The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-06

port VIII DE htdfu THROUGHOUT lne tnlilt
world
"The bomb will he thrown bv an ac.
credited representative of the United
States Government, aud he will hurl II
against the badly conceived and worse
managed Provisional Government of
the Hawaiian Islands.
III Minister Willis and Rear Admiral
Irwin arrived in Honolulu on schedule.
there would he even livelier times'in the
capital city of the Hawaiian Islands to-.
day than there is in the metropolis Of
the United States.
Briefly stated, the present admins.
tratiou will do all in its power to restore
the condition of affairs which existed in
Hawaii at the time Minister Stevens
brought about the overthrow
of Queen Liliuokalani.
1.-The same force, that of the United
States Government, which made the
Provisional Government possible hos
sustained them to this day. They could
not have made the revolution of which
that were the head center, a success
except for the support given them by
the administration in Washington, and
there is every reason to believe that the
Provisional Government would have
gone down long ago but for this same
support,
1.-THE fact that new Minister has
been sent to Honolulu to succeed Min
lister Stevens and that Rear Admiral
Irwin has been sent to relieve Com
mndore Skerrett has been accepted in
many instances as an inkling of the Adj
illustrations policy towards Hawaii.
"rhis means that the Queen will be
restored to her throne and the Provi
sional Government, representing only a
small part of the people of Hawaii, will
soon be thing of the past"
| do not intimate that the United
States Government is responsible for lie
utterauces. of the Herald. but cite the
above as one of several instances in which
information of intended acts on the part
of your Government vital to this Gov
eminent has been denied to this Govern
ment, and first made known to it
through the public press,
10. On Nov. I! the papers of the
United States published letter from
| the Secretary of State to the President.
dated Oct. Is, 1898 No previous notice
had been given to this Government of
the contents of such letter or of the
intention to make it public.
In that letter the Secretary, referring
to the intention of this Government.
says:
"They relied on no military force OF
their own, for they had none worthy OF
the name. The Provisional Govern
ment was established by the action
of the American Minister and the pres
ence of the troops landed from the
Boston and its continued existence is
to the belief of the Hawaiians that If
they made an effort to overthrow IT
they would encounter the armed forces
of the United States.
"Ihe earnest appeal to the American
Minister for military protection by the
officers of the Provisional Government
after it had been recognized shows the
utter absurdity of the claim that it wa,
established after the successful revolu
ton of the people of the Islands.
"'These appeals were confession by
the men who made them of then
uneasiness and timidity. Courageous
men conscious of their strength and tn,
justice of their cause do not thus act.
"Should not the wrong done to ;
feeble but independent state by an abus
of the authority of the United States b
! undone by restoring the legitimate Gov
eminent? Anything short Of that vii
not, / respectfully submit, satisfy tn
demands of justice. " Our Gov
eminent was the first to recognize tn
independence of the Islands, and
should be the last to acquire sovereignt
over them by force and fraud"
You have intimated in your commun
cation dated December 2d that the for
j going letter, being domestic tran
action, is not the subject of diplomat
{ representation, which statement yo
have reiterated in your communicate
of January 18th.
5 must submit, however, that a
q official communication from the Chic
of the Department of State to the Pres
G dent in which he charges this Govern
l ment and its officers with conspirao,
/ weakness, timidity and fraud, and r.
{ cOmmends its subveIsiou, which lett,
e is officially furnished to and publisht
i by the public press, without any info
: nation concerning the same bein
< afforded to this Government, is not
u domestic transaction" and is pr
l. eminently proper subject for inquil
!, on the part of this Government, AS
Il the intentions of your Government CO
e corning the subject matter.
e IL. On Nov. 18th. Mr.. Thurston, II
u waian Minister at Washington, call(
{ upon the Secretary of State and inquir,
q if the above letter was authentic, al
d was assured by MIR. Gresham that
u was.
u Mr.. Thurston then said
II Il WISH then, to further ask, wheth
le it is the intention of the United Stat
&c Government to carry out the poll
s. therein indicated by force, or, in 9th
Wort is. whether if the Provisional Go
D. eminent declines to accede to the !
l. quest of the United States Governme
l. to vacate in favor of the Queen, Unit
D, States troops will be used to enforce &
request.
N 10 which Mr.. Gresham replied:
III II am not at liberty nj present to q
V swer that question. 1t is a matter &C
N corning which will speak to the Pre-
g dent and talk with you more fully Il
y afternoon
+ In the afternoon of the same day \
Gresham further said to Mr.. ThurstC
H. Il have already answered your ii
is question to the effect that the letter pl
III lished (Secretary Gresham to the Pre-
lis dent was authentic and correct sta
ne ment of the policy of the United Stat
or As to your second question, as to wi
&c Their force is to be used by the Unit
"a States to restore the Queen, all tina
a
ed has no Instructions to do nything VIII
ed will cause injury to life or property
ed anyone on the islands. Further tn
of that am not at liberty to state what
er instructions are. You can draw "
ma own differences from my statement a
Ut allay any apprehension viii
81, may have been caused by what
ny been published Mr.. Thurston furt'
ne said to Mr.. Gresham:
Your answer does not convey the
ar formation which / requested. Wht
re- desire is to obtain information VIII
NJ will guide my Government in I'll
fa- action. If they know that force is
ire be used by you their course of act
ed; will necessarily be different from W
raj il otherwise would be. The definite
NY formation from me that you intend
APP use force may be the means of prevC
M ing them from using force and caus