Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-13
From All Quarters. WILL BE 4 GREAT CRIME Ex-MiniSter Stevens on Af-
 fairs in Hawaii. WHAT GERMANY INTENDS TO DO. A Commercial Treaty With
 the United States. TO DISCUSS BERINe SEA CLAIMS. Nearly & Million Dollars is
 Asked by Owners.
TO DISCUSS BERINe SEA CLAIMS.
STEVENS REPLIES,


 Under the Authority of the United States The Provisional Govern. ment Is the Best Hawaii Ever Had. AUGUSTA, Me-, Nov. 12.-In 6 signed leader in the Kennebsc Journal tomorrow, Hon. John L. Stevens, late United States minister at Hawaii, makes the following reply to Secretary Gresham:
 According to authentic reports from Washington public crime of startling im- port is about to be committed in the name and under the authority of the American government. A public crims of less pro- portions, but in it's moral type similar to the stifing of national life and the reform aspirations of Poland and Hungary few years ago by the imperial despots, and to the crushing out of the new republic of Rome by the usurpsd powers of Louis Ma poleon.
 All that American piety, American benev- olence, American schools and American patriotism have accomplished in Hawaii in the past seventy years are now centralized in the provisional government end stand in it's support. It is government honest " Auo ADly ctcu duO Guo DoSt SoN- ernment that Hawaii ever had. I know not the influences which induced Secretary Gresham to become an active agent in at tempting such grave offense against American civilization, justice and law. His intense hostility to ex-President Har rison and to the illustrious ex-secretary of state, who passed to his grave in January last, is we'll known. It was that which caused him to betray and desert the great political party whose honors he had shared and brought him to his present attitude towards his former associates and their wolk.
 So far as his recent manifesto on Ha. waiian affairs casts reflection upon my off cial action care little, except to the degree that his cruel and untruthful words strike at the noble band of men and women who have for ten months stood so devotedly and unitedly in defense of American civili- zation. Tho remarks made by me before the chamber of commerce in San Francisco June l and before the citizens of Augusta June 29, republished in the Kennebeo Journal of today, are answers to most of the shamefully unjust imputations on my official action, under circumstances reauir- ing my deepest anxiety to faithfully serve my country and the cause of humanity.
 Perhaps nothing better shows the char acter of the secretary's assault than what he says about the hall the men of the Bos ton occupied few days and until better quarters could be procured. After I had made my request to Captain Wiltse to land his men as precautionary safeguard to American life and property, he and his officers informed me that their men must have shelter for the night. Without special information in that regard have supposed that the ships marines had tents of their own for their customary use in case of emergency on shore. at once wrote @ note and sent 1t by messenger to secure 8 large hall that was supposed to be available. The man in charge of the hall was several miles away. have not known of the ex- istencs of the Arion hall until that evening when a messenger with my note was sent to the supposed agent of the Arion hall who was a royslist. He returned me courteous answer, saying he would te pleased to let the hall for the specific pur- pose, but he had ceased to bs the agent, informing me who had charge of the hall. This required 8 third note and third ( if ort which proved successful. So much time had been thus consumed that the Boston's marines and sailors were obliged to stand weary hours in the street before they were able to go to their night quarters. All of them would have been lodged at the legation and consulate but for want of room.
 Queen Liliuokslsni inaugursted the rev. olution by attempting to destroy the con- stitution by revolutionary means. From Saturday, January IA, to Janu sry 16, there ! was no government in Honolulu, except in 1 the united and self-possessed attitude of | citizens who assembled in a great mass meeting on January 18 and consummated their efforts for law and order by the | 1s.l # &L ato ment on the 17th, which was promptly acknowledged by all the foreign represen- tatives who were familiar with the circum- stances of it's creation. It wss fifty hours after the queen and her favorites had de- stroyed her throne by revolutionary outbreak when the men of the Boston landed.
 In the exciting hours preceding and foi- lowing her fall her representatives, ss well as those who formed the provisional gov ernment, had equal access to the legation. To all proper inquiries my answer was that ! the United States marines could not take sides, but whatever de facto government might exist would have to be recognized. When did recognize 1t late in the after noon of the 17th the provisional govern ment was complete master of the situation.
 The provisional government wished to possess the station at once, but wished not to take single life. It deemed it wise, to await surrender. Had the queens sup porters dared to resist the organization oi the new government their only possible : chance to do so was during Sunday and Monday, the 10th and 18th. They did no dare to attempt to arrest or interfere witt the aroused white citizens.
 It was @ united and irresistible movemen
 of the same men, with now increased mum
 bers, that took away the despotic power
 of King Ksluskua in 1886 and crushed tn l Wilcox revolt in 1889. They gathered 8 the armory with their rifles in hand, whicl l were increased by other arms openly car : ried in a carriage from gunshop witl
 only three men in charge. The only gov
 ernmept that existed or could exist unde
 these circumstances was the provision
 al. Who ever denies this has no othe
 basis for his denisis than perjured afids
 wits, hundreds of which were obtsinable i
 the slums of Honolulu at g each. An ei
 fort has been made to damage my recogni
 tion of the provisional government by
 dispute as to the hour by the clock 6
 which I gave recognition. That is of n
 essential consequence, for in fact all resis
 ance to the formation of @ new governmen
 practically ceased more than two days b.
 fore.
 a The committee of safety and provisions
 government constituted the only de fact 8 government existing for twenty-four houl o prior to my recognition, the monsrchi
 government having completely collapse }. several days before. 50 all unjust imput'
 tions on Captain Wiltss and myself wi
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