The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-01-05

I NAll2U government allu SET un ~
force q new Government in its place
that be kept his promise by causing
detachment of troops to be landed
from the Boston on the 18th Of Janu
airy, lS9S, and by recognizing the Pro
viSioual Government the next day
/ when il was too feeble to defend itSe /
and the constitutional Governmeu
wss able to successfully maintain il:
authority against any threatening
/ force other than that Of the United
States already landed
Without entering into a discussion
Of the facts, I beg to state in reply
/ that I am unable TO ndge Of the cor
/ rectne>> Of Mr.. Blouut'S report, from
which the Presidents conclusions were
1 drawn. aS I have had no opportunity
OF examining such report. But / de-
sire 10 specifically and emphstically
DENY the correctness Of each aud every
one OF the allegations off-act contained
in the above-Quoteds staSement; vet, rs
the President has arrived at q positive
opinion in his own mind in the mat
ter, Will refer TO it from his own
standpoint.
Nv position is briefly this: If the
American forces illegally assisted the
revolutionists in the establishment of
the Provisional Government, that
Government is not responsible for
their wrong doing. L was purely q
private matter for discipline between
the United States Government and its
own officers. There is, submit, no
precedent in international law for the
theory that such action of the Ameri-
can troops has conferred upon the Uni
ted States authority over the internal
affairs Of this Government. Should il
be true, as you have suggested, that
the American Government made it.
self responsible to the queen, who, it
is alleged, lost her throne through
such action, that is not 3 matter for
me 10 discuss, except TO submit
that, if such be the case, il is matter
for the American Government and her
10 settle between them. This Govern
ment, q recognized sovereign power,
equal in authority with the United
States Government and enjoying per-
feet diplomatic relations with it, can
not be destroyed by it for the sake of
its obligations 10 the eN-
queen.
Upon these grounds, Mr.. Minister,
in behalf Of my Government, / re-
Spectfully protest against the usurpa-
ton Of its authority aS suggested by
the language OF your communication.
It Is difficult for = stranger like your
self, and much more for the President
Of the United States with his pressing
possibilities. his crowding cares
and his want Of familiarity with the
and history Of this country
and the inner life Of its people, 10 OBJ Z
tain 3 clear insight into the real state l
II affairs and 10 understand the social I
currents. the race feelings and the 4
customs and traditions, which all con- I
ribute 10 the political outlook. We, /
who have grown up here or who have 4
adopted this country as our home, are
conscious Of the difficulty OF maintain
ng stable government here. A COM
nunity which Is mSde up of five races,
4 which the larger part but dimly ap-
,reCiates the significance and value of
representative institutions, offers poll
ical problems which may well tax the
wisdom Of the most experienced states
nan.
i = .
ial part Of this community, includ-
ne many foreigners and native Ha-
7aiians, have observed with deep re
-ret the retrOgrsSSlYe tendencies OF
be Hawaiian monarchy, and have
.OnCrably stTiyen against them. and
ave sought through legislative work,
be newspapers, and by pers0nai ap- 1
cal aui individual influence TO sup
Crt and emphasize the representative
zarurss Of the monarchy, and 10 ere
= 9 pubiicseulmeG favorable there
D., and thereby 10 avert the CltaStTO-
he that seemed inevitable if such
andeucieS were not restrained. These
forts hsve been met by the last TWO
lvereigns in q spirit Of aggressive
Usuiity. The struggle became st
sugth 8 well defined issue between
lysl prerOgative and the right OF rep
sentative government and most bit I
srly and unscTupulOusly has il been
lTried on in the interests Of the form
r. The Kings privilege Of importing
o0ds for his own use without paying
be duties thereon, was abused 10 the
Ztent Of admitting large quantities
I liquors with which 10 debauch the :
.ectOrate. He promoted the election
{ Government officers, both execu-
We and judicial, 10 the Legislative {
ssembly, and freely appointed TO Of !
&c elected members thereof. In the !
Of 1SS6, OF which / was a I
.ember. the party supporting the
1vernment was largely in the major I
', and nearly every member Of such
.ajOTity held some appointment from L
le Government, and some of them as
any Is two or three, thereby effect .
ally placing the legislative branch Of /
le Government under the personal G
Id absolute control Of the King. The {
encrOachments, Iawless {
ztravarauce and scandalOus and open I
les Of patronage and privilege 10 Q
.e highest bidder by Kalakaua
ought on al length the revolution Of
s.. which had the full sympathy and