Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-05
THE HAWAIIAN QUESTION.
A Spcsin' Message CONCERNING It to be
Sent Ia Congress.


Sent Ia COnSrexs.
II is. hardly necessary for me 20 state tina: the
question:. arising from our relations with
Hawaii ii;. caused serious ,~isarrassmc mt.
Just prior to the insta latiun OF the present
administration the existing government OF
Hawaii hal been Suddenly oyerthrown
and treaty of aIn,e~atan hal been ncgoti.
atcd ictwcn the provisional government of
IN, islands and the Init,d StStcs and submit
tedfo iic senate for ra.iflyStion. This treaty
Withdrew Tor sAamina'iSs AID dis he'd
don danes ii. Blognt OF Georgia to Honolulu
n sisciai commissioner To In:.1e sn impartial
nVc.tigaiion If the circumstances Attending
the Change Of government. and III all the roudi-
lions bearing upon the subject of the treaty.
-litcr 3 thorough an exhaustive cgaminat .ou
Nf. Hourt submitted t. M II IS re-
Port. showing tcyond ali question that
The constitutional government "a. Hawaii
had f-cn snnvert.d with the active aid Of
our REPRESENTATIVE 20 tina; government. and
tshr''tign the intimidation caused D., tic pres
cncc %. an armed "a avail forrc of tae United
states which was landed for tina; purpo>e at
ihr instance oi our min s'er. troh the - &
rvct''.'.I ., seemed to IN. the only hInurahie
corr>. Tor Cur government To- pursue was to
rnduc the " Fong TIA. hal IN. N don. hy lno~c
r,'l't,~pn;!n n and L. restore ~ far a Irac-
ti,anic ihr status existing at the tune eli our
fort.iblc iatcrssa.isu. With - view 81 accom-
pushing tins r.. uli within the constitutional!
our obligations AMI rvs; un,ibin,Ics grow
ing out q. any CHANGED Conditions
hrOush' ai,rus 10y our unig~.ifi ,bie interior
rn,rs. of!r pss-s N mtiiistrf at Honolulu has 10
cs.ivcd appropriate Instructions To thai end.
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