The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-30
Rrv1Ew- or-rnE D,or1C,lUMENr.

''Mr. Gresham takes the word of the
Queen that she surrendered to the SUI
perior power of the United States as
sufficient proof of the fact. Mr.. Gresh-
am is the victim of document. 1t is
remarkable that so acute q lawyer
should fall so easily a prey to the wiles
of a POlynesian Queen. L never knew
q more interesting illustration of the
cunning of the savage. LiliuOkalani
might have surrendered to the Angel
Gabriel if she had chosen to. No one
would have been deceived-but Mr..
Gresham.
"Mr. Gresham seems to have adopt
ed what has been from the beginning
the absurd contention of the rOyalists,
namely, that the Provisional Govern
ment had Joined with the Queen in
the submitting controversy to the
United States for settlement. What
ever controversy there had been was
settled there and then. The Queen
became plain Mrs. Dominis. The new
Government was established and was
recognized by England, France, Ger
many, Italy, Russia, Portugal, Japan,
and the United States. 1t was recOg-
niZed by Minister Stevens. 1t was
recognized by eX-President Harrison
and President Cleveland. Interference
now is no longer possible. An agrees
sion upon the Islands now is an act Of
war.
Whatever the truth of Mr.. Gresh-
ANS simple and child-like contentious
may be, the moment for making
them good has passed by. The Pro-
visionaI Government at that time was
fighting for liberty and civilized gov
eminent, and it had a right to use any
means that seemed to offer aid to its
cause. II any mistake was made it
was made by Minister Stevens.
"Any attempt to restore the mon
archy is an attempt to visit the pun
ishment for diplomatic mistake up
on the heads of unoffending persons,
who have relied upon the good faith of
the United States Government. The
attempt to set aside the Provisional
Government by intimidation or by
force would be an outrage upon the
rights of all these persons, as we'll as
be wanton violation of the plainest
of international law.
NOT THE RESULT OF INTRIGUE.
1.-THE Provisional Government is
entitled to exactly the same rights as
every other sovereign power and in
upon this Government the
is committing the
very fault that it pretends to repair.
1t was pretended in the beginning
that the Hawaiian revolutian was the
result of an intrigue of the sugar
planters and of aliens who were
hungering after the bounty. The Bit
ter opposition of the Sugar King
proved the reverse to be the case.
Claus Spreckels is an alien and was
to the legitimate interests of
the Kingdom. These interests, the
interests of the merchants, the small
tradesmen, the mechanics and the
were all furthered by the
and will all be imperiled
by the restoration of the monarchy.
1.-The injury which will result to all
these can not be calculated. Mr..
Cleveland is striking blow at Amer
lean commerce in the Pacific from
which it cannot recover for years, and
in so doing he is adopting the policy |
and playing into the hands of Claus |
who wishes the restoration |
of corrupt government in order to !
gain complete control of the country |
and raise cheap sugar with contract |
labor under the protection of Ameri- !
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