The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-07


Of possible hOstilities.
| 10. 1t was also known that you were
in frequent communication with the ex-
| Queen, and leading royalists were con-
stontly reiterating that you were going
/ to immediately restore The Queen by
| force.
! As n sample of the innumerable asser-
tions of this character is the following.
made 10y Mr.. j. q. Carter the eX-Queen' S
most trusted councillor and confidant, a
gent, man who was then known to be
in consultation with you and with the
eX. Queen and who appears as the at
testing witness, to the exclusion of the
| former memb ers of her cabinet, to her
| proposition of amnesty hereunder re-
ferred to.
+ Mr.. Carter warned his nephew, Mr..
| G. l.. Carter, a supporter of the Provi-
siOnal Government. that restoration was
certain. that force would be used by the
United States for that purpose, and that
he ought to consider the rights of his
| family ana not risk his life III opposing
| lhe inevitable.
This information was from one of the
sources from which numerous propheses
of future action on the part of the
! United States had emanated, with
]
90. 1t was the almost well-nigh uni
versal belief in the city that you were
about to attempt TO land the naval forces
of the United States to enforce the exc
cution of the Presidents policy.
] In anticipation thereof, for number
of days. the wharves were lined with
crowds of people, among them prOmi
nent Ruyalists. waiting to see the United
States troops land to restore the Queen
81. On December 18th Mr.. IL. f
Glade, Consul for Germany, called upoI
you and in substance asked if you could
not speak out and relieve the public
from the state of extreme tension they
were in. which was becoming unbear
able, to which you replied in substanc,
that you were aware of the conditions
and were making every effort to brini
the matter to speedy determination
and would act within forty.eight hours
90. On December 18th. it being re-
ported that the Corwin was, at an early
date, to return to San Francisco. the
Attorney- General called upon you, stat
ing that there would be no regular mai
for nearly three weeks and asked per
mission to forward Hawaiian Govern
ment dispatches by her, which permits
sion you refused, stating that your in
structions would not permit it.
23. On December Is, Major Wode
house, the British Minister, and Mr.
Fujii, the japanese diplomatic repre-
sentative, both asked permission to lane
troops from their respective warship'
for the purpose of protecting their re
spective legations. which permission
was granted by the Government.
"a In view of the exciting condi
ton, Mr.. Fnjii, the japanese diplomatic
/. representative, sent word to a number
of prominent American supporters Of
; the Provisional Government offering
the use of the japanese legation as {
refuge for their families in case of hos
tilities.
% On December IS last, addressed
to you a communication containing the
following words: II am informed that
, you are in communication with Liliuo
kalani, the eX-Queen, with a view o.
re-establishing the monarchy in the
Hawaiian Il lands and of supporting he
pretensions to the sovereignty. VIII yOl
inform me if this report is true or i
you are acting in any way hostile t,
this Government. You will pardon
me for pressing you for an immediat,
answer.
: 26. On December 10 you called upon
ing me with manuscript copy of YOU
: remarks, from which | make the fol
lowing extracts:
"The President also regrets. as do /, tina
any secrecy should have surrounded til
: interchange of views between our two Gov
ernments. I may say this, however, tina
the secrecy thus far observed has been in tn
interest and for the safety of all your pee
pie.
Upon the facts embodied in Mr.. Blount
) reports, the President has arrived at certai
, conclusions and determined upon a certai
course of action with which it becomes IN
: duty to acquaint you
: '''rhe Provisional Government was nc
/ established by the Hawaiian people or witt
their consent or acquiescence, nor has
since existed with their consent. T. .
I'm view of these conclusions i was in
structed by the President TO take advantag
, of an early opportunity to inform the Quee
l of this determination and of his views as
the responsibility of our Government.
II was instructed at the same time to inforl
the Queen that when reinstated that til
President expected that she would pursue
magnanimous course by granting full amne'
) ty to all who participated in the movement
= I'm obedience to the command of the Pres
: dent | have secured the sagreement
= this course. ~
> sit becomes my further duty to advise you
. sir. the Executive of the Provisional Govern
. ment. and your Ministers, of the President
! determination Of the question which your N
y ton and that of the Queen devolved upo
s him, and that you are expected to prompt
g relinqIIish to her her constitutional authorit,
: And now, Mr.. President and Gentlemen
: the Provisional Government, with a deep an
solemn sense of the gravity of the situation
in the name and by the authOrit
of the United States OF America, l submit I
0 you the question: Are you willing to abid
I by the decision of the President"
o %. Upon the 23d of December | r,
S pliedsto the foregoing communicate
: in the eeative.
0 Up to the time of sending you m
/ communication of December 21th II
e further communication had been r,
. ceived by me from you. and no assn
t ance had been received that force WI
I not to be used nor what your further il
Il tentions were concerning this Cover
/ ment.
30. During your nearly two month
t residence in this city you and yol
s. family have declined the customal
= courtesieS usually extended to those o
: cupying your official position, on I'll
specified ground that it was not deemt
!, best under existing circumstances to a
d cept such civilities.
II | do not for moment intimate tn
o such a course is improper or that it is
e subject for criticism. 1t is simply r
n ferred to by me as an existing ia
e be airing upon your relations to this Go
h eminent and germane in considering Il
1t question of your attitude thereto.
& would not have been referred to by II
1t except in response to your inquiry.
D. In the absence of specific definite info
nation as to the intentions of your Go
ID eminent, the foregoing are some of t
m facts from which this Government h
* been obliged to infer what such int
ls tions were, and which, considered as
he whole, constitute the attitude" iowa
r. this Government.
ne 1t may be that the proper logical {
e. duction and inference from the 70