The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-13

Honolulu, Dec 4, via Victoria, B. c.,
Dec. 12.-[Copyright, 1893. by the As
ISOLATED Press.l-Since the arrival of
the steamer Warrimoo on the oath
ult., political events have followed
each other with startling rapidity
When the Warrimoo arrived with
lCleveland's ultimatum, the royalists
were jubilant and the annexationists
at once began to carry out their pre-
vious plans of forcible resistance in
case the China. which arrived three
days later, brought instructions to
Minister Willis for the restoration of
monarchy with the aid of the United
States troops.
| Within twenty-four hours, 800 an
lnexationists assembled at the drill
shed behind the executive building
The meeting was short, but the wildly
enthusiastic spirit Of 1776 prevailed.
Those who heard the ringing cheers
which welcomed the speeches of Presi-
dent Hatch, of the Annexation club,
resolutions, know monarchy, even
though restored by the superior forces
of the United States, will be short
! lived.
| Since the mass-meeting, enthusiasm
among the royalists is f1uctuating and
their clearest-headed leaders admit the
success of the restoration depends on
the armed protection of monarchy by
the United States.
adopted by the mass-meeting:
Resolved, We read with surprise
and regret the recommendations of the
Secretary of State Of the United
States to the president to restore the
monarchy lately existing in Hawaii.
We condemns the assumption of the
secretary that the right of the pro-
visional government to exist was ter
minated by his refusal to re-submit
| to the Senate the treaty of union
pending between the two countries,
and also his assumption that the pro-
visional government submitted the
question of its continued existence to
the arbitration of the president or any
other power We will support to the
best of our ability the provisional gov
eminent in resisting any attack upon
| 1t which may be contrary to the usage
| of nations.
The adoption of the resolutions was
preceded by speeches by many leading
citizens, chief of which was President
Hatch, Of the Annexation club. Hatch
said:
"Fellow Cftizens-You have been in
vited tonight to discuss our political
situation We are confronted by the
declaration of Secretary Gresham that
| royalty must be restored and our gov
eminent destroyed. His representa-
tive has given US an opportunity to be
heard before final action is taken. AT
the present we are proceeding merely
upon newspaper reports received here,
and which we certainly have right
to discuss. We do not know what ac-
ton is to be taken nor how. Certainly
any action taken by the Congress OF
the United States cannot be resisted
by anybody in this community. We dc
mot meet here tonight to deny the power
of the United States, nor villify those
at present in charge of the United
States government (Applause) But
we meet with the hope that our words
will be heard by Congress. There are
certain features in GreshamS letter
to the president which show he is pro-
lceeding upon a false assumption. Let
us hope the distinguished secretary has
been misinformed. 1t is certainly ou1
iprerogative to stamp out false aSSump-
tons and challenge them. Now, chief
ldluOIS
which seems to underlie the whole let
ter, that there has been submitted tC
the president of the United States fol-
arbitration, the question whether OF
not we had a right to establish a gov
lernment in this country. Gentlemen
[ challenge that assumption. (Cheers
and cries of you are right.'O The
assumption is false in every respect
Let me point out that two parties car
make contract, but it requires the
consent of three men to make a valid
arbitration: That of the parties
in interest and the arbitrator. 1t is
absurd to contend that this could be
larbitration by inference or iInputation
First, has the provisional government
submitted to the decision of anybody
its right to exist? No. not one word or
the act could be produced in support
of that contention. From the very ma
ture of things, the government which
started in revolution, though now q
government de jure and de facto
could not submit to the question OF
the legality of its existence through
iany arbitration, because its right lay
lin its might. Having satisfied our con.
sciences as to the business of oui
cause, we depend upon our might anc
are answerable to no other power.
brand as false the claim that we put
lin issue the question whether or not we
proceeded legally in overturning a cor
rupt and rotten monarchy. Second
has the president of the United States
up to this point, pretended to have
been acting In a judicial capacity?
say his acts do not justify that as
sumption. The arbitrator or judge
would not interfere with the existing
status On gaining his seat, the pres
lident of the United States Immediately
lowered the American flag and thereby
changed the status of the parties (cries
of 'thear. hearty That was not an act
of judge, gentlemen. Again, has he no
tilted anybody that he was proceeding
with judicial investigation? Has ht
given any notice that a hearing would
be held on such date? Has he mott
lied anybody that witnesses were be
ling examined? Has he given anybody
an opportunity to examine these
witnesses or to confront them? (Crie.
of mo, no, he never has.'') Now WE
do not need the acknowledgement o.
that distinguished judge, now secretary
lof state, to know that no arbitration
Icould stand for a moment in law
However insignificant the matter, i
was conducted sx parte, without an op
portunity to be heard. How was lat,
arbitration conducted in Paris? Die
a number of these gentlemen get to
gether or not? Did they send
private agent off to the Beh
ring sea to look about anf