The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-22
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TIE revoautsyn 81 the Hawaiian
Islands uax unsuccessful. THIS b mat
TOR for supreme cungrafulafloH1- For
suggsose 81 had succeeded. what ssszz1
We % not hare to 50 far FOX an ans
wer. II - Ga record IN the archives OF
sise state department at Washington
cry that the ex-queen, 81 the event Of
res.xratIas By our government. refussd
TO pledge herself not 10 make al who
Rad reToItsd against her exslli-saSage
ruse nay she penalty wEth the loss Of
Their fsezssis. cDn4isra'tSon Of their prop
erty ard the banEshs1sens II not exc
cutioa OF their families.
No sign has since been given By her
that thie determination. 10 punisii as
traitors all WIN participated N the
rovausent which cu.mznated in the es-
tabssshmesx Of the present government.
has baen nsxIsfied or abandoned On
this contrary &; Is nlore than probable
ffsft the SUCCESS Of her adhersnts. after
fed the bapydtiaArsty sentiments she
then hssd and stimulated a savage de-
Tire for vengeance on an who tad con-
ep9red In her siethroneanant.
1t nust rsst be forgotten that the
suggestion or rasyion for the rebels.
wlsn srxssie to the ex-queen. in COM
temptation OF her restoration, carne
fr1nn the representatives OF the United
States then aiding her in the eTsleavor
70 secure the re-establishment of her
sovereign authority. If under such cir
cussassancas she would not abandon her
desire for vengeance. Eoaaad not con-
sent to extsrd amnesty to officers OF
the provisional government. as fInpsied-
~ requested BY her ally. Mr. Cleveland.
certainly she would not feel SO inclined
after achieving control through bit
ter fight waaerean many OF her adFer-
euts were slaughtered
The possibilities attending the success
fm outcome of the recent REVOLT are
Beyond casan consideration. They bring
90 mind the character OF the aboriginal
occupants OF the islands and suggest
Port Arthur. When 1t is remembered
that the interests of Aansrians largely
prssIuESssaate upon the islands. that
hlrgatzeds of our citizens are residents
There and that the officers OF the new
republic are OF our own blood and
Hnaage, taie snerc possibility OF a sue
cstssful revolt In the interests Of this
descendant % szayagery becomes ap-
paeIEng. How then shall the iasS,es OF
walifall act whereby protection to our
people ON the islands had been with
drawn. be gtoessed over or extealuabed?
1t is self-comisnInatory. and In either
case merits and win receive ssashtng
deaafncianIm frim press. pulpit and
forum throughout the country.
, Long since. the condition OF affairs
In Hawaii ceased--or ought to have
to be q mere matter OF contention be-
twsoen the policy OF President Harrison
and Minister Stevens and that of Cleve-
land and Gresham. The atansikciqnert
of the Hawaiian islands by our navy
when no dsanikasd exHstsi elgsewalsre
for the presence OF war vessels that
could not otherwise have been easily
supplied, and when. In fact, the Phala-
desf,aala, siiase leaving Honolulu, has
beesa lying idly at Mare island. is more
seaaEn suggestive when connected with
the attitude of the administration to-
ward the new government ever since
Cleveland beixaane president. II will
BIZ dlslicust To convince the country
that there was not especial method and
imEISxse In this sustion Oh allat ii was
not had. with the intent to encourage
resoruesss by Plainly silowing that no
Interference. even To protect the lives
and property OF pcsacesshle and neutral
citizens. would be avaassl,ie