Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-19

cooId isdues our eovsruusas 10 nsss-
fizbe With Tie esnblznos u govern
nsnt thus ersafsd. nor coold . treaty
resulting from the scss ststed ln'tas
protrst hare been knowingly desmed
vorthy g cunsidsration ~ the ssnafs.
Yea ~ trla1h 90 falnEsy q the protest
had - bssa investigstsd.
Why n1nsns Was nsnl
coocsivsd if 20 Be- ny duty. there
fore. - uifhdrsw the treaty from the
srnafs Coz sxaninstion. and meanwhile
20 cause an aecurass. full and impair
tlal invsstigAtion 90 b made of the
facts attending the subvsrsion q the
constitutional governs meat u Hawaii.
and the tnstaiinsnf 10 its place of the
he work of vestfgsfion the Hon- JAnes
H. BIouat a 6sosBia whose ssrvies of
sighteea years - . uemher oe The house
% representatives, and whose sxperisnce
- chairman q the committee u foreign
affairs N that body and his conssquent
familiarity with international topics,
Joined with his high charsctsr and hon
oesbls Pepotzticn. sseusd 70 reader him
pseuiiariy lifted fos the duties entrusted
70 him
His report detailing his action under
the Instructions given TO him and tho
conclusions derived from his invsstiga.
hoe. accompany this message.
Thess concIusions do not rest for their
acceptance entirely upon Mr.. Blount's
honesty and ability - . man. nor upon
his acumen and impartiality ~ IN in
ve~tigatos. They are accompanied BY
tia eyidsnce upon which they are based.
which evidences ID also hereby transmit.
ted cad from which il seems 10 me no
other .dsductions could possibly be
rseebAd than those arrived at by the
oDnmissioucr.
How the senate Wa SGisled
The report. with it, accompanying
proofs. and such ether evidenceas 10 now
before the congress. or Is herewith sub
mitted. justities. In my opinion. the state
ment that when the president Was led TO
snbmit the treaty TO the senate with the
declaration thai -the overthrow OF the
monarchy was not In any way promoted
By this government" and when the sen
ate Was Induced TO receive and discuss
1t on that basis, both president and sen
ate were misled The attempt will not
be made in this communication
90 touch upon all the facts
which throw light upoa the progress
and consummafion OF this scheme
OF annexation. A very brief and i'm
perfect reference to the facts and evil
dence at hand will exhibit its character.
and the incidents in which IL had its
birth. Ii is unnecessary to set forth the
reasons which In January. 1893. led a
considerable portion OF American and
other foreign merchants and traders
residing at Honolulu to favor tho an
nexation Of Hawaii to the United States
Ii is sufficient 10 note the fact ard 10
observe that the project was one which
was zcalously promoted by the minister
representing the United States in that
country. tie evidently had an ardent
desire that il should become fact ac-
compl;shed by his agency and during
HE ministry, and was not tinconveniently
scrupuIous as TO the means employed to
that end
The First Overt Act.
On thu 18th day OF November. 1892.
nearly two months before the first cvert
act tending towards the subversiou OF
tho Hawaiian. government and the at
tempted trsnsfcr Of Hawaiian territory
10 the United States be addressed q
Iong letter 10 the secretary Of state in
which the case for annexation was
slaboratsiy. argued. on moral. political
and economical grounds tie refers 20
the ioss to the Hawaiian sugar interests
from the operation OF the Mckinley bill,
and ths tendency TO still further depre-
citation Of sugar property unless some
positive measurs Of relief Is granted. He
strongly inveighs against the existing
Hawaiian government. and emphatically
declares for annexation. He says: "In
truth the monarchy here is an
absurd anachronism. IL has nothing
on which il logically or legitimately
stands The feudal basis on which il
once stood. no longer existing. the mon
archy now is only an empediment to
good government-au obstruction to the
prosperity and progress OF the islands. =
He further says: As q crown colony or
Great Britain, or territory OF the Uni.
ted States. the government modifica.
tions could DO made readily and good
administration of the law secured
Destiny and the vast future interests OF
the United States in the Pacific clearly
indicate who at no distant day must be
responsible for the government OF these
islands. Under territorial government
they could be as easily governed as any
of the existing territories OF the United
States.
Parting OF the Way.
Hawaii has reached the parting ol
ways She must now take the road
which leads 10 Asia or the other which
outlets in America. gives her an Ameri
can civilization and binds her 90 the
care Of American destiny" lie also do
clarcs: .-One Of two courses seems e
ne absolutely necessary to be followed
either bold and vigorous measures foI
annexation or customs union, az
ocean cable from the California coast e
Honolulu. Pearl harbor perpotually ceded
10 the United States with an implied
but not expressly stipulated American
protectorste over the islands believs
the former To be the better. that which
will prove much the more adyantageopl
20 the islands and the cheapest aud less
embarrassing IN the end 10 the Unitet
States III ID Was wise for the Unitec
States through Secretary Marcy. thirty
eight years ago. TO orer to expend sl00.
900 D. secure treaty OF annexation. II
certainly cannot be chimerical or unwiss
In espeud 100000 to secure annexation
in the near future. Today the Unites
STATES has i've times the wealth sh,
possessed IN ls54. aud reasons now en-
isting Tor annexation are much strongei
than they were then. 1 cannot refrain
from expressing the opinion with em
phasis that the golden hour is near a