The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-18
LA|UOkALANrs PLEA.
Ex-Queen Of Hawaii Asks Senate Hot
to Ratify Annexation Treaty.
Says That Cession Of Lands II
- an Act Of Wrong.
Secretary Sherman Receives the Pross" ana
Says Nothing.

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washington. June is.--Ex-oueen LII.
iuokalani has f..sd protest against In.
annexation OF Hawaii by the un'.ed
States. Secretary She. 'fnan receiVeo 'ne
protest, but will say no. ''hs aoous -.
Following is the text Of tho
plea: In
II. Liliuokalani of Hawaii. by IT, .c.h
of God named heir apparent on the -. !.
day of April. A. d.. 1877. and by tn
grace Of God. queen OF the Hawaiian
islands on the 18th day OF January.
"A. d., 1893. do hereby protest against
the ratification of certain treaty,
which, so am informed, has been
signed at w ashington by Messrs. Hatch.
Hhurston and Kinney, purporting to
qne the said islands to the territory and
d0minion Of the United States. de-
clare such treaty to be an act Of wrong
t0Eard the natives and part native peo-
pie OF Hawaii, an invasion Of tho rights
OF the ruling chiefs. In violation Of inter-
national rights. both toward my people
and toward friendly nations with whom
they have made treaties, the Perpetua-
tion of the fraud whereby the constitu-
tional government was overthrown and
finally an act OF gross injustice to me.
Because the Official protests made by
me on the 17th day Of January. 1893. to
the so-cailed provisional government
was signed by me and received by raid
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 declared that yielded my au-
thortty to the forces Of tire United States
in order to avoid bloodshed and because
recognized the futility OF a-conflict with
80 formidable 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 coerced by the forces.
diplomatic and naval, of the United
States. and that 1t was at the date Of
their Investigations the constitutional
ruler OF my people.
Because such decision Of the recog-
nfzed magistrates Of the United States
was officially communicated to me and
to Sanford b. Dole. and Dole's resigna-
tion, requested by A1bert s.. Willis. the
recognized agent and minister of the
government OF the United States.
Because neither the above named COM
mission nor the government which sent
IT, never received such authority from
the registered voters Of Hawaii, but de-
rives its assumed powers from the So
called committee of public safety, or
ganized on or about the 7th day Of Janu-
ary 1893, said committee being COM
posed largely Of persons claiming Ameri-
can citizenship. and not one single Ha-
waiian was a member thereof or In any
way participated In the demopstration
leading to it's existence.
Because my people. about 10000 in
number, have In no way been consulted
by those, 5000 in number, who claim the
right to destroy the independence Of
Hawaii. My people constitute four
fifths 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 fur
ther the hereditary property Of their
chiefs. OF the 4,000,0 900 acres composing
the territory, said treaty offers to an
mex 100000 or $4,000 acres has In no
way been heretofore recognized as other
than the private property Of the con-
stitutional monarch, subject to a con-
troll in no way differing from other items
OF private estate
Because IL is proposed by said treaty
to confiscate said property, technically
called the crown lands, those legally en-
Titled thereto, either now or In succession
receiving no consideration whatever for
estates, their title to which has been
always undisputed and which Is legit-
tmately In my name at this date.
Because said treaty ignors not only n
professions OF perpetual amity and good
faith made by the United States I'm
former treaties with the soverigns rem
resenting the Hawaiian people, but all
treaties made by those soverigns with
other and friendly powers, and Il is
thereby a violation Of international law
Because by treating with the parties
claAming at this time the right to cede
said territory OF Hawaii. the government
OF the United States receives such ter
rttory from the hands OF those whom its
own magistrates illegally elected by the
people OF the United States and I'm office
In 1889 pronounced frauduIently I'm
power and unconstitutionally ruling Ha
wall.
Therefore, I. Liliuokaiani OF Hawaii.
do hereby call upon the president OF
that nation. to whom yielded my prom
erty, and my authority to withdraw said
treaty. ceding said lands from further
consideration. ask the honorable SEN
kte Of the United States to decline To
fatify said treaty.
implore the people OF this great and
learned the Christian religion, to sus-
tain their representatives In such acts
OF Justice and equity as may be I'm ac-
cordance with the principles OF their
fathers and to the Almighty Ruler of
the universe. to him who judgeth right
eously. commit my cause.
Done at Washington, District OF CO.
1umbia. United States OF America, this
18th day OF June. In the year eighteen
hundred and ninety
LilIuokalani.