The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-20

ton of the Provisional Government, and
thev negotiated and signed n treaty IN
conjunction with Mr.. Secretary Foster,
which was submitted TO the Senate OF
the United States and was sub
sequently withdrawn by the present adj
ministration. Accompanying that treaty
was a paper signed by Liliuokalani, in
which she stated no objection to the
project of annexation TO the United
States, but in which she protested earn
estly against her dethronement, and
alleged that the United States, through
the abuse by its diplomatic and naval
| officers of the powers entrusted to them,
had virtually compelled her abdication.
The President of the United States, after
further examination of the subject,
concluded that it was his duty to with
draw this annexation treaty fsom the
Senate for further consideration, and so
notified the Provisional Government
through Mr. Willis, our present minister
The recognition of the Provisional
Government was lawful and authorita-
tive, and has continued without inter-
ruption or modification up TO the present
time. 1t may be Justly claimed for this
act of recognition that it has contributed
greatly to the maintenance of peace and
order in Hawaii, and to the promotion OF
the establishment of free, permanent,
constitutional government in Hawaii,
based upon the consent OF the people.
The complaint by Liiuokalani in the
protest that she sent to the President of
the United States and dated the 18th
day OF January, is not, in the opinion OF
the committee, we'll founded in fact or in
| justice. 1t appears from the evidence
| submitted with this report that she was
in fact the author and promoter of a rev.
| olution in Hawaii which involved the
| destruction of the entire constitution,
| and a breach of her solemn oath to OBJ
| serve and support it, and IT was only
| after she had ascertained that she had
| made a demand upon her native subjects
for support in this movement which they
| would not give to her, that she, for the
time, postponed her determination to
carry this revolution into effect, and
made known her determination to do SO
! as soon as she could feel that she had
| the power to sustain the movement.
But the President of the United States,
| giving attention TO Liluokalani's claim
that this Government had alarmed her
| by the presence of its troops into the
abdication OF her crown, believed that it
| was proper and necessary in vindication
! OF the honor of the United States to ap-
| point a commissioner to Hawai- who
would make q cateiui investigation into
| the facts and send the facts and his con-
cluso, TO the President, for his infor-
nation. The commissioner, Mr.. Blounf.
went to Hawaii under ci cumetances Of
| extreme embarrassment and executed
| his instructions with impartial care to
arrive at the truth, and ne presented q
! sincere and instructive report to the
President of the United ctates, touching
the facts, the knowledge Of which he
thus acquired. In the Agitated state OF
| opinion and feeling in Hawaii at that
! time II was next to iml JssIble 10 obtain
Il full, fair, and free declaration in
| respect Of the facts which attended this
| revolution, and particularly was this dif-
! hcult TO obtain from tine persons who
! actively participated in that movement.
! Toe evidence submitted by the COM
I mitt. e, In addition 10 that which was
| presented py Mr.. Blount, having been
| taken under circumstances more iavora-
! ble 10 the development of the whole
/ truth with regard 10 the situation, has,
| in the opinion Of the committee, estab-
/ lished the fact that the revolutionary
| movement in Hawaii originated with
| Liliuokalani, and was promoted, pro-
| vided for, and, as she believed, secured
| by the passage OF the opium bill and the
| lottery bill through the Legislature, from
wh ch she expected to derive a revenue
sufii lent TO secure the ultimate success
| OF her purpose, which was distinctly and
maturely devised TO abolish the cons itu-
! ton II 1887, and to assume to herself
| absolute power, free from constitutional
! restraint OF any serious character.
The fact cannot be ignored thst this
revolutionary movement OF Liliuokalsni,
which had it's development IN the selec-
ton of Il new cabinet 10 suDplant one
which had the support Of al The con-
! servative clements III the islands, was
set or foot and accomplished during the
absence OF the American minister on
| board the snip Boston during the ten
days which preceded the propagation OF
the Legislature The astoEishment with
which this movement was received by
the I american emigrants and other white
people residing in Hawaii, and it's inaug-
uration in the absence of the Boston
and the American minister, show that
those people. with great anxiety, recog-
nized the fact that it was directed
against them and their interests and
welfare, aud that when it was completed
they would become its victims These
convictions excited the serious appre-
tensions OF all the white people in those