Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-21

He Made a viessous Attack on
clsvslands Authority
TO SEND slouST TO HAWAII
"a Ma an A.sumpssos Nos w.rr~nssa
~ fs~crd<ns IN shs Hhsso~y er
ths rnited state<

wszsrxorox. Dec. 3o--Innediatsiy
after tke rsadins q the ioornAl u yes-
fsrtlay ths rice president laid before the
ssaats the annual report II the sscrs-
s@ry u the treasury. aad IL wss rsfsrred
% ths eenmlftes % nnzncs-
Mr. Hear then addressed tho ssnata
He aid that he aid not propose 10 dsAl
vith What vas knosn - the HawaLias
question The pressdent's message and
ell Information that had come 70 the
ssnafs on the subject had goas 10 the
proper eommitfee. and when that com
mittss had aseerfainsd the facts and
had reported ia, conclusions. senators
would b ready to deal With il. tie
Wished gov o. speak 10 . purely Ansri-
can questions question affecting tho
cunsrtutioaaI powers. duties End re-
sponeibilitiss Of the various departments
oi the cosernment a. established for loo
yrars he summarized briefly the
events thas had taken place In Hawaii
prior 10 March A. 1873. aud said: THAT
being the eoudition Of things the es-
tab.ishsd government q Hawaii being
recognised by every power on earth that
had occasion 90 deal with 10 and the 10
po-ed gosernment askingfor particular
arbitrator on whose justice the de-
throned queen relied. to-wit: The
United States there tonk place Ger
tain transaefion which suggests the
question: What Is the United States
81 AmeFicas Who represents. IN great
national or international Affairs. its pur-
pos~z. iis honor. It's policy as 10 foreign
reiaticusr Add that transaction was
thiA
Cleveland scored
The present president % the United
States was inaugoratsd on Saturday.
March A The next day was Sunday.
On Monday, the 9th % March. the
names of a proposed cabinet we're scot
20 the senate and were approved. And
on the llth of March. amid all tho excl.
ting and important questions which an
incoming administration may deal with.
tho hoa. SIR. Blount departed on his
mission-oe a sscret mission; on mis-
sion Of which neither the people OF the
United states nor the congress nor tho
senate had any Official Information until
Monday of the present week don't
think that any intelligent man can
doubt that the purpose TO do this thing
was formed before either the president
or the secretary q state came into ofiice.
and before both OF them had official &C
cess 10 the archives Mr.. Blount vas
scot 20 Hawaii. The question ct the le-
gality of that proceeding 10 question
which IL u the duty of the senate %
understand and 20 deal with
At the close Of Mr.. Hoars remarks tho
pres idcnt's message in response 10 tho
resolution calling for copies % corre-
~ r-~.r
mitted herewith were referred 10 the
dsred 10 be printed
Morgan Also Inqaisittve
Mr.. Morgan offered resolution, which
was agreed o. instructing the commit
tee on foreign relations TO inquire and
report whether any. and II SO. what ir-
regularitsss have occurred An the diplo-
matte or other Intercourse between the
United States aud Hawaii in relation TO
the recent revolution in Hawaii--with
power 10 send Tor persons add papers
10 Offering IL he said: The committee
on foreign relations has expressed. In
formally of eourse. desire TO do its
whole duty ia respect 10 these question:
and 10 10 10 impartially. with reference
b. the attitude of the United States gov
eFnment towards Hawail The remarks
ot Senator Hoar from Massachusetts,
and other remarks which have been
made before the srnate bring up the
question % whether irregularities have
occurred "a our diplomatic and other
RELATIONS with Hawaii / think IL - the
duty II the COMMITTEES on foreign rsls.
tiors. % course with the consent of che
senate. o. bring before the country all
the evidences that bears. iegitimaiely
aud property. upon an inquiry Of that
character.
Hawaii q Repubfic.
-Our relations with Hawaii today are
simpiy those % a republic which has
recOgnisesl through It's diplomatic
szeneies. . government existing Ia the
Hawaiian islands. a. which there ar
pears To be no objection AZ all on the
part % the secretary of state OF the
president or any one cise. but on. the
contrary a 6rm reeugnition- That
leaves the reiaiions between the urited
states xovsrnmen: and Hawaii az this
Bomsnt unaffected hy what has ocror-
red heretofore speak now of the rsla.
ton between the two 9oyernmeufs. The
other questions which lie behind that
relate % the conduct ~ the tso ereeu.
tives IN reaching the result which IL
noe a accomplished fact. sn3 which
stands tef.ss the world 20 define the
ATTITUDE between the United States aud
TIE government q Hawaii That is in
Itself dousestic question: one that
eoucsrns ~ snd nobody else: one that
touches simpiy the matter n the reru
lafity and propriety 81 the action which
hss occurred Oh the part % esther or
both gf The two presidents q the United
states in tnesr dealing with this sut ject.
After a short sxscsItive ss.ssasrn lsrisla
tive business vss rs~oaed 80 .. ga
p~acsescy Bsfi P..ee.i.
The urvent irfci-ory hill saa rspsrt
sd hack from the committee on appro-
pristiers ~ Nr Cockrell the chairman
q thst eosnnitfes. Who sad that "a soon
~ the hiii paased the seuase thu hour
81 aifioura arnf Foe the holf1ay recess
snoia p axr.i To- Tomorrow: ard Il sas
vpry joabffnl shefher. Il any au,anh.
ment O. fhe i.iil eere as.ls IN the snn
sts. thers would - saofmm q "a,
honse - art upon a.
The ceramittse ~ sppropfisgscas ksd
thefsf ~ instFueted him % rrpost bsrk
tha hsil, without ansen,lmrnt. and n
aak fer ~ iumesisats ss,nsi,letaffea.
he aiisi that thsre were naav ss~na
ia ne tiIf safeh III aat w~et the .s.
proTai - the =8anmift<r ksrt ff,e,. 80.
sprrtpriafieas shich xers afsisareis
reesntisi tnn s-s-ossaFy ssrh - ths
issss a. earry oo ne batha prntias.
Iks 81 po~se'i
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