The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1893-12-22

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Qaeen which at that time was nndsputod sud
was both de faeto and the de iaro government
In ront 81 fact the existing government, IN
stead Of requesting the presence of an AIMED
fcrce, protested against e. There Is as little
I basis for The rrcicnse that such forces were
Landed for the security OF American life and
property. n so they would have been sta
iioued IN the vicinity q such property
ohi 70 as to protect H. instead of at q
distance and 50 as TO command the
Hawaiian rtvsrnmcnt hllldiny aud palaee
Admiral Sheiitl, the ofnccr In command Of
cur naFal force on the Pacific station has
frankly stated that IN his oplnlon the location
of troops was inadvsahlc II they were landed
for the protection OF American citizens, whose
residences aud places OF business, Us well as
the legation and consulate. were IN distant
part Of the city. but Tho location selected was
wife onn h the forces were landed fer the fuI-
pose Of supporting The provisional government
II any perll 10 lie and property calling for
any sish martial array hld existed, Great
liriiah Hnl Other foreign powers interested
would not lave been behind the United states
In aeiNi 20 protect their citizens liut they
ma IL no sign In that direction. When these
srmrd N n wero landed the city Of Honolulu
VAS W iia customary orderly and peaceful con.
Guo,' ih ans quarter. Men, women and children
were atolt the streets as usual. and nething
viricl tso ordinary routine or disturbed tho
ord nar' tranquility except the landing Of the
li,sleh's m lrlncs ani thcf march through the
town q the quarters assigned 10 them. In.
decd the iaet that after having called for the
landing 81 The United States forces on tho plea
OF dangcr 20 lite aud property She committee
of safety themselves requested the minister 10
postpone action. exposed the untruihiulness OF
their representations o: present peril TO life
and property
Tue perl they saw was an anticipation grow.
ing out Of guilty intentions on their part and
some hing which. though not then exciting, they
knew wou.d certainly follow their attempt 10
overthrow the government Of The queen without
the aid of the United States forces Thus Il ap.
pears that Hawaii was taken possession OF by
the Unite States forces without the consent or
wish oi NE gUvrument Of the islands or Of any.
tody els 80 far as shown, o1cept the United
Stats m.nlsitr
The military occupation OF Honolulu By the
unitcd siatis On the day mentioned was whol.
ly Without Justification. either as an occupation
BY consent or as an occupation through dangers
threatening Am ricln life and property II
mcat be accounted for IN some other way and
on some other ground, and its real motive aud
The United States forces being now on the
scene and faYorahly stationed, the committee
procccded 10 carry out their original scheme.
They met The ncxt morning. Tuesday the 18th.
perfected The plaa Of temporary govern.
mcnt and fixed UPON It's principal on
GERS, ten Of whom were drawn from
tho thirteen members Of the committee
Of safotr. between one and two O'Clock. By
squads and bF 1renl routes 70 avoid notice,
and having frs, taken the precauiion % ascer.
talning whether there was anyone TO oppose
thcrn. they proceeded IN the government build.
Ing 10 proclaim the new government No sign
OF opposition was manifest and thereupon an
AmcrieaTcitizeu brgan 10 read the proclamn.
ZION from The steFs u the government build ng
almost entirely without auditors.
Il Is said that before the reading was IN.
ished quite eoneoursc Of pcrsous. yarously
estimated at from NIFTY 10 one hundred, some
armed aud some unarmed, gathered abou, the
i committee TO lfiye them Aid and confidence
| THE statement Is uoi important since the one
/ controlling factor IN the vhole affair was un.
| Qucstionably the United States marines. Who
drawn up uudcr arms and artillery IN readiness
only seventy six yards d!siapt dominated N,
situation
| Tho provisional government thus proclaimed
was, by the terms Of the proclamation, ''to cEis
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bocu negotiated ant agreed upon" The Unite
States minister. pursuant 10 priqR agreement
recognized this government wilhin an houi
after iho reR9ing oi the proc Amatun and be
fofc five o'clock Ia answer 10 an Inquiry on be
half Of the queen nnd her cabinet annQuneee
thai he hal done so,
when our minister recognized The provlsiona
| government tho only basis upon which 1, rcste,
was the t1ci that the committee of safety had
n the manner above stated. declared Il to exist
u was neither government do faeto nor d,
| jurc
That was not IN such rossession OF the gov
crumcni properly and agencies as entitled It Il
| recognition Is cnncluslvcly proved BY not,
found IN the nles OF the legation at Honolulu
addressed by the declared head OF the p-ovi
sional government TO Minister Stevens, dated
January a. isQa In which he acknowledge,
with expressions OF appreciation tho
Minister'S recognition OF tho pro
v.s0nal government and states that q
is not yet IN the possession OF the station hous,
THE place where q large number Of the qucen'i
troops we're quRriercdl, though the same hat
been demanded OF the queens officers In charge
Nevertheless this wrongful recognition By oul
minister placed the government of the queen IL
a position OF most perilous perplcxity Sh,
knew that she could not Withstand the power
I
nigh, safely trust to Its justice
Accordingly some hours after the recognition
Of the provisional government by the unlteS
States minister the pilnee, The barracks ans
the police station, with oil the military re
sourogs Of The country, wcro delivered up b,
tho queen upon the representation madc 10 he
that her cause would hereafter BE- reviewed u
Washington, and while protesting that sh
surrendered TO the superior force OF tn
Cuitcd SiateA whose minister had causot
United States troops to be landed at Honolulu
and declared that be would support the proyis
ioual government and that she yielded her au
thorill TO prevent collision OF armed forces an,
loss o. life and only until such time as TN
United States, upon the facts being prescnto,
10 IL, should undo the action Of It's representa-
tive cni rcinsiate her In the authority sh
claimed a. tho constitutional sovereign OF tn
liawaiin Islands
The provisional government with this unau
awcfcd protest in hand, hastcned to neeoiiau
with the United States Tor the permanent ban
ishment OF the queen from power aud for IN
sale OF her kingdom l believe thata oandi
and thorough examination OF the facts VII
force the conviction that the provisional GOV
crnmcnt owes its existence TO an armed inva
sion by the United States
As aprrcheni the situation, We are brough
face TO face with the following eondiiions
/, The lawful government OF Hawaii was oyol
/ thrown without the drawing Of d sword or th
d firing OF shot by process every step d
which, Il may safely be asserted IS dircotl
traocab.e TO and dependent for is arcccas upo
+. the agency OF the United States acting thrcug
b It's diplomatic and naval representatives Bu
for the nolor.oas predictions Of the Unite
! States minister for annexation, tho commit
Z, tee OF safety, which should be called the con
i m,tiee OF annexation, would never have existe,
7 Bat before the landing OF the United State
= fersns upon TIC false protcxts respecting III
a danger TO life AMI property, the conmittt
: would never have oxrosed themselves TO n
4 pains and penalties OF treason by undertskin
o the suhyetsion Of the queens government
= But for the presence OF tho United State
g forces In The immediate vicinity and In positic
Q 10 AFFORD oil needed projection and support N
Q committee would not have proclaimed the pr
4 ylaional government from Inc steps Of line go
Il ernmcnt building
Finally, but for the lawless occupation
4 Honolulu under false prc,cxts by the Unite
a States forces, and but for Minister Steven
u mcnt when the United States fore,
&, were iis sole and only support an
g constituted It's only military strength, n
!, qnoen and her government woild never hay
!; yielded TO tho provisional government oven {,
Il a tine, and Tor the solo purpose OF submttir
u her case 10 the enlightened justice OF the Unite
States.
!. Tile president believes that the United Stat,
l. under the circumstances can not annex II
o islands Without Justly incurring the impulaiiC