The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-15
CLEVELAND AND HAWAII.
What Il shown retwcen the Lines OF ths
Pre>id nt's Message.


Pre>id nt's Message.
OF the more than fifteen thousand
wrrds of President Cleveland's message
to congress there are a few which
sli.iuld be rescued from the comparative
Oblivion of a verbose document and
brought more directly to public atten-
ton.
There is SD much that is suggestive
more. perhaps, in manner than in mat
term what Mr.. Cleveland has to say
about the Hawaiian situation that il
may well be reprinted in full:
ut Is hardly necessary for NE TO state thas
the questions arising from our relations with
Hawaii have caused serious embarrassment
just prior TO the installation OF the present sd-
ministTation the existing government OF Hawaii
had been suddenly overthrown- and 9 treaty OF
annexation had been negotiated between the
provisional government OF the islands and the
United States and submitted TO the senate for
ratification This treaty withdrew for exam
instion. and dispatched Hon. James n Blount.of
Georgia, 10 Honolulu as q special commissioner
to make an impartial Investigation Of the cir
stances attending the change Of govern
ment and OF all the conditions bearing upon tbs
subject of the treaty. After q thorough and ex-
haustive examination Mr. Blount submitted 70
that the constitutional government OF Hawaii
had been subverted with the active aid Of our
representative to that government and through
the intimidation caused by the presence OF an
armed naval force of the United States which
was landed for that purpose at the instance
Of our minister. Upon the facts developed
il seemed to me the only honorable course for
our government to pursue was to undo the
wrong that had been done By those repre-
seuting Us and restore as far as practicable
the status existing at the time OF our forcible
Intervention With a view OF accomplishing
this result within the constitutional limits Of
executive power. and recognizing all our obli-
cations and responsibilities growing cut Of any
changed conditions brought by our uniu5tih-
able interference our present minister at Hon
olulu has received appropriate instructions TO
that end Thus far no information Of the 40
complishment OF any definite results has been
received from him Additional sdvices are
soon expected When received they will be
promptly sent to the congress. together win
all other Information st hand. accompanied By
a special executive message fully detailing all
the facts necessary 10 complete understand
ing OF the case and presenting a history OF all
the material events leading up to the present
situation"
IL is not necessary to read very
closely between the lines to discover
shat if Mr. Cleveland ever made the
determination 70 replace the negro
queen upon the throne he has aban-
doned it. so far as practicable" Min
ister Willis is to endeavor ito restore
the status existing at the time of our
forcible intervention" but action is
only to be taken within the constitu-
tional limits of executive power" Here
is loophole wide enough for a fat man
to waddle through, spacious enough to
permit the bungling act of the reported
scheme of the Cleveland-B lount- Willis
triumvirate for the reinstatement of
the dethroned queen For it is evident
that her elevation to the throne can
only now be accomplished with the aid
of the armed forces of the United
States, and the constitutional limits
of executive power" can by no device
be stretched far enough to cover the
employment of the army or navy of the
United States in the service of an alien
monarch. The president is to be con-
graduated upon the astuteness with
which he has laid out his lines of re-
treat from an unpopular and unten-
able position Times DEM