The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-02-02
WILLIS SNUBS HAWAII.
He Refused to Participate in Her
Legal Holiday,
AN APPEAL FOR ANNEXATION.

The Vigorous speech Delivered by Walter
q. smith, Leader of the American Party
Ia Hnwaii-iIc Compares the Hnwaiians
to She Revolutionary Fathers.
F SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 2.-The brig w
&. Irwin arrived from Honolulu late yes
terday afternoon bringing adylce- to Jan.
j., six days later than last advices re-
ceIved here by the steamer Mouowai
+ HONOLULU, Jan. lS.-Smce last adviccs
littleof Importance has happened The pco-
pie yesterday celebrated the anniversary
Of the establishment Of the provisional
government, established year ago today.
Adverse comment has been created by the
fact that ON Monday afternoon notice was
sent to the United States minister by the
provisional government that the lith of
January was a national holiday, and ask
ing him II he would honor with public
notice and salutes from the United States
( warships in port At pm. Tuesday u
reply was received which greatly startled
the government. The substance OF Min
lister Willis reply is unollicially given as
| follows:
81 have received your notice Of ycster-
day, and am obliged to say that the
! present to participate in the celebration
of national Independence, as proposed by
the provisional government of Hawaii J.,
therefore, decline to take part i'm such
celebrations ON the part of the United
States of America
Upon receipt of this message the widest
excitement prevailed in government cir
cles. They had thought that. as the
Cleveland administration had acknowl-
edged the provisional government the
United States was prepared to stand by
its guns
Eat mass meeting held last night at
! Union Square Formerly Palace Squargl "a
number of prominent speakers delivered
addresses. Chief among these was a
speech delivered by WalterG. Smith, can
didate and leader Of the American league
and party in Hawaii.
Smith, in his speech, called attention to
the fact that on the nth of January, 1873
the French people beheaded despotic
king. A hundred years from that day.
here in Hawaii, the last independent soy
ereign in the western hemisphere lost her
throne. The nth of January has there
fore gained the right to be known as one
of the worlds democratic holidays.
Speaking of the provisional govern
ment's recent defiance to President Cleve
land, in refusing to surrender its power tc
the queen, Mr. Smith said: There is
nothing more inspiring in the annals ol
1876 than the uuwavering front which you
presented in your emergency There was
a great government whose president had
declared that our dethroned queen should
reign again; hele was little band of men
who said she must pass over their deaC
bodies first. The odds were great, but tn,
patriots of Hawaii took them. and if the
American people, aroused by that spec
tacle, had not placed themselves between
us and harm / feel that here upon thi.
soil would have been thermop'w, moi
less cunsecrated to human courage thar
that which made immortal the memory
of 300 Greeks"
Mr.. Smith argued that the idea of an
neNation should not be given up. but thai
energy should be used toward that end
lie advocated government on theAmericar
plan until such time as Hawaii is taker
into the Union. lie concluded as follows
standing here ON the ground once con
secrated to the pomp Of monarchy. know
ing no flag so dearas the stars and stripes
we appeal to our cOuntrymen to open heir
gates to us of kindred blood, hut W,
pledge ourselves, if that cannot be done
to at least be worthy of the service by tn,
work we shall do on this soil for the glory
of American principles