The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-21

sage i'll regard to the Hawaiian dlthculty
was received and read. 1t was as toll
lows:
TO the Senate and House of Represent
atiYeS: In my recent annual message to
the congress 1 briefly referred to our re-
lationS with Hawan and expressed the III
tentlon OF transmitting further informal
tion on the subject when additional ad-
vices permitted. Although l am not able
to now report Il definite change in the
actual situation, | am convinced that the
difficulties lately created, both here and III
Hawaii, and now standing III the way OF
u solution through executive action OF
the problem presented, render 1t proper
and eXpcdient that the matter should be
referred to the broader authority and
D4re> liOll Oh Congress,
with q full explanation of the endeavor
thus far made to deal with the emergen-
cy and Il statement of, the considerations
which have governed my action.
| suppose that right and justice should
determine the patn to be followed i'll
treating this Subj"cti. If national homes
ty is to be di$regarded and desire for
territorial extension, where dissatisfaction
with form Of government not our own Is
to regulate our conduct, | have entirely
miSapDrchcndrd the mission and charhc-
ter of our government and the behavior
which the conscience OF our people de-
mands of their public servants.
When the present administration ell
tered upon its duties the senate had un-
der consideration Il treaty providing Tor
the annexation of the Hawaiian islands
to the territory of the United States.
Surely, under the constitution and laws,
the enlargement of our limits IS mani
fpStatiOn Of the highest attribute OF SOW
ereignty, and if entered upon as an exec
utive act, all things relating to the trans
action should be clear and free from SuS-
piciUn.
Additional Importance is attached to
tIIl1l mo-
cause it contemplated 4 departure from
unbroken American tradition i'll pro
vling for the addition Of territory OF
islands of the sea more than 2,OOO miles
removed from our nearest coast
These considerations might not OF
themselves call for interference with
the completion of treaty entered upon
by a previous administration. But it
appeared from the d0cuments accom-
panying the treaty when submitted to
the senate that the ownership OF
Hawaii WGS rendered to Us
by a provisional government set up 10
succeed the constitutional ruler of the
islands, who had been dethroned. and
did not appear that such provisional gov
e1nment had the sanction of either pop
ular revolution of .SNfragp. Two other
remarkable feature the transaction
naturally attracted attention. One was
the extraordinary haste-nOt to say precl-
tions connected with the treaty. 1t ap--
peared that Il so-called committee of
safety, OStenSibly the source of the re-
volt against the constitutional govern
ment of Hawaii, was organized on Sat
Urday, the 14th day of January; that on
Monday, the 10th, the United States
forces were landed at Honolulu from
naval vessel lying in its harbor; that
on the 18th the scheme of a provisional
government was perfected, and prOcla-
nation naming its officers was on the
same day prepared and read ut the gov
ernment buildings; that. Immediately
thcreupon the United States minister
recognized the provisional government
thus created; that two days afterward,
Oh the 10Th day OF January, commission
erS representing such government sailed
for this country in steamer especially
chartered for the occasion. arriving in
San Francisco on the 2Sth day of .Ianu-
airy, and in Washington on the Sd day of
February; that next day they had their
first interview with the secretary of
state. and another on the 11th, when
the treaty anneXing the islands was
practically agreed upon, and that on the
14th it was formally concluded, and on
the 18th
Transmitted to the senate
Thus between the initiation of the
scheme for the provisional government
in Hawaii on the 14th of January and
entire treaty of annexation. concluded
with such Government. the entire inter,
val was thirty-tw1 d1ys, fifteen of
which We're spent bv the Hawaiian com
missiOnerS in the journey to Washington.
In the next place. upon the face of the
" anneornd thai there was omen and de-
trrminpd an issue of the most vital i'm
portance. The message of the president
ACCOMMODATING the treaty declared that
''thC overthrow Of the monarchy was not
in any way promoted by this govern
ment" and in a letter from the president
from the secretary of state, also sub
mitted to the senate with the treaty, the
following passage occurred:
AT the time the provlNoA'I govern
ment TOOK possession OF tne government
1nl!n1ES no tr'ol'S or oulcrfS oi we
CnMeu STATES were present ot looh any
part "!,ateESI. n ~ Nv, - o.i4i p1oorr1Li.GS'
was accorded to +hn nrovisinnnI GOVERN
mont by the American minister until
after tha ouppn's ablication and when
thnv were in pffectiyp DosspsSio, of the
government buildings. the archives, the
treasury. the barracks, the police sta
ti0n and all the potential machinery of
the government"
But Il protest also accompanied said
treaty, signed by the queen and her
ministers at the time shC made way
tuI tllt piVN iNI''''.'l u NV WIN IL
explicitly stated that she yielded to the
superior force OF the United states;
whose minister h3d caused nlted
STATES troops TO - IahdeH ar Honolulu,
anu ueclnFed 'hdl ne Woua support
su1n rn pl lVS lti"lla! IeH tiIh'nt' 4
Ihe run or ~, iHlIm! a ?I tLls proteTt Te
WAS SuLGH u b,,t me tb III on.opoaco
t4i iiI ;d',on o,,,. ,rornr,,coD+ ="
truth couio iha;'ce our government 10
negouate WIN tnt lFlnOlance OF a gov
efnnlent 1t: tllS 'Eta'e' p"r toHi;l a t, 'reaay
resulting rom 1Lle avs Sta'eu 1, III 'ne pr
test nave Detn kiio"Insy low ny ueeIneu % Worthy ny
OF cohSloerHtion of ne ne S~enutet ~ , nt! t unt
ruin or Ihl:n! 9i me pro!tsI h!u noL m
heen ulveSflSate.l. l. ;.t,1n EIncel'tI H IL NY ny
guy therefore, t" w. W.lit.raw ont .re"tS ~
from the senate foT f',r 3 eN;''nlnh,lGni .;l; 10
cause an accurate run ana I'M impartlai ps IN m
vestigatlon TO be maze OF tne lac1S at-
tending the supVerSiGn o1 me SoIIsll!u- ms ~
tlonal government OF 1aWall ana !lie"ln,
stallment Ill ITS place OF the provisional
government.