Arizona republican., 1894-01-23
Willis to Gresham:

IL. l., Jan. II, 1894.
Sir-I send herewith a petition from
the Hui Aloha ANA (The Hawaiian
Patriotic League) an association which
claims to represent over 5000 legal
voters. The petition was brought here
last night by Hon. j. A. Crimmins,
honorary president of the association
and A. Morgues, a member of its execu-
tive council who atsted that they were
a committee for that purpose.
With high regards etc.,
ALBERT S. WILLIS.
The memorial of the Hawaiian
Patriotic league says: "Last January
a political crime was committed not
only against the legitimate sovereign OF
the Hawaiian kingdom, but also against
the whole Hawaiian nation, nation
which for the past sixty years had en-
joyed free and happy constitutional
self government. This was done hv
coup de main of United States Min
lister Stevens in collusion with a cabal
missionaries and local politicians an
gered by continuous political defeat
who as a revenge for being in a hope
less minority in the country resolved to
rule or ruin through foreign help"
Commenting on the landing OF the
United States troops the memorial con-
tinues: The queen and her govern
ment realizing the situation, but un-
willing to make war with the United
States forces and TO occasion the USE
less bloodshed OF innocent Hawaiians.
yielded under protest to a superior
force and the moral power of the United
States, and while awaiting the result of
an appeal with full confidence in Amer
lean honor the queen requested all her
loyal subjects to remain absolutely
quiet and passive and to submit with
patience to all insults that have been
since heaped on both her and her people
by the usurping government.
"The necessity of this attitude of alb
solute inactivity on the part of the
Hawaiian peOpe was further endorsed
and emphasized by Commissioner
Blount 80 that if the, Hawaiians have
held their peace in a manner that will
vindicate 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 ac-
quiesce in wrong and bow to the
usurpers. Had it not been for the le-
Quest of their sovereign there would
doubtless have been tremendous up
rising Throughout the island to crush
the usurperR, but there would have
been sad tale OF blood and destruction
which from the first was it was sought
to avoid if possible.
"The advent of Blount as a special
commissioner was hailed with satisfac.
by both contending factions. His
course in Hawaii was marked by dig
nifty courtesy and discretion highly
creditable to his country and gained
for himself the respect and confidence
of all classes. His report to the presi-
dent has been characterized by great
impartiality and absolute respect for
truth so that the patriotic league have
endorsed it and can solemnly testify to
its veracity and reliability"
is question of right and equity and
that the objection of this repu bile to re.
storing the monarchy is not well
| founded.
The paper closes as follows: There.
fore, the Hawaiians as nation appea
for Justice and redress to the i'm
partiality of the American nation in
whose honor, integrity and love of fair
play we have so long and so patiently
trusted as peaceful and law abiding
citizens, ever ready to submit to the
constitutional rule of the majority
We ask that in place OF the present
temporary usurpers who are hostile tC
the native race our own government il
the person of Queen Liliuokalapi, bt
restored to US with a new constitution
more equitable to US than the ONT
wrested from the late King Kalakaua
in 1887 through force of arms"