New-York tribune., 1897-02-13
CLAIMS THE THRONE STILL.
rx.o1-EEN LLIUOKALANrs MISSION IN
WASHINGTON.
Svp HOPES To FIND SOME WAY OF REDEEMlN1
HER LOST FORTCNEs-HER AbplCAiio'
REGARDED AS NULL AND volD-A
STATEMENT FROM HER
SFCRETA

SECRETARY.
inv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1
Washington Feb. 12.-Julius A. faiiner' III.
secretary or chamberlain OF the ex-Quee" Vi
Hawaii Mrs Domns. has made puohc s'a'e-
ment IN which he plainly and empha'caiS as
serts that Liliuokalani's abdcation OF last seai
was procured under duress. and tha' II iS' ooil'
sequently. in the opinion of the havana" ios al
tst faction null and void. He also says 'hal III
ASnfns the paper In which she surrehueleu hei
claims TO sovereignty, the eX-Queen useu
signature unrecognzed by law and' 'helelole'
invalid Mr.. Palmers letter is interesting oc
cause Il undoubtedly reflects his Prihc'Pa''
present attitude toward the Hawaiian "oNe'n-
ment. and gains additional importance from 'n'
fact that the ex-Queen has plainly come "
Washington in the hope of redeemlng III so'"'
way her lost political fortunes Her receh' ie
ception by President Cleveland must also seem
a grave indiscretion, in view Of Mr. Palmer
assertions that she is still the Ia"Iui o'0up""'
of the Hawaiian throne.
MIR. PALMER's STATEMENT
The secretary or chamberlain" addresses his
statement 10 "The Evening star In IL ne
says:
Ny attention has been called to an article n you, youi
columns Thursday, In which you sFrCe mar, Of IJer
Majesty LiUokalani Of Hawai- III 'lls D,? in all
cited great Interest ana % S o be Cast doubt
and IL as grateful 10 NE aS an Amer a. ~ -, ~
her as a queen and a woman. she almost da!X - eN,
presses her sense of appreciation OF the many t0Kens
Of proffeTed kindness. even ahouEh shS oi, r.ben
accept the half of these las-mentioned. b,C a
you go and spend column OF Your YdIudne S!%f S!hcf
In reprntng d brief drawn by \ ; HartWcn; 'nei and
counsellor for the corporation OF sugar pldi,eI a.,
lawyers now posing the Hawaiian Repuolic, you
repr oduce words which have no legal force whdeItI
which void when written and WHICH cou,u ;gd n0i
be sustained in any court Of equity III any cN'"~''
will be palmer if you wish Do mean that IN, The
Queen of Hawaii has never given leS IA aoqTa..em, h9r
10 enforce her legitimate rights do mean eHr'rg IA; ny
that On January l%3 she was ar'eS'fu esq rUf y
alone in the loani Palace now called thr txecna,e ~,
BHdng She c was a%ne ion enco SgE M o" of Y Minister Wills
needed every moment 70 prevent general nias -
of those of every nation who were SUPPOSE 10
be quietly faithful 10 the consiltuilonal mona tC.
Even prisoners kept locked in their cells by heir
the excited adherenjs OF the Provsionaist Govern;
ment. Under these circumstances without a i inrtu
loved her personal friends. were awaiting execution
an act OF abdicaton 20 he signed py herc Inc me
ring OF adventures knew their victim mad they pro-
hed her but 10 save those she loved executed The
document you publish II was an aci consummdIe,o e,
been Been legally gal t,is executed ''o
But the signature is worthless. even collector
Of autographs II is the official signature. There
was no such person recognized az Lliuokalani Dom
exeese ss aPa GIS aSa SG Of % % her @
''Liliuokalsni Resina." the only form Of signature
which could have bound even valid act they sought
10 teach her the grace OF humility hy asking for the
signature of Mrs Dominis they 20; IT, and itte good
overreached themseyes No question j. ever lied
mn iS6j Is sa rd g nI rS[ f % ~n6 6 6hn az
great many Of the people OF the United States.
HER NAME NOT LILICOKALANI DOMI%1S
When asked this evening whether the letter
had been submitted 10 the ex-Queen for her ap-
proval before it was published Mr.. Palmer said:
IF the press should regard il as an unauthorized
presentation of the Queens position. I should
never take the trouble TO deny il. ! am willing
TO stand by the truth Of every statement in the
letter and. from a Royalist point Of view. it
cannot be questioned. The Queens name is not
Lniuokalani Dominis. Before her marriage TO
General Dominis her name was Lydia Kamaka-
cha When she succeeded the late King, her
brother on the throne Of Hawaii. she did so un-
der the title Of Liliuokalani The signature Of
Liliuokalani Dominis is. therefore. meaningless
and of no value on any paper"
rs all this a new claim on the part OF Mrs
Dominis, or is 1t simply the formal expression
OF what she has always claimed" asked the
porter.
Il do not know that can speak for her in shat
matter. l can say that SO far as | am con
cerned II is by no means new claim. While
have not been TO Honolulu since the summer Of
1S9J. l am in constant correspondence with
friends on the islands, ana | nave never neafd
IL suggested that she admitted that the so-called
sbdication had any Importance or binding
force"
Did she direct you to make this statement
on her behalf?"
I'm answer to that Will only say that Her
Majesty has always done me the honor 10 regard
me as particularly well posted on Hawan his
tory. The letter written with care. and is
simply summing up Of facts from the Royallst
point Of view"
'Inasmuch as this to bring affairs 10 a
crisis would you be willing TO say what are her
plans for the future?
Il do not know that she has any plans for the
future and if | did. / would hardly feel at
liberty 70 disclose them.
THE HAWAIIAN GOVERNMENTS ACTION.
A copy of Mr. Palmer's communication was
shown 10 the officials at the Hawaiian Legation.
and was read with keen interest 1t learned
there that the Hawaiian Government has never
regarded the document Of January ~. lS3J.
known as Mrs. Dominiss act OF aldication as of
,he least consequence regards the right Of tbs
Republic 10 existence. In short, the Hawaiian
Government holds that Mrs Dominis was de-
posed from her throne two years prior TO the
signing OF the document Of abdcation. and that
this was the act Of the people of the ISLANDS,
rising in revolt against her rule. Beng de-
posed Oueal, her so-called andicatiOn was there
fore q mere act Of supererogauon
II made no difference 10 the established Gov
ernment Of January "a. 1880. whether Mrs Dom
,nis the former Queen. regarded herself as
entitled 10 the throne or was wiling L" sur
render her rights and claims to IT, Therefore
Tho repudiation Of the act Of abdication OF which
Mr. Palmers letter is 10 be taken as a manifesto
was q matter Of entire indifference 20 the Ha-
waan RepuDhc
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