Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-18
10 Tho senate ana Hou's Qf NepFI

10 tho Senate ana House ot Hepre.
ssHidt,UcG
In my recent annual me,snge & Coz
gross briefly referred to our relations
with Hawaii aud expressed the intcn'
tlou Of transmitting further iniofma.
tim on tho subject when additional
sdvlcea permitted. Though 4 am not
able 10 now report definite
change In tho actual situation, / an
convinced the difficulties lately created,
10th here anu IA Hawaii, aud now
standing In tho way ofsOlution through
executive action NJ the problem pre-
senled, render Il proper aud eXpedicnt
that the matter should be- referred 70
the broader authority and discretion Of
Congress, with a full explanation Of
the endoavor thus far made to deal
with the emergency, aud a slatemtnt
Of tho considerations which have gov
tfRod my sollou.
suppose right aud justice should
treating thlB subject. IL national
honesty ~ to no dlsfogMded aud the
desire Tor territorial extension or dil-
satisfaction with "a form OF government;
not our own o. b regulate our conduCt,
have entirely niisapprehrndod tho
mission aud character OF our govern.
mcnt and the behavior which the con-
science o. our people demAndH u thulr
public servants.
When tho present administration
entered upon its duties, the Senate had
under confederation treaty providing
Tor the annexation u the Hawaiian
islanda 10 the territory OF thr United
states. Surely under our constitution
aud laws, tho enlargement OF our limits
IL manifestation u tue highoht At.
tribute OF sovereignty and, n en-.
tered upon aa Hu executive net,
all things relating 10 the transaction
should be- clear and free from suspicion.
Additional Importance 10 attached l3
this peculiar treaty of annexation be-
cause II contemplated n departure from
the unbrokeu American traditlon In
providing for IN addition 10 our terr-
Tory Of islands Uf the sea more than
two thousand miles removed from our
nearest coast. These considerations
might not OF themselves call Tor inter.
ference with the compilation Of the
treaty entered upUn by the pteylOuh
administration but II Appealed hOm
the documents accompanying the
treaty when subm tteI to thu Senate,
that the ownership OF Hawaii was
rendered us by a Provisional govern
ment sot up 10 succeed the constitution
al ruler uT the iHlnndf, who bad hetn
dethroned, ami II did MOI appear that
such provisional government had the
sanction OF eithel popular revelation
OF suffrage. Two other remarkable
features " the Transaction naturally
attracted attention. One was the cx-
ttaofdinaty hHste-nOt 10 say precipi-
tancy-character Zing all the tTausaC.
tons connected with the treaty. IL
appeared that a sO.callcd committee OF
safety, Oalunsibly the source OF tbs re-
volt against tho constitutional govern.
mont OF Hawaii, was organized on
Saturday, the IAN dag Of January;
that Monday, the lG,h, United States
iOfCea were landed ~ Honolulu from "a
naval vessel lying In It's harbOi; that
ON the l7th, the scheme Oi the pro-
NlsiOuRl government was perfected
anu proclamation naming It's Oilicefs
was on tue same day prepared;
ihetoupOn the United states min.
lister recognized the provisional
government thus created; that two
Jays Afterwards, ON tho 1911 day VI
January, commissioners representing
buch government sailed tor tbis country
IN steamer specially chartered Tor the
occasion, arriving In san Francisco ON
the 25th day OF January and In Wash.
lngtUu ON the Bid Jay VI February That
next day they had thsir flTst interview
with thu secretary Of state, anu another
on the llth, when the treaty Hnnexiug
the ialanuu was practically pgrDud
upon; anu that ON tue liin it was
formally concluded aud on this 10Th
iransmltled TO the Senate.
phur, between the initiation OF the
scheme for the provisional government
m Hawaii on the lin OF January and
Tue submission to the Senate VI the
treaty VI annexation concluded with
such government, there WIS an entire
Interval 0i thirty-twO days, fifteen o;
Whicn were spent by the Hawaiian
Commissioners In the Journey 10 Wash
ington.
Ia tua next place, upon the face Of
the papers submitted with the treaty,
u clearly appeared that there WIS AZ
open anu undetermined issuu Of tact
VI the most vital Importance. The
message OF the Prenident accompany
Ing the treaty declared that; "the over.
lhtow Of the monarchy was not 10
any way promoted by this govern
inenl," and In "a letter to the Presi- |
uent rom the secretary OF state, also |
tubmitleu 20 tue Senate with the |
treaty, tho following pRssago occurred, |
"At tho time the provisional govern !
ment took possession OF the govern |
meul buildings, no troops or yllluelG |
OF lhs DATED States were prescott or |
look any part in the proceedings. No |
public recognition was accorded to the
Iovisional government by the United
s1alss miniater until alter the