The Helena independent., 1893-12-31
FOR POLITICAL CAPITAL.
Purpose Of the Report Of a Re-
publican Minority on Ha-
waiian Affairs.
Document Filled With Partisan
Claptrap OF a Very Ordi-
nary Sort. r.
Propose . Resolution That Will Serve ai
Text for speeches Whom Co.'S
gress Again Noota


gress Again Meets.
WASHINGTON. Doe. 30.-Ths republican
members OF the foreign affairs committee
have eomplstsd the minority report on the
resolutions presented BY Chairman Nc
Crsnry on tho day congress adjourned, - q
substitute for the Hit resolution. The
report was prepared BY H.erer. Of Ohio. and
signed BY Hit. Hsrmer, Blair, Draper and
Van Voorhis, OF New York. II IL very VOL
luminous and goes IN detail into the whole
histo-y OF B.ount's appointment IS COM
missione, paramount. and the course of the
administration.
"Whsn President Cleveland was inaugu-
rated, March 4. 1887 says the report. "the
publican government. already recognized
not only by the United States. but BY every
civilized nation. This government was in
name provisional, but was in fact to remain
in existence for an indiAnite period. until
tho time when terms Of union with the
United States should have been agreed
upon. minister plsnipotentiary Of the
United States 10 Hawaii was In person at
his post, and tho senate of the United
States was In session.
1.-THE president sent TO the senate the
name of Gresham as secretary Of state, and
that body, March 8. confirmed tho appoint
msnt. II was at that time publicly stated.
though as yet not officially known. that
James N. Blount had started from Wash
ingson, March .. on mission TO the Ha-
waiian islands with verbal secret instEuo.
tions from the president. II this b true.
his subsequent written Instructions not
made public until November last must
have been forwarded to Blount after his de-
parture from Washington, a. they boar date
OF March 11.''
The report discusses at length the presi-
dents powor to appoint diplomatic ofic,r
armed with the powers given Blount with
out the consent Of the senate. This. the
repert says, 'covers a!lthat is needed to
| show how the president ignored the plain
language Of the constitution. He has as
sumed to appoint, of his own volitiop. with.
out the advice of the senate, q Diplomatic
officer with paramount powers. The real
pressed in written words, but canpot
ts concealed. He %wass to make 4
fcass against the American minis
| ter and discredit friendly govern
ment he was accredited to. He.was appar-
emily. to uso the words of President Cleve-
forests and prosperity of both govern msnts;
In reality. he was TO Try aad discover such
| state OF facts az might appear to be q
stain both en- chat friendly government and
the views and recon msndatioRs OF the
former admintstration Of his own govern
| nsnt.
Not content with Withdrawing the Fos-
Yer treaty from the senate, which may have
been his constitutional right. tho president
was led to employ constitutional means and
an unconstitutional agent to reverse and
disoredit tho policy Of a preceding admin
In ous foreign polioy. hitherto consistent
and steady, since the first days of tbs re-
public. II is unwritten, but universally
accs pted law that no administrat on of any
representative government ever condemnt
the International policy Of the preceding
administration. for in so doing it would At
| tack its own government.
''rhe secret and confidential instruction,
to Minister Willis were made known te
congress only after resolution calling
upon the executive for the same had beer
unanimously adopted by the house. Th.
official report Of the secretary of state wal
kept secret from Oct. Is until o week aftel
the November elections. and when made
public aroused an almost universal exp es
sion of public disarproval and r. .sentmsn
among the American people. The laneuao,
OF the report Of the secretary of state. ad
mittedly approved by the president ane
currently believed and stated to have bseu
dictated by him, was that nothing short Of
reinstating the abdicated queen could ,eacl
the level of Justice. A friendly and frml,
esta ablishsd. universally recoQnizad govern.
ment Was to be dsposed. tinsel monarch
a queen Of 'shreds and patohes,' was to b,
set up by a minister Of tho United States il
the name Of Justice.
1.-The falseness of the situation thu
crested by giving secret instr uotions to
minister of tho Cnited States to intrigue
and negotiate for the overtu Of govern.
ment to whish he had been formally &C
credited, does not seem to have struck th,
the United States, however. Pqblic opin
ION had spoken. and would dbesk still
louder. and II success was to bs gained I
mus. be gained quickly. Therefore. o,
Nov. pa ten days before the assembling 0
congress. tho secretary Of state tsleEraphe'
Willis =, Mt an end to delays"
The report discusses the peculiar posi-
tion in imposing upon the queen as oon
dition precedent 10 reinstatement. ccrtat,
psrcmptory demands ~ TO amnesty. etc.
} which were tantamouns to absolute dicta
tion, and completely subvsrsivs of tthe in
; dependent sovereignty OF tho Govsrnmen
to be seinstated.
'There 10 no ground OF debate now a. (,
whethsr the present Hawaiian 0ovsrnmsn
was rightly or wrongly established nearly
twelve months ago. Tho issue 10 dirsotl,
before tho house, whether to approve ant
commend tho course of tho present admin
istrntion, disclosed by itself. II tho presi-
dent, without the consent of the senate
can send a paramount diplomatic officer to
6uperaeds q minister. leaving the latte
only routine duties, he may do IL in Grea
Britain or In Germany as woll as in th
Hawaiian islands. That oflicor. according
to the president's npologists, is only th
presidents ommissionsr. and not an OIL
Ger in tho diplomatic ss,v vice OF the Uniset
States. The Same right asserted hors T.
appoint an ambassador under the nams o
commissioner. would allow the Presiden
to appoint any agent OF his own withou
confsronoe with any othsr branch OF til,
government. TO exct oige judicial function
paramount 60 judges already in otilos b.
and with the ssnats's consent.
1T il significant fact that thus far n,
resolution in either house of cong ess ha
bsen introduced approving the opinion o
the secretary of state or endorsing tn,
presidsnt's action. II tho ADMINISTRATION
purpose to isinstate sLo queen WAS rigA
congress must carry it out. foe the rresi
don't has at lsst shuilled his policy of hi
hands. to bs actod on by tho leRislativ
branch OF our government. When the ma
jority are prepared to fllflll the president
bshesto IL must propose legislation. Unit
that il done tho country must take II 70
g anted that the president il not to be ap
proved by his party.
AFTER u roview and consideration OF tn
course OF this administration, AZ appoar
flom its own records, tho minority of YOU