The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-09
RESENT THE SEIZURE
Gilbert Islanders Rebel at Eng
lands Aggression.
PROTEST TO OUR GOVERNMENT.

Col. Daily, VINO Was Authorized by the
King to Act As Envoy TO the United
states, Makes Another Complaints to
the Prosident-The Islanders Luultng
to This Country Cor Aid.
SAN FRANCIsuo Feb. Capt Lut-
trcll, Of the schooner Almy, just arrived
vt this port, brings news from she Gilbert
Islands which is likely TO innamo Con
gress at this moment and add fuel to the
movement for the annexation OF Hawaii
Capt. Lutrell's story is an account Of
British seizure and aggression in the face
Of important negotiations already begun
with our State Department by duly au-
thorized representative Of the King OF the
Gilbert Islands,
1t shows that the islanders rebel
greatly against the seizure of the Gilbert
group by the English, and that they are
yet waiting to hear from che United
States government in regard to the Kings
application for protectorate, as they
hold the British protectoraJe 70 be in
valid because 1t WAS established without
their consent.
Last summer Capt. Davis Of the En-
glish warship Royalist, bore down on the
Gilbert group, forced the English fiag ON
the protesting King and natives and
laughed at the monarch's statement that
protection had already been asked Of the
United States
1t was practical deposal of the King
and subjugution OF his little possessions
to England
Col Chas, T. Daily, of this city, who
while King Geburemoa WAS visiting in
San Francisco last spring, was deputiaed
envoy in the negotiations the Gilbert
Islanders desired, has forwarded to
Washington another emphatic protest
against the seizure OF the islands by
I Capt DAVIS, the British commander, aud
calling attention to the official appeal
for treaties and the protection Of the
American flag made months ago by the
Gilbert Islands King.
81 am not permitted by diplomatic
| usage said Col. Daily last night, SO
say what the nature of my protest is,
but from information received in this
I city by Americans engaged in commerce.
with the Gilbert IslanIs, | am ready to
say that the action Of Capt Davis, of the
British warship Royalist, was outrage
GUS He went into the harbor Of Butari-
tari, the chief settlement and the home
Ot the King, landed force of marines
aud hoisted the British flag.
| Capt. Davis WAS donneering and
abusive to the King and snapped his fin
gers ut him when the King sad:
This country belongs to the United
States and / am waiting for its flag 20
show its authority
"Capt Davis reply was more forOible
than elegant, and without any right and
against the protest Of the King, VINO in
formed him that negotiations were pend
| Ing with the United States for the estab-
| lishment OF protectorate by the UliUed
| States, he arbitrarily assumed authority
and threatened to force the payment of
tribute to the British government.
"The result of the work of the mis-
sionaries, carried on by American intel-
lect and American money, has practically
been to change the naked burbarism Of
those island natives into civilized com
munities, and to give the islands conse-
quence and value in commerce. which the
powers of Europe have learned to appreci-
ate and appropriate, while our govern
ment has slept on its rights to receive
the be nefts Of a development produced
| by American labor. -