The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-02-02
OUR FLAG NOT THERE
The United S.ate; NJl in ths Hl1lilan
R!plb!iC's Anniversary,
MINISTER WILLIS REFUSES
An Invitation 70 Take Part In the
Festivities Receives a Slight-A
Speech by the Leader OF
the American League.
1891, by the Associated Press.

Copyrighted, 1894, By the Associated Press.
HONOLULU. Jan. E.-S,nce the last adj
vices bus little of importance has hap
pcned here. The people are preparing
for grand blowout in celebration OF tho
anniversary of the establishment OF the
PROVISIONAL government established year
ago to-day. The Annexation club and
the American league have gone into tho
celebration with will and there is little
doub, II will be rrea, success. Adverse
comment has been created by the fact
thar yesterday afternoon notice vas sent
the United States minister 10y the proyis-
ional government that January Twas a
national holiday and asking him ii he
would honor il with a public notice and
samtes from the United States war ships
in port. This letter OF invitation included
two others addressed TO the captains of
the United States ships Philadelphia and
Adams, asking them 10 join in the ccle-
braIion. Al 4p. m. yesterday reply was
received which greatly startled the gov
ernment. The substance OF Willis reply
is unofiicially gwen as follows:
II have received your notice of yester-
cay and am obliged to say that the United
States finds il impossible at present TO
participate in the celebration of national
Independence as proposed by the pro,is-
ional government OF Hawaii. Therefore.
decline to take part in such a celcbra-
ton on the part of the United States"
Upon the receipt OF this message the
widest eNclteIpent prevailed in govern
ment circles. They had thought, as the
Cleveland administration had acknowl-
edged the provisional government, the
United States was prepared TO stand by
its guns. The situation at tho present
writing is one in which the anncxationists
nre standing shoulder TO shoulder. The
royalists question remains: Can this
strained condition OF affairs last? II will
be hard TO decide with both parties claim
ing vantage. Minister Willis has un-
doubtedly decided against the American
party, and OH the other hand, the Amer
lean party has decided against Willis and
I Consul General Mills. The fight is still
on and the result will be interesting.
| The old charge that the royalists arc
better posted Than the annexationists was
revived yesterday when the ex-queen's $
paper, HoIomua, published the fact sew
ersI hours before "a was known 10 tlIe an-
nexationists that Willis had refused TO
burn powder In celebration of Jan. l..
| Every preparation Is now complete for
the celebration. 1t will be continued
throughout the day aud mass meeting
was held last night at Union square, the
former Palace square. \ number OF
prominent speakers delivered addresses.
Chief among these was a speech by Wal
terC. Smith, candidate and leader of tho
American league and party in Hawaii.
Smith in his speech called attention TO the
fact that Jan. L., 1913. the French people
beheaded despotic king. One hundred
years from that day, here in Hawaii, the
last independent sovereign on tue
western hemisphere lost her throne. The
11Ih of January has therefore gained
the right TO be known as one OF the world
democratic holidays. Speaking of the
provisional governments recent defiance
10 President Cleveland in refusing 10 sur
render its power 10 the queen, Smith
said: There is nothing more inspiring
in the annals OF l776 than the uDwayerinl
front which you presented IN your greal
emergency. On one side was chief oI
600 600 people; here was an armed bod,
of a patry 1000. There was the strouges
OF modern powers with an army ant
fleets; here were few lone rocks in th,
ocean without a fort upon their pinnicles
and without a gun upon deck. Their
was great government whose prcslden
had declared that our dethroned queer
should reign again; here was Il li;tl,
band OF men who said she mus
pass over their dead bodies first
There in our harbor were broadsides of Z
possible foe; hero on shore was battal
lion behind its sand bags. Tho odds wcr
great, but the patriots OF Hawaii tool
them and il tho American people, arouse'
by that spectacle. had not placed them
selves between us and harm. feel tia
here upon tho soil would have been
Thermopolae not less consecratel to hu
man courage than that which nads IN
mortal the memory of 80 Greeks"
Smith urged that the idea OF annexation
J should not hc given up, but that ever
} energy should be used toward that end
II annexation be defeated he advocated
government Of the American plan uut
! such time as Hawaii Is taken into a.
: union. lie concluded as follows: "Stant
, ing here on the ground once consecratsd I
, the poinp OF monarchy. knowing no flag s
dear as ihe stars and stripes, wc appel
TO our conntrymcn 10 open their gates I
: us OF kindred blood, but We pledge ou
selves. II that cannot bc done, 10 at lea,
! be worthy OF the service by the WORK "
: shall do on this soil Tor the glory 0: III
, American principle
: WAsHINGToN, Feb. l.-Crisp and NJ
+. Crcary, chairman Of 'he foreign aflalr
: committee. held a conference to-day an
! arranged a programme fOr the Hawaiia
{ debate beginning tomorrow. The speakt
: has drawn a special rule making liawa
: the order OF business. IL provides f.
] three day s'considcratiou, closing Mondal
= McCreary will open the debate IA behA
. Of his resolution supporting the admin
: tFation.
IN THREE VOLUMES