Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26

temptation among Hawaiians and their
Kings since the beginning of the reign Of
kamehameha l. This has always been re-
garded by the ruling power in Hawaii as a
coveted and secure retreat-a sort of house
or refuge-whenever the exigencies of fate
might compel Hawaii to make choice be-
tween home rule and foreign domination
either in the form of protectorate, or of
Submission to some foreign sovereign.
Hawaii has always desired an escape to
freer government, when she has to be
forced to the point where the surrender
OF racial pride and her standing as nation
would be the severe penalty of her weak
ness. Hawaians- prefer citizenship in a
great republic to the slavery of subsection
TO any foreign monarchy. Annexation to
the United States has never been regarded
with aversion or with a sense of national
degradation by the Hawaiian people. On
the contrary, ii has been adopted as fea-
ture OF political action by those who have
attempted to recommend themselves to the
support of the people in times of danger.
annexation was an avowed purpose of
the provisional government because it
would popularize the movement. No one
could project revolution IN Hawaii for
the overthrow of the monarchy that would
not raise the question among the people
or annexation to the United States Thus
IL was the habit of the Hawaians to ceie-
brate the anniversary of the independence
OF the United States as a national fete day.
80 that there was no thought of conspiracy
against the monarchy in openly favoring
the project of annexation. Whether annex
alton is wise and beneficial TO both coun-
tries is a question that must receive the
consideration of both governments before
1t can be safely settled.
The testimony taken by the committee
dscioses the well-considered opinion of sew
eral OF our most eminent naval and mill
tary officers that the annexation of Hawaii
Is fact Indispensable to the proper de-
tense and protection of our western coast
ana cities. But this is a matter with which
yi,Ilx n,
and reference is made to these opinions as
supporting the statement that all the in
telhgent men in Hawaii and in the United
states. who have taken pains to consider
the SUBJECT are convinced that the aues-
tion Is one deserving of thorough investi-
gatlon and correct and friendly decision"
The Provisional Government.
Next the report states that the recogni-
ton of the provisional government was
lawful and has contributed to the peace of
Hawaii. and. continuing. says:
The complaint by Liluokalani in the
protest that she sent to the President of
the United States. dated the 18th day of
January, is not. in the opinion of the COM
mittee. well founded in fact or in Justice
IL appears from the evidence submitted
with this report that she was In fact the
author and promoter of a revolution in
Hawa11 which involved the destruction Of
the entire constitution and a breach of her
solemn oath to observe and support it. and
II was only after she had ascertaine,l that
she rad made demand upon her native
subjects Tor support in this movement
Wnlch they would not give to ner that she
ior the hrst time, postponed her determine
tion TO carry this revolution into effect.
anu MADE known her determination to do
SO as soon as she could feel that she had
the power to sustain the movement
The Paramount Commit ssiOner,
But the President of the United States,
giving attention to Liliuokalaui's claim
That this government had alarmed her by
the presence Of its troops into the ahiica-
tlon or her crown, believed that ii was
proper and necessary in vindication of the
honor of the United States 10 appoint q
commissioner to Hawaii, who would make
careful investigation into the facts and
send the facts and his conclusions to the
PRESIDENT for his information. The COM
missioner, MIR. Blount, went to Hawaii I'M
DER circumstances of extreme embarra So
ment and executed his instructions with
impartial care to arrive at the truth and
ne presented sincere and instructive re-
port to the President of the United States
touching the facts, the knowledge of which
ne tnus acquired In the agitated state of
opinion and feeling in Hawaii at that tine
1t was next to impossible to obtain a fun.
fair and free declaration in respect of the
facts which attended this revolution, aud
particularly was this difficult to obtain
from the persons who actively participated
IN that movement.
The evidence submitted by the COM
mittee in addition to that which was pre-
senteo Dy MIR. Blount, having been taken
under circumstances more favorable to the
development of the whole truth with re-
gard to the situation, has, in the opinion
OF the committee. established the fact that
originated with Liliuokalani, and was pro-
NOTED provided for and, as she believed,
secured by the passage of the opium bill
and the lottery bill through the legislature,
ted 20
nue. sufficient to secure the ultimate sue
cess OF her purpose which was distinctly
and maturely devised to abolish the con-
sutution OF 1887 and to assume to herself
absolute power, free from constitutional
restraint of any serious character.
LiliuOknlani's Revolution.
THE fact cannot be ignored that this
revolutionary movement of Liliuokalani
which had its development in the selec-
ton OF new cabinet to supplant one ~hich
had the support of all the conservative
elements in the islands, was set on foot
and accomplished during the absence of the
American minister on board the ship Bos-
ton during the ten days which preceded
the Propagation of the legislature. The as
constituent with which this movement was
received by the American emigrants ard
other white people residing in Ha wai and
its Inauguration in the absence If the Bos-
ton and of the American minister show
that those people with great anxiety. recog-
HlLeO TACT tnat Nnen IL was competed
they would become it's victims. These con-
victions excited the serious apprehensions
of the white people in those islands that
crisis was brought about in which rot
only their rights in Hawaii and under the
constitution were to be injuriously affect
ed, but that the ultimate result would be
that they would be driven from the islands
or remaining there, would be put 1T the
their property. This class supply une-
tenths of the entire tax receipts OF the
kingdom.
The President Deceived.
The report takes the side of the provis-
ional government as respects the counter
revolution which the queen provoked. 1t
is exceedingly severe on the ministers of
the queen, saying
These men, whose conduct cannot be
characterized as anything less than per-
fdiouS, FASTENED to give the President of
the United States false and misleading
statements of facts leading up to and sue
CeedinS this revolution. 10 do this, they
made deceptive and misleading statements
to Mr.. Blount. Upon them must rest the
Odium of encouraging the queen IN her revo-
lu.ionary intentions; of having thrown
themselves upon the mercy OF the people
and then making an attempt through false
hood and Misrepresentation to reSe,in pow
er in the government OF Hawaii watch the
people would naturally forever aeny them"
The right Of the President to appoint MIR.
Blount is discussed, the report stating the
conclusion to be that such right no DOUBT
existed, and that the authority given to