Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-01-22

The Annexation club which vas
later formed is made up largely
of aliens, and largely also OF poor
fellows opposed sto annexation
who were forced to sign the
rolf under threat of losing their
families bread and butter In a
country where new employment
is impossible TO obtain
It is a fact confessed by the
flibusters that they would not
have dared their attempt had
tbev not known themselves to be
protected by United States troops
aud guns. stationed beforehand
for that purpose commanding the
Palace and the government buiid-
ing, while they were mile from
the United States Legation aad
many squares away from Amer
lean property, which. moreover
was not threatened by any one
1t was the United States MIN
lister and the United States troops
and artillery which overturned
the, government. Do not our
national honor land good faith
compelsus, to undo this act nof
grave wrong and injustice to a
weaker nation? Are we not
/ bound, not to that nation alone,
but to our own honor and good
fame, to remedy this wrong, done
by faithless Minister of ours.
The United States troops and
guns were landed by Mr.. Stevens
orders the afternoon before the
revolution, and when, by univer-
sal testimony. the town was en-
tirely quiet. They were stationed
by Mr.. Stevens orders, not where
they could protect American life
aud property, but where they
commanded the Palace and public
buildings. On this point of MIR.
Stevens action / quote here
from letter before me from a
very prominent and respected
citizen of Honolulu:
q and some friends were
standing on the sidewalk, corner
of Beretania and Alakea streets,
when all at once rode up an Off
Ger of the United States ship
| Boston and asked to speak to
/ Mr.. Giffard, of Irwin & Co., who
:. was with us. After a short con.
versation Mr.. Giffard returned to
! US and said
A"What do you think they
want? The use of Music Hall as
quarters for the United States
forces. I have refused"
''In ten minutes the officer
returned with a written request
from Mr.. Stevens himself for the
huse of the Music Hall, which
commanded the Palace and Gov
1 eminent Building. Giffard again
refused. Later on Mr.. Stevens
also in writing, asked the use Of
Arion Hall close by, and it was
granted.
Here is an affidavit of o. A
Percy Gardiner, which shows
how confidently the revolution
aries counted on Mr.. Stevens
armed support
Hawaiian Islands, Oahu, ss:--
Gardiner. being duly sworn on
oath, deposes and say:
Several days prior to the re
volution, [ was at Mr.. L. A.
Thurston's house, and at his
request did get a list of all mer
to be depended apon in the cause
of annexation; also their arm:
and the amount of ammunition
in stock. Mr.. Thurston told me
that as | had worked so we'll if
would help them the day of the
revolution | would receive Sl0C
and also So day till the affair
was settled, and [ should then
receive government appoint.
ment- He promised me the posi-
ton of engineer on tie o. T.
dredge, which l and Mr.. Duff
built. | went and saw Mr.,
Thurston the day before the re-
yolution and said this:
Mr.. Thurston. l am a married
man, and suppose i was shot
during the revolution what would
become of my familyl Would
thew be allowed eomnanSat;o,2. D.,