The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-22

history Of events in Hawall IN confor.
miy with the facts as reported by Mr..
Biount. and commits The futWe deal
Ing with the question to the extended
powers and wide discretion Of congress.
He says by an act Of war, committed
with the participation Of the diplomatic
representative of the United States and
without authority of congress, the gov.
ernment Of feeble but friendly peo-
pie has been overthrow.
WILLIS INSTRUCTIONS.
The provisional government has no,
assumed republican or other consti
tutional form, but has renamed mere
executive council or oligarchy, set up
without the assent of the people. 1t
has not sought to find permanent
basis of popular support, and has given
no evidence of an intention to do so.
Indeed, the representatives of that
government assert that the people of
Hawaii are unfit for popular govern
ment. and can be best ruled by arbi
trary or despotic power. The Presi-
dent says he had hoped, in view of the
fact that both the queen and the pro-
visional government had at one time
acquiesced in reference of the entire
case to the United States government,
and considering the further fact that
the provisional government by its own
declared limitations was only "to exist
until the terms of the union with the
United States have been negotiated
and agreed upon that after giving the
assurance to members of that govern
ment that such a union could not be
consummated, he might have been
able to compass a peaceful adjustment
Of the difficulty"
'Not unmindful Of the perplexities
of the situation and Of the limitations
Of my power" 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 desired that such restoration
should be effected on terms providing
for clemency as we'll as justice to all
parties concerned. The conditions
suggested we're amnesty to all those
who had in any way participated in
setting up the provisional government.
and recognition of all bona fide acts
and obligations.
THE QUEEN OBJECTS.
These conditions have not proved |
acceptable to the queen. Although |
she has been informed that they will |
be insisted upon that unless acceded |
to the efforts of the president to aid in
the restoration Of her government will
cease, the president says that he has
not yet learned that the queen has
yielded her acquiescence and this has
delayed his efforts 10 bring about Il
sett ement He adds that the unfor-
tunate public Misrepresentation of
the situation and the exaggerated
statement of the sentiments of our
people have obviously hndered the
prospects OF successful executive men,
ton. He therefore submits the cor
respondence and instructions to con
gress, and closes by saying: SIN COM
this subject to the extended
powers and wide discretion of congress,
l desire to add the assurance that |
shall be much gratihed to cooperate
in any legislative plan which may be
devised for the solution of the prob
lem before us, which is consistent with
American honor, integrity and moral.
ity."
In the course Of his message, after
quoting the general letters from Min
ister Stevens to the Secretary of State,
the President says: "rhese declara.
tons certainly show disposition and |
condition of mind which may be use.
fully recalled when interpreting the
OF the minister's conceded |
acts or when considering the probabil-
tiles of such conduct on his part as
may not be admitted. In this view it |
seems proper to also quote from let
ter written by the minister to the sec
retary of state on the Sth day of |
March, ISoa, nearly year prior to the
first step taken toward annexation.
STEVENS FULL OF ZEAL.
After stating the possibility that the
existing government of Hawaii might
be overturned by an orderly and peace
ful revolution, Minister Stevens writes
as follows; Ordinarily in like cir
the rule seems to be to
limit the landing and movement Of |
United States forces in foreign water
and dominion exclusively to the pro.
lection OF the United States legation
and the lives and property Of American
citizens. But as the relations of the
United States to Hawaii are excep
tonal and in former years the United |
States officials took somewhat excep-