River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-11-16
HIS HEARTY APPROVAL
The President Sustains Gresham's Action
Regarding Hawaii.

The President sustsins Gresham's Action
Regarding Hawaii.
WAsBISeToS, Nov. 1i.-In an inter-
view with James Hyde Pratt, of Al
bany, \. Y, a lSinsman and friend.
President Cleveland stated that he had
absolute faith in the accuracy of all
conclusions drawn by Secretary Gresh-
am with reference TO the Haw 4iian af
fair, and that Minister Stevens and
Capt Wise had committed an act of
usurpatiou and done wrong to help
less power which il was the duty of the
United States government To undo.
Certain democrats here incline to- the
belief that it is probable Minister Will
lis course will be TO advise the pro-
visicnal government that il is the de-
sire of the United states that the
question az 10 which government
rs preferred by the people of the
islands-that of Queen Liliuokalani
or chat of President Dole-shall be
submitted TO the vote Of all those
residents of the islands who have a
right to vote under the constitution of
1887. Whether or not, pending this APP
peal 10 the people Admiral Irwin and
Minister Willis have received direct in
structious to reinstate the constitu-
tioDal sovereign will probably not be
authoritatively made known until the
next Honolulu mail steamer arrives in
San Francisco.
Some lively times may be expected il
the United States before the whole
master is settled. aud it is not improb-
eble that it will develop into political
issue of possible gigantic proportions
There are as many opinions concern
ing the decision as there are men TO ex-
press them-each takes a different view
of the matter Senator Morgan dis
plays considerable feeling in his oppo-
sition to the anti-annexation senti-
Inent Congressman Hit does not be-
lievc in the interference by the Amer
lean government in favor of IA mon
archy.
Secretary Gresham said Saturday that
he had never made Q mistake in his
life by supporting what he believed to
be right ard opposing what he thought
attempt of the Harrison admin
istration TO acquire the country
as fraudulent act and upon
the same pretext some conspira-
ators may with the same CON
sistency attempt to depose President
Cleveland aud establish another form
of government The secretary adj
United that he would no doubt be Sc
vere!y criticised at first for his action,
'but." said he, when the country has
had time to weigh it carefully and look
at it calmly all fair-minded people will
be compelled To admit the correctness
of my position" He continued:
1t is not the policy of this government now
20 encroach upon the rights of other govern
inents, nor has il ever been. Neither is the
policy OF this government 20 be mOlested
by other governments without protest.
The American people always stand for
what they believe 10 be right and
honest To dcihrOue the queen was
u dishonest act, and on The part OF this
goverument-lOying liberty and independence
a. it does-there was nothing lett TO be done
but TO act hOnorably and restore her queen TO
her former place. wrOngfully taken from her
by the cowardly provisional government
crowd
One novel and totally unexpected re-
sult-or rather possible result-of the
re;nstallation OF the queen is suggested
by "a person possessed of diplomatic
lore 1t was, in substance, that this
action will be an absolute acknowledge
ment that the queen was dispossessed
by the United States, and, therefore,
that she will have a sound claim against
~
the pecuniary loss she has sustained
through her temporary exclusion from
the exercise of her functions and her
emoluments.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Nov. 14-ln signed
leader in the kennebec journal Hon.
j. l.. Stevens late United States min
lister to Hawaii, makes the following
reply to Secretary Gresham's report:
IAN that American piety American benevo-
lence, American schools aud American patriot
ism have accomplished in Hawaii in the last
seventy years are now centralized Ia the pro
visonal government and stand in its support
II is government honestly aud ably ad-
m'nistered, and the best government
that Hawaii ever had. know
not the influences which induced
Secretary Gresham TO become an active
agent In attempting such great cnense
against American civilization, justice and law.
His intense hostility TO eX-PTesident Harrison
aud To the ilIustrious ex-seSretary Of state, who
passed to his grave in January last is well
known 1t was that which caused bin 10 betray
and desert the great political party whose
honor. he had shared and brought him 10 his
present attitude toward his former associates
and their work. 20 far as his recent manifesto
on Hawaiian ana rs casts reflection upon my
official action care little except 10 The degree
that his cruel and untruthlul words strike at
the noble band Of men and women who have
for ten months stood so dtvOtedly and unitedly
in defense Of American civilization
Mr.. Stevens then makes specific de-
malls of statements in the Blount-Gres-
ham report touching the landing of the
marines of the Boston, and adds:
queen Liliuokalani inaugurated the revolu-
ton by attempting to destroy the legislature
by revolutionary means. From saturday aft
eruoon, January "a, to January rs there was no
government IN Honolulu except in the
united and Sclf-pOssessed attitude OF citizens,
who assembled ia great mass meeting
on January 10 and consummated their
efforts for law and Order by the establishment
OF the provisional government on the l5th.
which was promptly Acknowledged by all the
foreign representatives.. When / did Tecog-
niZe it, late in the afternoon OF the 18th,
The provisional government was complete
master OF the situation AMI had full con
troll of the city and OF the government archives
The committee on public safety and the pro-
visfoual government constituted the only Ha-
" allan government DE facto ting for twenty
fourS hours prey ous to nv recognition, the mon
archial government having completely col