Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-12-28
..vuaN NATTER NOW IN
WINS OF CONGRESS.
,,.,t Gives an Exhaustive
:, the situation I'm Hawaii
49,, ~ the Facts I'm the Case
N Mounts Report--A BRIEF
IN. Of the Messing.

% ~ NV recent annual message 20
'tmq briefly referred to u re-
w I'm Hawaii and expressed the in
'cau ,ransmitting further infOrma-
Wi subject when additional adj
lifted. Although | am not able
a , .anort a definite change III the
M ~ am convinced that the
iately created, both here and in
go ana now standing in the way OF
- through executive action or
. lam presented, render it proper
EaI;ant that the matter should be
N ~ the broader authority and
~ ~nirection of Congress,
mi exclamation of the endeavor
. made to deal with the emergen-
. statement of the considerations
ave governed my action. :,
Gnc fase that right and justice should
II the path to be followed in
al This subject. If national homes
ieck he disregarded and "A desire for
md iextension. where dissatisfaction
. |arm of government not our own Is
ystd sta our conduct, | have entirely
alta |Ebended the mission and charac-
er Inr government and the behavior
5a Conscience of our people de-
their public servants.
tho present administration en-
I'M it's duties the senate had I'M
#ideration q treaty providing Tor
Eyatjon of the Hawaiian islands
Mrritory of the United States.
under the constitution and laws,
cement Of our limits is a mani
nd of the highest attribute OF SOW
m and if entered upon as ali exec
On all things relating to the trans
Sould be clear and free from sus-
iioq Opal importance is attached to
10 [nliar treaty of annexation be-
= contemplated a departure from
ior / American tradition in pro
Mr. the addition of territory of
,f the sea more than 1000 miles
TO from our nearest coast.
abl{ considerations might not OF
| u hes call for interference with
e pletion of a treaty entered upon
him reyious administration. But 1T
sci from the documents accom-
yoj the treaty when submitted 10
ted he that the ownership of
Mkaii Was rendered to Us
divisional government set up to
/ the constitutional ruler of the
who had been dethroned. and
appear that such provisional gov
mel had the sanction of either pop
b kplution of suffrage. Two other
kieS BE features of the transaction
~ y attracted attention. One was
Lordinary haste-nOt to say precl-
8 n EharacteriZing all the transaC-
lie Injected with the treaty. 1t ap-
yor that a so-called committee of
an pStensibly the source of the re-
inst the constitutional govern
Hawaii, was organized on Sat
al be 14th day of January; that on
the 10th, the United States
3ere landed at Honolulu from a
~ ssel lying in its harbOr; that
nj 18th the scheme of a provisional
ent was perfected, and a proc!a-
banning its officers was on the
ed prepared and read at the gov
buildings; that Immediately
~ the United States minister
- the provisional government
Rated; that two days afterward,
&9th day of January, commission
%fsenting such government sailed
country in d steamer especially
for the occasion, arriving in
EnciscO on the 2Sth day of Janu-
in Washington on the I'd day of
that next day they had their
Eryiew with the secretary of
Ma another on the 18th, when
Ply anIexing the islands was
agreed upon, and that on the
vas formally concluded, and on
" ansmitted to the senate
between the initiation of the
for the provisional government
phi or the 18th of January and
mission to the senate of the
treaty of annexation, concluded
en- government, the entire inter
thirty-two days, fifteen of
ere spent bv the Hawaiian com
rs in the journey to Washington.
nd next place. upon the face of the
nbmtted with the treaty, it clear
q Ped that there was open and de-
an issue of the most vital i'm
The message of the president
m |nylng the treaty declared that
let Throw Of the monarchy was not
u way promoted by this govern
nd md In a letter from the president
secretary of state, also sub
u the senate with the treaty, the
passage occurred:
ed ne time the provisional govern
ok possession of the government
4 no troops or officers of the
states were present or took any
kstever in the proceedings.
70 Public Recognition.
Forded to the provisional govern
. the American minister until
ne queens abdication. and when
U ere in effective possession of the
hent buildings. the archives, the
the barracks. the police sta
all the potential machinery of
a FfLmtnt."
protest also accompanied said
signed by the queen and her
at the time she made way
provisional government. which
sly stated that she Welded TO the
n force of the United States,
minister had caused United
Troops to be landed at Honolulu,
Iclared that he would support
DIVISIONAL government.
Truth or falsity of this protest
.1rely Of the first inheritance. IL
Ethlng but the concealment of it's
lould induce our government TO
e with the seniblance of n gov
thus created, nor could a treaty
8 from the acts stated i'm the pro-
been knowingly deemed worthy
Iteration by the senate. Yet the
I falsity of the protest had not
d RNestigated. / conceived il my
eerefore. TO withdraw the treaty
te senate for examination. to
accurate, full and impartial in
Ion TO he mndc Of the facts Mt
the subversiOn of the constitu-
byernment Of Hawnii and the in
d in It's place Of the provisional
bent.
d cted for the work Of investiga-
Hon. J'mes ". Blount Of Geor-
Iose service of ei"htern years as a
II OF the house of representatives,
Jose experience % chairman of the
Pee on foreign afairs in that body
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