The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-22

ter stevens and the Provisional Govern
ment, He Asse rts, and the Revolt was
Against Proposed Oppression.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l--Lorrin A Thurs
ton, the Hawaiian minister, gives out
lengthy statement in reply to the charges
contained In Mr. Bl0unts report. The
statcment is In part as follows:
"Mr Blount charges that the American
troops were landed under q preGrr0ngod
agreement with the committee of s1foty
chat they should so land TO ussist i'm the
overthrow of the queen.
ain reply thereto / hereby state that mt
no time did Mr.. Stevens or Captain Wilt2e
assure me or the committee of safety, or
any subcommittee thereof, that the
United States troops would assist i'm over
throwing the queen, or establishing the
provisional government and as matter
of fact they did not assist. I can produce
witnessesi i'm support of this statement, Of
the highest responsibility, i'm ovcrwhelm-
ing numbers.
"The troops were landed to protect
American citizens and property i'm the
event Of impending and inevitable conflict
between the queen and the citizens, and
not to cooperate with the committee in
carrying out it's plans. In fact, the troops
did not cooperate with the committee.
"Mr. Blouut charges that the queen had
| ample military force, and chat but forthe
support of the United States representa-
tives and troops the establishment of the
provisional government would have been
| impossible
"In reply thereto I hereby state that,
although the presence of the American
troops had a quietng effect on the rough
characters in the city, and may have pre-
| vented some bloodshed they were not es-
sential TO and did not assist in the over
throw Of the queen. The result of the
movement wOuh have been eventually
the same if there had been no marines
within a thousand miles of Honolulu,
1.-THE troops did not land till Monday
night the 10th of January, after the revo-
| luton had been in full progress since the
| afternoon Of Saturday, the l4th, during
which time the committee of safety was
| openly organizing for the ayowed purpose
of overthrowing the queen.
at is admitted by all that the queen he
gan the revolution at noon on Saturday,
| the l4th, by attempting to promulgate a
constitution; that such an attempt was
Immediately followed by preparation on
the part of the citizens for armed resist
anCe
ou Oue 90 'ioo. ono Ul ""liU'S' une 'uyii'
mass me-. 'lS " o,Uoo men w, was
nel" "I'ul" " nlooN VI ,ue '''Iaue' inr
meeting VIZ d""reS'eu DS ullp'I r. "L
SPeakerS' an ueIlouucl''E uhe queen me
5e ee'luS' WIN OrsLl'eHupuS cneerihB ana
u9l''Sl l'l,o'''ly 'IoPUe'' To'ot u
. 'uS ut ueIl'IlLb .lio qu9eu W oe III re'olu-
uioll anu 'N'''S 'ue '''ili''i'ee 70 pro
| ceeu Gee. 10 WH"Ie'9r was necessary w nIe
Uh's iileeU'uS n"u oeeil III progress announcer
IneeViuE was oe'nH "eiu py IhG fogalsls,
III Ghe s'reeU "I'nlh a plocR OF Jhe armory,
which VIM, 'uoPCeu 'eao!I '''unS III support o!
Ihe queou' never i'll une hIaOory OF Ha"al
nau Un5re "e5n more I'M menu eApsc'a-
CloIl Oh pIooo'heu ana cohIhct thah there
! was llilileu'"'e'S a,Ier une "uJoufhhehU
O[ 'hTSe I,, U"U '"vlc"lIy opposed meetings
MI ipIouhU statement IhaU Jue COM
muhl'y was al pence was grossly mae
curaUe'
AU was at thls Juhcture' IWo hours aIter
the Adjournment oI lne above meetings
thaI MI "iIHe ana MI stevens acting
upon uuelr own respohSlnlIJy ana ais
cre.loh' anu irrespective OF .t' request or
acUlohs Oh uhe couhhl''lre' Iah"eu the
troops
ME- IhuraIoh lheh reviews at length the
uprising OF iS9' 10 prove mat Minister
stevens ac'eu wisely lI lanuluH lhe troops
ana UhuS a'ei''hS ploousueu' ne con-
olaqes as Io'I""a'