The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-31
HAD DNOAUTHORiTY
Cleveland's Acts Relating
:: !: to Hawaii.
:. j IGNORED THE CONSTITUTION.
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T severely censured by RepubIi-
+. Z: cans in Minority Report.
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THE CONSTITUTION.
BLoUNT,s PECULIAR SELECTION.
Denounced as a Dangerous Violation
s .=:.ef Z, the Law of Nations and Com
!. :. !: H.. :. trary to Public Policy.

w Esh1N0 GONs Lee. OU. - ms hS pND-
:**l os1 members of the Foreign Affairs Com
= mi ttee COMPLETED a minority report on the
Tssolutions presented by Chairman Me-
Creary on the day Congress adjourned as
"a substitute for the Hit resolution. The
= report was prepared by Storer of Ohio and
signed by Hit, Harmer, Blair, Draper and
.::T an Voorhis of New York. 1t is very
. vo1umInous and goes in detail into the
whole history of Blount's appointment as
n commissioner paramount" and the
course of the administration.
:: s :* '.When President Cleveland was in
:. Rugurated March 4, 1898, says the report,
:. 'fthe Hawalisns were under the control of
+: q republican government, already recog-
nized not*enly by the United States. but by
every 2civilizsd nation. This government
was ID. name provisional, bat In fact was
! to remaip@iD existence for an fndefnite
period, until: time when terms of union
with the United States should have been
agreed upon. Tie. Minister Pfenipoten-
@tiaEy> fthe United States to Hawaii was
s. La person at bis post and the Senate of the
United States WAS in session. The Presi-
dent sent@the Senate the name of Ores ham
!. .$for. = eeretafy of. tate, and that body on
IN arch 5: con Timed the appoin tmeut. II
was at hat time publicly stated, though as
yet no off cfally know n. that James If
J. Bio unit started from Washington March 4
S on q InIssian. to the Hawaiian Islands with
y erb 81 secret instruct ons from the Presf-
"a cut. sIf / bis. betrne his subsequent writ
*ten 8 instIacti ons, n OF made public until
Nov EN- beT ast, mnst have been forwarded
/#to Blorllt ter MS departure from Was
ngIorI. as they beaf date or March il. p ;':. ].
z=..= e@repo ort discusses. at length The Press
!. .ffen t.spo S9er TO app oint 9 diplomatic eff
..eer med. With the powers given BIonnt
# " ont tn consent o. the: Senate. ."This, fs.
+ ttle:rep pert says, .:.eoyers all needed to show
low the President ignored. the plain
" lanGua geo the e0ustlt u tion. He, las ass
*slflled TO app oiDt of his @n voIition, With
zo NJ the ADVICE of the Seuate. q dip lonatic
E officer with paTafne unit poKeTs. I Theireaf
n aim s,, sfsss g.,sssx
:Fll1es sef i n N rlsten: Words: bur feannof
tonGeat led. = He WAS: 80 ..tsssaaEs :: IS
case: &c aga st@ the American Minis
=ter] and dfseredit the friendly Cow
I 2egnment he was accredited to. . He was
apparentlyi to use: the words of Presiaens
!. Ieveland Ito Pre- ident Dole. TO adyarI ce
Z ths intefest Is and prosperity of beth Coy.
ernments. In reality, he was to- try and
Il discover such q state Of facts a might ap-
s pear|to. be "a stain both on that friendly
Z Government an d the views and recon- men
:: dattons OF the former administrations OF
i his 70 wn Governments. Not.c6ntent with
s Withdraw 10 e the E oater treaty from the
sAnate.*Whteh b may have been his consti-
. tntfonaE fight. the President was led TO
empIo unconstitutional means. ard I'M
c0nstfIuti onaI enas 10 reverse and discredft
tho policy of the preceding adininistra-
+ ton Thls:iss more than an Innovation I'M
z Q lrs fore ign policy. hitherto consistent and
4 steady since the frat days Of the republic.
2 IT fs an unWFitten but universally ac<#
cepted law that no administration Of any
: represen ntative veGoYetnment:e t:ever condemns
an intern atfona1 policy of preceding OF an:
! admin lstratto n3 fnT In so deTp git would at
h task It's. Q IN Government. The secret and
soenhd deHtfaf instructions to Minister WILLIS
:: wore made. known to Congress- only after
the resolution calling upon the executive
& for the. sanle had been unanimously ~ ado pted
by the House. The uffiefal report Of the
Secretary OF State was kept secret from:
aOctnber IL until a week after the ~Noyau.
Der elections, and when made public ii
aroused an almost universal Xpressinil Of
e public 'dl sanpToval and resentment t among
the Anne rlcan pc opte. The language of
z=theTepert %of the Seeretary.of State, ad-
= mi ttedly approved By tie President, and
.:c cuTrentIy: belieyed and stated to haFe been.
8 dictated by him. was clear and explicit.
{ Nothing short of refnstating the sbdlcateu
Qnee could reach the level OF justiee...:A
friendly and firmly established, uuiyer.
: ga lly# reeegnfzed.@ Government was to-.
:. be depssed. .=.:: a. tinseT ne monarchy q
{ Queen Of -. shTeds and patehes,, was
!: To be set up by the Minister Of the United
States I'M the d ana of Justice, The false.
/. ness of. the: situation. thus created by Civ.
in & secre etiqstrnetfens to Minister the
i tJnited TO intrigue and negotiate for
" the oyertlpDW:of a Government that had
been formally accredited does not seem to
have struck the; adaini s1raiion as it,. did
.=ttFi ikss:.the people Of the: Uhtted States.
i. EH1weyer, public epinien had spe ken. and
Would speak stilf=InudAF. and IL success is
TO :bs gained it" must be gained quickly.
+ + e Garefore. on. November o. ten days be
fore the Assem- bling Of. Con gress, the: Seere-
: :tary5 State tele gr aphed Willis TO put an.
:ll END :tg delays. :. 7 ou will insist upon.
amnesty and a recognition of the OBJ iga-
s S tlons.of' tha Provisional Government as
: :the: essential condition of the restoration:
o ;.@eea Will $pO plOlbotOu 0J pIOul
action: =: How. the interests existing of the
lrtenaiy Goyernmeht of Hawaii were to
DE. promoted by'prompt action in restoring
tns @, monarchy Is not self-apparept."
The report +discusses the Presidents pc
ouilai posisioh ,.:itl ln imposing upon the Queen
asa concltion prscedsnt to reinstatement
eet.afn ,*peTeIDptorys demands as to am
.a,a! nes.y, etc:. ,whlcL we're tantamonnt to alb
80 otiras ,.s alctatlon ana completely subversive
. ment to be reins tatsd. " 'A'
- ~. 81 3Neueen Was evidently distrustful
49, aunueuce OF powers Of the Pres-
-. -. !" nat assurances she would |
.ahs ~ 'no la'thiui carrying out of the
SWTIene Wha on the part Of the administration. !
rsonas. mnseset s may have been the form of her
s,elsgraphed to Willis December 3 the dav %
will ipis saw 'ne .S. opening Of Congress: You
without the authority of Congress-
ihere is no question here before us of |