The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-12-20


Honolulu news up to December 4, ar
rived at Victoria at o'clock yesterday
morning. Immediately upon entering
the straits she was boarded by q re-
porter of the United Press, who was in
formed that Queen Lilioukalani had not
been restored and there had been no
trouble in Honolulu. The United Press
correspondent, backed up with per-
NIT from the Dominion quarantine
minister, went off in the pilot boat
Monday night and was the first repre-
sentative aboard. From the arrival OF
the last reports there have been but
two things of significant nature. The
annexationists held mass meeting on
Saturday, November %, and adopted
resolutions In effect appealing to con-
gress over the address Of President
Cleveland, Secretary Gresham and Mr..
Blount On the four days preceding
the sailing of the Arawa, the troops of
the provisional government were busy
fortifying and barricading government
house or the castle, as formerly called.
Work was being done with sandbags
principally. As the Arawa sailed from
the harbor troops could be seen busily
engaged in heaping up the breast
works. "
Probably one thousand people were at
The mass meeting, which on the call
was stated be for citizens favorable to
annexation.
The royalists claim the meeting
was packed by representatives of the
provisional government and that all
enthusiasm was of pre-arranged order.
+. NJ. Hatch, vice president of the pro-
visional government and president Of
the annexation club, presided and
made the opening speech. His deliv-
cry was excellent, discounting his best
forensic efforts. He appealed to con-
gress against the executive and held
that Secretary Gresham does not know
International law. lie claimed that
the provisional government had never
submitted its right TO exist to the Uni
ted States and was, therefore, not
bound by the policy of President Cleve-
land
w. Il. Castle. one of the annexation
commissioners to Washington, made an
argument to prove the authority OF
mass meetings He quoted recent
American opinion that the revolution
of 1916 was the work of the minority.
Hawaii. he said, was surely trending
towards the goal of union with its
mother country across the water. Can
Secretary Gresham stop the onward
progress OF Hawaii? he shouted.
MIR. Castle graciously admitted that
President Cleveland and Mr.. Gresham
were trying TO execute justice and to
do what is right, but he said the enc
mics of annexation had stuffed their
ears with lies. The speaker claimed
that the people of the United States
were against the presidents Hawaiian
policy. He claimed that the president
of the United States Is nowhere auth
orized to begin war
Mr. Castle attacked Commissioner
Blount in sneering way, charging
him with twice inviting the supporters
of the queen TO revolt against the
provisional government. Mr.. Castle
concluded by moving the following
resolutions, which were passed without
dissent:
Resolved, That we have read with
surprise and regret the recommenda-
tion Of the secretary of state of the
United States to the president to re-
store the monarchy lately existing in
Hawaii.
Resolved, That we condemn the as
sumption of the secretary that the right
of the provisional government to exist
was terminated by his refusal to re.
submit TO the senate the treaty OF
union pending between the two coun-
tries, and also his assumption that the
provisional government ut that very
time submitted the question of its con-
tinued existence to the aid of Minister
Stevens and the troops of the Boston.
lie believed the mass meeting on the
10th settled the question and the gov
ernment having lasted a year had a
right to exist They should all hang
together or hang separately"
W. G.. smith, editor of the Star,
spoke. lie appealed to the revolution
airy spirit of 70 and praised the Ger
man, British and Portuguese filibus-
terers.
He spoke Of the 'infamies" of Gresh-
am and advocated compelling Cleve-
land 10 submit to the will Of the peo-
pie" This last was to be done by re-
sisting the progress Of the American
troops without firing on them.
President Dole stated on November
30 that the government had received
two bona fide offers OF armed assistance
from the coast One was for service
here in defense of the provisional gov
ernment Of 1000 men and the other for
1000 men.
while we don't need this aid" said
the president, "the fact that 1t has
been rendered US shows what the feel
ing Is in the United States.
The Bulletin OF December / says:
'We are authorized TO contradict the
statements that the queen has had
communication with Minister Willis
as private citizen or that Minister
willis has at any time referred the
queen to the provisional government
for protection, or that the queen has
had any communication with the pro-
visional government on any subject" "
A petition signed by leading citizens
OF Honolulu was presented to Minister
willis on Saturday, December 2. After
setting forth tiat the petitioners are
States government. to break off diplo-
matte relations with the provisional