Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-18
POOR LILIES LETTER.
She Calls Benjamin Her Good and
Great Friend.
THE EXPECTS HIM TO PLAY FAIR
And Deal With Her and Her People
on the Dead Level-Poor De-
luded Woman-Her Crown is
Gone, and This Great and Good
Friend Was Instrumental in
Taking It-Foster's Letter to
Stevens.

Stevens.
WASHINGTON. D. c., February IT,
The CORES pondence sent to the Senate
by the President TO accompany the
Hawaiian treaty contains the text OF
Secretary Fosters dispatch of February
11th, an abstract Of which went out by
the last mails to Honolulu, disavoWing
Mr.. Stevens's protectorate. This i'm
porta dispatch reviews Stevens's acts,
and then concludes:
So far, therefore, as your action
amounts to according, at the request OF
the defacto sovereign Government OF
OF the Hawaiian Govern ment, the CO.
operation OF the moral and material
forces of the United States for the pro-
lection Of life and property from ap-
pretended disorders, your action is
commended. But so far as IL may ap-
pear TO overstep that limit by setting
the authority and power Of the United
States above that OF the Government OF
the Hawaiian Islands in the capacity OF
protector or to impair in any way the
independent sovereignty OF the
Hawaiian Government by substituting
the flag and power of the United States
as the symbol and manifestation Of
paramount authority it is disavowed.
'You are authorized upon the receipt
of these instructions to arrange with the
commanding naval officer for the con-
tinued presence on shore Of such marine
force as may be practicable and requiS-
ite for the security Of the lives and
property interests of the citizens OF the
United States and the repression of law
lesspess and public disturbance threat
ening them whenever, in your judg-
ment, it shall be necessary so to do,
or when such cooperative measures
may be sought for good cause by
the government of the Hawaiian ISL
ands; being, however, always careful 10
make due discrimination between those
functions OF voluntary, or accorded
protection, and the assumption Of a
protectorate over the Hawaiian islands
by the United States. No step should
be taken by you, or will be sanctioned
by this government, which might tend
to derogate In any way from the inde-
pendence of the government of the
Hawaiian islands which the United
States have recognized as sovereign,
and with which they treat on terms of
sovereign equality"
The documents also contain the hith-
erto unpublished protest addressed by
the ex-Queen to the President, which
reads as follows:
His ErcelleRcy, BeniGmin Harrison,
"PrcSident of the United States:
"MY GREAT AND GOOD FRlEND-It is
with deep regret that l address you on
this occasion. Some OF my subjects,
aided by aliens, have renounced their
loyalty and revolted against the
constitutional government Of my
kingdom. They have attempted
TO depoSe me, and to establish provis-
ional government in direct conflict with
the organic law OF this Kingdom. Upon
receiving incontestable proof that His
Excelency the Minister plenipotentiary
of the United States aided and abetted
their unlawful movements and caused
United States troops to be landed for
that purpose, l submitted to force, be-
ieving that he would not have acted in
that manner unless by the authority
of the government which he re-
presents. This action on my part
was prompted by three reasons: The
futility of a conflict with the United
States; the desire TO avoid violence,
bloodshed and the destruction OF life
and property, and the certainty with
which feel that your government will
right whatever wrongs may have been
inflicted upon US in the premises. This
appeal is not made for myself person
ally, but for my people who have hith-
erto always enjoyed the friendship and
protection of thes United States.
my opponents have taken the only
vessel which could be obtained here for
the purpose, and, hearing Of the inten-
ton TO send q delegation Of their num-
Der to present their side OF this conflict
before You, I requested the favor OF
sending by the same vessel an envoy TO
you, TO lay before you my statement, as
the facts appear to myself and my loyal
subjects.
"This request has been refused, and l
now ask that in justice TO myself and TO
my people that no steps be taken by the
government of the United States until
any cause shall be heard by you. l
shall be able 20 dispatch an envoy about
the second day Of February, as that
will be the first available opportunity
hence, and he will reach you with every
possible haste, that there may be no
delay in the settlement Of this matter.
II pray you, therefore, my good
friend, that you will not allow any con-
clusions to be reached by you until my
envoy arrives.
II beg to assure you Of the continu-
apce of my highest consideration.
GSigned "LLIUoKALANI, K.
"HOnolulu. January IS, 1895"