Show RESULT OF MISSION the true situation in the hawaiian islands THE provisional government evidently established by intimidation report favors the restoration of the former government washington nov 10 the letter of secretary gresham to the president dated of october concerning the hawaiian affairs has been g given V c n out for publication I 1 in n I 1 it t he t takes k the ground that the Mari marines neb landed from the united states steadier boston at the time of the revolution were not landed to protect american life and property but to aid in overthrowing the existing government their very presence be he says implies coercive measures against again it the provisional govern government me nt was established by the action of the american minister and the presence of the troops landed from the boston and its continued existence is due to the belief of the hawaiians Hawaii ans that in an effort to overthrow it they would would enco encounter anter the armed forces of the united states secretary gresham thinks that the great wrong accomplished should be undone by restoring the legitimate government nothing short of that will satisfy the demands justice washington D C nov 10 after the cabinet meeting today the tile fol following lowin 9 letter was given out for publication by Secret secretary arv gresham which he lie had previously addressed to the president DEPART department 31 ENT OF oct 18 1893 to the Pres president dent the full and impartial in a r bial reports submitted by hon jas jae fi II 11 B blount fount your special D al commissioner to the ll 11 hawaiian balian te islands 1 a iza establishes the following facts queen Liliu okalani announced her intention on saturday january 14 1893 to proclaim a new constitution buethe but alie opposition of tier and others induced lier tier speedily to change her tier purpose and make a a public an no of the fact at a meeting in honolulu late in the j afternoon of that day the so called committee of public safety consisting of thirteen men being all or nearly all pre present sept and the majority of whom including five americans were aliens was a appointed to consider the situation 25 and devise ways and means for the maintenance of public peace face and protection of life and property 1 this committee met on the or the forenoon of the and resolved among ocher things that a provisional government be created Ito to exist until the terms of the union with tho the united states of amer ica have been and agreed upon at a mass meeting composed largely of aliens which assembled at 3 p m on the last named day the queen and her tier supporters were co condemned and denounced and the me committee was commended and all of its acts approved later the same afternoon the committee addressed a letter to john L stevens american minister to honolulu stating that the lives and proper property ty of the people were in peril and appealing to him and the united states forces at his command for assistance this communication muni cation concluded we are unable to protect ourselves without aid and therefore hope for protection from the united states forces on receipt af this letter mr stevens requested captain wiltz commander of the tile united states ship boston to lanb forces for the protection of the tile united states legation the united states consulate and the secure and safety of american life and property well armed troops were promptly landed and marched through the quiet streets of honolulu with two palling gatling guns to the bublic public hall previously secured by mr stevens for their accommodation tina this hall was just across the street from the government building and in plain view of the queens palace the reason for thus locating military will presently appear the tile governor of the island immediately addressed to mr stevens a communication muni cation protesting against the act as an unwarranted invasion of hawaiian soil and reminding him that the proper authorities had never denied permission to the naval forces of the united states to land for drill or any other proper purpose about the same time tho tile queens minister of foreign affairs sent a R note to mr stevens asking why tho the troops had been landed and informing him that tho the proper authorities were able and willing to afford full protection to the american legation and all american interests in honolulu 0 only illy evasive re replies plies were sent to these communications munica t io n while there bereno were no manifestations of excitement or alarm in ill the c city ity and the people were ignorant of the contemplated tem plated C d movement the committee entered the government building building after first agreeing that it was inguar unguarded ed and one of their number a c citizen of the united states read a proclamation declaring the existing government overthrown and a provisional government established in its place to exist until the terms of the union with the united states of america had been negotiated upon no audience was present when the proclamation was read but during the read reading in forty or fifty men some of them ind indifferently ifie bently armed entered the room the executive and advisory councils mentioned in the proclamation at once addressed a communication to mr stevens informing him that the monarch 3 had aon been abrogated and a provisional government established this communication muni cation concluded such provisional government as has been p proclaimed isnow is now in possession of the tie T government 0 departmental building archives and treasury and I 1 a I 1 n control of the th e city we ive hereby request that you will I 1 on behalf of the tile united states of america recognize it as the existing do facto government of the hawaiian islands and afford to it the moral support of your government and if it necessary he support of american troops to assist in in preserving public peace on receipt of this letter mr stevens immediately recognized the now government and in a note addressed to sanford B dole its president informed him that he lie had done so mr dole replied goyan m building honolulu jan 17 1803 I 1 his Ecel excellency lency jolin john L stevene stevens united states minister resident sir I 1 acknowledge the rec receipt eidt of dour your valued communication of this day recognizing the hawaiian provisional government and express deep appreciation of the tile same we have conferred NY with ith the ministers of the late government and have made demand upon the marshal to surrender the station house we are not actually yet in possession of the station house but as night is approaching pro aching and our forces may maybe be insufficient to maintain order we 0 o request the irnine immediate diate support of tho the united states forces and would request that the commander of the united states forces take command of our military for forces cesso so that they mayaca together for the protection of the city respectfully Respectful lv you yours r SAR B COLE COL 1 chairman executive council counci the station house was occupied by a well armed force under tho the command of a resolute capable officer the same afternoon the queen her tier ministers representatives of the provisional r ovis lonal government and liefa held a conference at a t the tile palace refusing to recognize the new authority or surrender to it slie she was informed that tho tile provisional government had the support of the american canin minister inister and if necessary would be maintained by the military force of the united states then present that any demonstration on her party would precipitate a conflict with t that h it force that she could not with bo hope e of success engage in a war with t the fl 0 united states and that resistance w would ou id result in a useless sacrifice of life mr damon one of the tile chief leaders of the tile movement and afterwards vice president of the provisional government informed the queen that sho she could surrender under protest and her case would be considered later at washington believing that under the tho circumstances 8 I 1 submission was our duty and that her case would be fairly considered bv by the president of the united states 1 the queen finally yielded and sent th the provisional government the paper which reads 11 1 I Liliu okalani by tho tile erace grace of god and under the constitution of the tile hawaiian kingdom queen do hereby solemnly protest against any and all acts dony done against myself an and au 11 the constitutional government of the hawaiian kingdom b by certain persons claiming to have established est dished a provisional dional government of and slid for this kingdom that she yielded elded to the tile superior force of alie united states of america whose minister plenipotentiary his excellency c cel el i john 0 I 1 L stevens has tins caused united S states t t le troops to tx bo be landed at honolulu and declared that lie would support the provisional government now ow to avoid any collision of armed forces and perhaps loss of life I 1 do under this protest and impelled by said force yield my authority until such lime time as the government of the united states ahall shall upon the tile lads facts being presented to it undo the action of its representative and reinstate me I 1 in n my authority which claims the constitutional I 1 tut ional government of tile hawaiian islands when this paper was prepared at the conclusion of the tile conference and signed by the queen and her ministers a number of persons including one or more representatives of the provisional government who were still present presen t and understood its contents by their silence at least acquiesced in its statements and when it was carried to president dole he be endorsed upon it received from the hands of the late ca cabinet bl this of january 1893 without willi out challenging the truth of of any oi of its assertions sert ions indeed it was not claimed on the of january or for some time thereafter by any of tho the designated officers of the provisional government or any annexationist that the tile queen had surlier euri suri rendered otherwise than its stated in lier tier protest t es t pro in n his big dispatch to mr air foster jan describing tho the revolution mr biays the committee of f public safety forthwith took possession of the government building and treasury and installed the pro provisional visional government without the aid of united states troops this being an accomplished fact I 1 promptly recognized the provisional government aa as the de do facto government of the hawaiian islands secretary fosters communication offee of feb to the president laying before him tho the treaty of annexation 1 on with a view of obtaining the advice and consent of the senate thereto says at the time the provisional government to took possession of the government buildings audr g a no troops or officers of the united states weri present or took any part whatever in the proceedings ce edings eings when they were in full possession of the tile government the barracks tho the police lice station and the whole potential n machinery chinery of tho tile government the un united ed states troops were vere landed to pro protect act american property special commissioners were sent to washington by the provisional government to negotiate a treaty of annexation the statements are utterly at variance with the evidence eviden C documentary or oral contained in 3 mr r blounts blount a re jon they ey are contradicted by the tile declarations s and letters of pr president dole and other annexation annexationists ests and by mr stevena stevens verbal admissions to mr khount the provisional government was recognized when it had little other than paper existence and when the legitimate government was in full fall possession and control of the palace tho the barracks 81 and id police stations mr stevens Sl ovens well known hostility and the force landed landd from tho the boston was all then that excited apprehension in the we minds of the queen her tier officers and loyal supporters supporter yeen it t is fair to say that secretary fosters statement was b based ased upon information which he lie had received from mr stevens and the special commissioner but I 1 am unable to see that they were deceived the troops were landed not to protect american if life fe and property but to aid in overthrowing the existing government their very presence implied coercive measures against it in the statement given to mr blount by admiral the tile ranking naval 0 otiller alicer at honolulu he lie says if the tile troops were landed simply to protect american citizens inter interests estat they were badly stationed in the hall but if it it was to aid the provisional government they were wisely stationed this hall was vas so 80 situated that the troops in in it easily comman commanded led the tile government building and the proclamation r ocla mation was read under t thu pi threat of american guns I 1 understand stand the movement if not at the beginning that mr stevens steven g promised the a annexationists that as 80 soon onas as theyon they obtained possession of the government building and read the proclamation above referred to he lie would at once recognize zo t them ein as a de facto government an and sup support ort them by landing the troops of the warships then in the harbor and ho he kept that promise this assurance waa was the inspiration of tho the movement and without it the annexationists would not have exposed themselves to the tile consequence of failure they relied upon other force for their own they had none worthy that name after the provisional provisional visional government was established Ero by v the action of the american mi mister and nd the presence of the troops landed am from the tile boston its continued existence was due to the belief that should an effort be mado made to overthrow it it would encounter the armed force of the americana americans the earnest appeals to the american in minister inister tor for military protection by the officers of the provisional government alter after it lias has been advanced shows the utter absurdity of the claim that it was established by a successful revolution of the people these appeals were it confession fes sion by men who made them of the their i r weakness and timidity courageous men concilus con cious clous of their strength and the righteousness of their cause do not thus act it is now claimed that a majority of the people who have tho tile right of voting under the t no constitution of 1877 have n never ever favored the idea of annexation to this or any other government mr blount states that while at honolulu he did not meet a single 0 expressed his willingness to submit the tile question to a vote of the people nor did ho he meet with one favoring t that sub subject t w who ho did not insist that if thoa tho Is islanders an jec ers were annexed the suffrage should be so restricted ns as to give complete control to the foreigners whites and representative annexationists the government of hawaii surrendered its authority under the threat of war until such time only aa as the government of 0 the united states upon the facts being presented to it should reinstate tho tile constitutional soverign and the provisional government was created to exist until the terms of a union with the united states of america have leen hen negotiated and agreed upon careful consideration of the acts will I 1 think convince any one that tho tile treaty which was withdrawn from the tile senate for f further consideration should not be submitted for action should not the great wrong done a feeble independent state by an abuse of authority of tho the united states bo be done by restoring the legitimate government anything short of that will not I 1 respectfully subi submit nit satisfy the demands of justice can the united states |