People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-08
HAWAIIAN POLICY.
The Gresham Letter Upheld and a spec
cial Message Promised.

Sa"a -hNoooSo IohifoGus
1t is hardly necessary for me to state that
the questions arising from our relations with
Hawaii have caused serious embarrassment
Just prior TO the installation Of the present
administration the existing government OF
Hawaii had been suddenly overthrow. and a
treaty Of annexation had been NEGOTIATED be.
tween the provisional government of the
Islands and the United States and submitted
to the senate for ratification. This trelty l
withdrew for examination and dispatched
James A. Biount Of Geor ia to Honolulu as a
special commissioner TO make an impartial in
Vestigation OF the circumstances attending the
chanl in government and OF all the conditions
bearing upon the subject of the treaty After
thorough and exhaustive examination Mr.
Blount submitted to me his report showing
beyond all question that the constitu.
ttonal government OF Hawaii had been
subverted with the active aid Of
our representative to that government and
through the intimidation caused by the pres
ence Of an armed naval force of the United
States which was landed for that purpose at
the instance Of our minister. Upon the facts
developed IL seemed to me the only honorable
course for our government to pursue was TO
undo the wrong that had been done by those
representing US and to restore as far as prac
tlcable the status existing at the time of our
fOrclble Intervention With view OF accom-
pliShing this result within the constitutional
limit OF executive poAer, and recognizing all
our obligations and responsibilities growing
out OF any change of conditions
brought about by our unjustiiable interior.
ence, our present minister to Honolulu has re.
celved appropriate instructions to that end
Thus far no information OF the accom- Dlish-
ment OF any definite results has been received
from him Additional advices are soon ex.
pected When received they will promptly be
sent 10 congress together with all other in
formation at hand, accompanied by a special
executive message fully detailing all the facts
necessary to complete UNDERSTANDING of the
case and presenting history Of all material
events leading up 20 the present situation
BY concurrent resolution, passed by the
senate February A. 1870 ana by the house of
representatives on the Sd of April. following,
the president was requested to invite from
time to time, as Mt occasions may arise nego-
tlatl0ns with any government with which the
United States has, or may have diplomatic
relations. to the end that any differences or
disputes arising between the two govern.
ments which cannot be adjusted by diplomatic
agency may be referred to arbitration and
be peacefully adjusted by such means. April
Is, 1890 the International American conference
OF Washington, by resolution. expressed
the wish that all controversies between
the republics Of America and the nations of
Europe might be settled by arbitration and
recommended that the government of each
nation be represented in that conference and
should commune te this wish to all friendly
powers. favorable response has been
received from Great Britain in the
shape OF a resolution adopted BY parlia-
ment July l6 last cordially symyathizing with
the purpose in view and EXPIRE sin, the hopes
that her malesties government will lend ready
cooperation to the government Of the United
States upon the basis or the current resolution
above quoted
1t affords me signal pleasure to lay this par.
namentary resolution before the congress and
to express my sincere qualification that the
sentiment OF two .reat and kindred nations Is
thus authoritatiyely manifested in favor OF
the rational and peaceabIe settlement Of inter.
national quarrels by honorable resort to arbi-
tratiOn