The herald., 1897-06-18
LII OBJECTS
The Treaty Wrongs the Natives OF
Hawaii

4AS AAONSy AOA6S 1ho ANUeAVOS Va
Hawaii
| WASHINGTON, June 17.-About 3
o'clock this afternoon ex-Queen Liliou-
kalani filed a protest in the Office of the
secretary of state. 1t was delivered
into the hands of Secretary John Sher-
man by Mr. Joseph Helaluhe, repre-
senting the native Hawaiians, duly COM
missioned by two of their patriotic
leagues.
Mr.. Helaluhe was accompanied by
| Captain julius A. Palmer, the Ameri
can secretary of Lilioukalani. Mr.. Sher
man treated the bearers most courte-
ously, but gave no indication of his ac-
tion in the matter.
THE PROTEST
I, Lilioukalani Of Hawaii, by the will
day of April. 1893, and by the grace of
of God queen of the Hawaiian islands
on the 18th day of January, 1897, do here
by protest against the ratification of a
certain treaty, which, am so informed
has been signed at Washington by
Messrs. Hatch, Thurston and Kinney,
purporting to cede those islands to the
territory and dominion of the United
OtdtCS. ucCldIc ouCu TREATY 10 UG al
act Of wrong towards the native and
part-native people of Hawaii, an inva-
sion of the rights of the ruling chiefs,
in violation of International rights Of
the ruling chiefs, in violation of inter-
national rights both towards my people
and towards friendly nations with
whom they have made treaties. the per-
petuation of the fraud whereby the con-
stitutional government was overthrown.
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 the protests and my
communications to the United States
government Immediately thereafter ex-
pressly declare that I yielded my au-
thority to the forces of the United States
in order to avoid blood shed and because
recognized the futility of a conflict
with so formidable power.
Because the president of the United
States, the secretary of state and all
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; that I was at the date
| of these Investigations constitutional
ruler of my people.
Because such decision of the recog-
nized magistrates of the United States
was communicated to me and to San :
ford B. Dole, and said Dole's, resignation
requested by Alfred S. Willis, the rec
ognized agent and minister Of the United
States.
Because neither the above-named
commissioner nor the government whicn
sends 1t has ever received such author.
ity from the registered voters of Ha-
waii, but derives its assumed powers
from the so-called committee of public
safety, organized on or about the 18th
day of January, 1898, said committee be-
ing composed largely of persons claim
ing American citizenship and not one
| single Hawaiian was a member thereof
or in any way participated in the dem :
onstration leading to it's existence
| Because my people, about 10000 II,
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 Ha-
waii, 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 comprising the ter
ritory, said treaty proposed to annex
100000 or $4,000 acres which has in no
wise heretofore been recognized as the
constitutional property Of the constitu-
tionai monarch, subject to a control ir
no way differing from other items of a
| private estate.
| Because it is proposed by said treaty
to confiscate said property, technically
called the crown lands, those legally
entitled thereto, either now or in sue
cession, receiving no consideration what
ever for estates, their title to which has
always been undisputed, and which are
legally 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 eovereigns rep
| TeSeHtlHS lAe I1dWdudA people, Out all
treaties made by those sovereigns with
other and friendly. powers, and it is
thereby in violation of international
law.
Because, by treating with the parties
claiming at this time the right to ceoe
said territory of Hawaii, the government
of the United States receives such terrl-
tory from the hands Of those whom it's
| own magistrates Qegally elected by the
people Of the United States and In office