The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-14
PRESIDENTS MIND UNCHANGED.
says He Has Not Excseded His Executive
Authority and No Force 10 to Bs Used.
An Attempt Being Made to Cover Up
Bis Efrst Intentions.
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respondence called for under the Hoar
resolution shall be sent to the senate at
the earliest moment. The correspondence
will be accompanied by message, In
which the president will set forth all the
facts upon which he based his action.
The president will introduce certain In
formation which has not yet been made
public, including letters from Minister
Stevens 10 Secretary Of State Foster some
months before the January movement,
which resulted in the establishment of
the provisional government.
These letters will be used to show that
the American minister was in connivance
with parties on the island and elsewhere
looking TO the deposition of the queen and
the establishment Of q new government.
This information, together with what
txanspirsd at the time OF the outbreak,
made it clear to the presidents mind that
Minister Stevens did interfere to bring
about the events of January and cause
the landing Of the United States marines
and hoisting Of the American flag.
The president intends to show in his
message that the policy which he has
been pursuing was not one Of aggression,
but simply to undo q wrong. and TO restore
the condition of affairs az they existed be-
fore the revolution took place, as far as
was practicable through executive au-
thority.
II can be stated with authority that
there has been nothing In the instructions
to Minister Willis looking TO the use of
force In carrying out the purposes Of the
president. His instructions comprehended
only pescsable solution by negotiations.
which the minister has attempted to carry
out. The provisional government Of Ha-
wall, however. 1t appears, refuses to COM
ply with the purposes Of this government.
II also has since appeared that the
queen was not willing to be restored un-
less assured that she should be protected
by the authority of the United States.
With this request the minister had no
power to comply. As q consequence the
status, as 1t has existed from the begin
ming, has not been changed, further than
the announcement by the minister that
there would be no interference on the
part of the United States except to pre-
serve the peace and protect American
property. In the meantime he has been
awaiting additional instructions to guide
his future action.
Has Not Exceeded Authority.
The president in conversation with the
Democratic mem bers Of both foreign COM
mittees, has satisfied them that he has not,
In any instance, exceeded his authority in
dealing with the Hawaiian complication
and they are also disposed to accept his
version of the appointment Of Blount as
NOT exceeding legitimate executive au-
thority.
Representative McCreary, chairman Of
the house foreign affairs committee, re-
ported from his committee the Hit reso-
luton, calling for Hawaiian correspond
ence, late yesterday afternoon. He took
occasion In doing SO to submit some re-
marks In which he defended the course of
the administration in it's policy on the
Hawaiian complication. He has been put
In possessi on of all the correspondence on
the subject, extending back to the Harri-
son administration. His speech led TO an
interesting debate Ia which HIT and other
Republican memb bers of the foreign affairs
committee took hand.
Those Missing Dispatches.
The statement of Democratic member
of the house foreign affairs committee
that two important dispatches from Sec
retary Blaine TO Minister Stevens are
missing from the department records 10
denied at the state department.
II il ascertained at the department that
the story probably originated from infor-
nation given to congressman that let
ters from Minister Stevens TO the secre-
tary had for some time foreshadowed q
probable outbreak at Honolulu. One in
Novemb ber, 1892, detailed the manner in
which the outbreak would probably occur
and foretold the character OF the revolu-
tion in a way which was verified by the
event of January, It Ia said, in minute par
ticulars.
To all this information from Minister
Stevens IL is said there is no response
from the secretary of state in the records
of the department, aud has not been at
any time The inference to be made is
that Minister steysns understood what
was desired for him to do, and did not
need further written instructions from
the department. IL is claimed also that
these dispatches from Stevens are 10 he
relied upon 10 show that he had an under
standing with the leaders Of the pro-
visional government ss TO the action they
were going TO take many months before
the revolution.
The particular dispatch from Stevens
referred 60 was addressed 10 Secretary
Foster under date OF Nov. 20, 1892, and was
transmitted 10 the senate by President
Harrison with the annexation treaty and
printed in a public document. n is q
carefully prepared and conservative argu-
ment for annexation. He uses such
phrases as Destiny and the vast future
interests Of tho United States in the Pa
cifc early indicate who ~ no distant date
must be responsible for the government
OF these islands. ! cannot refrain from ex-
pressing the opinion that the golden hour
is now near at hand" etc. He also details
the dissatisfaction with and the unworthi-
ness Of the monarchy.
Mo-. ssance.
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