Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-11

iuN ~ ulEut ~ NIlfNuNhluN uAA NHA
iorUea may bo insufficient g. maintain
order, We fcgusst tue immeitstv sul-
port OF the United states forces, and
w0ulu rtqucst thNt the cummhhutr OF
the United ritattr fofcis taku command
" our military fofcts,so that they in'y
act together tor the protection VI the
city. Respectfully y uiri
SANFORD Is. DDtu,
Chalrmau LzcuItiyc Council.
The station houfe WA occupied by
well.afmed force, uuHcr command oil "a
rrsoiute, capable tilicer fhe same
afternoon thu queen, her ministers,
representatives VI the provisional gov
eminent aud OthorH held % conference
at tho palace. Refusing 10 recognize
the nov authority or surrender TO she
wasiuiofmed that the provisional gov.
eminent had the ruppor, OF thr Amuri-
can minister, and " NECESSARY would be
maintained by tie military force Of The
United States, then piusuni; that any
uumUuHtraliUu ON her Part would PIE.
cipltntc a COZ II ct with that force; iUat
she could moi, with hope % success, tu-
cage In Wur with the United SlatCs,
anu that resistance would result IN usJ-
lees sacrifice OF liu. Mr.. Damon, one
OF the chief leaders ia the movement,
and Afterwards vice PRECEDENT oi the
provincial government, iuiurmcd the
queen that she CUull surrender uuJrf
protest, anu her case would 10 C1hslu'
efuI l.lor At Washington,
Believing that uuuur tue circum-
stances submission was duty, aud
that her case would be- fatty uuusid-
cred by the President 90 the United
States, the queen finally yielded, and
sent thu Vguyisi1uA government
paper which rcaIt;
LiliuoAaigui, by the grace Of God,
anu under the constitution % tuu
Hawaiian kingdom, queen, 30 hereby
s0iumuly protest rguiust ANY and uII
acts uOi against myself anu the COu.
sututiUual government VI tie Hawaii
au kingdom by Certain persons claim
Tux 10 have Ustub.ibhud n provisional
guyuTumtH. Of aud fur this kingdom.
iuat | yield 10 the superior iUfcu vi
The United sthtcB Of AmtrIgs, whore
Minister plunipoi"uliaty, his excel
lruCy John l.. Sluygu-, has caused
United Stu'Ui troops TO he hu8vu a.
honolulu, Rud declared that hu would
support the provisional government.
Nov, Co avoid any collision " armed
! igrcvs, uni peihap, loss Of HE, / do,
under lhia protect nud impellod IS said
iufCc, yield my authority until such
| time 90 the government u the United
| states Bhall, upon the facts bolug pre-.
soutuu " 10, undo the action OF i,a rep
Tcsentauyo snd T0instato me nn1 tue
authority which claims tho cOustitu'
| uOual sovereign Of tuu Hawaiian IT,
| lands.
Whom THIS paper was prepared, at thu
cancellation % the COZ ference, uui
siEuuI by thoquuon aud her minis or,
q numbut ui persons, including ono or
more representatives of tue provisional
/ g0vsrlmeut who were B,ll present and
uuuV.Htu0d 10 contents, ny tutir silence
at least HCqutu,cel lu !,a tlatg mtnlF,
aud WhUu 10 was cArgisI g. PRECEDENT
! Dole lao endorsed upon 10, "ltsCeivud
| tom the hands OF the late cabinet this
| l7th Of January, 1893" without ch4!-
| longing the truth Ut H1y OF 10 as'ur.
/ tlOnH ludUgu, it was mos claimed on
| tue l7,h Gay Vi January, OF lJf sJnie
| time thereafter, by auy OF tue de,is-
mated officers Of the provisional y ".
| urumrut VI any OF tho AnnrXAtiOnisls,
thst tho queen surrendered otherwise
thsn asked VA her protest.
la his Dispatch 10 Mir. FJstef, JRuu.
/ AIRY 18th, describing the nurCcssiul
/ revolution, Nc. stevens say: "rhu
committee OF public tafoty forthwith
/ took pOisubsi0n OF tile government
buildings AaI tho treasury, anu IN.
/ stalled the provisional government
without the aid Of United States tIouFs.
| THIS being al HruJmp ishoi fact,
promptly recognized tue provisional
/ government as the lie iactD government
/ Of the Hawaiian isInuds,'
Secretary Fosters communication
/ February l5ih, 10 the PrsBiioui, laying
UBlufo him the treaty OF annexation,
| with "A view 10 UbtAIning ths advice
and consent Of the senate thereto, sEyt!
at the time tic prJvloloug. rOyrra.
ment took possession VI the govern.
| ment buildings, no troops Oi officers ~
! the United States were prescott ur took
HDy part Whatever In the proceedings.
When tAUy were In full possession OF
the government, tlB hnrraU o., the
| plliuo station and the whole potential
machinery o. thu government, UniioI
states tTUspa WeTs landed " prO.su.
American property"
Special cummlssl1uofs wore sent 90
Washington by the Provisional govern
munt 10 negotiate n treaty OF gaueNs.
| ton, Tneir statements nrn utterly 81
Variance with the evidence, document
AIRY or oral, contained Ia Mr. Bloupps
reports. They AFRO cjulIaIiutod uy iAp
declarations aud letter, ~ President
| Dole aud other HnuoAutloultts, auI by
Mr.. Stevens verbal admissions ~ MT.
Biount.
IBp provisional government waA
/ recognized when IL bad lille oiher
than - paper existence, and when tue
legitimate government was Ia iull
p0tstsdOn and congf.l o! tho ralics,
the barracks aud Police stations. Mr.,
Stcvuus's well.EnOWn hostility Rui the
fogcp laudsi from the Boston WAS all
then that excited apprehension ia the
minds Of tho queen, her oillcers ami
| l1ynl huppaucfs. IL IA fair to say that
/ Secretary FOAler'a statement was based
upon Information which he roceiysI
from MI. Stevens anu ths special com.
J missioner, but am unable to sec that
| they were decuiyej. Tue troops were
landed, not 10 protect American HE
aud property, Tut 10 aid In uveTtnIow.
| Ing tue o1lpting government. Their
very presence implied Q ufciye meas.
ures hgain0t II.
In the statement given 10 Mr.. Bloun,
| by Admiral Skorfett, tho ranking naval
officer at Honolulu, hH says; "lf tue
uoops were landed simply 10 protect
| the American citizuns' iHlurests, they
were badly stationed In tho hall but 10
10 was 10 AID tho provisional govern
ment, they were wisely stationed"
This hall was no bi1uated that the
troops IN II could uasily command the
| government building, nud the pTOulu.