Washington sentinel., 1898-01-01
Protest ofthe Hawaiian Delegation.

The delegation, now in this city,
has submitted memorial to Con
gress, of which we will copy the
following:
I. That your memorialIsts are
residents of the Hawaiian Islands;
that the majority Of them are abo-
riginal Hawaiians; and that all Of
them possess the qualifications
provided for electors Of represen-
tatives in the Hawaiian Legislature
by the Constitution and laws pre-
vailing in the Hawaiian Islands at
the date OF the overthrow Of the
Hawaiian Constitutional Govern
ment, January II, 1898.
2. That the supporters OF the
Hawaiian Constitution OF 1887
have been, thence to the present
time, in the year 1897, held in sub
lection by the armed forces OF the
Provisional Government Of the
Hawaiian Islands, and Of its sue
cessor, the Republic Of Hawaii;
and have never yielded, and do not
acknowledge a spontaneous or
willing allegiance or support to
said Provisional Government, or
to said Republic OF Hawaii.
3. That the Government of the
Republic Of Hawaii has no wArran,
mfor its existence in the support Of
people of these islands; that it
as proclaimed and instituted and
has hitherto existed and now ex-
isis, without considering heughts
and wishes of a great majority of
the residents, native and foreign
born, OF the Hawaiian Islands; and
especially that said Government
exists and maintains itself solely
by force of arms, against the rights
and wishes Of almost the entire
aboriginal population o. these Isl
ands>
, a. That said Republic is not and
has not been founded or conducted
upon a basis of popular govern
ment or republican principles; that
its Constitution was adopted by a
convention, a majority of whose
members were self appointed, and
the balance Of whose members
were elected by numerically in
significant minority Of the white
and aboriginal male citizens and
residents Of these islands; that
majority Of the persons so voting
for delegates to such Consti'u-
tional Convention was composed
of aliens, and that a majority Of
said aliens so voting were OF then
very recent residence, without
financial interests or social ties in
these islands.
{. That the Constitution SO
adopted by said Convention has
knever been submitted to vote Of
The people of these islands; but
ywas promulgated and established
kDver the said islands, and has ever
Since been maintained, only by
force ofarms, and with indifference
TO the will OF practically the entire
aboriginal population, and vast
majority of the whole population
T of these islands.
4 6. That the said Government, so
Existing under the title OF the Re-
public of Hawaii, assumes and as
serts the right to extinguish the
Hawaiian nationality, heretofore
existing, and to cede and convey
all rights of sovereignty in and
over the Hawaiian Islands and
their dependencies to a foreign
Spower, namely, to the United
States of America.
7. That your memorialists have
learned with griel and dismay that
the President Of the United States
has entered into, and submitted
for ratification by the United States
Senate, treaty with the Govern.
ment OF the Republic OF Hawaii,
whereby it is proposed to extin-
guish our existence as a nation,
a=d TO annex our territory to the
United States.
The delegation protests against
annexation and then concludes
with the following:
And, finally, your memorialists,
tor themselves, and in behalf OF the
Hawaiian people and Of the resi-
dents Of the Hawaiian Islands,
pledge their faith that if they shall |
be accorded the privilege of voting
haPon said questions, at free and