Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 4, 21 January 1893 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

(Fnm Aii7y Janunry ISth.) A provi«k>nal Oowmmenl j ye«terdaT (vt»blisbed in thi? ooontry though Mr. J. L Stevens Ihe reeognired RepreeenUtive of the ; United Sute«- Accepting tne advice of her Cahinet and of the Hepre9eoUtive« of Uieotber powem and aia-i of eeveral ie»ding citizens \ Her Majesty 9uhmitted to the newlv esublisb»d Government under a pruteet whieh reads as follows: I, Limuokala.m. by the Gr»ce of God and under the C<yfietituti<in «»f tbe Hawaiiau Kinpd«im. Qneen. d « hereby solemnlr pr»t-st agunat any and all acts d »ne ag.iiist my self and the Constituti<»uai G"Vernment of the Hawaiian Kingd.ini by cerUin personB claiming to h«ve est-ibliebed a Pruvisional Gov**rnment of and fur this Kingdom. That I yield to the superior of the L T nited Stat<-s of An«erica whose Minister Pienij>otentiary. His Excelleucy John L. Steve.is. h«s caused United Sutes tro«>ps to he !anded at Honoiulu andd»clared that be would support the said ProvieionaI Government. Now to avoid any enliieien of armed forces. and periiaj>s the loss of life. I do under this protest ami impclled by said force yie!d my authority un(il sucb time as tbe Government of the United States ehall upon the facts being pres ! cnted to it undo the aelion of its representative and reinstate me in the authority whieh I elaim as the Constitjitional Sovereigu of the Hawaiian I»>Iands. Done at Honolulu, this 17th day of January. A. D„ 1893. (Signed) LlLIl’OKALANI. K. (Signed) Sami kl Pakkkk, Minister of Foreign Afl'airs. (Signed) Wm. H.Ooknwell, Miuister of Pinanee. (Signetl) Jno. F. Colbprm, Minister of the lnterior. (Signed) A. P. Peteksun, Attorney-GeneraI. To S. 11. DoLE Esq., and others composing the Provisional Government of tbo i.awaiian lslands. We exhort all loyal citizens to aeeepl tbe situatiou in a peacefui and eaim manner aud await trudee‘ision of the Unit«d Sut*s Government. The exj>erience of the world so far as to the Great Amenean Kepuhlie, and ihe spint whieh governs it ussuree every one lli«t justice will he done. Until then let all busiiiess prooeed «s usual and let everyone avuid discussiug the siluatiun ur sUrting or circulati:ig rumurs and rep»»rts whieh might only lead to disquietude and excitement. Tne city is j»erfectty quiet and we beiieve that it will tend to get things haek in its old grooves by Buspending the martlal law whieh has heen declared aiui allow tbe musket carrying gentlemca aruund the Government Huilding to hang up their guns aud adopt th©ir usual and more familiar trades. Gre«t credit is due to Her M»jesty *nd her advisers for the stand laken hy them whereby a cata8truphe of sucb magnitude ae cannot be expre»sed w«s avoided. We hope that ihe provisional Government will act in a eoneiliatory spirit and endevvor in «very way to restore confidence and tbe feeling of secunty, and we hope «ftiat the foilowers of the provisional Government will conduct themselvee in a moderate and quiet manner aud give no eauee for irritation or diS8«tisfaction during the iuten-gnum. We understand that Repre*cntaitvee oftheprovisiunal Government will proc©ed to ihe Sutee tomorrow by one of tbe Inter lsland steamers. and tbat by the same opportunity an envoy of H©r Majesty will gu forward to Waehington together with the uffictal diapatchee. Tbe RepresenUtivee of the Eumpean powen will aleo notify tbeir reepectēre GorernmenU and await ineUueUona. '

Tbe Adrerti»tr with ite usa*l * j īnehnalioa to be iocorrect st*te« I tbis morning th*t Her M*je*tv »nd tbe C*bioet lcft lo»n last nigRt, while the tmth is tbat Her ! M*jesty rematned *11 n«gbt at tbe Palaee *nd the re*Declive mint«ters «peot i*rt night in tbeir re* pective Iittle —or at * le»»t ougbt to. We never will guar*ntee tbem in «ueh matten. Tbe Attorney General *nd tbe , M*rsb*l made digmfied addresse« to tbe forcea before ordenng them to d?8per«e *nd were enthu8i*5tic*ily cbeered. Tbe poliee *tation wa9 tben delivered to the pnv vision*i gnvemment represented bv Mr. J Soper. We le«rn tb*t the provi9ional i government ha» refueed to allow •ny RepreBenUtive of ihe Queeo j t • take p*88;ige on tbe “Claudine" whieh is to le»ve f r S*n Francieco t >-ai"rr‘W mornmg. A mnil will be c*rried th >tigh. and di8p»tches I will be forwnrd'd in'thit way. It »8 rep-<rted that Messrs. W. C. Wilder, L. A. Tnurst<<n, C. L. Carter. W. R. C<»8tie and J. M;irsden are to,represent the proviskm*l government in ita negoliil'on® with the United States. (From the Daily of Jnnuaay l(*th) j The Martial L ;IW ?ccm9 ?till to ( be in f<*rce and the Government building is still guarded by armed , men. We believe that the pro- ( vieional governraent is tnaking a mistake in continuing this attempt , at miiitary dispiay alter it has < become an acknowledged fact that ■ , everybody has adopted the situation peacefully. and intends to ; await its solution and abide i quietly by the result whatever it | may be. I Martial Law is a measure very rareiy usea and only when there is an immediate cause to expect bloodshed and insurrection or civil j ( war. To take refuge in such a measure in this community seems ; ridiculous. We have always . credited the gentlemen who eomj>ose the executive Council of the provisional government with be1ng men of sound sense and of a ealm and conservative disposition, and we are surprised to see them ellow the city to remnin in the abnormal and undesirable state of to d*y. The New Era whieh the Advertiser pictures in such glowing terms as being the era of liberty freedom and equality has started in a w«y whieh rather rerainds us of Russia <>r Siberiu than of the great and free Rcpuhlic of the United StateS. We have in the Leg ; slature !istened to so many speeches ag<inst the Rcgislr,ition Act —its provisione b< ing revo!ting to the ~\nglo Saxon feeling of individual hberty—that we feel sh »cked see the s tme men now consider it in acc<>rd <vith the said Anglo-Saxon feeliugs to make it necessary to travel with a paesport in your pocset if you wieh to enter the ] pr<»perty of the j)eopIe —the Government buildmg—or wish to return to your home aftcr 9 o’eloek in the evening frora a small game ofruunce oe from your best girl! . Whalever will be the result of the present stat< of afiairs—be it annexatiou or independence under auy furm of government —tho day must oome when the voice of the j*eople and the will of the nalion will be declared *t the polle. Now we should consider it to be the best policy for the provisional govemment whieh we are ready to believe acts for what they honestly contend to be the best of the whole nalion and not for persoual aggrandisement. to try lo smooth down all ill feeling if any eueh exist, and by a conservative and ( wise ruling endeavor to surround tbemselvee wiih a party who would be strongenough to support them at the polis. But unneeeesary measures as Martiai Law wiil never meet the approval of the !*rge m*jority *nd will do more hann t»olitically tban ean be remedied in a kurry. The liquor stores were re-opened this morainjf to the great satis faction of all parties. The opening‘of the aaloona i« a aeaaihk

i 7 I «tep. *dd we exr«ct it to be followed witboot delay by the rescinding of the Martial L*w. Tbe Adrertt#er «eetn§ to be rery gl*d, brc*ase « lot of Coj.»uS« b*ve rec«’gu£Xrti with re»»TTati.>n6 the ! pn>vieional goveroment. The Reforra « rg*n h»s good re*son to be . giad a» it has obtaioed nearly tfaree | eolumn? of Adverti«emenu by it, but tbat ie re*lly all tne impor- j tance whieh ean be attached to! that hueioeee. Consule have no diplomatic ■ power and ae long as there is an : I executive departmeut of a government with whieh to transact bu?inees the Con«uls are duly bound to r*-c .gnize it even if it was | headed bv—s«y Thurst)n’s part- | ner. A eefusal wou'd justify the i executive in eaneellin the exequa- | lur of such Consul and temp>"»rarily transferring it to s>me other person and the refusing gent!eman wouldn't be in it. The dip!omatic agents have not as far as we ean find yet r“c»gniz*d Mr. Stevens’ provisional goveru- i meut, but will wait f»r instruction fr»m their respective governments. We think that the gr»vernment is incurring a very unnecessary ) expense by keeping up the display of aruaed P.»rtuguese and Germans. Although, the Advertiser speaks in high terras tue volunteers wh flock en masse to offer their services to the provisional government. we hear from very good authority that the “flock” is paid and fed by the tax payers. ♦ It is evident that the execut;ve gentiemen of the provisionai government have read some newspaper accounts from South Ameriean republics of revolts in whieh militarism always play a big role, but when Pnnahou School is drawn on for the purpose of getting the “kids” to do night watching under arms in the town we are just crossing the border of the ndiculous, and we say with Louis the Eighteenth that no weapon kīlla a polilieal opponenl quicker and surer than ridicule. _______ The Punahou CoIlege renowned for its many and lengthy vacations shonld use all the time whieh is supposed to be devoted to sludies for that obj*'Ct—Goti knows the children need it—and not allow them to play at soldiers in eompany with men from whom they ean learn uotiiing suitable for | aehool children to know. \Ve ' understand that the principal of ' the Cohege onee was at West Point l and that this is the reason why he allows the boys to be turned into watchraen without c>nsulting thcmselvea, their parents. or guardiaps. Tnis journal has the good of the nation as mueh at heart as the I’rovisional Government and its supporters. and when aiinal regime i 1 is established and agreed upon, we ehall supp>rt it and obey it in ! a proper spirit, as we dothis one, in ; the interest of the peaee, prosperity, and welfare of all classes or sects i in the land. The refusal of the Provisional Government to allow a RepresenUtive of Her Majesty to proceed by the “Claudine” for the States is rather childiike: for does the executive eouneil really believe for ! one moment tbat the arrival of the . five Gentlemen who left this morn- ( ing at \Vashirgton wili settle everything without any enquiries as to tbe other side of the story or without any conference with the two other'treaty powers or without receiving an expre»sion of sentiments frum the native Hawaiian «ho js not represented in the Com- j mission. The United States don’t do busines8 that way and the only reason to regret the action of the Pruvisional Goveroment is that there wiil be more delay and more time lost before a final settlement ean be reached. It* bas been stated that the Provisional Government broke its word In not a!lowing the Queen tu send an ram. We do not believe this be the fact It ū poaaihle

th»t one of tbeir bodj or even tbe ; executīre eoaneil b»d *greed to | allow ao enroj to go *a fxr as thev 1 were coocerned, but we understand ' that »11 tne*sures h»ve to be presented to the whole bodj of enuieillon »nd that ro»joritj roles in decis<ons »nd that tbe Gentlemen who were willing to acceed the point to the Queeu were oot- , voted.