The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-09

the first time that this position had fairly
dawned upon the minds of the Hawaiian
public as one seriously taken, and the ex-
pressions of surprise and indignation have
been almost ludicrons This is so, notwith-
standing the alleged refutation of it made by
Vice President Hatch, at the mass meeting
of November 25th. He seems to have been
the only public man who fairly appreciated
the fact that it was Gresham's fundamental
point. Undoubtedly this point will form a
prominent feature in the reply OF the Gov
ernment.
FOR ARMED RESISTANCE. .#
During all those days the Government and
citizens had been actively strengthening
their defences and improving their military
organizations. The Corwin had arranged to
sail on the night of the 18th, but was detain-
ed. Strenuous efforts were made by the
various correspondents to smuggle dispatches
by her On the Goth every officer was put
upon his honor and compelled to return TO
the writers every letter entrusted to Kim.
An ironclad embargo was laid upon all
transmissions of papers and letters by the
Corwin 1t is the intention to have Minister
Willis dispatches to Washington anticipate
all other news to the American public.
Plans were laid to despatch a
small fast boat to San Francisco
to reach there before the Corwin, but
later developments made the outlay un-
necessary. On the 21st the general impress
sions were that no actual force would be en-
ployed by the Minister, but that he would
continue to keep menace of it in order to
wear out the patience of the people and re-
duce them to submission.
The expectation of news, per Alameda, to
arrive on the 22d. undoubtedly caused a
suspension of the threatening influence. 1t
was generally believed that the reports of ac-
tion taken in Congress up to the 10th upon
the Hawaiian questions were likely to alter
fbo Off hnr md
move the danger of the restoration. of the
monarchy. The Royalists, however, con-
tinued exultant and assured. On the 18th
and Goth they carried tone of authority and
began to speak of themselves as already IN
power. They are in some dispute as to who
should constitute the Cabinet, and various
members of their party were talked Of
These speculations were soon sat down on by
the assurance that the Queens last Cabinet
had never resigned and were still the only
lawful Cabinet The Americans continued
firm in determination to make all the
military resistance in their power.
TO SEIZE THE QUEEN.
There was much talk among the supporters
of the Government about the propriety of
seizing the person of the Queen in order to
stop her negotiations with the American
Minister to overthrow the Government. 1t
is not probable that the Government have
themselves entertained such plan, as she
u
ish and American Minister, and it is hard to
see how possession of the person of the Queen
or of other royalists could strengthen them
in defensive action against the United
States.
ALAMEDA'S ARRIVAL.
The early morning arrival of the Alameda
on the 22d created an immadiate change in
the state of feeling of both parties A num-
ber of leading adherents of the Provisional
Cove lment arrived on her, who reported
all Z Ding right for their side in Congress
Among the prominent arrivals were Minister
Thurston, ex-Minister Mott Smith, Editor
H. N Castle and W. N. Armstrong. On the
afternoon of the 23d, the Advisory Council
assembled to hear the draft of Mr.. Dole's
reply to Minister Willis. 1t was approved
without material change.
THE REPLY READY.
Mr.. Willis was notified that the answer
would be delivered to him in the course of
the night Steam was at once got up on the
Corwin and anchor hove short. The final
typewriter copies occupied eighteen pages.
The reply in duplicate reached the Minister
at two A. NJ. The Corwin sailed at haf-past
six with a copy for President Cleveland.
The text of the reply is kept secret for rea-
sons of diplomatic courtesy. Some features
are becoming known, and the following sum-
mary has been obtained from good author
ity:-
Dole begius by noting that this is the first
official communication this Government has
had intimating in any way the policy OF
President Cleveland towards Hawaii. By
no action of this Government has any matter
connected with the late revolution been sub
mitted to the authority of the United States.
This is carefully argued, No intimation has
ever been made to the Provisional Govern
ment of anything having been done or con-
sidered in the premises until the alleged
conclusion of the President now presented by
Minister Willis An exhaustive resume is
given of the series of political struggles lead
ing up to the revolution including the acts OF
Kalakau before 1887, and his obstrueting
and debating legislation by filling the Leg
islature with office holders. The climax was
reached i'll the opium scandal, when kala-
kauai took a bribe of 71,000, previously
prepared for the Legislature. The
citizens then united to overthrow the mon
archy.
This was averted by Kalakau's submission
to new constitution which took most of his
arbitrary power away. Thence on till his
death he constantly chafed and sought to
evade those restrictions. The inside history
of the attempted revolution of 1889 is then
recited, and of Liliuokalani's participation
therein. The opposition then shown by her
to the rights and interests of the foreigners
was after her ascending to the throne, con-
stantly emphasized. 1t became violent dur
ing the latter part of 1892, as shown by her
perverse appointments OF our cabinets in
opposition to the will of the Legislature.
The events of the last week of her reign are
recited, the resuscitation of the defunct
Lottery bill, the removal of the Wilcox
Cabinet, all through the Queens personal
influence Dole rectes the attempted coup
d etat, the action of the Committee of
Safety. and the two mass meetings OF the
foreigners and natives The committee
deemed the presence of the American forces
necessary for protection of life and property
and requested Stevens to land them
DID STEVENS HELP2
Dole denounces, in the strongest terms, the
statement that Stevens was ever asked to
have his forces assist in the revolution or
that he ever did so. The government dis
claims having ever authorized Damon or any
other person to make terms for the Queens
surrender, and denies that he ever reported
or was asked to report such terms Damon
made those terms on his own responsibility.
Never before or since the revolution did the
members of the Committee of Safety confer
with Stevens about the overthrow of the
Government The Provisional Government
is responsible only to those who constituted
and are now maintaining it in power. 1t Is
amenable to no foreign power on earth, 1t
has always been faithful to its constituents
and by no acts or intimation has ever offered
to submit its rights to the United States or
any other power. For these reasons this
Government must refuse to consider the
proposition of Minister Willis. No allusion
is made by President Dole to Mr.. Willis APP
peals to their patriotism and moral sense
nor to terms of amnesty secured from the
ex-Queen.
CLEvELAND'S MESSAGE.
The Arawa arrived at noon on the 18th,