St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-31

lie was. it is true, to investigate a I'd .
report, aud thus far Mr.. Mann's mission
to Austro-H Hungary is precedent; bat
Mr.. Biaunt was empowered to go fur
ther. Mr.. Mann "had no power to
act" Mr.. Blount had power, through
secret instructions, to change inspec-
ton into jurisdiction, to change the
duty OF learning all into the
power of deciding all. The real
purpose Of his mission was not
expressed in written words, but it can
not be concealed. He was to make
case against the American minister,
and discredit the friendly government
he was accredited to. He was ap-
parently, to. use the words of President
Cleveland TO President Dole, ito ad-
vance the interests and prosperity Of
both governments" In reality, was
to try and discover such state of facts
as might bS stain both on that friendly
government and the views and recon-
mendations of the former adminis.ra->
tion of his own government. Not con-
tent with withdrawing the Foster treaty
from the senate, which may have been
his constitutional right, the president
was led to employ unconstitutional
means and an unconstitutional agent to
reverse and discredit the policy of the
preceding administration. This is
MORE THAN AN INNOVATION
in our foreign policy; .;hthertosc0nsist-
ent! and steady since the first days of
our republic. 1t is an unwritten but
universally accepted law that no ad-
ir,ic tra nF
ernment ever condemns the interna-
tional policy of preceding administra-
ton, for i'll so doing it would attack its
own government. A resolution that
the house should investigate the occur
rences i'll Hawaii in January, 1893, so as
to hear both sides Of the question before
committee in which both political
parties might be represented, offered by
member of the minority, lies uncon-
sidered. 1t has been left for majority
of the committee, in its zeal to attack
the former administration, rather than
to defend the present one, to preiudice
without hearing, to villify without eX-
animation, to ignore resolution TO
investigate. and to condemn without
Investigating.
Coming down to the question of Min
lister Willis Instructions, the report says:
Mr.. Willis is informed that the provis-
ional government. to which he was to
deliver his credentials. WAS not eStab-
lished by Hawaiian people Or with their
consent, nor has it existed with their
consent" Mr.. Willis is to notify the
queen that the president would not send
bacl, to the senate the treaty withdrawn
hn fn ~
Qheen, when reinstated, that the presi-
| dent expected her to
GRANT ENTIRE AMNESTY
to all those connected with the provis-
| ional government, so they should be de-
prived of no right or privilege" "Hay-
ing secured the queens agreement to
| pursue this wise and humane policy"
! Mr.. Willis was ''to advise the executive
of the provisional government of the
| presidents determination Of the queS-
| tion which their action and that of the
queen had devolved upon him." and
they are expected to promptly
relinQuish to her her constitutional au-
thorisy." Should either party decline,
Mr.. Willis was Ito report and await
further directions" No specific orders
were given as to Mr.. Willis course in
case both parties were unwilling to
abide by the presidents commands.
These secret and confidential instruc-
| tions were made known to congress
| only after Il resolution calling upon the
| executive for the same had been unani-
mously adopted by the house. The
official report of the secretary of state.
kept secret from the 18th of October
until week after the November cleo
| ton, aud then made public, aroused al
most an universal expression of public
| disopproval and resentment among the
| American people. The language of the
report of the secretary of state, admit
tedly approved by the president. and
! currently believed and stated to have
| BEEN DICTATED BY HIM,
was clear and explicit. Nothing short
of relnstating the abdicated queen could
reach the level of justice. Nothing
short of justice as construed by the pres
ideut, the secre tary of state and Mr..
Blount ex parte should be the guide
and aim of the administration. A
friendly, firmly established, universally
recognized government was to be de-
posed. A tinSel monarchy, queen of
"Shreds and patches" was to be set up
by the minister of the United States in
the name of justice. Notwithstanding
all civilized nations had recognized this
government; Notwithstanding, in the
words of Mr. Blount, "it had been left
to its own preservation" and no voice
or arm had been raised against it; not
withstanding Mr.. Blount had reported
that 1.-The white party" meaning the
provisional government and its sup
porters. constitute the 1ntelligence
and own most of The property, and are
desperately eager to be part of the
United States OH any terms rather than
take the chance OF being subjected TO
the control of the natiyes;" in the opin-
ion of the secretary OF state, nothing
short of reinstatement of native mOn-
archy by the active interposition of the
president would satisfy the
DEMANDS OF JUSTICE.
1t seems never to have been consid-
cred that the appeals from Hawaii OF
both parties had been made, not to the
president, but to "the government of
the United States" Complications,
however delicate, that might arise with
other nations which had recognized the
present Hawaiian government were
lightly passed over. Suggestions or
powers from congress, at that moment
in session, were not invited. The su-
preme word "justice," as measureu and
decided by the president, was to be
adopted as the administration motto.
The falSeness of the situation thus
created by giving secret instructions to
a minister Of the United States to in
trigue and negotiate for the overturn of
a government to which he had been
formally accredited does not seem to
have struck the administration. 1t did
strike the people of the United States,
however. Public opinion had spoken,
and would speak still louder; and, if
success were to be gained, it
MUST BE GAINED QUICKLY.
Therefore, on Nov. "a, ten days before
the assembling of congress. the secre-
tary of state telegraphed Mr.. Willis to
put an end to delays. "You will insist
upon amnesty and recognition of obliga-
tions of the provisional government as
essential conditions of restoration; all
interests will be promoted by prompt
action" How the interests of the eX-
isting friendly government of Hawaii
were to be promoted by prompt action"
in restoring the monarchy is not self
evident. This was the same government