New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-14
11CHT THROWN ON HAWAII.
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-.rv hereafter to reply to this protest as many OF
s s seners are officially connected with the fro
.,Is,onaI Government no ,d q
on on t grom he Hon Sanford Z. Dole. Minister of
IeI.,en Affairs which letter inclose. resGlhdlne
ise lsnding his troops Tor drilling pnip9stsi or, On
q T,day morning December acknoW VIE tba 'hf
rrsreipt Of his letter, and informed nm rha' 60,
rec Transmitted copy of it to Admiral Irwin Tor
hs information and guidance 90 , received q
.ddc n Communication from Minister l'oe, m
ouirlne as to the authenticity OF your Ivarnment
pres dent and the intentions OF our conv nf Nr
n connection Herewith. incoSc wv r'So s,atnj
poe's letter and my reply Snoui, ,in n Of vour
,n,,er was received President Dole ana N b S
General Smith called upon me TO @xpaincd To- them
NV inability at present to comply win ''e' IT,
q9sence then active preparations for defence nave
,een going on The former palace. nov h i a.
the IN ho,h in front and around the various
or,iros Guns and pistols nave pre'i ~, ~
pol.s,o -, a Who are willing to take them whether
hdn or,oa,e foreigners or natives. and herein lies
one of the greatest dangers Many OF tiIosv W"o
Snys received these weapons. like chlHren WIN "
nav ,o,. are eager TO use them. Lacking in In
,,i,cence and self-restran and having no properly
interest at stake they are 5De pat ny CONSUL
break into mob vo.once In1 in' Hi 80, liz,
General n most intelligent and capaoie man caIIel
h eIe "a" az his pcoplc would become involved In
,rouble and disaster, as they nave peeh Su,P.I..u
WI" oI,meer service There are over 10000 Portu
guese on the islands. of whom one,iourth are IN
tarv age The nationality. however. which in my
,adsment is destined to give anxiety here is
ne sraqe Mr. irwin a brother of Admiral Irwin.
arrived here yesterday from Japan. He has for
man NAN and negotiated most Of the contracts
pending lie IS here he tells me 10 protecl ines
Snyne 70 interfere with these islands because
Of the large interests Of our government. When
tbe 1ananese should be accorded the right OF suf-
frage but admits the propriety OF hlgh educatonal
and property qualification As there are now 22w
Tananese here every intelligent observer comedies
,bat this question Of suffrage will soon be very
important one
80 FEARS FOR IIL1UoKALANrs SAFETY
As to the Queens safety do not have any fear
at present. There Is a telephone in my sleeping
room. and have authorized her people to call me
up at any hour of the day or night. She also has
the privilege as stated in previous dspa, ches. Of
coming here. or OF going on one of our war vessels
Aside from my communication with her in regard
to her safety have had nothing 10 say TO- .ny
reported in dispatch No. 3, Of NoyembeE a. There
have been various newspaper hints as to the
fact Of the interview. but none as 10 the subject
matter thereof. | have made further inquiries as
to the Queens understanding OF the Englsh tohgue'
having been c,aSsmate Of Chief Justice judd
and other prominent citizens.
you purposey indefinite and obscure, Tor
reasons which yor doubtless now u5 1d
Oceanic. covering several of the points as above
After a careful study of my instructions and OF
all the surroundings. felt 1t to be my duty take
no further step until heard from you ana me
am s' etc., WIZ" Ss'''''' ALBERT S. Willis.
An ACCOUNT OF THE MASS MEETING.
Inclosed with this dispatch IS a report Of the
meeting OF the citizens. headed follows
"A great meetng.-The drillshed filed with en-
thusiastc men-An immense throng turns out.-The
peoples voice is raised in indignant protest against
Cleveland and (freSham.-PrOminent men thllll a
vast audience with their patriotic utteIanGes ahi
show the fal!acy Of restoring monarchy'-IeXt oil
The report opens as follows Enthusiasm. cheers.
patriotism and men with their feelings strung up TO
the highest pitch Of excitement were the features
of Saturday evenings mass-meeting over LOO men
were present. and not dissenting voice among
them-men who were not only ready ana w1ll' ,bs
but anxious to express their sentinents on the
question now the hearts of all good AInerl-
cans an crd mmense oIW nv & ocSck the hall was
crowded and from that time until $40 many others
crowd Of humanity quietly melted away each one
talking TO his companion, whether friend or
Sali platform aS had been erected for the use Of
speakers; on t. were seated Vice-Presden,t r NJ
Justice A. F Judd. p. c. Jones. W. C. Wilder ana
THE RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
Then follow full reports of the speeches which
have in part. already been published ana the reso-
lutions adopted. follows:
Resolved That we have read with surprise and
regret the recommendation of the Secretary OF
State % the United States to the President 10
restore the monarchy lately existing in Hawaii; ~,
Resolved. That condemn the ASSUMPTION OF
the Secretary that the right Of the Provisional
Government TO exist was terminates ey ms reiusiI
ing between the two countries. and also ms
assumption that the Provisional "overne of 10
continued existence TO the arbitrament Of the Pres-
dent of any other Power. 49, hoo. -, o,,r
ability the Provisional Government in resisting any
attack upon it which may be made contrary 10 'he
At the close of the speeches the report says ~,
Hatch again read the resolutions and asked al
those in favor Of them to Sgny Ven, up THe
trary minded then called FOR ana ueiitnli,ke
cheers for the Provisional Government and they
were given with a will, ana win Il dst NEVi ny
nsc s vel as one of the largest assemhlages
that Honolulu has ever witnessed was Over
PROTEST BY AMERICAN RESIDENTS.
A protest of citizens follows; .oo
Honolulu. II. J.. December ], 1893.
"ro His rxccrencv Albert s Wills. Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary OIL "i'
United States of America;
Sir: The undersigned. American RESIDENTS o'
Honolulu in the Island Of Oahu, one OF the iiawai'
Islands respectfully represent to your Ehceiie"0
that they are citizens of the tmted S'ateS ~
America and have done nothing whereby 10 l0riiei
or waive their full legal and constitutional iis"''
as such citizens. -,,oos a,l
homes and acni,ired and own property in th'
Hs waiian Islands. relying on the rights Secu 80 AZ
guaranteed by Tire Hawaiian CONSTITUTIONS 81 TO-
and OF 1865 which rights were confirmed ana enlarge
by the Constitution Of 1881 - ,o
THAT on the lith day OF January last me 'iI''i
signed learned that il the determinal ioii -
Liiuokalani. then Hawaiian sovereign 10 usir
gard and annul the rights Of life liberty ana prop
erty guaranteed. secured confirmed ana .lIa X
by the said Hawaiian Constitutions. ana that sn
publicly proclaimed her determination TO repuahs AT
the obligations imposed upon her by virtue Oh ~,
oath of office such sovereign TO support am an
maintain the Constitution of the Hawaiian lslands
and publicly announced her intention TO govern th
country pursuant TO her arbitrary, despOtlc Will u
be proclaimed by public manifesto which she calle
new Constitution.
THAT a meeting OF many citizens Of Honolulu wa
held upon the afternoon Of said day which wa
attended by John +. Coburn, then Minister OF th'
Interior and Arthur +. Peterson. then Attorney
General by whom 1t then publicly stated INA
such was the determination and intention OF sa"
Luokaani. and that. If assisted by the citizens
they would oppose the
THE QUEENS GOVERNMENT POwERLEss
..That ON said l4,h daX OF Lan,iarX the ihel