The record-union., 1894-01-23
HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Additional Correspondence Sent to
Congress by the President.
PETITION ASKING FOR THE RESTO
RATION OF THE QUEEN.
The House. by Large Majority, Votes
to Abolish the Bounty on Sugar.
and Also Placing Refined Sugar on
the Free List-Wheeler III. Peckham
of New York Nominated for Asso-
ciate Justice of the United States
Supreme Court.

of New York Nominated for Asso-
ciate Justice of the United States
Supreme Court.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The message
of the President transmitting additional
Hawaiian correspondence to Congress to-
day is as follows:
TO the Congress / transmit herewith
copies of dispatches received from our
Minister in Hawaii, after the arrival of
those copies which accompanied my
message Of the Goth inst. | also inclose
for the information of Congress reports
and copy of an order just received by
miral Irwin, commanding our naval
forces at Honolulu:
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
HONOLULU, Jan. q, 1894.
To ". q. Gresham, Secretary Of STATE
SIR: l send herewith the petition OF
Hui Aloha Aina' (Hawaiian Patriotic
League), an association which claims to
represent over 5000 legal voters. The petit
tion was brought here last night by Hon.
j. A. Cimmins, honorary President OF
the association, and A. Marques, a MEM
ber of its executive council, who stated
that they were d committee for that pur-
pose. With high regard, etc.,
ALBERT $. WILLIS.
The memorial of the Hawaiian Patri-
otic League SAYS: Last January polit-
ical crime was committed, not only
against the legitimate sovereign of the
Hawaiian Kingdom, but also against the
whole Hawaiian nation, nation who, for
the past sixty years, had enjoyed free
and happy constitutional self-gOvern-
ment. This was done by a coup de mann
OF United States Minister Stevens, in col
lusion with a cabal of conspirators,
mainly faithless sons of missionaries and
local politicians, angered by continuous
political defeat, who, as revenge for be-
ing in hopeless minority in the country,
resolved TO rule or ruin through foreign
help"
Commenting on the landing of the
United States troops, the memorial con-
tinues: 1.-The Queen and her Government,
realizing the situation, but unwilling to
make war with the United States forces,
and to occasion tho useless bloodshed of
innocent Hawaiians, yielded under pro-
test to the superior force and moral power
Of the United States, and while awaiting
the result of the appeal, with full conf
dence in American honor, the Queen re-
quested ali loyal subjects to remain abso-
lutely quiet and passive, and Su bmlt with
patience to all insults that have been
since heaped upon both the Queen and
people by the usurping Government.
The necessity of this attitude of absolute
inactivity on the part of the Hawaiian
people was further iudOrSed and empha-
sized by Commissioner Blount, so that
the Hawaiians have held their peace in a
manner that will vindicate their character
as law-abiding citizens. Y ct it cannot,
and must not, be construed as an evil
dence that they are apathetlc or inditfer-
ent, or ready to acquiesce in wrong and
bow to the usurpers.
Had itInot been for the request of our
sovereign, there would doubtless have
been a tremendous uprising throughout
the island to crush the usurpers; but it
would have been sad tale Of blood and
destruction, which from the first it was
sought to avoid, if possible. The advent
OF BIount as special Commissioner was
hailed with satisfaction by both of the
contending factions. His course in Ha-
waii was marked by dignity. courtesy
and discretion. highly creditable to the
country, and gained for him the respect
and confidence of all classes. His report
to the President has been characterized
by great impartiality and absolute re-
spect for the truth, so that this patriotic
league have fully indorsed it, and can
solemnly testify to its veraclty and relia
bility."
The memorialists claim that the case is
a question of right and equity, and that
objection to the republic restoring mon
archy is not well founded. The paper
closes as follows: Therefore the Hawaii
ans, as a nation, appeal for justice and
redress to the impartiality of the Ameri-
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love of fair play we have so long and so
patiently trusted. AS peaceful and law
abiding citizens, ever ready to submit TO
the rule of the constitutional majority, we
ask that in place of the present temporary
usurpers who are hostile to the native
race, our own Government in the person
of Queen Liliuokalani, be restored to us,
with new Constitution more equitable
to us than the one wrested from the late
King kalakaua IN 1887 through force Of
arms"
The Irwin papers have been given to
the press before.
Under date of January 6th Willis
notifies Gresham of changes in the Pro-
visional Government. They announce
the retirement of Vice-P President Hatch
and the election of w. G. Wilder to sue
ceed him. The Executive Council has
been increased from four persons to five,
Il
added, the duties of which had heretofore
been discharged by President Dole.
John Mckandlass, who was a member
of the Committee of Safety at Honolulu
during the revolution. was before the
Senate Subcommittee on Foreign Rela-
tions to-day. He sustained the action of
the revolutionists and that of Minister
Stevens. He was not an earnest advo-
cate of annexation, but claimed that
Hawaii was rich enough to sustain her.
self, and the intelligent white people of
the islands were able to govern them
selves.
Minister Thurston was at The Capitol
to-day. He called at the room of the
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations,
but, as the committee was in session, he
was not admitted. His main purpose
seemed to be to make objection to Mr.
McKandless, who was then before the
committee The latter was called out,
and after brief talk with him, Thurston
went away in company with ex-Minister
Stevens. He said there was nothing to
add to what had already been stated
about affairs at Honolulu.
FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
Wheeler II. Peckham of New York
Nominated by the President.