St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-21


ment safely for the following eighteen
months and until the election of a new
legislature. In this belief | left Homo
lulu in the United States ship Boston
Jan. on trip to Hilo. 80 miles from
Honolulu, the first time for many
months when had deemed it
SAFE TO LEAVE HONOLULU.
In the ten days of our absence from
the legation had known no more of
what had been transpiring in Honolulu
than though L had been at that time in
Washington. Capt Wiltse and myself,
Oh the Boston, arrived in the harbor of
Honolulu on the forenoon of Jan. II.
was completely taken by surprise ct
what the queen, the palace associates
and the lottery gang had accom-
plished in ten days. The remon-
strances of the chamber of commerce, of
the numerous petitions of some of the
best people of the islands, both whites
and natives, and tie earnest pleadings
of those who had previously adhered to
the monarchy, had been defantly dis
regarded. | found the city in great ex-
element and learned that for many
days there had been an obvious desire
for the return OF the Boston, and
this desire was strong among tie
more thoughtful supporters of the
monarchy, as we'll as among the great
body of the responsible citizens. The
surging irresistible tide of revolution
was then obvious to all persons not will
fully blind. l attempted ogain access
TO the queen and try by friendly advice
to arrest the revolution. 1t was too
late. The mObS of royal retainers were
already gathering to the palace to
aid the queen to carry out her
plan of overturnng the constitution.
What took place at the palace the after
noon of Jan. "A ended the Hawaiian
monarchy forever. Chief Justice Judd.
who has held his office for years, always
conservative, a supporter of the mou-
archy, in a recent great public meeting
i'll Honolulu gives the following account
as to
HOW THE MONARCHY FELL:
II will not here repeat what before
said to the American public as TO the
falsity of the charges that the queen
was driven from her throne by Amer
lean force, by the threat of American
force i'll any form or manner whatever.
As 10 the landing of the Boston marines
Jan. 16, [ only did what had been done
on previous Hawaiian crisis
by Commander Woodward, on the
request of Minister Merrill, act
ing under the Cleveland -Bayard
order Aug. l, 1889" The following is
the language of Minister Merrill's re-
port to the department of state: LAS
many with alarm were coming to the
legation, at once requested Com
mander Woodward to send TO the lega-
ton body of marines, which request
he promptly complied with The ap-
pearance of the marines on the street
and at the legation had a favorable eff
feet on the popuiace."
At that time the United States lega-
ton was near the royal palace. at less
distance than the Arlon hall, of which
Cleveland and Blount speak of as so
commanding. OF the hall had never
heard until lodging place was needed
for the marines after they had
landed-a hall that I have never
yet seen. By an accurate map,
just received from Honolulu, it is OBJ
vious that this hall does not command
the palace. The presidents statement
that the three points at which our small
naval force were placed was not fav0ra-
bly, chosen for the protection OF Amer
lean life and property is
RADICALLY AN ERROR.
as all know who are familiar with the
map and the buildings of Honolulu.
The American is reported being in all
the various sections of the CITY. Be-
sides, the Cleveland-Bayard dispatch of
July r. 1887, instructS the minister and
naval commander to maintain public
order, 10 protect American life and
property, and TO preserve public order.
Especially to prevent incendiarism dur
ing the night, it was necessary that
naval marines should be centrally To-
Gated.
The representations of the president
that the queen and Wilson had sufficient
force in the limited area of the police
station to sustain the monarchy, is no.
tOriously absurd to all honest persons
acquainted with the facts. If the queen
had this force, why had il not been en-
tered while the outraged people were
openly holding their great mass meeting
and making their arrangements for the
establishment OF new government?
Why did Wilson and his sO-calIed force
wait until the outraged citizens gath
cred with their rifles and bottled them
up IN the police station house? Why
did the queens representatives call at
h.
and ask the aid of the United States for
the support Of berself? There never
was more
PREPoSTEROUs ASSUMPTION
that this assertion of the president.
that the queen, Jan. II. had ample force
to sustain her, and to enable her to
carry on the government. This
studiouSly maintained assumption of
the president is based on the testimony
of the nOtOriOusly corrupt representa-
tives Of the rings that surrounded
the queen. That the Hawaiian
monarchy was overturned BY United
States force was and is put forth for the
sole purpose of bringing discredit on
the preceding administration at Wash
lngton, and OH the action of the foreign
relations committee of the United States
senate IN favor of annexation 1t re-
| mains 10 be seen if the American con-
gress and Americans will approve the
| conspiracy to make war on The provis-
lonal government at Hawaii, and
use military forces OF the
United States, or the diplomatic
pressure Of the United States for the
restoration OF semi-Darbarous queen
in wanton defiance of the best American
opinions and antecedents, and by an ex-
cessive use of executive power against
an American colony, more positive and
more eXcusable than which George III.
and his ministers sought to impose on
the American colonies that formed the
government of the United States.