The record-union., 1893-12-19
THE SECOND MESSAGE.

The Presidents special message on the
Hawaiian matter is given in our tele-
graphic columns this morning. II is a
remarkably strong document. Its vigor
and aggressive character will impress
every reader profoundly.
To sum it all up, the President declares
anew that the deposition of the Queen
was accomplished by the unlawful and
dishonorable act of the United States
Minister; that without his aid and the
show of force by arms of the United States
the Provisional Government could not
have been established; that the Provis-
ional Government itself admits this fact;
that the Queen surrendered, not to the
Provisional Government, but to the Gov
ernment of the United States and the su-
perior force with which it menaced her.
The President points out, also, that this
surrender was temporary and condi-
toned upon the settlement of the whole
question by the United States, and that
LuD ION1SIOud1 OON6IAl1lOAb uOb Jill az
cepted notice of this protest, but filed
none counter to it. On the contrary, it
itself appealed to the United States Min
lister to protect it when there was no as
sault made or threatened, and when the
city of Honolulu was in its normal con-
dition of peace and quietude.
The President holds, also, that there; is
no republic in Hawaii, no Government
springing from the people and represent
ative in form, but that it is committee
rule, an oligarchy, an assumption Of
power by few not chosen by the free
will of the people.
He quotes from early letters Of Minister
Stevens to show that in November, 1892,
that official urged the Secretary of State
to permit him to foster annexation senti-
ment, and if necessary to employ United
States,marines in arms to help on the cause
ofannexation, declaring that it was mani
fest destiny that Hawaii should fall into
the lap of the United States.
This, says Mr.. Cleveland. shows what
was the mental attitude of Mr.. Stevens,
and interprets his haste to land troops
and recognize the new Government two
months later.
The President charges that the whole
scheme was concocted and carried out in
side of thirty-two days, fifteen of which
the Hawaiian Commissioners spent in
Washington, and that it was scheme of
no higher order of crime than theft-that
it is an act which in an individual would
be so termed; that there is such thing as
national morality, and a nation has,
therefore, no right to do that as power
which individual members thereof would
be criminal in doing as individuals.
The President then states what his in
structions to Mr.. Willis were, to wit: to
propose to the Queen to resume her con-
stitutional authority, under pledge to par
don and hold harmless all members of
the Provisional Government and give
credit to all their acts while in control
and to administer to them no pains or
penalties now or hereafter. If she ac-
cepted, then to make the fact known to
the Provisional Government and to in
sist upon its acquiescence.
But the Queen declined the terms of
amnesty, and Mr.. Willis asked for further
instructions. and these were given by re-
peating the old ones and with directions
to insist upon them. Still the Queen re-
fuses.
Mr.. Willis was instructed originally to
say that if she persisted in her refusal,
the President would withdraw any effort
to have justice done her. The Minister
was also instructed to advise either party,
if either asked, that the President would
proceed only within his constitutional
authority, and would not employ force,
that being possible only Dy Congress.
The gist of the whole message is that
the President holds that the United States
did a grievous wrong to the constitu-
tional Government of Hawaii and that
this is shown by record outside of Mr..
Blouut's report: that the United States