The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-09-28

LIST week we gave brief sketch q
The Hsvziisn islands, referring alSc
70 the annexation q Necksr Island,
- much coveted by both Grea. Brit
ain sud America ssys 81 editorial II
the CIuths, New ZezlSni, Leader.
We row purpose giving some pzrtic-
uIars q the recent revolution snd the
establishment Of the Republic Of Hs-
wsu. Ii viii bs rsmem oers1 thsr S
lev wears $50 the lsie King q Hawaii
left on : visit 10 AuerlcS sud die1 ST
~zn Francisco. He was succeeded by
Queen LiliuOkalsni and then The
trouble ccunenced. The queen Was
found o. be 5 0lsSOluIe. tre2c1SrOuS
woman. She zlliei herself with s SCI
q political SdyeuiurSrS whose great
sim EaS 70 overthrow the constitution
znd SCI up 5 despo-lSm II is s.eSc-
Every tortssrancS was shown 70 the
queen and every effort msGe 70 induce
hsr 10 rsSpSc. her osth Sud 70 sdhere
10 the then existing form o. Govern
Dsut. but II soon became fully SPpSr-
emf tbs, this wSs beyond hope Snd
thSt unless every interest. both public
Sud private, in the nation were 70 be
SubiuCStsi 10 5 Ssml-tSros7OuS deS-
pOIIsu. II vzs Necessary IhSt radical
change should be effecIei-Such s
change IS would deprive the queen Of
ST power in the nation. \ meeting
OF the inhabitants WAS held in JSuu-
ary. ISIS, 70 consider the situation,
the result being that Queen LIliCOks-
lzni was pssceSoly 6eihuoned, not s
drop OF blood being shed or : blow
struck, and Provisional Government
VS. established IN plSce OF the former
regime. As j. usual in such euergen-
ciss 5 man was forthcoming 10 CSke
the helm Of the new SlSIe ship. This
wss Mr.. :. B. Doe, 5 judge o. the
Suureme Court who resigned office
sud was chosen President OF the Pro
visiOnsl Government Under his sble
Snd wise guidance the Government
performed lis functions for eighteen
months with very marked success sud
% the satisfaction OF ali sSye the few
iiSSIfec-si royslistS. Il was recog-
niZed s. S Government by America
SDd ST. the Great Powers. The Ulti
mSts sim wSS annexation 70 Amer
icz. President Harrison was Sp-
preached on the subject snd he
negotiated s tr5S-v with the PrOviS-
EonSI Government snd submitted the
treaty 70 the American Senate. bU.
before there wSS Sn opportunity for
rStityiCE the trssty an election for
Presi dent took place. Cleveland then
replaced Harrison sud adopted diff
tersnt policy with reference 70 Hs-
wsii. The ex-gCeen represented 10
him -hSr her deposition hSd been
accomplished by the aid OF the Amer
lean marines, who however. hsd only
been sent ashore 81 Honolulu in orlsr
10 protect the lives and property Of
the Americans Snd they took no
Sc-iOu whatever in connection with
the deposition o. the queen Now, il
i undoubtedly true that President
Cleveland hsd the right 10 recall the
treSty from the Senate and 70 refuse
70 rarify il: but he hSd accredited
Minister 10 the Provisional Govern
msur. authorized TO treat with IL as
lawfully existing power and cOnse-
4uenrly he could only oyerturn
thst Government by lawful wsr. But
the President Is not vested with the
power u declaring wsr; only Con
grsss cSn do this. President Cleye-
land sskei the Provisional Govern
meut OF Hawaii 10 retire snd allow
The queen 70 assume the throne. This
request was backed up by the pres
sncs Of 81 American wsr vessel in
Honolulu bsrbor. Little did the Pre-
sidenr realize the brave and stern
character Of the men he hsd 10 deal
with. Their answer was brief, prompt
Sni emphatic; II simply was no
They declined 70 comply with the t.
quest sud in view Of any persuasive
demonstration being attempted by
the msn-of- war, they called out their
forces, rUr Up fOrtificstiOns, pointed
their guns 10 the man of-wST, manned
and charged them and watched for
the discharge OF the first shot IL
was Al anxious crisis not only for the
Government but for the whole inhsb-
itsnts who momsntsrily expected the
commandment TO open The crisis
passed however; the first shot was
never fired.
Il m2y be mentioned thst on de- /
Gliding 70 reverse President HsrriSou's 4
policy and reinstate the queen, Cleye- 1
land suggested 10 that estimsble lady I
the prOpriety Of granting s free par /
con 10 sll who had taken part against 4
her. This reused the indignation Of /
Liliuokslaui, who promptly replied /
20 the effect that she would do moth /
ing Of the SORT, but on the contrary
would behesd every one Of them. 1
The dispatches Of Clevsland's special 4
commissioner 70 Hawaii, snd the
Presidents decision in the matter,
having been published, President
Dole wrote reply on the whole sub
Jet Mr.. Dole also sent able depu-
ties to Washington, who by means Of
the platform and the press gained the
ear Of the people. and, with such force
and elOeuence did they tell their story,
and 80 clearly did they reveal the
tue facts Of the position that speedily
their cause was heartily espOUsed by
the whole American nation, and from
that point the cause Of the ex queen
of Hawaii was utterly hopeless But,
70 return 10 Hawaii, We have said
that a Provisional Government was
set up in January, ISsS This Govern
ment- OF course, was only OF temper
airy character. the ultimate aim being
TO effect 3 union with America Ii
was seen, however, that, in c0nse-
quenee OF the attitude UNEXPECTEDLY
and UDjuStly assumed by PreSi ent
there was little or no Dros-