Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-19

SZiv ,ssa.sys.S S eovsnoers aoo empeas.
snsShras.@s 4 g. nosi nj oeS sseS r q ios.
on whtch u ooce ssond. 10 Iuuecr existine. -
moosrchy nov p .aly an lint cdimcnt 20 grod
sSs = ,S Ss:sSssca to tho prosperity
Grs.s erisaia % . Territory q the United
n.dc rcsiy. snd sooi siminissrstio1 S os . be
!ess.s. q the nissd stss. IN u. scinc .iss sa
s ss 8 ess .; e: chen, %,E .,s s. a.
e ;s. s,::y sOysss, = sry q the szissins sr,r
nov take the fssi wHh ic.ds e Asis OF m sSs
s:'ss; al IN and S Sss y 9 her Is.
care OF American destiny"
Que of Two COuTses Necessary.
he aiso dccIares: 'One of two COUNTESS scems
~ me absolutely necessarv 10 lie followed
sion or q customs union.' an ocean cable from
the CsIf9rnia coast to Hcnolulu. Pearl haroor
Esrgysuslly cvsic.i TO the United states with an
protccsorate over the islsnds believe the
formcr 60 be the l.ctfcr. that which win prove
and the cheapest and hast embarrassing in the
end To the United States. II Il was wise for the
United state. sIroaEh Secretary Marcy. tiir.
Go se.urc . trrsiy ~ annsxation. il certainly
cannot tve chmcriral ar unwise t. cxprs,d SIM
To day thc United states has five i tins tins
the wealth she po>scspSi in 1874, md
reasons now existing for annexation arr much
from expressing tn. opinion with emphasis tina,
the golden hour r. near At hand
ton snd ni;;a% ris ,hcw disro-i
fully rccallcd whsn interpreting the siyni-
ncance Of the ministers cSaccsici acts or when
son-.icrins the probabilities 81 such conduct
Oh his part ~ may not tc admitted. In this
view u -ceus prvucr To also quote . letter
. .r,iten Y the mini-tcS 10 the .ecrrtary Of
Year prios To the 6r.t step taken toward an
nexati,n After stating the Feasibility that
sr r,'rs,ns s'.srn%cnt 81 Hawaii might he
tion. Minister stey. rs writes ~ follows:
.Srdiusrily. IN like circumstance. the rule
srm> e. ir Co limit the landing and movement
81 the United state. forccs in foreign waters
The Gniisd state. ,rsa:ss aud u lie iyrs and d
prut~rty 81 American ctfizcn~ Sut the re
sstion- - the United States 60 Hawaii arr cx-
-wpticnal: and in former years the United
sctinn In circumstance of disorder. ts-ire 10
know how Tar the prc>cnt minister and naval
Smlrsnder may dcviafc from established
International ruls- aud pr,r-,icnt. in c,n-
tins~ncie- Indicated in che firs, part Of this
Dispatch.
The pvvs~rtmnity Game.
To a mi lister of this temper full Of zeal for
snnexafioa there scene,l o. arise in January,
iss. the p-eci-~ op,prf unity for which he wa.
wat .hfuiiy waising-an o;g,orfunify which Iy
timely ,,dc, ia!ioa froin establishing intcrna-
tioual ruIss and pre- e cnts" might ir proved O.
.ucce-sfully accom' lish the great object in
View; aud we ere qu fc prerarcd for the exult
s sn sa f il ',sr :. The
siar.~: The Hawaiian J'car u now fglly ripe
and this !. The 6 Idea hour FOR the United
| As q further illustration of the activifyfE
this diplo,natic representative. .a''cstipn. is
raihti 10 IN. tart that on the day the above let
4 ttsr IA - fam Ia ~.
restrain b.. arsior. he isslssi q proclamation,
whereby. IN the nam, 81 the Tn ted States. =
stand. and declared that said a:snn was
-Ma.hin ton" az coar-., hi. ss.ump,icn Of a
government. hut the American flag re-
tnsine,i over the go.crnincut building
a, .l Hpn .n,, and and the forcs- rSmaned on
arrival on the sccne. when both wcrr
removed. A brief statement Of the occur
stitutional government Of HAWAII in the inter.
c-ts ot annexation To- the United States will cx.
sa,ur%sv Jnar% INA, , a Ion .,
Hawaii. who had hs.-n contemplating the pro
riamation of n new constitution. had. in de.
scrcncc 10 the wishes aad remonstrances ii
her cabinet. noun-ed the project for this
present at least. Taking the rclinquishcd pur.
Ip-e NJ . basis Of action. citizens OF Honolulu.
Numbering from flffy to one hundred. mostly
| resident aliens. met In a private Office and
| sclecfcd spcallcd committee of safety. cum
/
foreign subjects. and consisted Of Ave Amer.
leans. one Eneiishman and one German.
Issued a 1'rUrIssnation.
This committee. though its designs were no,
ntion 20 the United states and lcfwecn Saiur
day. the 1tth, and tn, follow ing Monday. thu
l-th OF Ianuary-though exactly what action
was taken ma not te clearly disclosci-they
United states minister. On Monday mo- ming
ins saeSn M S1d h,r na,r mad rns
served upon the representatives Of ali foreign
governments that any changes in the constit =
provided bv that instrument. Nevertheless
ut the cal and under the auspices Of the CON-
mttee q safety: !. mas meeting Of citizen,
queens alleged illegal and unlawful procecd
ines and PURPOSE, Even Mt this meeting the
committee of safety continued 20 disguise thei,
real purpose and ccni...fcd theinseIvcs " itf
procuring the passage of resolution dcnounc
ing the queen and empowering the committ.,
manent maintenance of law and order aud tn,
Hswaii' u
This meeting adjourned between q and ,
c'clok ia the afternoon. en- the same day
and immediately after such adjournment IN.
with"u, th, co.o,"ration Of the tniar,i STATE,
minister, addressed note representing tina,
the pubic safety was ncnacsd ard that live.
follows: I'VE are unable 10 protect ourseiy.,
without aid and thcrcfor. pray for the pro,cc
| tim OF the United states fOrr,~
1Wrv0s~~tablc Truth.
Whatever may lie thought of the other con
tents of the note. the absolute truth IL th..
| LATTER statement n incontcstahle. When the
note was written and delivered the COMMITTEE
- far ~ itapI~ar-. had neither man nor q
yum ~ their command. and after its delivery
they ls.-amr =, panic stricken ut their posi-
| tong that they sent some of Their
| numl~r to interview the minisf,.,
anil rrquss: him to land thu
| United States forvcs till flr pext morning In,
he replied that the trpp- had iscn ordered and
| whether he runmiti.c WAS ready or not the
landing should take place. And ~, IL hMp,snssi
that on the 1s'h day 81 January. 1Ssl lsf WEN
4 and or!ork In the sft.rmnsl. de, arhmcpj
| at mar,ps~ frpm the United Mates sfcamssy
!s,-tcn, wtsh tive l's-~, of artillery. landed q
Honoluiu The men. wl,wurti> 0f lGp In all
wr-r supplied with doubl- cartridge ls,it,
ts-i with ammunition aud with hayer~ark.
| and rante~ns md were arssanJsani-si Ivy . lso>
p,tal rorJ~. with strctchcrs nm mrtlis.al SUI,
il,r~ THIS Demonstration upyn the s~sii of Hon.
olulu was eft ifss.if an at of war uul~~.
NAL either. with the CONSENT Of the
| Sovt rnment ~ Hawaii ar for the loua fisis
purJ~-r 81 protecting the imJ,cril-d lives and
property II the United states: hut there h M