The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-02
PLEADS FOR A THRONE
Princess Kaiulani's Address to
the American People.
RELIES ON NATIONS FAIRNESS.
Guardian Davies Makes Statement
on Behalf of His Protege.
The P1incoees Claim 60 HaWallan 0oep.
ter Rests On nsF Birthrieht and 10
Vested In the Constitution Adopted
During Kalsksua's Regime.
RELIES ON MATioN's FAIRNESS.

NEw YoRK. March 1.-P.lncess Kaiulani.
of the Hawaiian islands. arrived today on
the steamer Teutonic. With her were:
Theophilus Davies and Mrs. Davies, the
English guardians of the princess; MISS
Davies and Miss Warton, companions to
the princess; e. G. McFariane. ex-minister
of finance to the dethroned Queen Liliuo-
kalani. and DR.. Mott Smith. the present
Hawaiian minister to this country, who
went down the bay on the revenue cutter
Chandler to meet the young princess.
They boarded the ship Immediately after
she left the health officers boarding sta
tion. There was quite an army of curiosity
seekers on the pier to get glimpse of the
princess. A suite of rooms had been en-
gagged for the party at the Brevoort house,
and they were driven there Immediately
after coming off the steamship.
The princess is Is years old, tail, beau
tlful woman. with sweet face and slen-
der figure. Shs has the soft brown eyes
and the dark complexion that marks the
Hawaiian beauty. She has come to the
United States, she said, for the purpose of
learning and ascertaining for herself of the
people who had asked the control of the
country rather than to make formal petit
ton for her crown. "That," she said,
''was rightfully mine, and if the Ameri-
cans are the nObie-minded people Learned
to regard them Is. they will not be party
to the outrage by which have lost my
birthright." Inregard to her views on
the various aspects which the Hawaiian
government is likely to assume, the prin-
cess referred to her guardian, Mr.. Davies,
but she issued the folio wing address:
To the American People: Unb,ddsn stand upon
yo1r shores today where thought 20 soon to
receive q royal welcome on my way 70 my own
kingdom. I come unattended. except BY the
loving hearts that come with me over the win.
try seas. hea. that the commissioners from
my land have been for many days asking this
great nation to take away my little vineyard
They speak no word to me, and leave me to find
out - can from rumors In the air. They would
leave me without home or name or nation.
seventy years ago Christian Americans sent
over Christian men and women to give religion
and civilization to Hawaii. They gave us the
gospel, they mads us . nation ana We
learned to love end trust Americans. To-
day three of the cons OF those mis-
siouaries are g. your capital asking
them? Who gave them authority to break the
constitution which kasy sxose they would mp.
hoIdf Today, :, p6of weak 6irl with not one
of my people near me aud all these Hawaiian
statesmen against me. yet have the strength to
stand up for the rights OF my people. Even
now l can hear the wall in my heart and II
gives me strength and courage, and am strong
- trong in the faith Of God; strong in the
knowledge that l am right: strong in the
strength that the 20 100000 of people who are in
this free land will hear my cry, aud will refuse
to let their flag cover the dishonor to mine.
Mr.. Davies statement is as follows:
After the revolution of 1857 Thurston came
into power and enjoyed generally the conf
dence oi the natives and foreigners. At that
time Princess Kaiulani, the heires1 presumptive
to the throne was II years OF age. and 1t was felt
important that she should be sent entirely
away from the surroundings and influences OF
Hawaiian court life In order that she might be
trained in a quiet homo atmosphere which
would enable her to more 6tly take up her
future position - sovereign. Thurston
repeatedly urged that the young prin-
cess should b sent to England
with that object In view. and In
1889 when she was 13 years Of age this plan was
carried out and Princess Kaiulani was sent TO
England in charge Of . lady who Was about to
spend q year In Europe and who undertook to
place her at suitable school. which had already
been selected. At the end of tho first yeaS the
result was deemed so satisfactory that Kalakaua
was persuaded to consent to the continuance Of
the young princess stay in England and, a. tho
lady who had been her chapefono had returned
TO Honolulu, request was made by the father
OF the princess. with tho written concurrence of
tho king aud the Princess Liliuok alsuia, that
Mrs. Davies and myself would act as her guar
dians during the princess stay in England.
The princess has thus been entirely as one OF
our children and spent ali her holidays with Us.
Her one idea aud our one idea had been to pre-
pare ner for her retnrn to her own land during
the present year. when she attains her majoritt.
One of the last acts OF the Hawaiian Legislature
OF which four of the Eve commissioners nov q
Washington City were members, was to vote .
sum of 1000 for the expenses OF the return t0uy
of the heiress apparent. Arrangements were q
progress for her reception BY the queen Of EaG-
land during the coming spring. and then -
was 70 make . long visit to Washington CITY.
New York, Chicago, Boston and other Amefican
cities, finally reaching Honolulu in October Of
November for her coming OF age.
When the news reached me By cable OF the
revolution in Hawaii / wrote to the minister.
pointing out what appesred to me to b grave
dificulties in the way OF the carrying out BY
the commissioners Of the proposal for annexa-
ton stated that. in my opinion. no amount
OF reasoning and no amount OF brioe would ever
gain q pure Hawaiian vote; aud without that
vote annexation could be neither completed
nor carried out hereafter. It was then urged
that q convention of all classes Of voters
should be called, carefully revised
constitution presented to them, that the
queen should be requested to abdicate
and Princess Kaiuiani be proclaimed queen witt.
q council of regents oil which II waa suggests!
that Dole, now the head of the provisional gov.
ernment, should be preside Mt. On February II
| received this cab!egram from Washington
"I@land. transferred. Princess provided for II
Whether this cablegram is 10 be considered an
oficia, Communication do not know, but it ii
the only communication that has
reached mo ami absolutely none has
reached the princess. The most striking fac,
OF this cabieg.am next to the apparen,
hear,lessness, is the fact that its accuracy was
no. confirmed By any telegram that has beer
published in England. Why IL was sent TO me
or who sent IL, do not know. but loya
guardians and faithful friends. there 10 only orc
thing for US TO do-so stand beside the princess
IN the presence of those representatives OF the
Hawaiian islands who would transfer her birth
righ, withou, civility. humanity or one word q
Ter OF explanation OF even OF sympathy.
We came here with no Official status and with
no oftcisl in .matiou. b1, with tie conviction
that the government and people of the United
States viii no, lend their countenance to TIE
c.sInheri,suce, A no fault is alleged agsins
her or he. nat! on, of the royal LADY rho has ta&
singular grace and courage TO enceavor 20 q
herself for a high station and shsunk from
neither duty nor sAcrifice in the efogt feel
good deal of sympathy for com missiorers whs
mua; nnd themselves in . posision OF grea
embarrassment. Several OF them were coa
cerned n the preparation of . Hawaiian con
s;l,ntion ia lss7, which they compelled IL,
k!ns to accept and since maintain. A
| least four commissioners have taken oath ..
thu samA eonsfitution. and IL hao han Aooufnd