The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-19
HAWAII MESSAGE
The President Submits the Con
trOversy to Congress.
MR.. WILLIS INSTRUCTIONS
Not Authorized to Use Force in
Restoring the Queen.
MR.. WILLIS INSTRUCTIONS
WHY SHE HAS NOT BEEN RESTORED

The President Named Conditions OF Gen.
eraI Amnesty, which the Dusky Mon
vens, the President Asserts. violated
the Tradition and Policy of this Gov
ernment-Hs Dsnounces the Manner In
Which the Provisional Government Was
Constituted.
! WAsHTNGToN, Dec 19,-'The presidents
message on the Hawaiian question was
sent to both houses of congress yesterday
The president says:
In my recent annual message to con
gress | briefly referred to our relations
with Hawaii, and expressed the intention
Of transmitting further information on
the subject when additional advices per-
mitted
Though am not able to report def
mite change in the actual situation, am
convinced that the difficulties lately
created both here and in Hawaii, and now
standing in the way of a solution through
executive action of the problem presented,
render it proper and expedient that the
matter should be referred to the broader
authority and discretion of congress- with
q full explanation of the endeavor thus
far made to deal with the emergency and
statement of the considerations which
= have governed my actions.
suppose that right and justice should
detsrmine the path to be followed in treat
ing this subject. If national honesty Is to
be disrcgarIled and desire for territorial
extension OF dissatisfaction with form Of
government not our own ought TO rcgu-
late our conduct, have entirely misap.
pretended the mission and character Of
our government and the behavior which
the confidence of our people demands Of
their public servants.
The Proposed Treaty of Annexation.
When the present admin stration en-.
tered upon its duties the senate had under
consideration a treaty providing for the
annexation Of the Hawaiian Islands to the
territory of the United States. Surely
under our constitution and laws the en-
lurgemeRt of our limits Is n manifestation
Of the highest attribute of sovereignty,
and II entered upon as in executive act
all things relating to the transaction
should be clear and free from suspicion.
Additional importance is attached TO
this particular treaty of annexation be
cause it contemplated departure from
:. 'n t"'i''"h ia l'fo'iu
ns ior lne Auult'on 10 our territory OF
'''onu' oi 'ne se" i'iore 'n''h "'VVV mics
hsI,o' ~, eu iroin ouE neareh. coast'
selves call for interference with the com
p,eSion of treaty entered upon by a pre-
yious administration. But II appeared
from the documents accompanying the
treaty that the ownership OF Hawaii was
tendered to us by provisional govern
msnt SET up 10 succeed the constitutional
velef OF the ISLANDS, VINO had been de-
sEnh1u, anu II uln NOT appear that such
P,o.tS'oiiai Pt5,r government ma 'he sanction
VI oi'ner Pop"'"r reNoiu''oh of suffrage
remarkable Features.
Two other remarkable features of the
transac tlon naturally attracted attention.
Oae WAS the extraordinary haste, NOT to
say prccipiiancy, characterizing all the
transactions connected with the treaty.
IL appeared that the so called committee
of safety ottenslbly the source Of the re
volt against the constitutional govern
ment OF Hawaii, was organized on Satur
DAY, the 18Th day of January; that on
Monday the 10TH the United States forces
were landed at Honolulu from a naval
vessei lying ~ lts hafGor; that on the 18th
bne scHehic Vi pFofiSiohsi government
was perlseteu, anu proclamation nam
ing us oiiicers WIS on 'he same day pre-
pared nhu read al me government build
ms tuht hhtheuiately tAefeupun the
uhlteu states minister recognized the
PloFlslphal soSerhIe mus creh'ed' That
tNo oHSs afterwards commissioners repre-
sen.ihe suen government soti+d ior TINS
ooantrJ ia ste"'ieI esptc'a!lf chhrtcrcu
aot .ne oe1"H'on arIit ilie III IAN ralelsGo
on .ho -otn uay o, January ana IN "ash-
.netou oi ,uc ~ uAs ol ep' uH[E' that on
sIs heA. "us 'hUy hau thelr irst iii'er
wv, r,en WIN "a, 'ne ss're,arS oi state anu an
o.net oil 'ne ii'h, Wnen .he treaty OIL an
nesatlpn s.ln was Prasiiehlly @ usrteu upon
eHu 'n"l % oa Vhe lf'ii ~ was loitlaily con
s'u"eh' eiii on she l'th 'r'ils'hl'teu 10 ehe
s1nate me .. ,-,t,-,.
,.ha,' ~. "eem tn'ni tns iiii'.N,'on u 'no '
,Snetiie lor provisional government IN
a.eN ~ oii Vhe l4'h uay ol FEBRUARY and
nv su''l,ssioh 10 cue senate oi the treaty
oi anneAaVioh cohclaced with such gov
slnnien'' tne entire interval were thirty-
~ uay :, ni'eeh Vi "nich were spent by
no itaH aiiai commissioners III tueIr jour
Ae' 70 ash ton
"hy hioont was Appointed.
The president then shows that protest
Of she queen accompanied the treaty, and
thAt she only yielded 10 the superior force
the United states. THIS raised the
question OF the truth or talslty oil he pro-
Test, as the executive message accompany
mg the treaty stated that there mad been
no AID rendered the provisional govern
htnt by the nued states forces
The truth or ialsity OF the protest had
bot been investigated, and therefore Mr.
BiDunt was sc cot ed an n suitable DerSOn