Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-19
FAILS TO SCORE.
CIeyeland's Hawaiian Message
Is Very Long and Weak.
Cfiticizes Previous Administration,
But Fails TO Explain His Acts.
Bsisaefs NJ. Steseax Sui Leaves Ms oSa
Case Verse Thas Before.

beiaeGfs NJ. Sfeseas sM Leaves ms Vsa
Case .eEss Thas Before.
wAsmiSetoN. Dee. IS The President.
response 10 The resolutions passed by boil
| houses Of Congress, requesting iaforms1leI
/ en- Ha~ siian STARS ana especially as 10 ths
nature OF the instructions giysa 10 Minisie,
I Willis, vas seat 10 Congress to-day. Ia the
( niessagr the President szys
Th0szh an aos able % report aefiuite
change IN the acsai situation, afn csa-
/ yiuee1 the istculiIss lately created bath
/ here and in Hawaii, aBd uow s;auaIsg 10
the way Of solai "a through executive a.
I ton On the problem prssen}et, rsrier Il
proper su3 fypediens thsf the nlaEser sh0uld
/ he referred 80 the broaiest authority snd
/ discret5-7 ~ Curg-ess, wiih fall exrisn4-
hon of raiifayof thus fss msfe 90 dea!
witt tie emergency ant statement Of ihs
considerations whi b haTe governed ny ac-
ton
/ suppose thas rieh: and jasties shoGld
+ ,IesertBif e the pain 20 be followed ia igeai-
( ing this subject II national hoGesiy Is TO
/ be Gisregaruei snd q desire fer territorial
/ e1tersion, OF dissati, faction v iii a form Of
+ government not our own. ghi 10 regulate
our conduct, have epyrely missppre-
I headed the mission AMI cAarsdes OF our
! government sni the behavior which the
f cen.o!ence Of our people demand Of their
pGbIic servants.
when the pFeseai adm!ni4trati0n entered
upan \ is duties ti4e Senate had under CON
alteration a tFeAty pfayi ing for aas annex
alton of the Hawaiian Islands t1 the terrl-
tory Of the United States. Surely under
our constitution sni la~s the enlargeme nj
Of our limits is q manifestation Of the hjgb-
est attribute of soyert gnty and 1t entered
upon ~ an cxs cutiye aet, all things relating
- ihe transaction should be clear and free
from suspicion.
Additional importance Stticlss t2 tsis
particular treaty Of annexst ,n because il
conte mplates departure from the unbroke
American trad.tioa In prov Eng for the al
di,ien 10 our territory It the islands of the
sea more than POGO miles removed from eur
nsarcst co Il.
Thee ccusilerAier- " il not Of them
selves cA5t fYr Interference with the con-
plstion II = treaty catered up1n oy a pre'i.
ou, sdniui .;fa;ion, bat IL arpcsre, from
ta- toeumenls .c-1mp tpyiag the treaty
y hen ,ubnited 10 JL- NJ nate hat tie u"D-
srshio Of IIaS,ii S.. rendered 10 u hy q
u,avi.ional .uv, ran, nj set 40 to succeed
,ha Constitutional rtfl.rs Of iha islArsis. who
h.d h..n dathrcpt,4. and itiil cot APPEAR
,b.t .uc., nroyl,ioeal government h4l tie
49,, ,,on ~ ,.;ther oo1i,larrt o!utieflor sul-
trsge.
T,,a other rem.rks.le features Of iae
,,an.sc,i,n naturally attracted attention.
,,oa IL IN IN, eytraor. ins.v haste. not TO
..v p.ec nit ,pcv. eharse'r7iziqg all The
trsn.ast,ons connect d pi.h ;Ae treaty. ,
Rct,,e,n the initiation Of the s,h ne for
, ,.,ov,.iou,l Government in ils'esii on thc
/ tth ,lay of .Jauuary and the submission Go
mo Sanate al the treaty of annexation cen
,lrd.1 with such government the entire IL
,,rvsg va. ln dsvs. T., of which ~. spent
nv the IIassi,an commissioners in lhetr
;oprnev to W..hington.
1, the nert t,Iaea. upap the face of tie
,srar. .rbmi,tea " ith the treaty i5 clearly
aonea-ad tbat there was open ami an.!etpr-
;r,1 on i.sne Of fact Of Tho most vital I'M
portance.
r. The 'l, message Of the President accompany
,,,,, tho t-s,,,' ds,tarcl tA.t .tb,. overthrow
of the monarchy was not IN anyway pro-
,,e,s, h.. tn. y,vernr7snt. and ina letter
~ tho ", siasn, from the secretary of state
,l,n .uhmi,sa m th4 senate with ths treaty
he foflow,pg massage occurs
AT the time the provisional government
tool, ,o.ses.ion of the gove ru-nert buildings
~ t,aons or ,nierr. of the United State.
were prssent or took suv Tart " wbateyer in
,to n+cce, Jinvs n, nubijr recognition was
srcnr,Ist the provisional rnment hy the
I pited States nuuister until stser the