Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-12-21
SECOND MESSAGE.
President Clevela nd Lays the Hawaiian
Question Before Cougressr.

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In length.
he gives the history Of events in
Hawaii in conformity with the facts
as reported by Mr.. Blount, and COM
mends future dealing with the ex-
tended power and wide discretion of
| Congress
lie says; BY am act of war, COM
mitted with the participation of the
diplomatic representative Of the Unit
cd States, and without authority of
Congress, the Government of feeble
but friendly people has been over
thrown.
The Provisional Government has
not assumed Republican or Consti
tutional form, but has remained
mere executive council or oligarchy,
set up without the assent Of the people.
II has not saughl TO find permanent
basis or popular support, and has CIV
en- no evidence of intention TO do so.
Indeed representatives OF that Govern
ment assert that the people of Hawaii
are unfit for popular Government, and
can be best ruled by arbitrary or des-
potic power.
The President says he had hoped, in
view of the fact that both the Queen
and the Provisional Government had
at one time aquiesced in the reference
OF the entire case to the United States
Government, and considering the
further fact that the Provisional Gov.
crnment, by its own declared limita-
tons, was only "to exist until the
terms of union with the United States
have been negotiated aud agreed up
on" that after giving assurance to
members of that Government that
such union could not be consumma-
ted, he might have been able TO COM
pass peaceful adjustment of the diff
culties.
"Not uninindful of the perplexilies
of the situation and of limitation of
my powers" says the president, 81
instructed Minister Willis to advise
the queen and her supporters Of my
desire to aid in the restoration of the
status existing before the lawless
landing of the United States forces
at Honolulu on the 10th, of January"
He says that he desires that such
restoration should be effected on the
terms providing for clemency as well
as justice to all parties concerned.
The conditions suggested were am
nesty to all those who had in any way
participated in setting up the provi-
slonal government and recognition of
all bona fide acts and obligations.
These conditions have not proved &C
| FOL m M alf Sh no
has been informed that they will be
insisted upon, aud that unless acceded
to, the efforts of the president to aid
in the restoration of her government
will cease.
The president snys that he has not
yet learned that the queen has yielded
her acquiescence, and this has delayed
his efforts to bring about a settlement.
He adds that unfortunate public
misrepresentation of the sentiments
of onr people have obviously hindered
the prospects of a successful executive
mediation.
He therefore submits the corre-
-pondence and instructions TO congress
and closed by saying:
"ln commencing this subject to the
extended powers and wide discretion
Of congress, desire to add the assur-
ance that shall be much gratified to
cooperate In any Legislative plan
which may be devised for the solution
Of The problem before us, which is
consistent with American honor, in
tegrity and morality"
THERE is A PoSTsCRIPT.
The Presidents Hawaiian message
consists of two printed documents
and one in writing. The important
part of the document submitted in
writing (Which has not yet been read
TO the Senate) contains instructions
issued to Minister Willis under date Of
December g.
Two points, having special bearing
np0n the situation in Hawaii, are set
forth. Minister Willis is instructed
10 say to the Queen that the conditions
relative TO amnesty must be acquiesced
| in by her, or he will do nothing. If
the Queen should ask what the United
States will do in the way of restoring
her to power and maintaining her
| upon her throne, the minister is di-
rected to reply that the President will
not authorize the use of the United
States troops, either to restore her OF
maintain her upCn her throne. Min
| lister Willis was told to inform the
| Queen that the use of troops could
only be authorized by Congress. Min
lister Willis was then directed to toll
the provisional government, should
they ask the same question, that he
will do all that he can under execu-
tive authority to restore the Queen.
The distinction noted between these
two answers to the same question is
the absence of the very important
matter of detail as to what the Presi-
dent can do and will do under the
term "exccutive authority"
Good For Chattanooga.
The Chattanooga Times says that,