Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-31
THE HAWAIIAN MATTER
COMES UP AGAIN IN 4 REPORT
MADE
BY the Majority of the Foreign
AGairs Commlttec--A Minority
Report Coming.



members of the foreign affairs committee
have competed their minority report on
the resolution presented by Chairman
on the day congress adjourned,
as substitute for the Hitt resolution.
1t is very vo,uminous and goes in detail
into the whole history Of Blounts al-
pointment as commissioner paramount
ami the course OF the administration.
when Clev, land was inaugurated,
March 4, 1913" says the report, the
hawailans were under the sovereign CON
tro OF republican government, recog-
uized not only By the United States,
but by every other civilized nation. Inc
government was In name provisional,
but in fact II was 70 remain IN existence
for uu indefinite period, until The time
when the terms Of union w.ih the tnilei
States were agreed upon. The minister
plempotentiary Of the United States
hawai- was In person at MS post ana
the senate of the United States was IN
session The PRESIDENT sent to the SEN
ate the name of Gresham as secretary
OF state and thIt body confirmed the ap-
pointment. II was at that time puDheiy
seated, though as YET IL l. not oinciai,y
known, that B.ounI started from wash
ingt0n on March I on his mission 10 lIIe
Hawaiian ls,anLs."
Then follow copies of the instructions
to Nj. Blount. with Mr.. CleyelInIs
greeting to MIR. Dole, The narrative
proceeds to relate MIR. BlOunt action ~
nauiiug down the American ilnS ana me
investigation be made. Ii then discu :e'
at length the presidents power TO appoint
a diplomatic officer aimed with the pow
ers given Mr.. Blount without tue sen
ate's consent:
This" the report says, covers all
that is needed to show how the pr sidnnt
ignored the plain language of the con
stltution. He has assumed TO app iit
Of his own volition. without the aivce
of the senate, a diplomatic officer W -
paramount powers, To try TO argue
that Mr. Blount was not Il dip onatc
officer of the United States, but only
my" special commissioner. wOuli b. 10
sacrifice substance TO form. Powers as,
stunned to be granted constitute the real
test of the character of an agent. Tht
time at Hawaii had been appointed under
the constitution by the president =
confirmed by the senate. He had
never been removed. Leaving or m n
lister nominaly in charge Of routine func
tons, the president sends Il high diplo'
matte officer selected by himself alone.
Should the advocates of the prei ent's
policy try to defend his action by 81 lin
ing that Mr.. BOunt was only his , .r.
sOnal agent, aud not a public officer
they must ignore the fact that Mr.
Bl0unt was given supreme command of
both the navy and the flag. Can any one
saw that either of these ytorr Tho nr.s..
dents own prupnrtvF or that he conf,
delegate any personal power over them'
No precedent for such an nnnniutIncnr
has bsen pointed ont. and a prolpnre re.
search on our part fails TO find one that
can justify the presidents action"
hen follows a discussion OF the pre-
lands course. covering pracflcaily he
same ground trayersed hy senator Hoar
in lis spaeeh IN The senate an tho same
subject. No precedent evists FAR nras-
idcnt alone 10 appoInt a ,commis;a1s,.
paramount with tic powers assumed 10
port. 'BloupI hns novar thian,b go,ro,
instructions TO change lnsnnriinn into
jurisdiction. to chnntr Tho ,intv az io,,.',
Ing all into Tho pOvrer az I,si,i;,,I, II
The reai nnrposn nf bis r,,iys;,, n'' , ~,
EXPRESSED In writfnp v.ords H., "o l,' no,
be concealed. He was Ia motc y 1', .ugo
against tbe Amcrjcon ,,',i Inn S'se
jisrredit n frisnGiy ga,.or,,, ,,l,,sF unI 70
he was occreitnd sfIo ~ , 20 W.lcli
In nse tbo 49, - ~, N"S' apparently
10 oJvonc, w., Cie'e.lni 10 Dole,
of both rnvarfD,onts auG prosperity
tn t.y o,,J Jit .,lluI.s. IN reoilty he was
~, ~ .'.u glteoNcr such state of facts
", thnS Frisi, aPpe1f 10 DC a stain both
,,io,, ..'", a lrilulE government aud ON the
l orpM ! XXX RECOMMENDATION of the form.
I! aululnlslf"tlog Of bis own government
~, vvntent Wlth drawing the Foster
H'u'f rom rye senate. which may have
ueeh hlS constitutional right, the president
Was lel 10 employ unconstitutional means
anu ~ unconstitutional agent to reverse
am dlScredit the policy of the preceding
ADMINISTRATION. This is more than an In.
noNauon in our foreign policy, hitherto
consistent and stcndy since the first dnvs
OF our republic. 1t is the unwrittcn XII
universally accepted Inv thoi No oti,,;,,
islration OF any representative gove.m.
mrnt ever condemns Tho intnrn, tie,,ii
policy Of the preceding adminisrrr,o'tGi,oyn,
for in so doing II would nitori, he , NJ,
government 80 '"u
Coming down TO the question ~ WHIT,
instructions. the rcporf soys. sX,ri,n,ii.. is
informed that The provisionai yo,n- ,,,,S
to which lie was To do ivcr iii c.'.'I..n'
tials was not established Nv ibc IIo,vaiI a.,
people or with their cnnsont nov Ia,'' \,
existed will their consent H. NJ VIM
was to notify tho Gneen fbo, Ia mniiS
dent would not send bnel in thn spi,,to
the treaty withdrawn on Aiarci, q H.
was to inform The mleen thar Whom ~, ~,
nstated the president exnected i 'or m
grant an entire amnesty 10 Mi tbosc cor i"
nected VITA the provisional ,,oyntt',,,a,,t