The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-12-19


the Tradition and Policy of this Gov
ernment-He Denounces the Manner in
! which the Provisional Government Was
Constituted.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. l9.-The presidents
message on the Hawaiian question was
sent to both houses of congress yesterday.
! The president says:
In my recent annual message to con
! gress | briefly referred to our relations
with Hawaii, and expressed the intention
/ of transmitting further information on
| the subject when additional adyices per
mitted.
| Though | am not able TO report def
! mite change i'm the actual situation. am
! convinced that the difficulties lately
created both here and in Hawaii, and now
! standing in the way of a solution through
executive action of the problem presented,
render it proper and eXpedient that the
matter should be referred to the broader
authority and discretion Of congress, with
! a full explanation of the endeavor thus
| far made to deal with the emergency and
statement of the considerations which
| have governed my actions.
! l suppo'e that right and justice should
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| ing this subject If national honesty is to
! be disregarded and a desire for territorial
extension or dissatisfaction with a form Of
! government not our own ought to regu-
late our conduct, / have entirely misap-
| pretended the mission and character Of
our government and the behavior which
| theconldence of our people demands Of
their public servants.
The Proposed Treaty of Annexation.
When the present administration en-
tered upon it's duties the senate had under
consideration a treaty providing for the
annexation of the Hawaiian islands to the
territory of the United States. Surely
under our constitution and laws the en-
| largement of our limits is IA manifestation
of the highest attribute of sovereignty,
and if entered upon as an executive act
all things relating to the transaction
should be clear and free from suspicion.
Additional Importance is attached to
this particular treaty of annexation be
cause it contemplated a departure from
unbroken American tradition in provid-
ing for the addition to our territory of
islands of the sea more than 600 miles
removed from our nearest coast.
These considerations might not of them
selves call for interference with the com
plexion of a treaty entered upon bya pre-
vious administration. But it appeared
from the documents accompanying the
treaty that the ownership of Hawaii was
rendered to us 10y provisional govern
ment set up to succeed the constitutional
ruler of the islands, who had been de-
throned, and it did not appear that such
provisional government had the sanction
of either popular revolution or suffrage.
Remarkable Features,
Two other remarkable features of the
transaction naturally attracted attention.
One was the extraordinary haste, not to
say precipitaucy, Characteriziug all the
transactions connected with the treaty.
1t appeared that the so called committee
of safety, osteusibly the source of the re.
volt against the constitutional govern
ment OF Hawaii, was organized on Satur-
day, the 14th day Of January; that on
Monday, the 10th, the United States forces
( were landed at Honolulu from a naval
vessel lying in its harbor; that on the nth
the scheme of "A provisional government
was perfected and a proclamation nam
ing its officers was on the same day pre-
pared and read at the government build
ing; that Immediately thereupon the
United States minister recognized the
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