The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-12-28

OF President Cleveland ON the Hawaiian
affair is as follows:
To the Senate md House OF Representa-
tiyes: IN my rrcent annual message to CON
gress briefly r.i,rred 10 onr rplafions with
hawaii, and depressed the intention OF traus-
hitting further Information on the subject
when additional adviees permitted. Though
| am not able TO now report a definite
change in the actual situation, am con
WINGED that the difficulties lately created
both here and in Hawaii, and now standing
in the way OF n solution through ex, cutive
notion OF The problem presented, renders it
expedient and proper than the matter should
be r. ierred to the broader authority and
discretion ofcougreos, with n full explanation
OF the endeavor thus lar made to deal with
the emergency, and IA statement OF the con-
sid rniiOns which have governed my action.
| SUPPOSE that riuht and justice should de-
termine the path 10 be followed in treating
this subject. II national honesty is to be
disregarded and the desire OF territorial ex-
tension or dissatisfaction with forms of gov
ernmet not our own IL to regulate our con-
conduct, have entirely inexperienced
the mission and character of our govern
ment and behavior which the conscience OF
our people demands oil their public servants.
The message then goes on at con-
siderable length to restate the situation
as previously stated In Blount't report
and Secretary Gresham's letter to the
president. 1t speaks of two remark
able features in the case:
One was the extraordinary haste, not to
say precipitancy, charucterizing all the trans
actions connected with the treaty.
la the next place upon the face OF the pa
per submitted with the treaty it clearly up
peared that there was an open and deter
mined issue OF fnct OF most vital Importance.
The message OF the president accompanying
the treaty declared that "the overthrow OF
the monarchy was not in any way promoted
by this government" And in u letter to the
president from the secretary OF state also
submittt to the senate with the treaty, the
following passage occurred:
"At the time the provisional government
took possession OF the government buildings
no troops or officers Of the United States
were present or took any part whatever in
the proceedings. No public recognition was
accorded the provisional government by the
United States minister until after the queen 4
nbdicntiOn and when they were in effective
possession OF the government buildings,
archives treasury, barracks, police station
and all potential ma. hinery of the govern
nent."
But protest also accompanied said treaty,
signed by he queen and her ministers, Mt the
rune time hhe made way for the pr, visonal
government, which explicitly stint ed that she
yielded to the superior force OF the United
States. whose minister had caused the United
States troops o be landed ut Honolulu and
declured he would support such provisional
government.
The truth or ialsity OF this protest was
surely OF the first importance. Ii true, moth
ing but the concealment OF its truth could
induce our government to negotiate with the
semblance oil n government thus created, nol
could n treaty resulting from the nets stated
in the protest. have been knowingly deemed
worthy OF consideration by the sennte vel
the truth or falsity OF the protest had moi
been investigated. | was convinced that il
was my duty therefore, to Withdraw the
treaty from the senate for examination, md
meunahilc to cause an accurate, full and i'm
partial yestigatiun to be made Of the fact.
attending the subversion of the const tuition
nj government OF Hawaii and the install
nent in its place OF a provisional govern
ment.
The message then refers to the mis-
sion OF Blount and his report. and says
The report, with its accompanying proofs
and such other evidence az il now before con.
gress or herewith submitted, iustifes, in my
opinion, the statement that when the presi
dent was led to submit treaty to he senate
with the declaration that "the overthrow o
the monarchy was not in any way promoted
by this government" and when the senat,
was induced to receive and discuss it on thai
basis, both the president and the senate wer,
nisled.
4foRE CORRESPONDENTS.
These ,clarations certainly show the dis
position and condition of mind Of the minis
ter which may be useiully recalled when inter
preting the significance of his conceded acts
or when considering probabilities of sucl
conduct on his part as may not be admitted
In this view, it seems proper to also quot,
a letter written by the minister to the secre
tary OF state on the 18th of March, 1892
nearly a year prior to the first slep toward
annexation. After stating the possibilit,
that the then existing government of Haw
ali might be overturned by an orderly ant
peaceful revolution, Minister Stevens write
as follows:
Ordinarily, in like circumstances the rul
seems to be TO limit the landing and move
ment OF United States forces in foreign wnter
exclusively to the protection OF the United
States legation, and of the lives and propert,
OF American citizens, but as the relations o
the United States to Hawai- are exceptional
aud in former years the United States off
cials here took somewhat exceptional ac
ton in circumstances OF disorder, desire tt
know how far the present minister and nava
commander may deviate from established
international rules and precedents in contin
gencies indicated in the first part OF this dis
patch"
TO a minister Of this temper, full of zealioi
annexation, there seemed to arise in january
1898, the precise opportunity, by which
timely deviation from the established inter
national rules and precedents," we might
successfully accomplish the great object in
view and we are quite prepared for the ex
ultant enthusiasm with which in letter to
the state department dated Feb. /, 1893, he
declares THE Hawaiian pear is now fully
ripe, and this is the golden hour for the
United States to pluck it," He further issued
a proclamation whereby ''in the name OF the
United States, he assumed protection Of the
| Hawaiian islands. and declared the said &c.
ton was Aaken pending and subject to lie
gotiations at Washington" but this ussump
tion OF protectorate was promptly dsa
vowed by our government.
THE OCCURRENCES REVIEWED.
brief statement OF the occurrences that
led to the subversion OF the constitutional
government OF Hawaii in the interests Of
annexation to the Uuited States will exhibit
Saturday, January II, 1893, the Queen OF
Hawaii, who had been contemplating the
proclamation of new constitution, had. in
Difference to the wishes and Inconsistencies of
her cabinet rerounced the project for the
present at least. Taking this renquished
purpose as a basis of action, the citizens of
Honolulu, numbering from so to 100. mostly
resident aliens, met in private Office and
selected the so.called committee of safety.
The COMMITTEES. though its designs were
not revealed, had in view nothing less than
annexation to the United States On Mon
day morning the queen and cabinet made a
public proclamation with IA notice which was
specially served upon the representatives of