Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-11
THE QUEENS PETITION.

The Honorable subcommittee of the
United States Senate Committee on
Pacific Islands and Porto Rico.
Honorable Sirs:-On the nth day OF
January. A. ID. 1898, 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 its treaty obligations with
the civilized powers Of the world, and
more particularly with the United
States of America. between which and
the Kingdom OF Hawaii there had
existed for nearly three-quarters OF a
century an unreserved friendship
marked by close, cordial and candid
intercourse. On the date aforemention-
ed, subjects OF the Hawaiian Kingdom,
of numerical insignifcance, conspiring
with and succorred and assisted by
aliens, renowned their allegiance to
their Sovereign and reyolted against
the ordained, established and constitu-
tional Government OF Hawaii, and. adj
yised, counselled. comforted, abetted,
aided and assisted by the Minister
Plenipotentiary of the United States,
duly accredited to the Kingdom OF Ha-
wall, who, in furtherance of the
schemes and plans of those in rebel
lion against the organic and lawful
authority OF the Hawaiian Kingdom
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, large force or armed ma
rines and sailors, did subvert and over
throw the then existing and recogniz'
ed constitutional Government OF the
Hawaiian Kingdom, and did depose
me from the sovereign station az
Queen thereof. and did establish Pro
yisional Government, ito exist until
terms OF union with the United States
have been negotiated and agreed
upon" Upon receiving incontestabl'
and conclusive proof that the Minister
Plenipotentiary OF the United State'
had aided and abetted my rebellioui
lsubjects and the aliens acting In con
lcert with them, and that he had di
lrected the armed forces of the Unite'
States to be landed and quartered II
Honolulu to enable them to effectuat
their conspiracy, | submitted to tn
superior force OF the United States
This action on my part was prompte
by my knowledge OF the futility OF
conflict with the United States; tn
desire to avoid violence, bloodshed an
the destruction OF life and property
land the certainty which felt that tn
United States. ever actuated by gene
rous and chiyalrous motives, Christia
Impulses and broad and enlightene
sense of justice, would promptly rt
lpair the wrongs inflicted upon me l
the premises. The Provisional Gov
eminent, inaugurated through the III
lawful intervention of the armed force
of the United States in the mannt
stated, having failed to negotial
terms of union with the United State
of America" in the meantime, on II
4th day of July, A. ID. 1894, the Repul
lie OF Hawaii was ordained and estal
lished and its constitution promulga
ed.
lOwner In Fee.
At the time OF the overthrow OF Il
government of the Kingdom of Hawai-
las above set forth, was the owner
fee and was enjoying the rents, issu
land profits Of certain real estate situa
ed in the said Hawaiian Kingdol
known as the Grown Lands" GOVERN
superficial area of about s7l'4
acres, and OF the value of $2O,OOO,OC
That | was dispossessed of all and
every of said lands and deprived