The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-12-27

tween the initiation OF the scheme
for provisional government of Ha-
waii on the 14th day of January
and the transmission to tho senate
of the treaty of annexation con-
cluded with such government, the
entire interval was thirty-two days,
fifteen of which was spent by
the Hawaiian commissioners in
their journey to Washington. In
the next place, upon the face of the
papers submitted in tho treaty, it
clearly appeared there was an open
and undetermined issue Of the most
vital Importance. The message of
the President accompanying the
treaty declares: "The overthrow OF
the monarchy was not in any way
prompted by this government" and
in the letter from the President to
the secretary of state, also submitted
to the senate with the treaty, the
following passage occurs: "At the
time the provisional government
took possession of the government
buildings no troops or officers of the
United States we're present or took
any part whatever in the proceed
ings, no public recognition was ac-
credited to the provisional govern
ment by the United States minister
until after the queens abdication,
and when they we're in effective pos
session of the government buildings,
the archieves, treasury, barracks,
police station, and all potential ma
chihery of government"
"But a protest also accompanied
it which said the treaty was signed
by the queen aud her ministers at
the time she made way for the pro-
visional government, (which explicitly
stated she yielded to the superior
force of the United States, whose
ministers had caused United States
troops to be landed at Honolulu, he
declaring that he would support
such provisional government. The
truth or falsity of this report is
surely of the first Importance; the
truth or falsity of the report had
not been investigated. 1 conceived
it my duty, therefore, to withdraw
the treaty from the senate for inves-
tigation to DO made. 1 suggested
for the work of investigation Hon.
James HI. Blount of Georgia, his re-
port detailing his action under the
instructions given him and the con-
illusions derived from this investiga-
ton to accompany this message.
These conclusions, accompanied by
the evidence upon which they are
based, which evidence also is here
with transmitted, and from which
it seems no other deductions could
possibly be reached than those ar
rived at by tho commissioner"
The president says that when he
was led to submit the treaty to tho
senate with the declaration "the
overthrow of the monarchy was not
in any way promoted by this gov
ernment," he and the senate were
misled.
can attempt will not be made in
this communication" he says, ito
touch upon all the facts which
throw light upon the progress of
this scheme of annexation" 1t is
unnecessary to set forth the reasons
which in January, 1893, led a con-
siderable portion of the American
and other foreign merchants and
traders residing in Honolulu to
favor the annexation of Hawaii to
tho United States. 1t is sufficient to
note the fact and to observe that
the project was one which was zeal
ously promoted by the minister re-
presenting the United States. He
evidently had an ardent desire that
it should become fact accomplish
ed by his agency during his ministry
and was not inconveniently scrupu-
lous as to the methods employed to
that end. On the 10Th day Of Nov
ember, 1892, he addressed a long
letter to the secretary of state, in
which the case for annexation was
elaborated and argued on moral, po-
litical and economical grounds. He
says: I'm truth monarchy here is an
absurd anachronism, and has moth
ing on which it logically or legiti-
mately stands. The feudal basis on
which it once stood no longer exist
ing, monarchy now is only an i'm
pediment to good government, an
obstruction to the prosperity and
progress of the islands," He further
says: "The destiny and future inter-
est of the United States in the Paci-
fic ocean clearly indicate who at no
distant day must be responsible for
the government of these islands.
| One of two courses seems absolutely
necessary to be followed, either bold
and vigorous measures for annexa-
ton or customs union, an ocean
cable from the California coast to
Honolulu, Pearl harbor perpetually
coded to the United States, with i'm
piled, but not expressly stipulated
American protectorate over the isl.
ands."
"These declarations certainly show
his disposition and condition OF
mind, which may be useful to recall
when interpreting the significance
of tho minister's conceded acts o,
when considering the probabilities
that such conduct on his part may
not be admitted"
The president quotes from letter
written by Minister Stevens to the
secretary of state on March 8, 1892
nearly year prior to the first steps
taken toward annexation. Aftel
stating the possibility that the ex
listing government of Hawaii might
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