The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-17
DEFYING TIE UNITED STATES.
The Insolcn. NJ sssge Of the Hawsiin In
surgents.

VICTORIA, B. c., January 9--Tne
steamer Wareimo, which arrived last
night, brought advices from Honolulu
under late of January l. On Decem-
Der 10 Minister Willis demanded of the
Provisional Government that it sur.
render to the Queen. President Dole
replied, refusing to consider the de-
mand. The Government is keeping
the answer of Dole to Wi,lis's demands
secret until it shall have had time to
reach the President. The folio wing
summary, however, has been obtained
fIom good authority:
Dole begins by noting that this is
the first official communication his
Government has had intimating in any
way the policy of President Cleveland
towards Hawaii. By no action OF
this Government has any matter con.
nected with the late revolution beea
submitted to the authority Of the
United States. Tais is carefully ar
gued. No intimation has ever been
made to the Provisional Government
Of anything having been done or con-
sidered in the premises until the al.
legged conclusion of the President now
presented by Minister Willis. An ex-
haustiVe resume is given OF the series
of political struggles leading I'D to the
revolution, including the acts of kala-
kaua before 1887 and his obs5ructing
and debating legislation by filing the
Legislature with Office holders. The
climax was reached in the opium scan
dal when kalakaua took bTibe of SILL
600 previously prepared for the Legis-
lature. The citizens then united to
overthrow the monarchy. This was
averted by submission to the new Con-
stitution, which took most Of his arbl-
trary power away. Thence on till his
death be constantly chafed and sought
to evade these restrictions.
The inside history Of the attempted
revolution of 1889 is then recited, and
of Liliuokalsni's participation therein.
The opposition then SHOWN by her to
the rights anu interests of foreigners
was after her ascending to the throne
constantly emphasized. It became vi
olent during the latter part Of 1892, as
shown by her preVerse appointments
of our Cabinets in opposition to the
will of the Legislature. The events OF
the last week of her reign are recited,
the resuscitation of the defurct lottery
bill, the removal Of the Wilcox Cabinet
all through the Queens personal indu-
eCce. Dole reci.es the attempted coup
d'etat action OF the committee of safe
ty and two mass meetings of foreign
ers and natives. The com mnittee
deemed tie presence of American
forces necessary for the protection OF
life and property and requested Stevens
to land them.
Dale denounced in the strongest
terms as falsehood that Stevens was
ever asked to have his forces assist IN
the revolution or that be ever did so.
The Government disclaims having ev-
er authorized Damon or any other per
8 rs to make terms for the Queens sur
render, and denies that be ever report
ed or was asked to report such terms.
Damon made those terms on his own
responsibility. Never before or since
the revolution did the members OF the
committee on safety confer with Stew
ems about the overthrow OF the Gov
ernment. The provisional Govern
ment is responsible only to those who
constituted and are now maintaining
it in power. 1t IS amenable to no for
elgn Power on earth. 1t has always
been faithful to its constituents and by
no acts or intimation has ever offered
to submit it's right to the United
States or any other Power. For these
reasons the Government must refuse
to consider the proposition of Minister
Willis. No allusion is made by Presi-
dent Dole to Willis appeals to their
patriotism and moral sense nor to the
terms of amnesty secured from the
EX.Queen.