The Liberal, Volume I, Number 47, 22 February 1893 — CORRESPONDENCE. WHY LILIUOKALANI SHOULD RECEIVE AN ANNUITY. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

WHY LILIUOKALANI SHOULD RECEIVE AN ANNUITY.

Throogh the late Coa-rt papers i; wiH be notīced that the Ameiieaa peopie, in their usoal, op«r.-heartcn' n»nner, an? coofcenaplating a ye;iriy penaiou of $25,000 for Mr«. Do*minh. P*»«bly azt allowanee will be sottie<i upon her. A resame of 9vects whieh hAve traasplred In the few years wHI fflnstntf* how her ex-Maje6ty i$ entitled to thLs setttement The sbelve<t dynii?ty begaa with : DftvM Kulakaua. Imme<!rately »fterhb ascen?ion to the Throue f he elevated his two sL?ters, Mrs. ' Dominis (LUiuokalani) aud Mrg f Cteghorn (Likeiike) to the rank cf i pnacesses. Theit hui»baods being iiMrafl!cientiy blne-b!ociiērl i-eu!rt not. of co*irse, be twnsforme<!. Kaiakaoa was an aml)itious uaan. He Btrove to extend hi» Nothing iess than the title of Erupjror of Polyne«ia coui<! a'ppease his desfre. To aecompUsh th!s end he reekie«3ly sqa«rdered the money'of the state. tn I8?T, unāhle to !>ear hls nonsen.se longer, the tax papers by ananimon" aetlon, coas!dmi)ly enrtailed the King J s prero£atīve?. Lilī«okaīani*s ire <vas aroōseil by (thin move of the people, She became 1 (ieMīoo.» o? her brother*s throae ae r las to reg»in the lost po«-er. Xcthing 5 :wm <*t&nd betweQn *:>-'? * Cfowu «c«i*rēlng to my infenis6i?o£i, e not even her hrother-g tife. f r«n»piring wfth R,W. Wi!eo; £ «mi ! other», th#» revoUittonary alfempi of ! was (he onfeome, Thi i ?attempt ! resnīted in a fizz!e, and Lnhiokaianī t was rompeited to await her natuntL | soeca<wion. I Her fir«t aet, upon I Qneen, after the <!eath of Kalaknua, | wa«» to appo?nC a ?übservīent \Mry. At her instlgatfon, C, B. | WHson a Tahitian b|acksoiith was ! appofnted to the tef?ponsib!e poaliion tof Marshat of the Kingrlooa. Thi« ! nann Wl!«on hae! l>een previous!y f Steperinteo<lent of the W«ter Works. hl« īnetittiheoey as j6qpertntew!ent there oecarred a \ shortrtgie of ahout ?600n. To avoK i prf«ecntloīi thia <Xeficlt wa- ! <*o vered hy the Pri ncess LUiuokalan i, iLilinokalani wa«' aftefward3 re- | irahursed hy h n*tive Legislature,. ' Wilaon's inAnenee Ws «o great with > i the Qaeen that for the !ast year or ltwohehaA heen *ty!et! "Hi!> Kealinenee, ,King Bolabola/' etc. Ia i letterf* p«Wished in the Houoiuiu «<D%*ky Vulcan f - Du«ky Venas ,, were the words u?ed to intfm«tehi9 fnt!mftcy wTf.h the Quven. Liliookalani coflttro«ed all oSi?ial nppoint«ent» fmm ihe higheal to tbe ioweBt. «ttl! dt«atis{i<Ki «wid for entii* *he tv»nfved wlth a <et o{ mer,, -whmn »he had «ett!ed a? her ministry, t« * coo««piracy ag& in.-rt the j»nd oUhe Msnd a Lllie Kaiakaua $be bad fone too f«r. Rhe n#cessltat*d her own downTalJ. Whst -«hoold have t«lreTT p\Bff lr> piaee in im ' The atx»ve i* ?>a # . a -ketch of Who. lo the ke q£ th**ro. wKI dare desy iUā\ Domiri!3 fs entitfe<f to annui'<y? E-W WpnTHKR ; V f Feb. 21, I*9 \ ' J>T. t>. hut!drfcd/j uot io V- "«?Johv Uv the ed i*;eir eīaio) t»> th<- O»'enii T»;andt.y '«.va? of Vaic«n*.- Wnu-, H. W., Ja.