.v request that you will, on behalf
Of the / 1nited States of America, recog-
nixe il az the existing de tacto govern
ment Of thu Hawaiian islands, and afford
to It the mor1al support OF your govern
ment, and il necessary the support OF
American troopsdto assist in preserving
public peace" -
Immediately recognized the new govern
ment and in a ote addressed. to Sanford
Il. Dole. its president, informed him
that he had done 10. Mr.. Dole replied:
GovERNMENr BUILDING,
HoNoLuLU. January IL, 1893.
His Excellency John L. stevens, United States
Minister Resident:
SIR: I acknowledge receipt of your
valued communication csf this day recog-
mixing the Hawaiian provisional govern.
ment, and express deep appreciation OF
the same. We have con terred with the
ministers of the late go vernment, and
have made demand upon the marshal
to surrender the station htMse. we are
actually yet in possession W the station
house, but as night is approaching ana
our forces NAV be insufficient to main
tain order. we request the immediate
support OF the United States 10 rces, and
would request that the commander OF
the United States forces take command
of our military forces, go that ts1ey may
act together for the projection OF the
city. Respectfully yours.
SANFORD B. Dole,
Chairman Executive Cou neil.
The station house was occupied by
we'll armed force under command OF
resolrte, capable officer. The same
afternoon the queen, her minister q, rep
resentatives Of the provisional g,Wern-
ment and others held q conference at
the palace. Refueing to recognize the
new authority or to surrender to 1T, ,she
was informed that the provisional g ~
eminent had the support OF the Ametrl-
can minister, and if necessary would he
maintained by the military force OF th
United States then present; that any
demonstration on her part would precip
itate q conflict with that force; that she
could not with the hope of success en-
gage in war with the United States. and
that resistance would result in useless
sacrifice Of life. Mr.. Damon, one OF the
chief leaders OF the movement, and
afterwards vice. president OF the pro-
visional government, informed the
queen that she could surrender under
protest and her case would be consid-
cred in Washington. Believing that
under the circumstances, that submls-
sion was duty, and that her case would
be fairly considered by the president of
the United States, the queen finally
yielded and sent the provisional govern.
ment paper which reads:
II. Liliuokalani, by the grace OF God
and under the constitution of the
Hawaiian kingdom, queen. do hereby
eolemnlv protest against any and all
acts done against myself and the consti-
tutional government Of the Hawaiian
kingdom by certain persons claiming to
have established provisional govern
ment of and for this kingdom; that
yield to the superior force of the United
States of America, whose minister plen-
ipotentiary, his excelleDcy John l..
Stevens, has caused United States
troops to be landed at Honolulu and de-
clared that he would support the pro-
visional government. Now, to avoid
any collision Of armed forces, and per-
haps loss of life, do, under this pro-
test and impelled by said force, yield
my authority until such time as the
government of the United States shall,
upon facts to be presented to it. undo
the action of itH representative and re-
instate me and the authority which
claims to be the constitutional sovereign
of the Hawaiian islands,"
When this paper WAS prepared at
the conclusion OF the conference and
aigned by the queen and her ministers,
number of persons, including one or
more representatives of the provisional
government who were still present and
understood its contents, by their silence
at least acquiesced in its statements, and
when it was carried to President Uole he
endorsed upon it: Received from the
hands of the late cabinet this 18th day
of January. 1885," without challenging
the truth Of any of its assertions. In
deed it was not claimed on the 18th day
of January, or for some time thereafter
provisional government, or any annexa-
ZIONIST that the queen surrendered other
wiee than as stated in her protest.
In his dispatch to Mr.. Foster. January
18th, describing the successful revolu-
tien, Mr.. Stevens says "The committee
on public safety forthwith took posses
session Of the government building and
treasury and installed the provisional
government without the aid OF United
States troops. This being an accom-
plished fact, l promptly recognized the
provisional government aH the de facto
government of the Hawaiian islands. "
Secretary Fosters communication the
18th to the president, laying before him
the treaty o. annexation, with aview ol
obtaining the advice and consent of the
senate thereto, says: cat the time the
provisional government took possession
of the government buildings no troops
or officers of the United States were
present or took any part whatever in
the proceedings. When thoy were in
full possession OF the government, the
barracks, the police station and the
whole potential machinery OF the
government, United States troops were
landed to protect American property
Special commissioners were sent tC
Washington by the provisional govern
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