The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-12-31
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have read Mr.. Dole's specifica-
tions aud find the writing a labored
argument to prove that the Govern
ment of which he is the head is that
OF al Independent nation, and as
such claims the right to be negoti.
ated With Oh the basis OF lawfully
established Government irrespective
OF how it came into existence.
The situation regarded from the
standpoint OF presidents is un-
doubtedly unique. The world does
not furnish another instance of
Government commencing its career
as confessed temporary expedient
and remaining in that hating con-
dition for a whole year without at
tempting move towards perma-
nency, and therefore it is that Mr..
Dole takes his last stand on the con-
ventionsl pedestal as he head of an
independent nation.
But the word provisional" being
still the front name by which the
de fdcto Government of Hawaii is de.
signated by its own members, the
the questions of legitimacy OF its
birth, and who were its sponsors in
baptism, are at once pertinent to the
issue, not only between itself and
the United States, but also between
itself and the people of this country;
and again, between the people Of
this country and the United States;
and further, between the United
States and the several governments
who will claim to be interested in
the final disposal of the question.
There is no gainsaying this-that
FROM its birth up to the present
time, the Provisional Government
OF Hawaii is a United States pro-
duct.
The first printed announcement
Of itself was at four o'clock on the
afternoon of the 18th OF January,
1893, when a proclamation announce
ed that provisional government
with Mr.. Dole at its head was form
ed, and the Queen and Cabinet with
the Marshal were dismissed.
When this paper was issued is it
not the fact that GO armed men,
we'll equipped, were looking for
orders to quell any attempt to over
throw the established government,
and that no attempt on the part OF
Mr.. Dole's party to interfere with
the Queen's military or their eta
dels was made for some hours after
this proclamation was published ?
Is it not equally true that the 300 sol
diers in the barracks were not dis
turbed that night, and no attempt
was made by Mr.. Dole's forces to
disarm them before noon of the next
day after this proclamation was
published.
There may be no such thing as
calling spade spade in the re-
finements of diplomatic fnesse; but
in the vulgate of every day speech
the pretensions OF Mr.. Dole, to have
his miraculous progeny brought into
being by the ll.powerful breath Of
j. l.. Stevens, American Minister,
and in the swaddling napkin of the
American flag, recognized as a ma
tional product are simply buncombe.
Further, when the surrender was
made at the Police Station it was on
the understanding the question of
the illegal and outrageous action Of
the American Minister would be re-
ferred to Washington for redress.
No arguments that could be ad
vanced to prove that the Provisional
Government is of American birth
and parentage, could be more forci-
BILE than the admissions of Mr.. Dole
and his confreres.
Lastly, had it not been for the one
name ON that proclamation, that Of
S. B. Dole, a name which was a syno-
nym for all that was honorable, even
j. l.. Stevens monstrositv might
have gone up in smoke.
1t is. however, with the immediate