Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-18

t0rea % o. United States. Hawaii
ugs reached the parting o' tho wHya.
She must now take the road which
IUtia tU Asia ur tho Other which OUT.
Ini4 her 800 America. Give her A uefl-
can civilization and bind her 70 the
cate " a figau d,stuyW He also
ulCi.rI3 "Oac %! two crursea seems o.
700 nbspluiuly necessary 10 De- illi)wc.i
rithci DJiI and vigorous msafuIcs
iIr annexation, r. CHaiums union, Ru
ocean cRule from the California c.a.t
t1 Honolulu, Pesri gHrh.r lu1rcIualIy
coded o. Doe United Stnita With "a
Implied tu uui expressly -ipui.t 10
American pfglcgt0tA. % nytrthc if'4u.s.
! believe the iuimar Co. be- btICr. lt
will prove much more HIvuuitgH ui
40 the lt'auis aud the CAusrCsl aui
Toast embarrassing iu tNu end 20 the
United States. ~ 1t was vice iuf thu
u Hitul States through Secretary
Marcy tH.giy.cight yClra ago 90 offer
90 'Epvul n hundred thousand dollars
tu suuufo "a treaty OF annexation, u
CyrWuly cannot bu cbimgFlCal or uu-
wise TO tNptud u hundred thCusH q
To- secure annexation iu theuorr future.
To-day the UuurI States haa five TIMES
The wealth she pDs.ussci iu 1864. lac
reasons now existing Tor auutz,tiun
are much stronger than they were
lheu. cannot refrain from express
ms tho opinion with tm basis that
the golden hour On Bt haui."
These declarations certainly show n
disp elton and condition of mind
which may loo uauiIlly recalled when
Interpreting the significance 10 tHu
.HHst %
slG1ring the probabilities ~ such con.
iuct ON his part ~ mny not be- al.
mittgl Ia this view 10 seems proper
10 also quote a letter written by tie
miui9t.r 90 the secretary u state ON tic
s,h oil March, lsD2, nearly a year prlor
10 the fist step AAUn tOwarI auueGs-
ton. a iur stating the possibility that
the existing government VI Hawaii
might uc overturned by On
dcrly, puaCcitl tvI'uiion, Minister
Stevens writs a. 'UllUwt' OtiiuauIy
lu like tlfguUftanCUB tho rule suums
NO ic 90 llmi. The landing anu move.
mrui of United States forces in foreign
Wa ofa aud domiui0us exclusively 10
the protection of the United States
legation and Of the lives ami property
ui American cIu1ons. But as tue ru.
lnii0uB OF thr United States 20 Hawaii
orc oECupilOnnl and IN former ytau
Uuitrd States liluials here took SONS.
What exceptional action in circum'
stances Of disorder / desire
10 know how Tar the pre-.
sent minister ani naval commander
may duviaio from the established IN.
toFugtl1ua, rules Hud prrCudeuis In
contingencies indicated In the nTst
part Of thiH Dispatch"
To minister OF this temper, full Of
zsul Tor annexation, there seemed to
arise pa January, 1898, the pr else op-
ppUunity which, 10y n timely deviation
from established International SIlcs aud
pfUCuiuuig, might be- proved ~ success
iully accomplish the great object in
view; anu wrsre quite prepared Tor the
UXultnut enthusiasm with which, Ia q
letter % the state department dated
February l, 1898, he declare: "rhe
Hawaiian pear o. now fully ripn aud
TITS 10 thr golden hour Tor the United
States 10 pluck IT," Asa further illus.
iTH;iUu 0i tuuuctivliy Of this Diplomatic
representative, attention IL called TO
the fac, that on the Jay the above
letter was written, apparently unable
longer TO restrain hig uriur, uo itHIrI
proclamation whereby "l the name
OF the United StAtes," hs assumed
protection Of The Hawaiian Islauds
an declared sad action was
"tgkuu pending AMI ButoiCt
10 negotiations at MashingtOn.0
or course this assumption II protUu.
t0fatr was promptly disavowsd 10y our
government, but tho American dag
remained over the government build
Ing 90 Honolulu, the iurces remained
on guagi until Ami aud alter BlJunps
arrival on the scene, when both we're
removed.
A brief statement Of the occurrences
that leI 10 the subvefsiUn VI the oou-
ttilutlouai government OF Hawaii Ia
the Interests Of annexation TO the
Unlted States, will exhibit the true
complexion Oi that Transaction Satur.
Jay, January IAN, 1893. The queen
OF Hawaii VINO had been oontemplat.
Ing the proclamation Of "a new u1ustl-
tuition had, ia Difference 10 the wi6hes
and remonstra noes OF nor cabinet, re-
nUuncet the project, for the present NJ
least. Taxing this tellnquisheI pur-
pose gs basis Ot action, tho oiti.
zens Of Honolulu, numbering from
iilty 20 Onu hundred mostly
resident all0ny, met Ia a private office,
selected "A tO'called committee Oi tatty,
composed VI thirteen persons, seven u
whom were foreign subjects consisting
OF five Americana, one EngllshmRn
and one German. This committee,
though It's designs were not revealed.
had ia Wow nothing less than annex.
alton 10 the United States anu between
Saturday, too IAN, aud tue following
Monday, the lB,h OF January, though
exactly what action WAS taken may
not be clearly disclosed, they were
certainly In communication with
the United States minister Monday
m Tning the queen and her cabinet
made "A public proclamation, with
notice which WAS specially served
UPON the Representatives Of oil the
foreign governments, that any changes
In the constitution would DO sought
only in the methods provided
by that instrument. Nevertheless
at the call and under the auspices OF
the committee of safety a mass meet
lug Of oItzenB was held that day to
protest against tho queens alleged
Illegal and unlawful proceedings and
purposes. Even nj this meeting the
VI safety continued TO dis,
guise their real purpose ana IOnttnted
themselves with procuring the passage
OF resolution dunuupcing the queen
empowering the committee % devise
ways and means 10 "HOCute the main
teunnce OF law and order and the pro-
lection OF life, liberty aud property in
Hawaii"
This meeting adjourned between
three and four In the afternoon. Ga
the sgm0 DAY, Immediately after such
nnLnnrnLnnnI Lhn nnmInlLIrn Unwilling.