The morning news., 1897-06-18
LIKED NOT BY LILIoUKALANI.
THE EX-QUEEN FILES. PROTEST
AGAINST ANNEXATION.

The Treaty Declared Wrong to the
Native Hawaiians, Other Nations
and the ex-Queen Herself-MinlS-
ter Willis Report Cited in support
of Her Claim That She Was De-
throned UDjustly and UnIawfuIly
COerced by Diplomatic and Naval
Forces of the United states.
Washington, June 17.-About o'clock
| this afternoon ex-Queen Lilloukalani filed
the following protest in the office of the
| Secretary of State. 1t was delivered into
the hands of Secretary Sherman by Jo-
| seph Heleluhe, representing the native
Hawaiians duly commissioned by two of
their patriotic leagues. Mr.. Heleluhe was
accompanied by Capt julius A. Palmer.
the American secretary of ex-Queen Lilo
ukalani. Mr.. Sherman treated the bear
ers most courteously, but gave no indica-
tions of his action in the matter. The
protest is as follows:
IT, Lilioukalani of Hawaii, by the will
of God named heir apparent on the 10th
day of April, A. d. 1877, and by the grace
| of Cod Queen of the Hawaiian Islands
| on the nth day of January in A. d. 1898,
| do hereby protest against the ratification
of certain treaty, which, so l am inform
| ed, has been signed at Washington by
Messrs. Hatch. Thurston and Kinney, pur-
porting to cede those islands to the terri
tory and dominion of the United States.
1 declare such a treaty to be an act of
wrong toward the native. and par-native
people Of Hawaii an invasion of the rights
of the ruling chiefs, in violation of inter
national rights, both towards my people
and toward friendly nations, with whom
they have made treaties, the perpetuation
of the fraud whereby the constitutional
| government was overthrown and finally,
an act of gross injustice to me.
| Because the official protests made by
| me on the nth day of January, 1898, to the
| so-called provisional government was
| signed by me and received by said gov
| ernment with the assurance that the
| case was referred to the United States of
America for arbitration.
| Because that protest and my commu-
nications to the United States govern
| ment Immediately thereafter, expressly
declared that 1 yielded my authority TO
the forces of the United States in order
| to avoid bloOdshed and because 1 rec
| ognized the futility of a conflict with
| so formidable a power.
| Because the President of the United
| States, the secretary of state, and an en-
| voy commissioned by them reported in
official documents that my government
was unlawfully eoerced by the forces,
| diplomatic and naval, of the United
States; that 1 was at the date of their
| Investigations the constitutional ruler of
my people.
Because such decision of the recog-
| nized magistrates of the United States
was officially communicated to Sanford
/ b. Dole and said Dole's resignation re-
| quested by Albert S. Willis, the recog-
nized agent and minister of the govern
/ ment of the United States.
| Because, neither the above named COM
mission, nor the government which sends
| it has ever received any such authority
/ from the registered voters of Hawaii, but
| derives its assumed powers from the So
! called committee of public safety, organ
/ lied on or about the said 18th day of jan
uary, 1898, said committee being composed
| largely Of persons claiming American cit
! izenship. Not one single Hawaiian was
a member thereof, or in any way partici-
| pated in the demonstration leading to it's
! existence.
| Because, my people, about 10000 in num-
| Der, have in no way been consulted by
| those, 1900 in number, who claim the right
! to destroy the independence of Hawaii.
| MY people constitute four-hfths of the
| legally qualified voters of Hawaii, and
excluding those imported for the demands
| of labor, about the same proportion of the
| inhabitants.
Because said treaty ignores not only
the civic rights of my people, but further
| the hereditary property of their chiefs.
| OF the 100000 acres composing the terri
| tory, said treaty offers to annex 100000
| or 9l5,0O0 acres, has in no way been here
! tofore recognized as other than the private
| property of the constitutional monarch.
/ gaflnf 10 fnal Al -
| from other items of a private estate
Because, it is proposed by said treaty
| to coniiscate said property, technically
/ called the crown lands, those legally en-
| titled thereto, and now or in succession
| receiving no consideration whatever for
estates, their title to which has been al
ways undisputed and which is egtimately
in my name at this date.
| Because, said treaty ignores not only all
| professions of perpetual amity and good
! faith made by the United States In form
er treaties, with the sovereigns represent
in the Hawaiian people, but all treaties
| made by those sovereigns with other and
| friendly powers, and It is thereby in vio-
/ lation Of International law
| Because by treating with the parties
claiming at this time the right to cede
| said territory OF Hawaii. the government
OF the United States receives such terri
tory from the hands OF those whom It's
magistrates. Qegally elected by the people
/ OF the United States and In Office I'm 1899
! pronounced fraudulently IN power, and un-
4 cOntitutlOnally ruling Hawaii.
Therefore ], Lilioukalani Of Hawaii.
/ do hereby call upon the President OF that
nation, 10 whom alone / yielded my prop
/ erty and my authority. TO withdraw said
| treaty (ceding said islands, from further
| consideration. / ask the honorable Senate
| OF the United States 10 decline 10 ratify
| said treaty, and I implore the people OF
this great and good nation from whom my
ancestors learned tho Christian religion TO
/ sustain their representatives In such acts
/ OF justice and equity as may be In accord
with the principles Of their fathers and
! the Almighty Ruler OF the universe. To
| Him who judgeth righteously, / commit
/ my cause
Done az Washington. District OF Col
umbla, nth day OF June, In the year 1897.
"Lllioukalani.
witness 10 signature Joseph Heiu-
/ luhe. Wekehi Heluluhe, Julius A. Palmer"
| s-o-s
Won HnIlmnn Resigns.