The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-15
IHE HAWAIIAN STUN
4 Attracts Much Attention
the Senate.
SENATORS INTERVIEWED
- The Provisional Government Car
and Ought to Sustain Itself.''
That Is The View Expressed by Annexa-
ton Commissioner Carter, Who Is Per-
fectly Content with the Turn
Affairs Have Taken.

WASHINGTON, April 14.-The startli
news from Honolulu via San Francisco Ga
the hauling down OF the United States fiae
hit seems was the subject of an animated dis
NFcussion at the cabinet meeting today. Be.
fore going into The cabinet room Secre-
tary Gresham said to a reporter that he
n had received no information whatever
Aaside from that printed in the papers
$When questioned further as to the trutn
kOf the statement contained in the specia;
Suispatches to the western newspapers tn. !
Blount was conniylng at the restoration
81 Queen Lilioukalani and would support
her return to the throne If need be by the
forces of the United States steamship
Boston, he said he knew nothing about it
and declined to express any opinion upon
the subject.
In regard to hauling down the United
States flag, attention is called to these
\ passages in the instructions issued undes'
.,4he previous administration by Secretar.
A.loster to Minister Stevens, under date of
cbruary Il, 1893:
"The phraseclogy of your proclamation
n announcing your acJlOn in the asSunlp-
ion Of protection of the Hawaiian islands
the name of the United States, would
ppear to be tantamount to an assump
zion of a protecJorate over those islands
n behalf of the United States with al
Inc rights and obligations which tn
erm implies. To this extent
pes beyond the necessities OF .
Z Atuation and instructions heretofC !,
sgiven you. So far as your action amour 5
TO according, at the request OF Il p
s. de facto sovereign government of the
lfaWalian islands, cooperation of the
&1noral and material forces of the United
States for the protection of life and prop
erty from apprehended disorders, yoi
ction is commended, but so far as j
lay appear to overstep that limit by Sc
#tlng the authority and power OF the Unit
States above that of the government
Wthe Hawaiian islands in the capacity .
protection, or to impair in any way thu
independent sovereignty of the Hawaiian
government by substituting the flag ard
power OF the United States as a symbol
and manifestation of its paramount au-
ioTity, it is disavowed. -
"A Up TO the hour of closing the depart
aent of state no information was received
here regarding the action of Commits
zloaer BlOunt in Honolulu. In the course
Iof the afternoon, Mr.. Carter, annexation
commissioner from Hawaii had an inter
view with Secretary Gresham which h :
Hsald was 'fQuite satisfactory De re-
iterated the statement that the removal OF
THE flag was due TO the condition OF
Halrs in Honolulu which no longer war
4ated its floating over the government
ildlags. 'tphe provisional govern
Mt can and ought TO sustain itself he
/. q am not at all discouraged over
situation and believe we shall come
St al right in the end. -
The news from Hawaii attracted a great
eal of attention among the senators,
&hcugh there was much reticence mani
Vested when an effort was made tc draw
5tnem out. Democrats refrained from
Egiying utteTance to what appeared to be
4fheIr real sentiments, and Repu blicans
<wsre equally cautious and said more for
sprivate ears than they were willing to see
reproduced in cold type. Members of the
4foreign affairs committee were naturally
zaverse to any discussion of matters over
(which, as such committee, they have
Fn1isdiction when the Senate is called
aoon 10 act.
a Senator Palmer OF Illinois sees no reason
,tor alarm in the action OF Commissioner
ABlount. 81 can scarcely see, - said the
Senator, that the act OF Blount can be
construed as any abandonment on the
part OF the present administration OF all
Intentions concerning the islands.''
Senator Morrill, does not condemn the
proceedings unqualifiedly but 1t is easy
TO see that he disapproves the act which
resulted in lowering the American colors
Senator Cullom deprecated the act of
the commissioner and said; ~ am not
surprised that the present Democratic ad-
minlstratlon should order the stars and
stripes to be hauled down. They have
taken the flag down whenever they had
an opportur y, and there was a time
when they had IL down in the states fo1
quite while. -
n clam opposed to the annexation OF
Hawaii, - said Senator Vest, ''but / do
bot see anything in the action of Mr..
'Blount that affects the subject one way or
the other.''
Senator Dolph. of Oregon, who is pro-
nounced in his views in favor OF annexa-
ton, said: Il am strongly in favor of
taking care of those islands now. as
have ever been, and would be very sorry
TO see anything done that would Illustrate
their annexation to the United States. /
Rave been AFRAID that the withdrawal of
the Hawaiian treaty, and other acts of
the administration, would be detrimental
80 that end, and / cannot, in the light of
the press dispatches, say what effect Mr..
Biount's action will have. | hope it will
come out all right. MIR. Blouut's action
may be simply the result OF a de-
sire on Cleveland's part to put
the negotiations on a basis from
which he can deal with the native au-
thorities anew. do not care to say any
thing that viii prejudice the case and
know little Of the effect the removal of
she protectorate viii have until present
information Is reinforced by something