The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-21

The Queens Trump Card.
At o'clock in themorning of Saturday
the 14th, the Queen undertook to proclaim
her new constitution. This precious doc
ument, in brief, supplanted all popular
and elective rights by power of royal ap-
pointment and control. Her cabinet and.
advisers were so alarmed at the prospect
of what would ensue that they dissuaded
her temporarily. That afternoon
committee of safety was hastily
organized among the leading
citizens and on Monday afternoon mass
meeting, attended by l400 persons, unani-
mously, by rising vote, endorsed any
thing the committee had done
or might do. Everybody at
the meeting knew that that
meant the overthrow OF the queen. On
Tuesday the revolutionists took
possession of the government building,
cabinet and advisers fleeing in
dismay, only Marshal Wilson, the queens
paramour, showing any fight at all. That
evening Captain Wiltze, u. S. navy,
called on the provisional government
which had been organized with President
Dole at the head and Mr.. Jones as minis
ter OF finance, and told them that he
could not recognize the new government
until they had the possession of
station house and barracks. There was
some dismay at this, but the Queens GOV
ernment surrendered both without q
struggle. Only one man was hurt during
the entire revolution. ,r
vi.
The United States Troops.
There is absolutely no confusion OF
facts as to the part taken by the United
States sailors and mariners in tho Ha-
waiian revolution. They had no part in
it. They were landed to protect life and
property Of American citizens. Most OF
them were quartered in Aricn
part. The balance were disposed
Of as is customary in such
emergencies about the residences Of the
American minister and the American
consul. The provisional forces OF about 200
armed men took the government building
without the necessity for help, andthen
occupied the station and barracks. The
queens army consists of only some
seventy badly scared Hawaiians.
1t was not the first time troops had
been landed in Honolulu. They were
there in 1874 under similar conditions.
Minister Stevens did not order them on
shore, for he had no rightto. He pointed
out the situation and Captain Wiltze was
in entire agreement that troops nigh be
necessary to protect American interests
aside from revolutionary interests.
When the queen was called upon TO sur
render and retire President Dole assured
her of his readiness to receive any protest.
At the last moment some clever schemer
introduced into her protest the clause
'Surrended to the superior forces of the
United States" On this bumptious
clause is based the whole fabric OF the
Cleveland alliance to tho cause OF this
royal humbug
VII.
BIouut ut Al
Mr.. Blount was sent to investigate
not the situation, but Mr.. Stevens,
Blount, as his. report has demonstrated,
abolutely declined to hear but one side.
Mr.. Jones, an official under both royal
and provisional government, offered to
give evidence, but 1t was not wanted.
Blount came back with bis ex.parte re-
port. Admiral Skerritt, u. S. navy, was
transferred to the China stationiand re-
placed by Admiral Irwin. ! Minister
Willis replaced Minister Stevens.
Stevens was undoubtedlya sympathizer
with the reyolution. Practically every
American !. and the better portion OF
the natives were. A native is in the
provisional cabinet, Minister Willis is
keeping very quiet just now and there is
evidence that his eyesight has been good
enough to clear out the anti-Amercan
prejudices which he took with him to the
paradise Of the Pacific.
Admiral Irwin was approached by one OF
the provisional supporters. "Admiral"
said the revolutionist "if uor home gov
ernment attempts to put the queen back
on her throne, your guns will have 10
shoot down some American citizens"
'Sirlr declared the Admiral" My guns
shall never do IT.
From San Francisco, east, Minister Jones
found the people strong in favor OF the
American government at Honolulu. The ac-
tion OF the Cleveland administration after
a had followed the Harrison administra-
tion in recognizing the provisional gov
ernment and had received its ac-
credited minister, Thurston, at Washing
ton, was staggerer to the
Hawaiian Republicans, but they recognize
that the American people are with
them, and that the Republi.
can party in congress, led by
Frye, Boutelle and Hoar, with a good
many Democrats, are their firm support
ers. They do not fear the outcome IL
fair investigation is made. So far
the proceedings OF Mr.. Cleve-
lands administration have seemed TO
justify the charge that they were designed
primarily TO discredit the Harrison ad :.
ministration and its minister.
Even Paul Newman. the ac-
credited agent OF the queen In wash
ington, Is quoted as being In sympathy
with the cause Of the new government
but $4,000 retainer for the other side Sc
cured him for the queens advocate. Par
amour Wilson is the only real friend OF
the Honolulu lost cause. Nt
VIII.
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Ex-Minister Jones Is sislwart broad