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M.,ire.to or Secretary Greshsr.

Tn. pt,,v-,r< Hartford Ttr,es Reviews the
Ns.ifesto OF Secretary oreshs..
F,or nc Hartford Tfme'
The official letter OF Secretary Gresham In
favor OF the use OF the guns OF the United states
to restore and prop up the fallen and incompe-
tent monarchy In Hawaii. in the person OF the
fat ex.Queen Iiliuokalani Is evidently ap.
proved By President Cleveland. or 1t would not
, be thus given out. 1t will prove very unpop-
ular course for the Administration. the
American people are plainly in favor of the ac-
quisition OF some form OF control OF the Ha-
waiian Islands by the United States. inc
geographical position OF the islands makes IL
impsratvely necessary that no foreign nation
should be permitted to get foothold there. and
plainly points out the duty OF this country to
protect these outlying summer isles In front oil
our Pacific coast that Ahem so necessary Tor US
In case OF q war with any foreign power. The
Importance Of the islands In commercial
sense was emphasized by President Cleveland
In his last annual message to Congress- before
retiring from the Presidency at the end Of his
flrst term. In his message. dated Dec. 3. 1888.
President Cleveland. in favorlng q submarine
cable to the islands. pointed out that the
geographical position OF the Hawaiian group
In relation to our Pacific States creates "A nat
ural interdependency and mutually OF inter-
est. which make close com mu unication
logical and commercial necessity" He said:
Proclamation was duly made on the 9th day of No
vetnber 1887 Of the conventional extensions OF the
treaty OF June g. 1875 with Hawaii under which re-
laons of such special and intercourse have
been created in the vast HELD OF oriental commerce
now unfoided from our Pacific borders No feature
presents stronger for Congregational
action than tho establishment OF comm munic alton by
submarine telegraph with Honolulu. The geogra phical
position of tho Hawaiian group IN relation to Pa
cinc States creates q natural interdependency and
mutually OF interest," which our present treaties were
intended to foster. and which mako close communioa
tion logical and comm rcial necessity.
Hero nothing Is said. It Is true. OF tho i'm
portance to the United States OF Hawaii In .
military sense; but. while It may have been
politic In such state paper to say nothing OF
our naval interests in connection with those
neighboring islands, who can for q moment
doubt that that view also Of the situation was
In the Presidents mind when he sent that mes
sage to Congress?
Secretary Gresham's report assumes that the
dethroned Queen was removed by fraud and
force" In the action OF the commander OF the
United States ship Boston. Such may be Mr..
Blount's representation. But news from tho
islands. from the beginning OF the movement
on the part OF the intelligent and business
people. was that the Queens immoral Govern
ment was simply intolerable. and measures
had been taken to dethrone her. The act OF
the naval commander in landing marines no
doubt saved lives. and prevented a contest with
the Provisional Government which would have
sacrificed some lives. but would not have
saved the Queens disgraced Government
II our Government did not like annexation,
1t could easily have sustained by protectorate
the we'll blished Provisional Government.
It could have put an end forever to the personal
power OF the dusky Queen and her descend