The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-01-26
ASKS FOR JUSTICE,
A PETITION FROM THE HAWAIIAN
PATRIOTIC LEAGUE.

The League Claims That Ex-United states
1Ginister stevens Caused the Revolution
and That the Overthrow OF the Dusky
Queen Was Political Crims--Asks That
Liliuokalani Be Restored.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.--The president
has transmitted an additional install
ment of Hawaiian papers received from
Mr.. Willis. The retirement Of Vice
President Hatch Is announced and cleo
ton of w. @. Wilder TO succeed him.
The executive council. the correspond
ence says, has been increased from four
to five persons, minister of foreign
affairs being added. The president has
heretofore discharged the duties of that
Office.
A petition and memorial addressed
to President Cleveland from the "Ha-
waiian Patriotic League" claiming to
represent 5000 legal voters, is inclosed
by Minister Willis without comment.
The memorial of the league says:
Last January political crime was
innate sovereign OF the Hawaiian
kingdom, but also against the whole
Hawaiian nation who. for the past 60
years, had enjoyed free and happy con-
stitutional self-government. This was
done by coup de main of United
States Minister Stevens, in collision
with q cabal of conspirators, mainly
faithless sons of missionaries and loca.
politicians angered by continuous pO-
litical defeat, who, as a revenge for be-
ing hopeless minority in the country,
resolved to rule or ruin through for
eign help"
Commenting on the landing of the
United States troops the memorial con-
tinues:
''The queen and her government re-
alizing the situation, but unwilling to
make war with the United States forces
and to occasion useless bloodshed of in
nocent Hawaiians, yielded under pro-
test to the superior force and moral
power of the United States, and while
waiting for the result Of her appeal
with full confidence in the American
honor the queen requested 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 people
by the United States government.
"The necessity Of this attitude of alb
solute inactivity, on the part of the
Hawaiian people, was further Endorsed
and emphasized by Commissioners
Blount so that if the Hawaiians have
held their peace in a manner that will
indicate 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.
"Had it not been for the request of
our sovereign there would doubtless
have been tremendous uprising
throughout the islands to crush the
usurpers; but 1t would have been sad
tale of blood and destruction, which
from the first IL was sought to avoid If
possible.
1.-THE advent of Mr.. Blount as
special commissioner was hailed with
satisfaction by both contending fac
tons. His course in Hawaii was
marked by dignity, courtesy and dis.
erection that were highly creditable to
his country and gained for him at the
time the respect and confidence of all
classes. His report to the president
has been characterized by great i'm
partiality and absolute respect for
truth, so that this patriotic league have
fully Endorsed it, and can solemnly
testify to its veracity and reliability"
The memorialists claim their case is
question of right an equity and that
the objection to republic restoring
monarchy is not we'll founded. The
paper closes as follows:
therefore. the Hawaiians, as a ma
ton. appeal for justice and redress to
the impartiality of the American ma
ton, in whose honor, integrity and love
of fair play, we have so long and 80 pa
tiently trusted. AS peaceful and law
abiding citizens, ever ready to submit
to the constitutional rule of the major
ity we ask that. in the place of the
present temporary usurpers who are
hostile to the native race, our own gov
eminent in the person of Queen Liliuo-
kalani, be restored to us with a new
constitution, more equitable to us than
the one that was wrested from the late
King Kalakaus in 1887 through force of
arms"