Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-12-28
SENT TO CONGRESS.
The President Transmits a Mes
sage on Hawaiian Affairs.
He says His Intention Was to Remedy q
Wrong Committed by the Unjust
Intervention of Ex-MinIs-
lister stevens.
AZ EXPLANATION.

Az EARl4ANA1AQCs
WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec ls.-In his message
on Hawaiian affairs President Cleveland states
that he Is convinced that the difficulties lately
created both here and in Hawaii, and now
standing ia the way Of q solution through ex-
eeutive action OF the problem presented render
il proper and expedient that the matter should
be referred 10 the broader authority and dis
erection Of congress, with full explanation OF
the endeavOr thus far made 10 deal with the
emergency and statement of the considera-
tons which have governed his actions
II national honesty is 10 be disregarded and q
desire fCr territorial extension, OF dissatisfac-
ton with form Of government not our own,
ought to regulate our conduct the president
says he has entirely misapprehended the mis-
sion and character OF our government and the
behavior which the conscience OF our people
demands Of their public servants
Speaking of the pending annexation treaty be
fore congress when he entered upon his duties
as president he says II appeared, from the
documents accompanying the treaty when sub
mitted 10 the senate, that the ownership Of
Hawaii was rendered TO us by a provisional
government set up 10 succeed the constitution
al ruler of the islands, who had beSn dethroned
and it did not appear that such provisional
government had the sanction of either popular
revolution or suffrage.
He then alludes TO what he characterizes as
the extraordinary haste, maNing all the trans
actions connected with the treaty, stating
that between the initiation of the scheme for
provisional government in Hawaii on the i4th
day OF January and the submission TO the sen
ate Of the treaty OF annexation concluded with
such government the entire interval was thir
ty-two days, fifteen Of which were spent by
the Hawaiian commissioners in their journey
TO Washington
He says upon the face OF the papers submit
ted with the treaty it clearly appeared that
there was open and undetermined an issue OF
fact Of the most vital Importance The mes
sage accompanying the treaty declared that
the overthrow Of the monarchy was not in
any way promoted by this government" and
in q letter from the president to the
secretary OF state, the former had stated that
at the time the provisional government took
possession Of the government buildings no
troops or officers OF the United States were
present or took any part whatever in the pro
ceedings, and that no public recognition was &C
corded TO the provisional government by the
United States minister until after the queens
abdicatiou and when they were in effective pos
session OF the government buildings, the ar
chives the treasury, the barracks the police
station, and all the potential machinery OF the
government
But President Cleveland says, a protest also
accompanied said treaty, signed by the queen
and her minis tiers at the time she made way
for the provisional government which explicit,
of the United States whose minister had
caused United States troops to be landed at
Honolulu and declared that he would support
such provisional government
The truth or falsity Of this protest the presi
dent regarded of the first importance and he
conceived 1t TO be his duty to withdraw the
treaty from the senate for examination and
meanwhile TO cause an accurate, full and i'm
partial investigation TO be made of the facts at
tending the subverslon of the constitutional
government of Hawaii, and the instaument in
it's place Of the provisional government
He selected for the work of Investigation
James H Blount, of Georgia, who seemed to him
to be peculiarly fitted for the duties intrusted
to him. Mr.. Blounts report, togethe with the
evidence upon which his conclusions were
based, and which accompanied the present mes
sage seem TO the president TO leave no other
deductions possible than those arrived at by
the commissioner
The president says Minister Stevens evidently
had an ardent desire for annexation of the
island, and was not inconvenienuy scrupulous
as TO the means employed to that end. He
cites some of Mr.. Stevens declarations on the
subject before the first overt act was com
mitted evidence Of the truth of this assertion.
Mr.. Cleveland concludes his message as fol-
lows:
THE check which my plans have thus en-
countered has prevented their presentation to
tA4C %AAS--AC~AS nv SpfCA
while the unfortunate public misrepresenta-
tons and exaggerated statements of the senti
ments of our people have obviously injured the
prospects of successful executive mediation
II therefore submit this communication with
its accompanying exhibits, embracing Mr.
Blounts report, the evidence and statements
taken by him at Honolulu, the Instructions
given TO both Mr.. Blount and Minister Willis
and correspondence connected with the affair
in hand.
I'm commencing this subject to the extended
powers and wide discretion Of the congress-
desire 10 add the assurance that l shall be
much gratifed TO cooperate in any legislative
plan which may be devised for the solution of
the problem before U.s. which Is consistent
with American honor, integrity and morality"
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