Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 258, 10 July 1893 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

Oi'K retnakably C'>ncocted eontemporary the SUir has a few retnarks on ihe ianding of troops and ammunilion by the U. S. Minister Merrill to as?i9t the HawaiianGovernment at the time of the \\ ilcox rebellion in 1889. It states that this actiou of the Min ster waa not disapproved of by President Cleveland at that time. Our recollection personally is, that troons were landed but for a short time, and returned on board their vessel aa eoon as the nature of disturbance was learned, bht that ammunilion was supplied at the request of the then cabinet headed by Mr. Thurston. liut be that as it raay, how strange and curious the mental obliquity whieh ean see a parallel between Minister MerriH’s aelion in assisting the lawfully o>nstituted government to suppress a rebellion. and Minister Stevens’ action in re fusing the request of the lawfully constituted government for aid (or at least noninterference) in suppressing a rebellion, and then turning round and assisting the rebels. However, we have ceased to be surprised at the menUl and polilieal vagiries of the Slar writers. They have to bolster up their case by everv appe»l to the ignorance of their readers that they possibIy ean risk, whether they are detecled in the attempt or not.