The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-19
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completion with the least possible de-
lay. As has been stated in our Wash
ington dispatches, Minister Blount
held a conference with Secretary
Gresham as soon as he arrived in
Washington on Tuesday, and presented
to the Secretary his official report upon
Hawaiian affairs, and upon his proceed.
ings there, first as special Commissioner
of the Unit d States, and subsequently
as American Minister. He declined
to give our correspondent any informa-
ton concerning his verbal conference
or his written report, and very properly
referred all inquirSrs to the Secretary
of State.
Secretary Gresham has doubtless, by
this time, put the Ministers report into
the hands of President Cleveland, and
communicated to the President such
other information as he may have OBJ
tanned from the Minister in conference.
The documents and the facts in the
case cannot long be withheld from the
Senate, or from the knowledge of the
country.
They must be of exceeding impor-
lance to the Government and of pro-
found interest to the American people.
They relate to a question that bears
upon certain fundamental rights of our
country, upon the authority of cur
Government, upon the security of the
States lying along out westernmost
coast, upon our naval influence in the
waters that wash our Occidental shores,
upon the development Of our COM
merce with the countries of the Pacific
and upon other public interests, the
magnitude of which must increase from
year to year, and from generation to
generation. Great and vital and lasting
are the American interests that are
bound up in the Hawaiian question.
Whatever be the decision of our Gov
eminent upon it, that decision will
surely be of serious consequence to the
United States
The day for the decision is at hand.
Most of the facts of the case are al
ready in the possession of those con-
cerned, including the American people
and such documents as may have been
aid before President Cleveland since
Mr.. Blount arrived in Washington can
not, if they are founded on intelligence,
be contradictory of these facts.
| What should be our policy in the
lease of Hawaii ? What would be the
lpoliCy of the great statesmen to whom
we are indebted for our country's en-
largement, enrichment, and power
What is the policy of prudence, or Of
command, or of expediency, or of the
public advantage, or Of the nationa
safety, or Of foresight and forethought
or of mastership, or of American inter
est, or of precedence Beyond any
doubt, it is the policy of annexation.
The opportunity is before US. Il
would be foolish to fail to take advan
tage of it. 1t would be hurlful l
would be dangerous. The time il
opportune, The circumstances are al
favorable. Hawaii sends her invita-
ton; her Provisional Government
awaits our acceptance of that invita-
ton. President Cleveland has beer
made aware of the Hawaiian desire
which accords with that of American
patriotism, Let not the Executive O
the Senate be disregardful.
We. have not al this time an Ameri
can Minister at Honolulu. We ough
not to be a day without diplomatic
representative there. In this critica
period of the history of Hawaii w
should have there Minister of ability
sagacity and sound judgments maj
of American spirit.
{ FACTS PLAINLY STATED.
The Queen of Hawaii cannot be re
stored to power
The Provisional Government canno
be overthrow by her partisans, or b.
intrigue, or by Spreckels, or by dyna
mite, or by Nordhof, or by unpatrioti
American newspapers.
The peace must be maintained il
Hawaii. The apprehension that som
, disturbance may be stirred up there
exceedingly injurious to the interests {
t the people,
The American Government shoul
not sustain a policy under which it ma