Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-14
CONCERNING HAWAII.
A Long Discussion of BlOunt's Report
in the Senate.
MR.. FRYE DEFENDS Mr.. STEVENS
And Mr.. Vest Defends Mr..
Blount-Mr. Frye Allows His
Partisanship to Get the Better
of Him-An Open Letter from
Hawaii to Secretary Gresham.


Hawaii to Secretary Gresham.
SAN Francisco. Cal, December 10.
Following is an open letter on the
Hawaiian question to Secretary
Gresham by ex-Commissioner Charles
L. Carter, who visited the United
States shortly after the revolution in
the interests of the provisional govern
men5:
HONOLULU, q. l., November 30.
To Hon. W. @. Gresham Secretary of
State, Washington:
SIR:-With the consent Of the gov
ernment which 1 had the honor to serve
as special commissioner to the govern
ment Of the United States, have the
honor to address you In reply to your
dispatch to the president dated October
IS, containing recommendations that
the treaty of annexation be not resub-
mitted and suggesting the restoration
of what you term the Legitimate govern
ment of Hawaii, by which you mean the
monarchy in the person OF ex-Queen
LiliuokAIani. You will pardon my
making this communication public aud
beg you to attribute my action to the
apparent disinclination in your depart
ment to full exposition Of the matter
bearing on the question which has been
at your disposal. l regret that up to
the time OF our latest advices my dis
tinguished colleague, the chairman OF
the special commission, Mr.. Thurston,
HAS BEEN CONSTRAINED
by his present position as representa-
tive of this government near your own
from making any public declarations.
This fact, and because, after your In
stallation and his appointment as min
lister, l was the only representative OF
Hawaii actually in Washington, give
me freedom to speak and qualify me to
address you on some Of the matters in
your dispatch.
Your Communication TO the President
contains tweuty-seven paragraphs, and
charges which can meet, and which,
ia this, nv irst, and probably oaly Up-
portuuity, shall refute. shall, for
convenience. take them up in success
sive order.
You aver therein that the oppo-
sition Of her ministers and others
induoed the QuBan speedily to
change her purpose OF pfOelAi ming q
new constitution aud that sh0 made
public announcement Of the fact. The
fact is. that after a most violent alter
cation with her Ministry, the Queen
publicly announced that for the present
she deferred action on the matter OF
new constitution. The evidence OBJ
tanned indicates that the proposed cou-
stitution, by its terms, was an aggres-
sion upon the constitutional rights or
the white residents of Hawaii, whether
born here of parents also Of Hawaiian
birth. as was, or settled and establish
ed here
BY LONG RESIDENCE.
No announcement Of an absolute change
of purpose was made until Monday, two
DAYS later, when her advisers discovered
that the popular wave Of Indignation
was sweeping toward the throne, and
hoped to stay the just wrath of the
people. Should not the Queens other
crimes of that same Saturday be con-
sidered by you? Her offences cannot be
brushed aside in paragraph or recited
in one.
The meeting In Honolulu which ap-
pointed the committee of public safety
consisted of those persons who had
gathered at the call Of her majesty's
cabinet and had pledged their lives in
writing in defense Of that cabinet
against the proposed aggression OF the
queen, the members of that cabinet
having made an appeal for support,
stating that they could not rely upon
the constituted civil and military forces
whose leaders were pledged to
support the queen and assist her to
FORMULATING the new constitution. The
committee Of public safety held It's first
meeting Immediately after its appoint
ment and the sessions continued almost
without interruption until the organiza-
tion OF the provisional government was
proclaimed on the afternoon OF the
Tuesday, the 10th. l ask you 10 JUS
tice not only TO the living but to one
OF our couDtry's
DISTINGUISHED DEAD,
to explain that while Mr.. Stevens on
the Saturday before had consented 10
allow the Queens cabinet TO use your
forces as against her and those behind
her, when that cabinet violated It's
pledge, ann Glove again to Her Majesty
and her cause, that he positively de-
cllned to allow the Committee Of Public
Safety, which then became revolu-
tionary body, any support or assistance,
and that that was the understanding
of the Committee Of Public Safety from
noon Of Sunday, the 18th.
Referring to the landing OF United
States forces, Mr.. Carter SAYS: That
there was no manifestation OF excite
ment or alarm in the city on that Mon
day night was due to the fact that the
American troops were on shore. Up TO
the moment OF their landin the agita-
tion and uncertainty were intense. II
apy Of Mr.. Blount's witnesses have
made statements TO the contrary
should like an opportunity TO cross ex-
anime them. As II was, there were two
attempts at incendiary fres at different
times in different parts Of the city,
which but for the prompt appearance
of Lieut.. Swineburn apd squad OF men
might have increased to alarming pro-
portions.