The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-02-08

The Military Commission were
treated to a review of the princi-
pal events connected with the sue
cessful revolution of 1893, when
monarchical government was OBJ
liberated forever in the Hawaiian
Islands, through the statement
filed and read on behalf of Liliuo-
kalani Dominis, now undergoing
trial for conspiring to overthrow
the present republican form OF
Government.
Following is the statement in
full:
In the year 1898, on the 18th day OF
January, at the request of large
majority of the Hawaiian people,
and by and with the advice and
consent of my cabinet, I pro-
posed to make certain changes in
the Constitution of the Hawaiian
Kingdom, which were suggested to
me as being for the advantage and
benefit of the Kingdom and subjects
and residents thereof. These pro-
posed changes did not deprive for
eigners of auy rights or privileges en-
joyed by them under the Constitution
of 1887, promulgated by King Kala.
kaua, and his Cabinet, without the
consent of the people or ratified 10y
their votes.
My Ministers at the last moment
changed their views and requested me
to defer all action in connection with
the Constitution, and i yielded to
their advice as bound to do by the sx-
listing Constitution and laws.
A minority of the foreign popula-
ton made my action the pretext for
overthrowing the Monarchy, and,
forces and representative established q
new government.
owed no allegiance to the Provis-
ional Government so established, nor
to any power or to any one save the
will Of my people and the welfare OF
my country.
The wishes of my people were not
consulted as to this change Of govern
ment, and only those who were in
practical rebellion against the Con-
stitutional Government were allowed
to vote upon the question whether the
Monarchy should exist or not.
To prevent the shedding OF the blood
of my people, natives and foreigners
alike, opposed armed interfer-
ence and quietly yielded to the
armed forces brought against my
throne, and submitted to the arbitra-
ment Of the Government of the United
States the decision of my rights and
those of the Hawaiian people. Since
then, as is well known to all, have
pursued the path of peace and diplo-
motto discussion, and not that OF in
ternal strife.
The United States having first inter-
fered in the interest of those founding
the Government of 1898 upon the
basis of revolution, concluded to leave
to the Hawaiian people the selection
of their own form of Government.
This selection was anticipated and
prevented by the Provisional Govern
ment, who, being possessed of the
military and police power OF the King
dom, so cramped the electoral privi-
leges that no free expression OF their
will was permitted to the people who
were opposed to them.
By NV command and advice the ma
tive people and those in sympathy
with them were restrained from rising
against the Government in power.
The movement undertaken by the
Hawaiians last month was absolutely
commenced without my knowledge,
sanction, consent or assistance, direct
ly or indirectly, and this fact Is IN
truth we'll known to those who took
part in it.
received no information from any
one in regard to arms which were OF
which were TO be procured, nor OF any
men who were Induced, or to be IN
duced, to Join in any such uprising:
do not know why this Information
should have been withheld from me-
unless it was with view to my
personal safety or a. precautlon'
ary measure. 1t would not have re-
ceived nv sanction AMI I can assure
the gentle men of this Commission
that, had known of any such 1nten-
ton, / would have dl~-uaued the
promoters from such Il venture. But
/ will add that had L known, thelI
secrets would have been mine and IN
viOlately preserved.
That l intended to change my Cao-
met and to appoint certaiu ofhcers ol
the kingdom, in the event or my res
toratior will admit; but that l. Oh
any one known to NE, had, In part ol
in whole, established new govern
ment is not true. Before the ATTN o.
January, 1895, the day upon whlch
formally abdicated, and called upon
nv people to recognize the Republic
of Hawaii as the only lawful Govern
ment of these Islands, and to support