The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-06-18
AILIUOKAhANI
ENTERS PROTEST
Hawaii's DepOsed Queen Opposes the
American Treaty.
HER APPEAL TO THE SENATORS |
She Declares the Ratification Of the Treaty
Would be an Invasion Of the Rights
OF the Ruling Chiefs and
Violation Of Interna-
tional Rights.


Washington. June 1S.-About 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon ex-Queen Liliuo-
kalani filed a protest IN the office of
the secretary Of state. It was delivered
into the hands of Secretary John Sher-
man by Mr.. Joseph Heleluhe, repre-
senting the native Hawailans, duly
commissioned by two OF their patriotic
leagues. Mr. Heleluhe was accompa-
MED by Captain Julius A. Palmer. the
American secretary Of Liliuokalani.
Mr.. Sherman treated the hearers most
courteously, but gave no indication of
his action in the matter. The protest is
as follows:
Il, IiliuolSalani of Hawaii, by the
will Of God named heir apparent on
the 10th day Of April, A. ID. 1877, and by
the grace OF God queen Of the Ha
waiian Islands on the 18th day of jan
uary. A. D. 1898. do hereby protest
against the ratification of a certain
treaty. which, so I am informed, has
been signed at Washington by Messrs. |
Hatch, Thurston and Kinney, pur-
porting to cede those islands to the
territory and dominion of the United
States. l declare such treaty to be an
act Of wrong towards the native and
part native people of Hawaii, an in
vasion Of the rights Of the ruling chiefs,
In violation of international rights, both
toward my people and todard friendly
nations with whom they have made
treaties, the perpetuation of the fraud
whereby the constitutional government
was overthrowu and finally an act
Of gross injustice to me.
Because the official protest made by
me on the 18th day Of January, 1893
to the so-called provisional government
was signed by me and received by said
government with the assurance that
the case was referred to the United
States of America for arbitration.
Because that protest and my com
munications to the United States gov
ernment Immediately thereafter ex-
pressly declares that yielded my au-
thority to the forces of the United
States. in order to avoid bloodshed, and
because l recognized the futility of a
conflict with so formidable power.
Because the president Of the United
States, the secretary of state and an
envoy commissioned by them reported
in official documents that my govern
ment was unlawfully coerced by the
forces. diplomatic and naval, of the
United States, and that 1 was at the
date of their Investigations the CON
stitutional ruler of my people.
Because such decision of the recog-
nized magistrates Of the United States
was officially communicated to me and
to Sanford b. Dole, and said Dole's
resignation was requested by Albert S.
Willis, the recognized agent and min
lister of the government of the United
States.
Because neither the above named
commission nor the government which
sent it has ever received any such au-
| thority from the registered voters of
Hawaii, but derives its assumed power
| from the so-called committee of pub
/ lie safety, organized on or about said
| nth day of January, 1898, said COM
mittee being composed largely of per
sons claiming American citizenship, and
not one single Hawaiian was a mem
Der thereof or in any participated il
the demonstration leading to its ex
istence.
Because my people, about 1000 il
number, have in no way been consulte,
by those 5000 in number, who claim
the right to destroy the independence
Of Hawaii. My people constitute four
ffths of the legally qualified voters o
Hawaii. and, excluding those importe,
for the demands of labor, about tn
same proportion of the inhabitants.
Because said treaty ignores not onl,
the civic rights Of my people, bu
further, the hereditary property o
their chiefs OF the 1000 GOO acres com
posing the territory said treaty offer
to annex 100000, or $4,000 acres, in n
way heretofore recognized as othe
than the private property of the con
stitutional monarch, subject to a con
troll in no way differing from othe
q items of a private estate.
e Because 1t is proposed by said trea
q ty to conhseate said property techn
% cally called the crown lands, those Il
gally entitled thereto, either now or i
Il succession, receiving no considerable
v whatever for estates their title I
= which has been always uudisputed an
which is legitimately in my name e
n this date.
n Because said treaty ignores n,
/ only all professions Of perpetual amt
a and good faith made by the Unite
States i'm former treaties with the So
As ereigns representing the Hawaiian PEI
pie, but all treaties made by those so'
q erelgns with other and friendly power
10 and it is thereby i'm violation of inte
i national law.
,e Because by treating with the parti,
n- claiming at this time the right to cet
of said territory of Hawaii the goverl
on ment of the United States receiv,
m such territory from the hands of tho
Ne whom it's own magistrates Oegal
elected by the people of the Unit,
N States and I'm office i'm 1899 pronounc,
,e fradulently in power and unconstit
M tionally ruling Hawaii
IN Therefore, 1, Liliuokalani. OF II
wall, do hereby call upon the preside
"a OF that nation. to whom alone I yiel
AZ ed my property and my authority.
Ir- withdraw said treaty (ceding sa
es lands) from further consideration.
mo- ask the honorable senate of the Unit
States to decline TO ratify said treat
m. and implore the people of this gre
~ and good nation. from whom my a
IN cestors learned the Christian religiC
M to sustain their representatives I'm su
be acts of justice and equity as may
in in accord with the principles Of tn
al fathers, and to the almighty ruler
the universe. to him who Judge
90, righteously, 1 commit my cause"
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