Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-22

I replied. How do we know that she will
not take it up again as she said she
He said. Il will guarantee that she will
not, even II have to lock her up in room
to keep her from doing it. and I'll do it,too.
II necessary"
1 replied. I'VE are not willing to accept
that guarantee as sufficient This thing
has gone on from bad to worse until We are
not going to stand 1t any longer. We are
going to take no chances in the g. matter out
Wilson then left the office. He has since
stated that he Immediately reported to
the cabinet and advised arresting the COM
mittee, but the cabinet were afraid ana re-
fused to allow 1t.
At o'clock on the afternoon of Monday,
the 18th, a meeting of 1900 unarmed men
was held within block of the palace.
Of speakers. all denouncing the queen.
The meeting, with tremendous cheering
and enthusiasm, unanimously ADOPTED
resolutions declaring the queen to be In
revolution, and authorizing the committee
to proceed to do whatever was necessary:
The police were present, but no attempt
was made to interfere with the meeting
or make any arrests. The meeting ad-
journed amid the most intense excite
ment, and the citizens dispersed through
out the town. awaiting the further call OF
the committee.
While the meeting was in progress an
other meeting was being held by the roy
alists In the street. within a block of the
armory. which adopted resolutions in sup
port Of the queen.
Mr.. Blount Grossly Inaccurate.
Never in the history of Hawaii has there
been such a tense condition Of mind, or a
more imminent expectation Of bloodshed
and conflict than there was imm ediately
after the adjournment of those two radical
ly opposed meetings. Mr.. Biount's state
onf fbof no ,ptt nd
quiet was grossly inaccurate.
1t was at this juncture, two hours after
the adjournment of the above meeting.
that Capt Wiltse and Mr.. Stevens, act
ing upon their own responsibility and dis
CretiOn and irrespective of the request or
actions OF the committee, landed the troops,
which were distributed in three parts Of the
city, instead Of being massed at one point,
as stated by Mr.. Blount. The reason that
the queens government took no action
against the committee or its supporters
was that they were overwhelmed by the
unanimous display of Indignation and de-
termination shown by the citizens, and
were cowed into submission in the same
manner that the king and his supporters
were cowed under precisely similar cir
cumstances by the same citizens in June
1887.
The Queens Supporters DemOralixed.
In support Of the third proposition. that
the queen and her supporters were de-
moralized and devoid Of leadership, SUBJ
nit the following: - .
1. During the few weeks prior to the
revolution, Mr.. Colburn, minister of the
interior at the time Of the revolution, had
been one of the leaders of the political
party opposed to myself, and openly and
bitterly hostile to me personally. My first
lntimation OF the revolutionary intention
or the queen was at 10 o'clock on the
morning Of Saturday, the l4th, when Mr.
Coiburn came to me greatly excited. He
told me of the queens Intentions to pro-
mulgate a new constitution and asked my
ADVICE l said to him: why do you not
go to the members of your own party ?" He
replied: Il have no party. Those who have
been our supporters are supporting the
queen. The down town people referring
to the merchants have got no use for me,
and unless the members Of your party and
otner ciuzens Will support US. We are going
2. AT L o'clock on the same day I met
all the members of the cabinet at the at
torney generals Office. They had Just come
from an interview with the queen, at which
she had announced her intention Of promul-
eating constitution and demanded their
support. They stated that she had threat
ened them with mob violence whereupon
they had Immediately left the palace, each
one going out by a separate entrance.
While We were talking a messenger came
from the queen requesting them to i'm
mediately return to the palace. Peterson
stating that they did not consider their
lives would be safe there. 1 shortly after
left them and started down town. After l
had gone about two blocks I was over
taken by a messenger from the cabinet
asking me to return. which / did. They
asked me to ascertain what support they
could expect from citizens. and formally
authorized me to formally state the condi-
ton Of affairs to leading citizens and in
their behalf to call for armed volunteers to
resist the queen. I Immediately proceeded
to comply with their request. and, with the
assistance Of Others within an hour or two
thereafter about eighty leading citizens
had signed a written statement agreeing to
support the cabinet against the queen by
force.
stormy Interview with the Queen.
3. Later the same afternoon Mr.. Colburn
Informed me that he had finally gone to
the palace and held a stormy interview
with the queen lasting for over two hours.
He told me that he had no confidence in bis
colleague, Mr.. Peterson. whom he believed
was playing double with him, and told me
to beware Of telling Peterson anything fur
Their. As a reason for his distrust he said
that he knew nothing of the intention to
promulgate a constitution, but that while
they were discussing the matter with the
queen she said. In reply to an objection
this objection before? You have had this
constitution In your possession for a month
and raised no objection to it,
Colburn said also that in reply to an ob-
lection made by Mr.. Parker, minister of
foreign affairs, she said, why did you not
tell me this last night when We were talk
ing over the subject"
Colburn further stated to me that at a
caucus of their party on the previous Fri
day night one of the members of the leg
islature. Kaluna by name. had said that II
he could establish the new constitution he
would die happy, If he could kill some other
men before dying.
4. The queen was furiously angry at the
refusal of the cabinet to join her in pro-
mitigating the constitution, and publicly
denounced them therefor.
Royalists Wanted to shed Blood.
3. When the queen made announcement
of her failure to promulgate the constitu-
ton. two of the leading royalists, members
Of the legislature, one In the throne room
In the palace, and one upon the steps of
the building addressed the assembled crowd,
denounced the cabinet as traitors, and said
that they wanted to shed blood. One of
them included the queen in his denuncia-
tons.
q. During the entire time between noon
of Saturday, the 18th. and the afternoon
of Tuesday, the 18th, when the provisional
government was proclaimed, the queens
cabinet was without plan OF action, and
did practically nothing but rush about the
city consulting with various foreign repre-
sentatives, and citizens of all parties, az to
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