Hawaii — page 129: what you’re looking at

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i J a at 120 LILIUVOKALANI AND THE REVOLUTION. suppressing the revolt, or, if he did not wish to do that, to remove the United States troops back on board the “Boston,” as the Government had ample forces. He an- swered that the troops were there for the specific pur- pose of protecting American life and property, and would not take sides either with the monarchy or those wha were creating a new government. The minister and naval commander in landing troops without the request and keeping them on shore against the protests of the established authorities acted on stand- ing instructions first issued by Secretary of State Bayard and the Secretary of the Navy in 1887, according to which American troops should be landed in Hawaii when necessary for the protection of American life and prop- erty, and for the preservation of public order. The Committee of Safety met that evening and organ. ized a provisional government, and Mr. Smith read a proclamation ending with this declaration: | “We, citizens and residents of the Hawaiian Islands, organized and acting for the public safety and the com- mon good, hereby proclaim as follows: “The Hawaiian monarchical system of government is hereby abrogated. “A provisional government for the control and man- agement of public’affairs and the protection of the pub- lic peace is hereby established, to exist until terms of union with the United States of America have been ne+ gotiated and agreed upon.” After the reading of this proclamation Minister Stev- ens, having sent his aid, and Captain Wiltse an officer to : “ comicbooks com -_