The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-26
Hawaiian History Making.

Hawaiian History Making.
Jan. IA, 1893, the old colored lady VIII
ruled over the Hawaiian Islands unde
the name Of Queen Liliuokalani wa de
posed and republic set up, with a mum
Der Of live, aggressive gentlemen, mostl,
the sons and grandsons of American mis-
sionaries, composing its president ant
cabinet. Its president, Mr.. Dole, wa
one Of the liveliest and most aggressive
Feb. 1 the American flag was raised ovel
the islands, and the new government
proclaimed that they wished to be an
nexed to the United States. They dis
patched a messenger to the United States
to proffer their request. President Har
rison sent their proposed treaty of annex.
alton to the senate with a favorable mes.
sage.
After the Inauguration of President
Cleveland he Immediately withdrew the
treaty from the senate and sent a para
mount commissioner, Mr.. Blount, to the
Hawaiian Islands to haul down the Amer
lean flag. The paramount commissioner
did this April 10. The republican gov
eminent still held on, however. Para
mount Commissioner Blount obtained a
lot of information which led him to con-
clude that the United States naval troops
at Hawaii had been used to put down
the colored lady and put up the Dole gov
eminent. The truth of this is stead
lastly denied by the revolutionists, how
But President Cleveland believed
it and thereupon sent another messenger,
commissioner or minister to the islands
to express his sympathy with the ex-
queen and inform her that since his gov
eminent had helped upset her throne it
would set it up again and lift her into it.
The matter seems a little mixed wheth-
er Mr.. Willis was a commissioner, mes
senger or minister, and if he was a min
ister whether he was a minister to Lii
or Dole. He tried honestly to do his best
both capacities. As minister to the
queen he told Lii that she would be set
upon her throne again if she would
grant amnesty to all the gentlemen who
had helped unseat her. The high old
,olored lady answered that by the divine
right of kings and the laws of Hawaii
she would cut their heads off, every one,
and confiscate their property, so help
Ter. While she was thinking it over
Mr.. Willis, in his capacity as minister to
he provisional government, called on
President Dole and requested him to
land back that throne to the colored
since it had been getaway from
Ter by the help of the United States.
President Dole replied with assurances
# his distinguished consideration that
10 would do no such thing; that it had
lot at all been taken away from Lily by
i'd of the United States marines in the
irst place, and that, even if it had, that
vas a matter to be settled by the United
'tates disciplining its naval officers and
men in private, not by ~overturning the
Hawaiian republic. Then President Dole
hoved the colored lady's throne down
nto the cellar. and he and his cabinet
nd supporters swelled their chests out
Jig and prepared to fight till they died
or the Hawaiian republic. That they
would do this there is no manner of
oubt. The u~pholders of the provisional
overnment declared that the colored
was so unpleasant and irresponsi-
lie in her private habits that as civilized
they could not live in a country
uled by her. But the Liliuokalanians
that this is not so.
Once more the ~tireless Mr.. Willis Ia
ored with the smoked lily. He told her
nat President Cleveland would not help
er the least bit until she promised to let
II the revolutionists go free, and that
might bank her last dollar on that.
hen at length, after consulting her
'iends-black, white and medium COL
red-the ex-queen answered that by the
clip of the Almighty she would refrain
ON cutting Mr.. Dole's head off, like
Use the heads of his men. Mr.. Willis
to President Cleveland accord
lgly. Then she got herself a new purple
own. But by that time President Cleve-
nd had placed the whole matter in the
ronger hands of congress.
The last word thus far is that the Ha-
allan republic does not yet give up hope
annexing itself to this Union. but that
trusts to the American people turning
le question over in their minds and at
myth bringing to bear the gentle pres
Ire of public sentiment to secure the ad-
antages which they perceive will accrue
ON such union.
Meanwhile the person who really de-
sympathy in the midst of these
rain splitting COMMISSIONS is Mr.. Willis
Kentucky.
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