The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-30

o same, direction. "and is not ieyel-heade,
o In Blounts report ms given to the press.
Q find the following language:
r The two leading members II the committee N,ssr'
| o thcr persons went 10 ain.isr stevens to know
= tie auihoTities. 20 when he gave his assent
= 1t is enough to say that there IL not = sem
ns9SG ~ 4 gh in hs G sysq Of
: It TO mo or made any inquiry OF mo on tho sub
[. Jet. He thus gives tho signature OF HIS en-
heard 81 until found i in Bonnts printed IT re-
, port. lie says the RESPONSE to the call Of u,
p Tie loSStion%Y Tie meaning i" ., tt6fis
insre never was GON HmS such 10
ireceivcd the Invitation Of tho CommitteS Of
oiRer iSiormatio on on tie sans snbjcct i'VG
should have, ronuest7d Cart Wlltse TO have
stances existing. the fear Of incendiarism.
ing panic in the night more than Justified our
CARRYING out the standing instructions OF the
Ssh Sod NH Ec tnoI stass Of y S
naval com mender responsible for the. protec-
Sn of A%SGSn u S 9nS Br9pe for
and the logic Of the situation clearly indicated
our duty.
American forces in Honolulu had repeatedly
taken place in period running over many
1850. and was on the owe OF being done on sew
eral other occasions. Several times prior to
the events Of January last had been notified
by the representatives VI the Queen to be in
| readiness to receive a request to land our
naval force. Repeatedly had our naval COM
! manders during my nca residence In Homo
lulu got everything In readiness to land, on
ana their officers had gathered by being in
close touch with the then existing state Of
Tho elements and forces Of Hawaii in play in
| 1897. 1850 aud In 1888 were and are ossenti-
ally the same; the breadth and strength Of the
d rAN IA no al. n a N hNn
| more decisive than in the former periods.
! Those who assert to the contrary are not
| honest. else they do not understand what they
| have written about. To say that tho overturn
of the Hawaiian monarchy was bogus q mere
those who might assert that the fall OF Louis
Philippe in lSts and Of Louis NAPOLEON in
| 1871. was an illusion and frauS
| aid the Committee OF Safety by force. This
reply to rival parties at diifoEont tines whether
| the reports OF the Queen or hor oppon ents. my
Mo snd W nn tns sSSn HH the Snns
! imminent and then only to protect American
llfe and property. and to no one did ever
the lie iacto Govornment. whether monarchial
or republican. and; as l said in my letter
Slual ., acfoss 70 tho LEGATION and 70
force against the Queen. is the order Of Capt.
main passive" and that no force was used.
though the Queen, through her Ministers.
was sG@rs GS,SFG By ns
and all the other diplomatic representatives in
:, One OF the most striking evidences OF
Blounts rrejudices. OK parte. and unwar-
Ianted stGtoments is the following:
,Ames.ips Of The cG@mi,sss that nien.Jun
the queen, and selected officers
Tho intent of tho author OF this language Is
obvious on it's face. Ho wished 1t to be UNDER
stood that this meeting was held ear my resi-;
ScCf S WITH The untsd States Mnts
What are tho iacts' Henry, Watetrhouse Is AN
the most exemplary lille, He has resided In |
a, member OF the Provisional Government. |
Hawaiian political Affairs with me. though he
must lie in harmony with the prevailing views
OF ali respectable Americans as to what had
this meeting at the house, Of III Henry g' Water
house specified by Blount, had no hint or
not Of whom the meeting was composed, nor
what vas its action and my iir:t Information
IL Is proper loE me to say nero that Tor three
faII had Kept myself as thoroughly informed
as POSSIBLE s., PIE as to the Views plans. anil ppr.
eontsniei Tor contro In Hawaiian Political AZ.
fairs. This was my imperative duty as NJ n
sn, and It was equally my duty to keep the
situation. This necessarily eompeled. mo to
party, and with the Vile OK and native Hawai-
was 70 induce or compel the Queen to break
with her paramour. Marshal Wilson whom they
o: native mother AM an English father. and
who was very omeytlonahle, to the native
Z W |
they H"ll know largely dct.t sd at the palace.
! was cer!ainiy as we'll informed Of the views
and plans OF tho royalists as was Of those OF
her opponents. generally carefully keeping
my private opinions to myself.
Queen and her represen tatives In tho exciting
days from Jan; u to Jan. Z. and the views
aud hopes OF her opponents. the following
Official documents speak for themselves:
The assurance conveyed by a royal proclamation
by mysrlt aud MinistrI. yesterday having been re.
mass meeting was received in different spirit nv the
tsrsst. in ny EnEdom II Is nov M issr. T To rrc
60 y1qE EXcesncy a. the Diplomatic rspEesgnIaye OF
assurance that the present Gonstitution viii be upheld
Viii except BY tie moIhoa hsrein 20 PfovasS
desire o 81 10 yHIr bIessney this assurance
sly ss e America aa mat sS Sd Hs q
s.HurL P,RxrR. Minister OF Foreetgn' Anairs
joGy Z colsURS, Minister Of Interior.
EoLIS' PALAcE IIosoLutu, Jan, II, 1888
This earnestly pleading document from the
allen monarch and the terrOr-stricken lottery
gang came to me more than twenty hours after
he men OF the Boston had landed. This
plainly enough implies that the fallen Queen
md her cCniidants then anew as they could
Tot hHvo failed 10 know. that we had not taken
part in her overthrow, which had ready been
IccOm piished. An hour later the fallen Minis
ers came to the, Legation and urged on me
he inquiry II | could not use the United
states force TO sustain the Queen. Ny answer ,
vas what one can readily suppose il must J
'Rvo been-that the United States sodIers
we're here for n specific purpose. 10 protect
american HE and property. and could not take
idss in aid Of the fallen monarch. nor with
hose who were then masters OF the situation :
nd were creating now government.
IL viii throw light on this pleading message !
rom the Queen more than forty eight hours :
fter her pTa teal dsthrOnement. to state that
he landing OF the United States forces in 1874
D nut down mob, which nited States action I
esulted ia securing EalakRus ON the throne. |
nd had the effect OF strongly fixing in the |
,udl OF IiliuOkalanl aud her immed iats sup
orters the idea that they had only TO call on !
no United States Minister whenever her !
over was in danger, and that the United | /
tates force would continue to adhere to an |
policy in this regard. In this is :
Ia explanation that her fallen Ministers y
ms u me, with much assurance. 10 ask that
would use the United States forces TO re-
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