The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-18
TEN OBJECTIONS STATED
SHERMAN EXPRESS
ED NO OPINION.
THE EX-QUEEN'S PATHETIC APPEAL
She Declares Such Treaty to be an Act Of
Wrong towards the Native People of
Hawaii and in Violation OF In
ternationaI Rights.

ternational Rights.
Washington, D. c., June 17.-About
8 o'clock this afternoon ex-Queen Liluo-
kalani filed the following protest in the
office of the Secretary of State. 1t was
delivered into the hands of Secretary
John Sherman by Mr.. Joseph Heleluhe,
| representing the native Hawaiians, duly
commissioned by two OF their patriotic
leagues. Mr.. Heleluhe was accompanied
by Captain Julius A. Palmer, the Ameri
can secretary of Liluokalani. Mr.. Sher
man treated the bearers most courteous
ly, hut gave no indications of his action
in the matter The protest is as follows:
l, Liluokalani, of Hawaii, by the will
of God, named heir apparent on the
10th day of April A. D., 1897, and by
the grace of God, Queen of the Hawai-
ian islands on the 18th day of January
A. D., 1893, do hereby protest against
the ratification of a certain treaty, which,
so | am informed, has been signed at
Washington by Messrs. Hatch, Thurs
ton and Kinney, purporting to cede
those islands to the territory and domin
ion Of the United States. | declare
such treaty to be an act of wrong
toward the native and parnative people
of Hawaii an invasion of the rights of
the ruling chiefs, in violation of interna
tiOn1l rights, both toward 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 18th day of January, 1898, II
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 communi
cations to the United States government
Immediately thereafter expressly de-
clares that | yielded my authority to the
forces of the United States, in order to
avoid bloodshed, and because | recog-
nized the futiiity of a conflict with so
| formidable power.
Because, the President of the United
States. the Secretary of State and en-
voy commissioned by them reported, in Of
fetal documents, that my government
was unlawfully coerced by the forces.
diplomatic and naval, Of the United
States; that | 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
r. Dole, and said Dole's resignation re-
quested by Albert S. Willis, the rec
ognized agent and minister of the gov
ernment 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, or
ganiZed on or about the said 18th day of
January, 1893, said committee being COM
posed largely of persons claiming Amer
lean citizenship. Not one single Hawaiian
was member thereof or in any way par
ticipated in the demonstration leading to
its existence.
Because, my people about forty thou
sand in number, have in no way been con-
suited by those, three thousand in num-
Der. who claim the right to destroy the
independence of Hawaii.
My people constitute four fifths of the
legally qualified voters of Hawaii, ard
excluding those imported for the de-
mands of labor, about the same proper
ton of the inha bitants.
Because, said treaty ignores not only
the civic rights of my people, but fur
ther the hereditary property OF their
chiefs. OF the four million acres COM
posing the territory said treaty offers
to annex, one million or 915,000 acres
has in no way been heretofore recogn-
lied as other than the private property
of the constitutional monarch, subject
to control in no way differing from
other items of private estate.
Because, it is proposed by said treaty
to confscate said property technically
called the crownlands, those legally ent-
tied thereto either now or in succession
receiving no considerable whatever for
estates, their title to which has been
always undisputed and which is legiti-
mately 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
former treaties with the sovereigns repre-
senting the Hawaiian people, but all |
treaties made by those sovereigns with |
other and friendly powers and it is there
by in violation 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 thns. whom it's
own masistrates Qegally elected by the
p1Crle of the United States and in office