The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-01-23
MORE HAWAIIAN PAPERS.
Additional Information Sent
to Congress.
Changes in the Provisional
Government.
A Long Memorial From the Hawaiian
Patriotic League.
1t Alleges Minister Stevens Caused the
Overthrow OF the Monarchy and
PrayB for the Restoration
of the Queen.



WASHINGTON, Jan. % The president
transmitted to the house today add
tional Hawaiian papers from Willis.
They announce the retirement of Vice
President Hatch and the election of w.
Q. Wilder to succeed him. The execu-
tive council has been increased from
four periods to five, minister of for.
eign affairs being added, the duties of
which position have heretofore been
discharged by the president.
A petition and memorial address to
President Cleveland by the Hawaiian
Patriotic league, claiming to represent
5000 voters, is enclosed by Willis, with
out comment. The memorial alleges O
conspiracy of Minister Stevens and men
in the present provisional government,
and denies that the present government
represents the people of Hawaii. Spec
ifcations are made of alleged incompe.
tency In the provisional government.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The message of the president, trans
mitting additional Hawaiian core
spondence, is as follows:
To THE CONGRESS-: l transmit here
with copies OF dispatches received from
our minister in Hawaii, after the arrival
OF those copies which accompanied my
message OF the 10th instant. l also in
close for the information of the congress
reports and copy of an order just re-
ceived by the secretary OF the navy from
Rear Admiral Irwin, commanding our
naval forces at Honolulu.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion, Jan. %, 1894.
WILLIS TO GRESHAM.
LEGATION U. s.,
HONOLULU, Jan. %, 1894.
SIR: 1 send herewith petition of the
"Hui Aloha Alma" (Hawsiian Patri-
otto league) an association which claims
to represent over 5000 legal voters. The
petition was brought here last night by
Hon. j. Il. Cimmins, honorary president
of the association, and A. Marques, q
member of its executive council, who
stated they were committee for that
purpose. With high regards, etc.,
(Signed) ALBERT s. WILLIS.
THE RoYALIsT MEMORIAL.
The memorial of the Hawaiian Patri-
otto league says: Last January po-
liticsl 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 60 years, had enjoyed free
and happy constitutional self-govern-
ment. This was done by the coup de
main OF United States Minister Stevens,
in collision with cabal of conspirators,
mainly faithless sons of missionaries
and local politicians, angered by con-
tinuous political defeat, who, as revenge
for being hopeless minority in the
country, resolved to rule or ruin,
through foreign help"
Commenting on the landing of United
States troops the memorial continues
1.-THE queen and her government, real
izing the situation, but unwilling to
make war with United States forces and
to occasion useless bloodshed OF innocent
Hawaiians, yielded, under protest, to
the superior force and moral power OF
the United States, and while waiting
the result of the appeal, with full conf
dence in American honor, the queen re-
quested sll loyal subjects to remain alb
solutely quiet and passive and submit
with patience to all the insults that have
oeen since heaped on both the queen
and the people by the usurping govern
ment. The necessity of this attitude
and absolute inactivity on the part
of the Hawaiian people was fur
Their endorsed and emphasized by
Commissioner Blount, 80 that il the
Hawaiians have held their PEACE in q
manner that will vindicate their char
acter as lsw-abiding citizens, yet it can
not and must not be construed as evil
dence that they are apathetic or indif-
ferent or ready to acquiesce in the
wrong and bow to the usurpers. Had it
not been for the reqneat of our sovereign
there would doubtless have been q tre-
mendous uprising throughout the
islands to crush the usurpers, but there
woald have been a sad tale of blood and
destruction, which from the first it was
bought to avoid if possible.
''Tbe advent OF Mr.. Blount sa special
commissioner was hailed with satisfac-
ton by both contendng factions. His
course in Hawaii was marked by
dignity, courtesy aud discretion, highly
creditable to his country, and gained
for him the respect and confidence of
all classes. His report to the president
has been characterized by great impair
Jialty and absolute respect for the
truth, 80 that the Patriotic league have
fully endorsed it and can solemnly
testify to it's veracity and reliability
The memoralista claim the caSe is a
question of right and equity. and that
the objection to restoring the monarchy
is not we'll founded. The paper closes
as follows:
Therefore, the Hawaiians, as ma
ton, appeal for justice and redress to
the impartiality of tho American nation,
in whose honor, integrity and love of
fair play we have 30 long and 30 patient.
ly trusted. As peaceful and law abiding
citizens. ever ready to submit to the
constitu iona rule of the majority, we
.ask that in place of the present tempo
rary usurpers. who are hostile to the
native race, our own government, in the
person OF Queen Liliuokslani, be re-
stored TO ue, With new constitution