The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-02-08
Her SIDE OF THE CASE.
TEXT or TIE STATEMENT MADE ny
LILIUOKALANI DoNINis.
Her View ON the Overthrow and the
Revolution Where Her Allegiance
Had Place.
The statement of the ex.Queen is as

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January. at the request of large ma.
jority of the Hawaiian people, aud by
and with the consent of my Cabinet. /
proposed to make certain changes in
the Constitution of the Hawaiian KIM
dom, which were suggested to me as
heing for the advantage and benefit of
the Kingdom, and subjects aud resi-.
dents thereof. These proposed changes
did not deprive foreigners of any
rights or privileges enjoyed by them
under the Constitution OF 1897, promul
gated by King Kalakaua aud his Cabi
net, without the consent of the people
or ratified by their votes.
My Ministers at the last moment
changed their views and requested me
to defer all action in connection with
the Constitution, and | yielded to their
advice as bound to do by the existing
CONSTITUTION and laws.
a minority of the foreign population
made my action the pretext for over.
throwing the Monarchy, and. aided by
the United States naval forces and rep.
rcsentative, established a new Govern
ment.
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 Iwere not
consulted as to this change of Govern
ment, and only those who were in prac-
tical rebellion against the Constitutional
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
| oil / n inf a,fa nd
quietly yielded to the armed forces
brought against my throne, and sub
mItted to the arbitrament of the Gov
eminent of the United States the de-
cision of my rights and those of the
| Hawaiian people. Since then, as Is well
known to all, | have pursued the path
of peace and diplomatic discussion, and
not that of internal 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 pre-.
vented by the Provisional Government,
who, being possessed of the military
aud police power of the Kingdom so
cramped the electoral privileges that no
tad -, tl,a naa,,la ,,,hn ,a,o o,,,ippssd -,
them.
,"s ga ,hnsa; ,,,;,h H.,
.,,is, ,.,.,,,i,,,d f,,,,, ,,;rr,' .n;,,.'t ,l
Government in power
The movement undertaken by the
Hawaiins last month was absolutely
commenced without my knowledge,
sanction, consent or assistance, directly
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nation of n nnssibilitv and history of
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