The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-19

varied the ordinary routine or disturbed the
ordinary tranquility, except the landing
OF The Boston's marines and their march
through town 10 the quarters assigned
to them.
Indeed the fact that after having called
for the landing OF United States forces GA
the plea OF danKcr 60 life and property.
the committee OF safety themselves re-
qucstcd the minister TO postpone action
exposed tho untruthfuiness OF their
representations OF the present peril to lifc
hnd property THE peril thy saw was IN
anticipation, growing out OF guuty intcn-
nops on their part and something which.
though not then exciting, they knew
would certainly follow che attempt TO
overthrow the government Of the queen
without the aid OF the United States
forces,
THUS It appears Hawaii was taken pos
grssou OF by the United States foreea
without the consent or wish OF the gov
crnmont 0r tho Islands, or anybody else
so far as 10 shown, except the United
StNfee ntinlNter,
The military occupation OF Honolulu
by the uuitgd States on the day mem
toned was wholly without iustihcatlon,
either MS occupation by consent or Occur
patton uccosstRtcd BY dangers threaten
ing American lives aud property, II must
be accounted for IN some other way and
on some other ground and ita real mos
tive and purpose ls neither Obscure nor
Tar 10 seek Tho United states forces
being now on tho scene and favorably
stationed. tho committee proceeded TO
carry out the original scheme.
they met next morning Tuesday. Nth
--and perfected a plan OF Temporary gcv-
crnment mud nNcd upon lie principal off
cars, ten or whom were drawn from tho
thirty members OF tho COMMITTEES %
safety.
petwcon l and o'clock, by squads ANA
different routes. 10 avoid notice being
tsiean and having rrst taken the procau-
ton of ngcertalninE whether there wne
anyone 20 oppose Them they proceeded
10 the government building to proclaim
the new government No Rigp OF oppo-
aition WAS manifest and thereupon an
American citizen began TO read the pror-
launntion from the steps OF tho goVern-
nent building, almost entirely without
nu audience
1, said that before the reading was
finished quite u ooncourHe OF people vbrl-
ously estimated at from lifty 10 ono hum
dred aomc armed and some unarmed.
gathered about thc committee TO give them
aid ana confidence, This statement ~ NOT
Important, since the one controlling rae
tor In the whole anaIs waF unqnestionahlS
the United States marines, vino, drawn
up under arms. with artillery In readiness.
only soventy-slx yards distant, dominated
the situation. The provisional government
thus proclaimed was by tho terms of the
proclamation so exist untin the terms OF
union with tho United States had been
negotiated and agreed upon"
The United states minister pursuant to
"A piqor agreement recognized the goy-
ornmont within an hour after the read
ing of tho proclamation, aud before
O'Clock, IN answer 10 an Inquiry on be-
half VI tho queen and her cabinet, he
announced that he had done 20. When
our minlster recognized the provisional
government the only buRla on which IL
rested WAS the fuct that tho committee
on public safety had IN tho manner above
aittnd declared II to exist,
It waA neither tho gpFernment do fRcto
nor de jure That It was not IN such
posaesalon OF the government property
aud agenclcB as entitled II to reeognih
Is cancluslvcly proven by II note found
In the files OF the legation at Honolulu
addressed by the declared head OF the
provisional government TO Minister Ste
yena. dated January ~, 1873 IN which
he ACKNOWLEDGED with expressions OF mp
probation the minister's recognition or
the provisional government and makes the
statement that IT was not yet In POSSESS
pion OF the station house. the place where
large number of tho queens troops
were quartcrrd though the same had been
demanded OF the queens ufhcerb IN
charge. Nevertheless, this wrongful rec
ignition by our minister placed the GOV,
crnmrnt OF tho queen In position or
hand she had possession of the palace.
barrackB and police station and at her
command at least 500 fully aimed men
and aeyornl pieces Of artillery, Indeed.
tho whole military force OF the Kingdom
VIVA ON her side and at her dlspnall, while
the committee BY actual search discoveries
that there were but very few arms IN
Honolulu not IN the Hervica OF the goY-
ornmont.
In mis- state OF things the queen could
have dealt with the insurgents alone.
Tier course would have been plain and
mo tenult unnlstakabie but tho United
States had allied Itself with her enemies,
recopnized Thorn RH the true government
OF Hawaii ana put her IN the position
Of opposition against me lRWiui hu-
thorlty. She knew she could not With
gtaud tho power Of the United States,
btt believed she might safely trust to it's
iuHilce, Accordingly some hours after
recognition OF tho provisional government
by tho United States minister, the pals
ace, barracks nud police station Win hii
the military resources Of INC country,
were delivered by the queen upon repre-
sen GH lion to her that her case would
be thereafter reviewed az Washington,
and, while protcsllnR she surrendered to
the superior force Of the United Stato3
whose minister ordered the United States
troops landed at Honolulu and declared
bc would supp5rt the provisional govern
10
prevent collision OF armed forces and
loss Of NE only untll such time as tho
United states, upon tho facts being pre-
rcntod 60 &C. should undo the action OF rs
representatives ana relnstnte her IA
authority. she claimed na the eonautu-
tional sovereign Of the Hawaiian islands
This protest was delivered 10 the ohief
az the provisional government who IN
dorAed thereon his acknowledgment OF re-
ceipt and terms. The terms were receiver
win dissent by those assuming TO eonsti-
tute the provisional government. who were
certainly charged with HE knowledge that
tho queen instead OF finally nbandphins
her power had Appealed 70 the Justice Of
the United states FOR reinstatement In
her nuth1rity, and the provisional govern
mont with hor upanawered protest Ia ~
hnndu haHioned 10 negotiate with the
Uiitod States for perTnaHant Punishment
Continued On Pare FpurD
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