Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-18

i"'FN lANttAlH Wy tho lullHl kfnErH
i0tcc5i 1nI but iOr Minister S.evens,s
recognition 90 the provisional govern.
mehl when the United States
FORCES were IT. sole supplrt
anu constituted itB only mil.
'Ary strength, the queen aud her
soNerumrni would never have yielded
To tile PROVISIONAL government even Tor
limo, and Tor the sole purp, 10 of sub.
hitting her case 10 the enlightened
justice % toe Unilyd States.
Relieving therefore, that the United
Hihtus Coull not UNI Ter the rircum.
-tancy- disclosed proceed with the nu.
nuNaliUn oI iucte Islands without Justly
mourning the iWputntiOu OF ncuuiriug
thrm hy uuIu-iinauu methods. /
shall not again submit the treaty OF
annexation 90 tho Senate Tor 3D.. con.
alteration anu iu the Instructions To-
Minister Wills, copy " whlc nc.
companies thts mrssnge, have direct
ul MIN % no Inform she provisional
government.
but BOO the present instance the die.
hlcf oi July lD not iu my uuIuion end
win friuuug 90 cuusumnIatp this
putuli0uuuic trausHcti0u. 10 has bptu
tlr boast Of Uut government that "a
aims 10 d. Justice boa go things without
frFnfi 10 tn strength uf weakness Of
thotu with whom 10 draIs. 1 mistake
the American pulp.u 30 thpy fav0. the
,dlaus u1ctiiuu that tuufe y no turb
thlug as international morality. that
there is one law fUT BE- strong nation nrd
another tor NoaK one, uud that even
uy luilfecuDu u strong power may
win immunity dhpIl a weak
uuo % ils iofftufy by am
act OF war committed win the
participation Of % diplomatic rcurc.
sentative VI the Uuilui States nud
without the authority ui CunFfusH the
government VI a feeble but ifiendly
nnd cJuhdiug people has been over.
thrown. A substantial wrong hns
thus been done which u due regard for
our national character CO., well as the
ughts % tue itJufrd people require tuat
We thuuid UnuUuyur Gu repair. The pfI.
VlHl4uAl government has not assumed.
q republican OF other constitutional
form tut has maintained mere eNrcu.
tive council " Olga, Cuy,srt up without
tue nafrut VI the people, u uas not seen
ht 10 mad Il permanent uasls lf Huuplfi
hui has given no evidence OF an iutpl.
Huu 90 uU 20. Indeed tho rrlrpsputa.
liVts ~ tuHt government assert that
tue pcul lr o. Hawaii ate unit tor Don.
uihf government and ffhuAIy Avow
iuut they can hrHt DO ruled uy
gu Arbitrary or do.p1tc p1wuE Tue
law 1i uauOIs founded upon the mlrs
OF Justice aud clio fuirs uf con IuUt
governing individual ciiEsnH or suU.
iuuls 0i civilized ttsic, are equally
applicable ut between rHugltouuu ma.
uuut. CONSIDERATION fol. international
law without b court IT. itsuuioTct uIeni,
aud thAi ubaIiuucB 90 CummanIs pfnn.
ideally depends upon tue good faith
instead 90 upon tuH mandate OF tau
superior tribunal only give additional
sanction 90 the law iEylf aud brand
any deliberate iuttuuiIuu Of % uUt
merely ~ y wrong bul uu a disgrace.
a man OF true honor protects
the unwritton w0rI which binds bio
conscience more Hcfupul0usly " pua.i.
hlc than hu does the u1ni, "A ufsnch of
which subjects him 20 light liabilities.
Aud the Uuliei states ia aiming 10
maintain Itself ~ ono Of the most on.
llghtcnoi uhtiOns, would 10 ~ citiEuns
gross Injustice u II applied & It's inter.
national relations nuy other than tho
high btunIafu OF honor aud morality
on that gf1unu. Tue United
sialoi canuot properly be put
in the position oi CuuntenAnclug
"a wrong ziler its C0mmisalon any
more than 80 that Of clns6nting g. IL
In advance. On that ground 10 can.
not allow ihuli 10 refuse 10 redress nn
Injury Inflicted through the abuse OF
power by officers ClUtheI with its
authority anu wearing lls uniform,
anu on tho sans ground II u
feeble bat friGuuiy state IL lu
danger NJ buiug robbed OF ils
sovereignty by "a misuf1 Of power
the uulcl States cannot lail 90 Wind
cate b honor aud itB Heusu VI Justice by |
"a oaru,s. ohOrt TO make all possible
PREPARATION.
THESE principles apply 10 the present
au'e with Irresistible force when tue
special Conditions OF the quepn's sutrou-
durof her sovereignty are recalled. She !
not 10 the provisional
government but 10 the United States
not absolutely And psfmA. |
nuntly, but temporarily Hni oouGi. |
llunally IN suuh time ~ the facts |
could be- reviewed by the United |
States. Furthermore, the prOyisiO nj |
government gcuuiotCud In hursurrouiur |
la that manner anu on those tvrms, not /
iuly by hoit consent, but through !
The positive acts OF some members |
lf tue government who urgr her
uvaCeable submission, not merely to |
avoid blOUdshod but becau'e she could |
place implicit reliance upon tue Justice |
l' the United states, aud that the |
. hole subject would Os uually Cousid. |
cred nj Washington.
I have not, however, overlooked 1
an incident Of this unfortunate |
affair which TumAiuH 20 be- /
The members Of |
tho provisional government anu their |
thought not entitled % ex-
.frmr sympathy, have been l0d 10
.hulr present pTcdlCameut ut revolt |
against the gOyefnmentO OF the queen by !
lac inde.eualblc encouragement ana mr..
distance OF our diplomatic TepitBruty-
I'VE. Inis fact may untiile them % claim
nat Ia every eilOrt TO focuiy the wrong
II the committee, some Tcgarl
should be- had for their safely, THIS
IL strongly seconded by my
anxiety 10 DO nothing which Wsull
invite either harsh retaliation on the
part Of tue queen, or violence anu
ilooished Ia any quarter In the Dt-
iul that tho queen, ~ we'll AS her
enemies, would be- willing to adopt
.ucu a course as would meet these COZ.
iitiOns, nud In view Of the
act that both the queen aud tue
government had nj
mo tins apparently ggquivscul In the
.rirTeuce VI the entire CBsH 10 the
United states government, aud con.
idefing the further fact that In any
went the present government by H.