The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-14
The Correspo-as.ee.
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ME-. WILLIS TO Mr.. GRESHAM.
LEO, ItoS OF THE UNITED STATES.
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Inst. by prenri,nCement tho Queen. accom-.
panied by the lloyal Chamberlain. Mr.. Robert
con. called At tie legation. No one was pres
emit at the half-h OUR interview which followed
her Chamberlain n avlng beon taken TO another
room, and Consu k,ienersl Mills who had In
vited her to come. remaining In the front Of
the house to prev, snt Interruption.
After y formal az eetlnR. the Queen was In
formed chat the Pres ldent OF the United States
had important co mmunicatlons to make 10
her and she was asked whether she was
willing TO receive IL en- alone and in conf
dence assuring her 1hat this was for her own
interest and safety. She answered In the
Affirmative.
then made known to her the Presidents
sincere scgret that TIM ugh the unauthorized
Intervention ofthe Unit ID states, abe had been
obliged to surrender he sovereignty. and his
hope that. with her cons ,ent and cooperation.
the wrong done her and her people might be
redressed.. To this she bowed her acknowl-
sdgments.
Ithen ssidHo h,r: "Nho President expects
and believes that when reinstnted. you will
show forgiveness and m ugnsnimity. that you
will wish to be tho Queen Ut all the people. both
native and foreign born. that you will make
haste to secure theif love and loyalty and TO
establish peace. fri endshir. anu good govern
msnt."
To this she made nj reply- After waiting q
moment. l continued The President not only
tenders you his sympathy. butt wishes to help
you. Before fully making KIN own to you his
purposes. desiue to know " bether you are
willing TO answer certain oueslsons which Il 10
my duty to ask?
she answered: II am willin T."
then asked her: Should you be restored
to the throne. wouldyou grant mil amnesty as
to lirc and property 30 all those persons who
have been. or who arc now. in Tire Provisional
Government. or who have been instum entail
In the overthrow OF yosir doverDdnentl"
She hesitatod . mo mont. and then slowly
and calmly answered: "Thors are certain
laws ofmy Government by which shall abide.
My decisions would be as the law drects. that
sGch persons should be beheadod and their
property connscated to tho Government"
1 then said. repeating very distinctly her
words: IT IL your feeling that these people
should be beheaded and their property conns-
cated?"
She replied: 1T
1 then said to hor: do you fully understand
the meaning o! evcry word which have said
to you. and OF every word which you have said
to me. and II SO do you still have the same
Cpinion!"
Her answer was: II have understood and
mean all have said. but might leave the de-
elsion OF this to my Ministers"
To thi, l replied suppose I; was neces-
sary to make q decision before you appointed
any Ministers. and that you were asked to
issue royal proclamation OF general amnesty.
would you 10 it?"
She answered: "Ihave no legal RI rnt to do
that and would not do It," Fausing a mo-
mont she continued: These people were tho
cause OF the revolution and Constitution OF
1887. There will never be any peace while
tSey are here. They must be sent out OF tho
country or punished and thoir property con-
fscatod."
then said: Il have no further communIca-
ton TO make to you now. and will have mono
until hear from my Government. which will
probably be three or four weeks"
Nothing Was said for several minutes. whom
asked her whether she was willing to give us
the names OF four Of her most trusted friends.
as l might, within day or two. consider it
my duty to hold . consultation with them In
her presence. She assented and gave those
Nawshi. and + y. McFsrlsns '''''A
then inquired Whistler she had any fenrs OF
ingtoa square She replied thss sSs did nave sS
some lsars: that while she had trusty friends
arIned only with clubs and that mem
shabbily dressed had been often seen providing
1S ass ysr Sss
authorized BY the President TO offer her pro.
The legation and desired her "s to aeeept tho
oner az once She declined. saving she be-
At her own resdsnes Then said 10 her that az
any moment night or day. this offer OF our
The interview thereSpon. after some Der.
sonal remarks; was brought to close;
eons1itation at present with H the 20 H 1ie. aI
friends. as they have no official position and
mshy. her declarations might become public
90 her great detriment IT, not danger. aud to
tho Interruption of the plans Of our Govern
ME- J. Q. Carter Is a brother. OF Mr.. H. A.P.
n s ana Is 10 Sc no ID;
Ss y.aTs oid . sss Sas
ter is t o. whits D.rssptage T. an unmsrTsd
young man Of bout 81 years old. lie is a cous- |
In Of Samuel Parker. the hall: caste. who was
M.si being d.sisnSssd n the d hSs'asns Of
proprietor Bismarek Livery Stable" Ri chsra.
son L half caste IoseRh Nawahi Is a full |
80 the native courts and has moderate Eng.
iish education. He has served twenty years in
knowlsdgs OF the structure and PHILOSOPHY of
the Goyernmsnt which he 80 Icing repres ented-
tive Hawaiian Political Gut. ''H' o' the ma
Upon being asked TO name three OF the most
q john l. Bu:h and W. S Vice n and Pa moss
sstly added. am leader" John + Bush
tation is very bad. K. ". Wilcox is the mo-
tortous halt breed who engineered the reyo-
luton Of 1889 OF all these men Carter and
MaeFATlane are the only two to whom the |
ministerial bureaus could be safely In strustsd.
In conversation with Sam Parker, and also
with Joseph Nagahl, 1t was plainly evident
that the Queens Implied condemn alton Of the
Constitution Of 1887 Was fully endorsed By
them.
From these and other facts which have been
developed feel satisfied that there will be =
eoneeItsd movement in the event Of Testora-
tion. for the overthrow OF that Constitution,
which would mean the overthrow OF eonstltu-
tional and limited government aud the abso-
Lutte dominion OF the Queen. Tha law re-
ferIed to By the Queen L. chapter VI. section
OF the Penal Code as follows:
Whoever shall commit the crime Of trsASon shall |
suffer the punishment OF death and AL his propsrty
shAh be eonnseAtsd 10 the Government
There under this law no degrees Of trea-
son; llotting alone carries With it the death
sentence.
need hardly add in conclusion that the
tension OF feeling is go great that the prompt- |
est action is necessary to prevent disastrous
conssquenceE.