The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-11
L. {. Pinkham's Presentation Brings
Up the Question of Execu-
tive Authority.
Judge Gear Talks of Courts Former Queens
Petition in her Claim for the Grown
Lands---PIans for Hearings.

the observation that the fears of the
community were more for what might
happen than upon what has happened.
Speaking on other topics Mr.. Pink
ham said the Exchange hoped that
there would be a settlement as to the
employment of Orientals upon National
works before the improvements con-
temDlated were begun and also that
they deprecated any attempt to make
Molokai National lazaretto, though
Federal aid for the care of the lepers
was advocated. AS we'll agitation of
the question of the franchise was de-
plored.
The session closed at IL o'clock so
that the senators might take a trip to
Eva, and after their return and lunch
con at the hotel, the session of the
afternoon was taken up on the Waikiki
lanai. Judge Humphreys was the first
witness, and he said when given the
floor, that he had petition from Liliu-
claim to certain lands known as the
crown lands and also certain demands
upon officers of the government, framed
for the signature of the commission
He then read the petition which is as
follows:
THE QUEENS MEMORIAL.
United States Senate Committee on
Pacific Islands and Porto Rico:
Honorable Sirs:-On the 18th day of
January, A. D. 1893, the undersigned
was the Queen and constitutional and
lawful sovereign of the Kingdom of
Hawaii. At that time the Kingdom of
Hawaii was an Independent and SOW
ereign nation, respected as such, and
accorded its appropriate place in the
family of nations, and was capable of
executing it's treaty obligations with
the civilized powers of the world and
moro particularly with the United
States of America, between which and
the Kingdom of Hawaii there had eX-
listed for nearly three-quarters of a CEN
fury an unreserved friendship marked
by close, cordial and candid intercourse.
On the date aforementioned subjects of
the Hawaiian Kingdom, of numerical
cored and assisted by aliens, renowned
their allegiance to their sovereign and
revolted against the ordained, estab-
lished and constitutional government of
Hawaii and advised, counselled, COM
forted, abetted, aided and assisted by
the Minister Plenipotentiary of the
United States, duly accredited to the
Kingdom of Hawaii, who in furtherance
Of the schemes and plans of those in
hall 90 i,e,4 III, Low
full authority of the Hawaiian King
DOM and for the purpose of inspiring
such authority with fear and terror,
caused to be landed from the United
States ship Boston, then in the harbor
of Honolulu, a large force of armed
marines and sailors, did subvert and
overthrow the then existing and recog-
nized constitutional government of the
Hawaiian Kingdom, and did depose me
from the sovereign station as Queen
thereof and did establish a Provisional
Government. 'to exist until terms of
union with the United States have been
negotiated and agreed upon" Upon re-
ceiving incontestable and conclusive
proof that the Minister Plenipotentiary
of the United States had aided and
abetted my rebellious subjects and the
aliens acting in concert with them, and
that he had directed the armed forces
quartered in Honolulu to enable them
to effectuate their conspiracy, 1 submit
ted to the superior force of the United
States. This action on my part was
prompted by my knowledge of the fulfil
ity of a conflict with the United States;
the desire to avoid violence, bloodshed
and the destruction of life and proper
ty, and the certainty which I felt that
the United States, ever actuated by
generous and chivalrous motives. Chris
tian impulses and a broad and enlfght-
ened sense of justice, would promptly
repair the wrongs inflicted upon me in
the premises The Provisional Govern
ment, inaugurated through the unlaw-
full intervention of the armed forces of
the United States in the manner stated
having failed to negotiate terms of
union with the United States of Amer
lea, in the meantime, on the fourth day
of July, A. D. 1894. the Republic of Ha-
wall was ordained and established and
Its constitution promulgated.
At the time of the overthrow of the
government of the Kingdom of Hawaii
as above set forth. I was the owner in
fee and was enjoying the rents, issues
and profits of certain real estate situat-
ed in the said Hawaiian Kingdom
known as the Grown Lands" covering
a superficial area of about 81. 463 acres.
and of the value of $50 600, 900. That I
was dispossessed of all and of every OF
said lands and deprived of the income
arising thereout by the said Provisional
and by the said Republic
of Hawaii, and that by and under the
terms of the Joint Resolution of the
Congress of the United States. ITO pro-
vide for anneXing the Hawaiian Islands
to the United States" said crown lands
now constitute a part of the public do