Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-02-20
AN APPEAL.
The Aloha Alma : League
to Congress


IS representative of more than
5000 Hawaiian citizens. taxpayers
md lawful voters of the Hawaiian
Islands. whose names with their
ages. were given to Hon. J. Il.
Blount make the appeal to the
of the United States IL
behalf Of ourcountry's nationality
aud independence.
The course taken by us IS unusu i
it is justified by events and cir
as extraordinary. ON
the 18th OF January 1898, }. L.
Stevens. Minister PlenipOtentlary
of the United States, accredited
to the Hawaiian government,
consammated conspiracy with a
small faction of traitors to our
country to overthrow the
constitutional government of the
Hawaiian Kingdom. In violation
of treaty obligations of inter
national law. and the plainest
principles of justice, the armed
forces of your powerful nation
were used to encompass this
wrong under the shadows OF your
powers called into action against
a handful of Hawaiian native
men, women and children under
threats, unmistakable, and preg-
nant when they left the lips of
Stevens and Wiltse, (then com
handing the q. S. S. Boston.
Our royal friendship to your
people, our gratitude for all past
berefactions received at your
hands, induced us to avoid a
nfiet which threatened to EN-
broil us with the United States.
We therefore confded our fate to
your nation, relying upon your
greatness. magnanimity and
upon your courage to be just to
the weak and defenseless.
Your faithless servants have
enabled faction, unsupported
even by tithe of the people Of
the islands. to render us power
less by disarming US, to enlist
and arm alien mercenaries tc
menace, trample upon and des-
troy our liberties and god-giver
rights. Now, while these bandits
hold our helpless nation by the
throat ready to plunge their muir
-ti0----4. fannS- into its yitals
every rascal, every fllbuster il
/ the United States shouts ''hands
off" and cries out against inter
ference with the men whom YOU
servants permitted and assisted
/ to rob us of our means of defense
and to manacle us. We cannot
we will not believe that you
representing the great, the just
the cultured, the Christian peopl,
of the United States will allow th,
question of our great wrong
and injustice to become the pla
thing OF partisan politics.
! Not alone our national life and
independence, but our persona
liberty and the few rights anC
possessions which have not beer
filched from us by alien intruders
are imperilled, and will be los
if your people refuse to do u:
justice and leave us bound aDC
powerless at the mercy of oul
enemies.
Ii You had declared it neces
sary to take our country for the
welfare or fety of your own
we wonld most willingly anC
with one voice have ceded to yor
what We call our own. but outsid,
/ of that necessity under our natiy,
monarchy. The nnjustifabl'
acts of your servants force N
now to appeal to you to repai
the outrages and wrongs done t
Us. by delivering US from tn,
tyranny which was cast on us b,
your servants.
we cry to you Tor justice, anC
for such help as the honor anC
fair name of American peopl,
command you to extend Us. AnS
may the Great Lord of all nation,
SO deal with your people as yor
deal with the weak oppressed anc
deposed nation of Hawaii nei.
With respect ard aloha.
Your servants.
j. A. CUNxrSs,
Honorary President.