The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-16
THE FACTS IN THE CASE.
&. L. CARTER MEETS eREsBAM's
POINTS.
An Open Letter From the Ex-Commis-
sioner to the American Secretary
of state,
Continued from FRIDAYS Dailv


view in Nay last and told me he
had give Mr.. Commissioner Blount the
same assurance, that he knew, while in
charge of the station house that day
that the American troops would not and
could not interfere: that he had this
knowledge from Captain Wiltse; that he
urged an immediate attack upon the
revolutionary Government and demand
ed to be put in charge of. the Queens
forces; that her Cabinet was paraly zed
by fear Of their personal safety and de-
clined to allow it. Learning that the
Queen had indicated her intention to
surrender, he sent her message at : |
O'Clock and another at O'Clock, advis
ing her by no means to yield: that he
was finally notified by her that she had
surrendered, and that he must deliver
up possession of the station house, which
he did. The protest of Queen Liliuoka
lani was accepted with indifference rs
indicating her objections to retiring
from that power which she had so ruth
lessly abused, and which she had hoped
TO increase by violence until it became
absolute. That the tricksters who pre-
pared it for her signature incorporated
therein wanton lie operates as no es-
TOPPED upon the Provisional Govern.
ment and no bar to its onward progress
toward liberty and clean government.
National affairs, Mr.. Secretary. are not
controlled as are the litigations in courts
of law, The acceptance of a protest by
the Provisional Government without an
express denial of its contents does not
preclude them from establishing and
maintaining the mighty truths that in
spired their cause. Furthermore, l am
sorry that you have not heard that that
morning at o'clock Mr. Damon went
to Her Majesty, courageously renounced
his allegiance and and told her he had
consented to join movement which
had for its object the abrogation of the
monarchy, to which she replied that she
had learned of the movement had been
advised and had decided to submit
This is the circumstance which made
the old armory superfiuous as rendez-
vous and justified the Committee of
Public Safety in Selling the Government
building without armed force.
Paragraph Seventeen-An examina-
ton of the whole of Secretary Fosters
communication of February 18th to the
President will prove that your scanty
quotation is not consistent with the
facts. and the statement, if made. was
never made for the purpose of deceiving
or concealing the truth. The open can
dor with which Mr.. Foster conducted
his share in the negotiations for annexa-
ton is in marked contrast to the reti-
cence that has prevailed for the past
few months, and is a sufficient guaran-
tee that he could have had no such pur-
pose.
Paragraphs Eighteen and Nineteen
You speak of the special commissioners
sent to Washington by the Provisional
Government to negotiate treaty of am
nexation, and you say, their state
ments are utterly at variance with the
evidence documentary and oral con
tanned in MIR. Blouuts report" Those
commissioners had no opportunity from
you TO make any statements. You alb
solutely and persistently evaded any op-
portunity for that purpose. Commits
sloners Wilder and Marsden were
the hrst ones to leave Washington,
which they did about the time OF the
inauguration. MIR. castle stayed out
Few oals longer, having Out one inter,
view WIN you, IN whlch you uecilheo
10 say Whetner OF not you cared 10 nave
t,,e commissioners, as pooy, remain 10
,Wasi M "heh M, oaSe'e ieit;
Mr.. Ihurston Went TO Chicago' ana
was aioHe IN washington, where r
uia,iieo ior TWO itohths' lou constantly
ueoiIneu 10 aisow Liie an lnterview tor
we PURPOSE o! nlahihH staeeniens ior
t,ie oiiiuiiSs y, vi vi oena,i VI Tue
IloVisiohai HoVeTnmeht. Az the inter
'iewe "iiioi we uiu hu'e you Poihteoly
evaoeu all the attempts whlch maze at
giving you statement, once going so
Iar as 10 interrupt me Dy rising from
your seat, eAcuslng yourseiI ana 40
Iup'iy eaVlns tne room. me uay thal
the ne"s IeaGheo washington Oh the
covering OF the nag caued upon you
ana asked you II the report were true.
you stated that you hao no omclai In,
iorhatloh Oh tue suoJect, out assumed
una. ihe newspaper oispatcnes were cor
rect ana asked me whether IN my
oPin,o9n tpe course ioiioweu ny D'ount
Wouiu oe hHeiy 70 ieau 70 piooosheu OF
VioiehTe III honoluiu. rePleu 10 you
Ihat the rroVisiohal government was
amply aoie 10 take care OF itSei'' anu
that there would pe no uahger unless
t'e 'o"erl's vi the nag were 'he hrst
s.ep toward the restoration OF the
queen iou stateu positlseiy ,hat there
was no intention OF restoring Inc queen,
stateIhent which you repeated AT one
VI my ias. ih.erViewS Nun you az .ne
same .iihe that you t0la me that you
ekPecteu commissioner hiouhtto return
" aenlnetoir III June;
raragfaph Iwehty-be good enough,
ON onnortun;ty re- a~nIa;n ubo,bar no
an oppoItuhity 10 explain wheiher ne
ever piaue uaiu statement 30 rutniessl.
cohoe'lhlhg the action OF one Oh your
havai conlmanaers: olnerwise ~nat l
nave already s9iu ulsposes Oh paragraphs
twenty, one an1 twen'y.two'
aasiapn iwen'y ,thi iuu spas
VI easnee. appeaIs " tne AniSlioai MIN
s'ei ~ pi'' C ~ ti.e oin1eie Vi t"e
rrovisionai uoVerhsieht anu CONSIDER
! ;Ii. nc Sohfessioh VI Weakness anu .i'ii'
mi.yi tne iac. tiiat we eon'lnueu w.th'
~. tna. ulu a..e !. nau peeH ."iee ,eius-
e gu ar'ef we wet ,e III posSsssioh ousn. 70
se 81 .s Sou ena. .nao oan n was oonpJseu
o. otr'h aS U.s. men r;,,h,onn us 81 th he
s.,u !, anu INC righteousness Vi '"eif
'"pse. r so,. W.
ai;asiapn l ,ts . n1u ou s.a.e
tnat IL 10 now ciaiiheu Ina. naJTity