The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-12-20
HAWAIIAN MESSAGE.
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AWAllAN MEOOhGE.
Contained from First rasc
B-lt--ir- zoe iauo.ne 90 inc untcd states
forces urun thr false rrtttNis rCauoyin tnr
danger 90 lic and property The commIttce
would never have exposed themselves 20 the
pains and penalties of treason uy undertaking
thc suhver-ion OF the queens oyernme nt
forces "a tine immediate vicinity and lu posi-
tion to AFFORD ai needed protection and SUP.
port the committee would not have pros laimed
the provisional government from tnc atcrs ot
the government building
And finally nut for the lawlcss occupation
Of Houololu under false preteNts by the Jnltod
states forces and but for Minister ~icvcus's
recognition % tle prutl siouAl government
when the United states forces were iis sole
strength the queen and her government would
never have Yie dtd tu thc provisional severn
mcnt. ctcn ior time ana i9r thc sole rArp' ST.
90 submitting her case 90 the emil shteucd jus
ticc o. the United states
believing Therefore shat the United States
couid not. under the circumstance disclosed
the Imputaton % ucquirinr thcm hr uulust-
liable methods. shall not again submit the
sligraiuu anu lu ihc instructions CANISTER
Willis % copy of which accompanies this oucu-
mcnt / have directed him TO 30 inform tine
provisional government
But ln the present instance our duty does
not In ms op uiou. cud with refusing 90 CON
Suuinatc this qucs tionabic transaction Il has
been thc boast OF our government that it seeks
60 d. justice in on thin without regard 90 The
strength or weakness OF those vita whom 20
deals. ! m stake the American people 10 they
favor the odiou- doctrine that there IS no such
thing "a. International morality. that there Is
one law for strong nation and another for
weak one and that even hy iu0iret ton
strong power may with impunity dcsp0Il
weak one of its territorg
Hy an act OF war. committed with the par
"a Hon. N HHHH HH
United states uud without authority OF con.
grc-s. q government OF q feeble but friendly
and conhdnt people ias been o'crlhro"n
substantial wrong has trns been done WEicn
a due regard for our ma .Oual character as well
as The right Of the injured people require that
We should endcavor 90 repair The
provisional government has not us.
sumed republican or other constltu-
tonal form. but has remained mere cr-
ccutiNc council or oigarchy. set mp without
ihe assent OF the people IL has not seen ilt 10
ma q permanent basis OF popular support ANA
has given no eYdcHte ci an iuicuilou To 90
30 indeed The representatives ot ihat roN-
ernmont ass ri that the people OF Hawaii Gre
unfit for popular government and frankly
aNOw that they can best be ruled by arbitrary
OF despotic power
CONGRESS CALLED on TO ACT
The law of nations IS founded upon reason
and Justice. and the rules OF conduct rovcrn-
lng individual citizens or subjects OF q ciyilik
ed state are equally applicable as between
eulightened nations The considerations that
| international law is without court for its On.
/ iorcement and that obedience TO the com
/ munds practically depends upon ood faith.
| instead OF upon the mandate OF superior
/ tribunal only give additional sanction 20
the law itself and brand any deliberate
! infraction OF 10 not merely as wrong but a. %
/ disgrace \ man Of true honor protects the
| unwrttcn word which binds his conscience
more scrupulously, II possible, than he does
/ the bond o breach OF viii n subjects IN %
] If,f fr 81. m.
ing to maintain itself as one Of the most en-
| nghtened nations. would do its cit tfeu- ross
| injustice n it applied 90 itS international rch-
lions any Other Than % hi- % staud.r ot honor
United States cannot pr ..H Deg
nut Ia th' position ut go. ..D. a.H-
j IA wrong after its commission amy Mos. ~ in
| that OF cousent.ur t' 3D. 10 .uFance. ON iGai
! around IL cannot ALLOW itself 90 refuse 10 re-
| dress an injury inflicted thrIuth au abuse oi
! power by officers clothed with us authority
And wcar.u J, its uniform and on the same
| ground IL % feeble bUt friendly state is in dan
| ger OF being robbed OF lis independence ana y
| soyercigntv bV % misuse of power cannot fan
| 10 vindicate its honor ana ii' sense OF justice
! ly an earnest effort % make 800 possible rep ir
aiion. These principle apply q the present
| cose with irrc.ist b'e iolt. Wl.u the
special conditions OF ,ht qUeca surrender Oi
| her sovereignty are recalled she -irrcud
cred not to the, prousiot \ egaI,gnt
! not absolutely and Ierm'ucutly but lriIl'r
ariy and couditiOnauy until such time as
the laCts could De ftu1lhtlfN hf ih' q Hit'u
! states Furthermore TIE pfDfloioIhl govern
| ment ,quiesccd Ia her surrender lu iAdl man
I ncr and on those terms, nOt tuI} iN lAtit tpu
. sent but throuEh the positive acts tl some
members OF the government N.o ti cl her
| peaccablc submission not merely 20 avoid
/ hloodshed. hut because >n' CuN.d ll4c- I'M
| plicit reliance upon the justice or iHc Onittd
! States and that tho whole .rCl Nyl4d e
| finally considered at Na~hll
! have not however overlooked an Incident
OF this unfortunate 4nalr which remains 20 be
/ mentioned The members of the prOv,siona
/ entitled to extreme sympathy. nave been lee
! TO their present predicdMcut OF revolt ans
! the government oi the queen by the uuciens
| ible encoura cement and assistance of ON
| diplomatic representative rms laci mAN en-
| lille them To claim that In every efQft u
| rectify the wrong OF the committee some =
| gard should he had FOR their safety. Thi
! sentiment Is strongly seconded 10y my uuNlell
10 do nothihc which would invite either haral
relation ON the part OF tha queen or N1olehc
and bloodshed in aEy quarter
In the belief that thH queen as Wen as ne
| enemies would be willing 10 adopt such
course as would meet these conditions and !
! view OF the fact that both u" queen ana IN
provisional government had az ona zine al
| parently acQWcsccd In "A reference OF ttc ga
| tire case 10 the United states government ah
/ considering the further fact that Ia any ever
the present government by lts own declare
| limitation was only 40 exist ui ti terms
union with the United States of America huN
been negotiated and aerCcd urOu. hope
that. after The as ,uraucc to luc ml W ptr' (
! that government that such union could nos b
consummated. mi ht compass peaceful 10
JuStment OF the dimculiy
PROPOSED PLAN OF REsroRArIoN
Actuated by these desires aud purposes an
not unmindful OF the inherent peIplcNities q
the situation ngr OF the limitations up1u m