The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-20
THE SENATE INpEsIIe4TIOx
Two Points that Mr.. Stsve-s win Make
Prof. OIs.on's TestIutonY.

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WASHINGTON. Jan. 1a.--Johu I. Stevens OF
Maine. ex-Mlnistcr to Hawaii Is here. In good
health and will appear before the Senate in
vestigatinR committee tomorrow. His testi-
mony will be given in secret II 10 very rossl-
hle that extraordinary efforts may be m ade to
prevent the public at present from knowing
what the sworn testimony OF Mr.. Stevens IL.
IL may not be without interest, therefore. TO
Know what Mr.. Stevens has to say before he
enters the committee room and is compelled
to assume an obligation OF secrecy. Mr..
Stevens. in speaking to friend to-
day. made two points which have not
been specially called to public attention either
by himself. or In any OF the testimony which
has been given. These points go to show:
First. that tho deposed Queen Liliuokalani did
not think or assume that Minister Stevens, By
the use OF the marines. had caused her over
throw; second. that Minister Stevens did not
assume to give any orders, as Paramount
Commissioner Blount did. to the naval officer
in CHI ,rge OF the war vessels and OF the ma
rines, but. on the contrary he requested
that officer to do certain things. and did not
assume to give commands.
Mr.. stevens to-day said that in proof Of his
claim that the Queen was not overthrown by
the United States forces at his request or by
his direction. tho Queen sent to him. twenty
two hours after the marines had been landed
and after she had been deposed, and entreated
him to have the United States naval forces
used In her behalf. Mr.. Stevens is OF opinion
that this request OF the Queen. twenty
two hours after the troops had been
landed and after she herself was out OF power.
Is a sufficient indication that the Queen was
then OF the opinion that the marines had been
landed at his request for the proteotion\of
American interests alone. and not either to
tkrA has apf 20 atoh liah
opposition Government. and that II he had
been instrumental In oyerthrowing the Queen
by the use ofthe United States forces, and had
Sose sPsss sbe Would not have % cent to him
the request that he shou use the power OF
the United states 10 her interest
val oiicer to land the troops. 1t is his opini
na ner Of tSs
United States has no authority e, give a COM
to make a request o. him, ana that it is for the
commanding naval officer himself to, deter
the s Constitution and the laws Of his eouHtry
Fss SS Fill VIII Si.rs ss ssi i
it oss II. IL. f psss ra% ssrGSs sSs
instance "S he may have Vol ated them and that
in justification the com mand or request from
any civil officer OF the Government even II he
Consular s e0 seTnics Of the ne United States
Much less can naval officer iustiiy AZ illegal
S G es he
who holds no office In the diplomatic or con:
.ular service and whois no s pore aItthoTizsd
OF the President Of the United States than
messenger boy would be-
this morning resumed the inves tigation OF Ha-
Eaiian affairs; The pTineipsl witness was PS9f
oleson was for fifteen years. from August
1873 TO July. 1893. the principal Of q manual
which the city OF Honolulu Is situated. and
witnessed The pt oyerthrTTw w OF the Queen. He
In response to a question as to what was
the character OF the Queen for political in
tegrity and personal character. the witness
could be After the Queen came to the throne
Prot. 0eson said. she very soon sought to re;
surrendered in giving, the Constitution of
1881 To accomplish the abrogation OF the
new one which she had prepared. she entered
into an Arrangement with members OF the
beiSrs that bodyHone Of them the chartering
OF the Louisiana lottery-by which she was to |
oG snos1 S and ths u ar we're :" y9ts
new Ministry that would assist her In pro- |
mitigating the new Constitution.
this plan. the feature Of the new Constitution |
which disiranc issd all but native Hawatians. |
consent Of her Ministery. two OF whom fed |
after refusing her demands and appealed to |
Queen 10 her demands. As soon as the Queen |
learned that public mass meetinG had been |
t6ofouGhly frisStened. and promised her Cab
met that II they would stand with her against |
the citizens she would 90 nHthns ,bs.
effect, and had II scattered through !!he |
effect OF the approaching mass meet |
ing. But the citizens put no faith In the |
men who were advising her. Marshal Wilson. |
In charge Of the police forces, a man By COM |
paramour Tor years. commanded the people |
not TO attend this mass meeting. This, how: |
syeF da not deter the RsSPS who GSthf 6n
olulu. The citizens confirmed the appoint |
ment OF the Committee OF Safety and author !
manent and good Government. From Saturday |
afternoon. when the Queen attempted to pro- |
the american troops landed on Monday after |
noon-about two days and half-Honolulu
that time the queen had threatened her Min
istry with violence; they had fed from her |
the people TO rise against this Queen. and Mari
shall Wilson had illegally transformed the pc.
arms and Calling guns. had armed the police.
he had recruited from the streets OF the CIV
who feared ineendisrism and possibly mob
violence In the high state OF excitement. Min
lister Stevens landed troops from the Boston
for the express purpose, as announced in his
letter 70 Capt. Miltse. 70 protect the United
States Legation. the United States Consulate.
and the rights and property Of American citi-
zenR
On Tuesday afternoon az 2:3O o'clock, con-
tnued Prof 0leson. tbs Committee on Public
Safety walked to the Government building and
read proclamation abrogatinR the monarchy
and establishing the Provisional Government
Immediately citizens rallied TO the support Of
the new Government from every direction. be-
cause frequent occasions during the previous
years had made IL necessary for them to hold
prepared for Just such emergencies.
and many 81 them had been members 81 vol
untssr companies. These American citizens
were voters and paItook Of the political life
there They were also HaHAiiAns with the
exception that they could not hold ONCE
The nited states Government had frequently
landed troops in tho past. and standing orders
bad been given BY the Government Of the
l ntted states TO protect this class OF persons.
He did not think that the landing OF the troops
had the slightest inhuence one wAy or the
other on the revolution. Marshal Wilson in
iTenched the masses In the police station be-
fore the troops were landed. There vas no