St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-23
HAWAIIANS MAKE A KICK.
PATRIOTIC LEAGUE. REPRESENTING
EIGHT THOUSAND VOTERS,
MAKES A VIGOROUS PROTEST

Against the Conspiracy OF Minis
ter stevens AMI the Men ia
Present Provisional Govern
be- ment = The Hawaiians Deny
~ That the Bogus RULERS Repre-
. sent Them.
T. WASHINGTON. j an. 22.-The message
of the president. transmitting the addi.
, tional Hawaiian correspondence, is as
follows:
q To the COngtess: | transmit here
9with copies of dis patches received from
our minister in Hawaii after the arrival
of those copies of which accompanied
my message OH the Goth inst.
Ey | also enclose for the information OF
congress the reports and copy of an
aorder just received by the secretary OF
the navy from Rear A dmiral Irwin,
commanding our naval forces at Homo
lulu. GROVER CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion, Jan. %. 1894.
Mr.. Willis to Mr.. Gresham-Lega-
ton of the United States. Honolulu,
Jan. 6. 1S94-Sir-I send herewith the
petition of the Hui Aloha Alma, (Ha-
waiian Patriotic league), an association
which claims to represent over 5000
legal voters. The petition was brodght
here last night by Hon. j A. Cimmins,
the honorary president Of the associa-
ton, and A. Marques, a member of its
executive council" who stated that
they were committee for that purpose.
With high regard, etc.,
ALBERT, S. WILLIS.
The memorial of the Hawaiian Pa
trlOtic league says:
Last January a political crime was
committed, not only against the legiti-
mate sovereign of the Hawaiian king
don, but also against the whole Hawaiian
nation, nation who. for the
PAST SIXTY YEARS.
had enjoyed free and happy constitu-
tional self-government. This was done
by ''coup de main" of United States
Minister Stevens in collision with
cabal of conspirators, mainly faithless
sous of missionaries and local politicians
angered by continual political defeat
who, as revenge for being hopeless
minority in the country, resolved to
.'rnle or ruin" through foreign help.
Commenting on the landing of United
States troops, the memorial continues:
The queen and her government, re-
alizing the situation. but unwilling to
make war with the United States
forces. and to occasion useless blood
shed of innocent HaWaiianS, yielded,
under protest. to the superior force and
moral power of the United States, and
while waiting for the result of her APP
peal. with full confidence in the Amer
lean honor, the queen req uested all her
loyal subjects to remain absolutely
quiet and passive. and to submit with
patience to all the insults that have
been since heaped upon both the queen
and the people by the usurplng govern
ment.
The necessity of this attitude of abso-
lutte inactivity on the part Of the Ha-
waiian people was further Endorsed
and emphasized by Commissioner
Blount. so that if the Hawaiians have
held their peace in manner that Will
yindicate their character as law abiding
citizens, yet it cannot and must not be
construed as evidence that they are
apathetic or Indifferent or ready to
acQuiesce in the wrong and
BOW TO THE UsURPERS.
s Had 1t not been for the request of our
soveI eign, there would doubtless have
been tremendous uprising throughout
the Islands to crush the usurpers; but
it would have been q sad tale of blood
and destruction, which from the first it
was sought to avoid if possible.
The advent Of Mr.. Blount as special
+ commissioner was hailed with satisfac-
ton by both contending factions. His
course in Hawaii was marked by dig
nifty, courtesy and discretion that were
| highly creditaDle to his country, and
gained for him at the time the respect
| and confidence of al classes. His re-
| port to the president has been char
acteriZed by great impartlality and
absolute respect for truth, SO that this
patriotic league has fully indorsed it,
! and can sulemnlY testify to its veraeity
and reliability. The memorialists
! claim their case is question of right
! and equit,, and that the objection to
republic :eStOring monarchy is not
well fa" Ljed. The paper closes as
| follows:
| Therefore, the Hawaiians,a as nation,
appeal for justice and redress TO the
| impartiaiity of the American nation, in
whose honor, integrity and love of fair
| play we have so long and patiently
trusted. AS peaceful and law-abiding
| citizens. ever ready to submit to the
constitutional rule of the majority, we
ask that, in the place of the present
temporary usurpers, who are hostile to
| the native race, our own government, i'll
the person of Queen Liliuokalani, be re-
stored to US, with a new constitution,
more equitable to US than the one
wrested from the late King Kalakaua in
1887 through
FORCE OF ARMS.
The Irwin papers have been sent to
l. xN,,I
] include the following:
| Mr.. Willis to Mr. Gresham.
Legation of the United States, Hon.
olulu, Jan. 6, 1S94.-Sir: | have the
honor to call your attention to the fol-
lowing changes in the provisional gov
eminent: Hon. T. NJ. Hatch resigned
yesterday the office of vice president.
assigning as a reason that he was
under the necessity of going beyond
the limits of the country" Hon. w. c.
Wilder. of the advisory council, was
elected to fill the vacancy.
An act was brought before the execu-
tive and advisory council separating
the office Of minister Of foreign affairs
from that of the Office of PRESIDENT" and
/ providing THAT hereafter the depart
| ment of foreign affairs shall be presided
! over by an officer called the minister of
| foreign affairs, who shall be chosen by
the executive and advisory councils of
the provisional government of the
| Hawaiian islands. The minister of for
eign affairs so chosen shall be member
| of the executive council of the govern
4 ment." This act was referred to the
\ judiciary committee. but il Is understood
j to be the unanimous judgment of the
i councils that Mr.. Hatch will be elected
/ to the position. At present the duties
4 otmlnlster of foreign affairs are dis
j charged by President Dole. The execu-
4 tive committee now consists of four
| persons. BY the act it will be increased
\ to five.
4 With assurances, ETC.,
4 ie- ALBERT s. WILLIS.
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