Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-14

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brief and vague sentences, SHE the cy.
queen) WINS advised and assured by her
and leaders Of the movement
for tho overthrow Of her government
that f She SURRENDERED under protest her
case would aficrward DE fairly CON
sidered hv che president OF the United
States The queen finally yielded to thc
armed forces II the United States quar-
tered tn Honolulu, relying on the good
fnifh aud. honor of the president when
Informed what had occurred, to undo the
action Of the minister and relnsintc her
and her authority. which she claimed as
constitutional sovereign " Hawaii
also 1t becomes my further duty 70
advise you cir. executive of tile pro-
yisional government. and your ministers,
OF Tho presidents determination Of the
question which your action and that Of
ihe queen dcvolved upon him. nnh yon
arc expected 10 promptly rclnuuish to
her her constitutional authority
81 understand that the first quotation
Is referred to Ia the following words OF
the second. (which your action and that
Of The queen dev0lvcd uuOn him ,prcsi-
dent Of the United Sntcsl and That the
president has arrived at his conclusions
from Bount's report.
I'VE have had, as vol, no opportunity
Of examining this document, hui from
extracts published IN the papers and,
for reasons set forth hereafter. We are
not disposed to submit the fate of Hn-
wnii to It's statements aud It's conclusions,
As a matter OF fact, no member OF the
executive Of the provisional government
has conferred with the ev-Quccn. either
verbally or otherwise from the time the
new government was proclaimed til now,
with the exception of one or two notices
which were sent 10 her by myself IN
regard TO her removal from the place
aud relating 90 the guards. which the gov.
ernmcnt at first allowed her, aud per
haps others Of like nature. infer that
the conversation which Mr., Damon, mom-
Der VI the advisory council, is reported
hy Mr Blount TO have had with the
eX-queen on January II, aud which has
been quoted In the newspapers, Is the
basis of this astounding claim OF ihc
/ president Of the United Statcs Of his
authority to adiudlcate upon our right
as government 20 exist Mr.. damon,
on the occasion mentioned, was allowed
to accompany the cabinet olliccr Of the
former government who had been ~
| said to the cx-Qucen he said on his In
| dlyldua authority and did not report It
! TO U.S. lOuuts report of his remarks on
| that occasion furnished the government
| It's first information of the nature OF
| those remarke,
admitting, for arguments sake, that
the government had authorized such u.s.
assurance, was 'her ease" afterwards
TO be Fairly considered by the president
of the United States;' WIS 1t 4 question
of her right TO subycrt the H1wAiipu
constitution and to proclaim a licw one
| herself, or was IL her claim 10 he re-
stored TO sovereignty, ct was II her Claim
against the United States for the alleged
| uuwarrautahlp acts OF Minister Stevens
! o all ThHa.t "a ln
sayY But II Il had been an Of these OF
amy of them Il could not have been more
clearly and finally decided by the prest
1 dent of the United States Ia favor OF
the provisional government than wher
he recognized 1t without qualification
and received its accredited two success
lively chosen ENJOYS extraordinary aht
ministers plenipoteninry TO IT, the eN
queen In meantime being represented y
Washington by her agent, who hpd iul
access TO The department OF STATE.
The whole business Of the goyerninen
with the president Of tile United state
IN set forth IN the correspondence between
tbe two governments. aud the acts an,
statements Vt the minister nl THIS gov
ornmcnt nt Washington and tue nnneXa
ton commissioners accredited TO H. i
we have submitted our right 70 cNis
10 the United States the fact viii appcn
IN that correspondence and Ia The acts o
NNf ministers anu ANllllAlAHNlNNN NJ Nl'N'A ~
Increment must hp shown us tound0
lion OF the right Of your government Il
Interfere as nu arbitrator can Toe creates
only by the net OF two purtiea,
The cX-aueeu sent her attorney T.
Washington 10 plead her claim for r.
instatement in power or failing In That
for money allowance or damages. I'M
attorney was refused passage ON the gov
ernment dispatch boat. which was sen
10 San Francisco with The annexation
comm isiIutlH, HnN 'rih ihh' .'r
The departure Of this vessel was les
Than two dave after the new govern
mont's declaration was read, and III
refusal wits made promptly upon rectiY
Ing the request therefor elthor ON tn
dny the government was declared o
the next day II an intention 10 submit
the question Of the reinstatement ot III
nueen had existed, why should hcr at
torney have been refused passage 9
this bOatf The eN-queen's letter 10 MI
Harrison. dated January Is, two day
after the new government was prC
; clnimed. makes no allusion to amy under
standing between her aud the govern
ment for arbitration"
: President Dole here quotes the 81
, queens letter. which has been hereto
/ fore published He then proceeds;
"If any understanding had existed q
: any time between her and the govern
{ ment to submit the question OF he
reference 10 such mn understanding Wonl
, naturally have appeared Ia the letter. Q
! every reason would have existed for cal
r ipe The attention Of thc president 70 u
! fact. and especially as she then khe
Tint her ATTORNEY W-N1
! DELAYED IN reaching Washington; bi
/ there il not q word from wheh sue
, I'M understanding could be predicatcd.
: Tho goyrrnmcli stnt lr' eonniiH'lVie'
1 10 Washington for HE sole purpose q
? nrocurlne the confirmation OF tie recoi
+ nltion by Minister Stevens Of the ne'
government, and 10 enter into negoli
iious for political union with the Unite
States. The protest Of the oA.qneei
I. made on January u, is equally with II
!, letter devoid OF evidence Of nny muiui
! understanding for the submission q h'
! claims to the throne 10 the United stale
!, II 4 very evidently n protest against q
alleged action Of Minister Stevens, Z
wei as the new government, and CO..
a tnins notice OF her appeal 10 the Unite
: states. The d0cumn1t was received q
= actIv as II would have been received
Il h had come through the mall the u
y dorsement Of its receipt upon the pap
!. was made at the request OF the inlifidn
!, Who brought Il. as evidence Of its sa
II delivery.
y "ks to the ex-queen's notice Of her q
=, neal 10 the United States, u was q mn
ter Of Indifference 10 us, such an q
4 neal could NOT have been prevented.
y ~ mail service was IN operation
usnoI That euch notice and our J
\ ,oi,f ~ H. without comment. SHOULD