Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-17
BISHOP NEWMAN's PLAIN WORDS
Critfcfsing the Course of the Admins
traffOn in the Hawaiian Affair.".

Critfcfstng the Course of the Admfnf..
tratfon in the Hawaiian Affair,
A special dispatch from Omaha to the
New York Tribune quotes Bishop John P
newman as follows in an interview upon
the Hawaiian question:
Ihere is one point / wish to state first
and emphasize. The revolutionists were ma
ives, were subjects of the government
tney overthrew. am familiar with the
ISLANDS and their people. ard / have other
Information on this subject They were
NOT foreigners. and had as much right to
revolutionize the government as had our
Ioreiathers. The men who formed the pro-
Vlslonal government were for the most pal
the natlVe-born sons of missionaries and
merchants who went to the islands long
ago. The United States had nothing to do
with deposing Queen Liliuokalani. The ma
rines landed from the Boston, according to
minister Stevens and all the evidence did
not take any part in the revolution; they
sinply protected American property. The
point Is, what right has this government to
interfere now, and say that the govern
ment which the people of the country over
threw shall be restored? When l was there
during the old kings time the people were
already talking of revolution-and it was
their, not our. revolution
w nat VIII De the effect of the position
taken by this government
president Cleveland is my President
that Is, he is the President of my country,
and L would not like to say ANYTHING harsh
OF unguarded. but for the honor of the
country hope that one administration will
not, out OF pique. go back on another ad-
ministration. l think that the publication
OF secretary Gresham's letter was prema-
lure, ana L will also say that think there
is some personal feeling on his part in the
matter toward the last Administered ton. The
giving out of his letter and the position
taken in 1t is certainly a remarkable pro-
ceeding. The letter should have been trans
United through the President to the next
Congress-. An important point Is that the
government has recognized the provisional
government, and Minister Willis has been
accredited to 1t. How then can the Presi-
dent acting alone. without Congress, with
draw our representative to the provisional
government and send one to the queen?
Inc government would have to reverse it.
self to do so, and the question comes up as
to the right of the President to act without
the consent of the Senate.
But the present Administered tons recog-
nizing the queen and restoring her to the
throne are two very different things. The
adherents of the queen will not be able to
restore her to the throne without aid and
whether President Cleveland will send war
ships and enough soldiers to restore the old
government which would be a most re-
markabe proceeding on the part of this
republic, / cannot say. From my knowl-
edge of the people there whom l well know,
the provisional government cannot be per-
manently overthrown."
Bishop Newman believes that Hawaii
should belong to the United States. and
| that the islands will in short time be peo-
Piled and controlled entirely by the Saxon
race. The native race is dying off, and the
country must, in the course of time, be I'M
der the protection of and belong either to
the United States or some European gov
eminent. He is therefore. heartily in favor
of annexation. and believes that the sooner
it is accomplished the better it will be for
both countries