The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-22
A FIGHT FOR LIBERTY
Devotion of the Hawaiians to
Their Sacred Cause.
CleveIsnd Can Only Restors the Dis
esrded Negresas Queen Lfliuoks-
iasi. by War and BIoodshed.

DErRorr. Dec. IA letter received by
Dr.. Emerson from his brother, Joseph
Emerson, in Honolulu. says: The poIiti-
cal situation Is the all-ab:orbing sublecf
In every ones thoughts. / have never
lived In such an atmosphere OF fight
Quietly and determined !. 600 or !, 500 men
ara preparing for the worst We would
rather die like men than live like ours.
President Cleveland Is responsible for this
most cruel outrage. but he has united Us
to such an extent that We are ready TO
fight any force he may send against US.
WAsHIS6roy CRY, Dec. 2I.-The house
committee on foreign affairs this morning
considered the resolutions introduced by
Hitt and Boutelle relative 10 the Ha-
waiian policy of the administration, and
decided TO report o substitute which, when
reported by Chairman McCreary, of the
committee will cause scene in the house.
Only three Republican members of the
committee were present. The meeting
was not marked by any lively demonstra-
ton. Following is the substitute for the
Hit and Boutelle resolutions:
s'WHEREAs-It appears from executive
communications sent TO the house OF re-
representatives. of the United States that the
minister and United States naval forces at
Honolulu exceeded their authority in
January, 1895, and Illegally aided in over
throwing the constitutional government of
Hawaii and setting up in its place pro-
visional government not republican in
form. and in opposition TO the will of the
majority OF the people of Hawaii; there
fore
''Resolred, Tha. it is the sense of this
house that such Intervention by the gov
ernments representatives or armed forces
was contrary to the policy and traditions
of our republic and the spirit of our con-
stitution. and should be and is emphatic
ally condemned.
Representative Storer, of the committee,
offered a substitute for the resolution
adopted by the majority, which was re-
jected, and which Storer wished to suosti-
tute as minority report: Following is
the resolution, which embodes the opinion
OF the minority:
"WHEREAs, Executive communications
to congress disclose that the executive de-
partment has furnished to a minister
plenipotentarv of the United States secret
instructions to consplre with the repre-
sentatives and agents of deposed. dis
carded monarchy for the overthrow of a
friendly republican government duly rec
ogniged by all civilized nations, and TO
which said minister is accredited, and to
which his public instructions pledged
the good faith and the sympathy of the
president, government and people of the
United States,
'.Rcsolued, That II Is the sense of This
house that any such Intervention by the
executive of the United States, its civil or
military representatives or officers, with
out authority of congress. is dangerous
and unwarranted, and an invasion of the
rights and dignities of the congress OF the
United States and O violation of the law
of nations. and. further. that the man ner
of such attempted intervention by the
executive and the methods used are I'M
worthy of the executive department of the
United States, while the confessed intent
of such Intervention is contrary TO the
policy and traditions of the republic and
the spirit OF the constitution