The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1893-12-22
In His Message to Congress on
the Hawaiian Trouble.
The Ex-Queen's Side Of the Story
Related and Held Up.
eevere Arraignmont Throughout
tho Entire Mossago
Minister stevens Declared a rsotrctorats,
Witch President Cleveland says lie
hRoehsd oat Commissioner illount
Cauid Not Falzafy If IIe Desired.

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wAMuSoToN. Dec. 10. President
Clcycland's special message ON liza.
wnliAn affairs has been presented TO
Congress II is us follows;
10 the senate aud House OF Representative
IN my rtceut annual message 10 the congress
brthy rei, ,rfel 70 our relations With Hawaii
ani expressed The intention q transmitting
further Information on the subject when addl.
iional adsic,z permitiod Thaueh ! am not
atie now 20 IMPORT definite change In ,ho aciu
al siiualion. I am cohsinccd that the dinicul'
uea lately created. both hcfr and ~ Hawaii.
nui now standing N the way ei q sojuiion
through executive action % iho problem pre-
aentoi render u proper and exp,iieni hat the
matter should 10 referred 10 the broader au
th0fity All dlacretiun u Congress. with fnll
txplanation Of sh0 rndeavor thur iar maso 10
dsai with tho emergency a ataicmsnt of the
trnfderAtions Nh'ch have governed ms acilona
suppose that rlgh, And jistlee should deter.
miHo tho path ~ hc followed Ia treat ng this
ahtlect ifnaiinnai hnu.sB y 90 b. disregard,
ei aud desire Tor tcfrit3rial extension. " d.
satisfaction with irfm " government H0i nur
cwu Il 10 FrgulAie our coudutt have entirely
Esssappreirnded The mission aaa character Of
cur rovernmeai aud iho bchaylor which The
ecusairncc q opf Icoplo demands Of thrir public
HctyAnts
Wheh iho rTcseat administration entered
upuu lis duties the acnaic Ind under roHHiderA
tinn Alrtaty providing for ihe annoxatiou Of
thr liAsanan islands 20 tho territory uf ihr
Cnilod States Surely under our constitution
and laws tho ehlArfrmcn, oi af7lniia Is man.
ifcalaii0n q ibe hlsaosi altriuuic q sovcr
etintY. and u entered upon ~ Al executive ao,
Hil things relating 10 The trans srllouu should bo
clcar and frcc from suspicion.
Additional Importance 4 attached 10 this ps
ehiiar trraif Of suncKAtion. because Il c0nicm'
plated = drtnrtum from unbrokun American
Tradition IN providing for tho addition 10 ouf
TERRITORY - Stands q the sra mere tlan guol
ni'oa rmavca from our nearest COAST
rhr-c consideration, might notof themselves
cal Tor interference with tho completion q a
ifo4y suiaei upon hy prcyiols ndninistrn.
tion liui u appcarud irpm The documtnts ae.
elmpanylnE tho treaty when submitted
" The senate that The ownership
a hawaii Was tendrred 20 ~ BY prp.
ttsional government set W 10 suscrcd thr
consiitns oaal ruler Of tho islands Who had
hesn dsihrOnc'i, aud u did not appear that such
provisional government had Tho Sanction Of
ciihrr popular revolution or suffrage Two
othtr umatkahlc features Of the transaction
Naturally attracted atieuiion Ono was ne "a
chaaciorslng ail tho iranaActlonh ouunoctcd
with tho treaty
u appeared that n M. allied committee OF
shfois. ostrnsltly tho source of the revolt
arainat the o'nstilutionM government ui
Hawaii was orranllei on SATURDAY, the ifih
day u Jaanary that on Mandar the i6ta, ihe
United states forces pero landed at iiouoiulu
from nayai vessel lying 10 W. bArbof, that OF
tho iiih mo s,hcmo q Provisional govern
mrut wae perfected. AMI pruclamailnn nam
iig " ofigers vas on the same dtY prepared
and rad ~ tho government buildiu-sj iha, TN
mcdlAt,ii ihffcupon ihe uhilcd statcs mipisiei
rrcoguiird the provisional government thus
created. that two dars AitgtwRrd ON The l9lh
day q January. comm sslon,rs rrptrslnt
iug such Euye nmeni sailed iOr this clunjry
a. steamer especially chartered foi
tho oceaslon arriving Ia san Francisco on thg
fsth day " January aud In Washington on ths
20 day q February that next day they had
their ffs, inicfvles with the secretary Of stat
and another on Tho iith, whom the treaty an
ncxine tho islands vas practically agreed
uron, and that on the iith it was formally cen
cludcd and on the 18Th transmitted 10 the son
ate. Thus between the Initiation of ihr sehom,
Tor provisional government In Hawaii On n,
ihh 81 January and tho submission % The sen
ate OF the treaty OF annexation, concluded viii
each government the sntiru interval was
thirly'iwo days iiteca OF which were spent hy
the Hawaiian commissioners IN their iournol
90 Washington.
10 ,hc next place upon tho face OF the papo
submitted with the treaty. II clearly appcaro,
that there was open ana Undetermined an lsauI
OF feet Of tho most vital Importance III
mcssage OF tho presiirnt accompanying III
treaty declared that ",ho overthrow Il tn
monarchy vas not IN any way promoted BY tht
government" and IN letter % the prusidcn
from tic accretafy Of state, also submitted v
the senate with the treaty, tho ing pass
are orcurui AT that lime tto provisional goy
eranlrnt took pnHsoasion OF thc governmcn
hMldingl no troops or officers u the unltei
SA,,s nyrc prcscnL OF took any part whalcve
N ,hc ps'ceedings
$50 D lilo recognition was recorded 10 N
provisional government by the United Stale
ministtrultll aiior the Qus on's ablication nn
when hey were IN effective possrssion of N
government buildlngA the archives. tho ircai
ury, The barracks, the llolicc station, and Al
tlc potculial machinery OF the government"
But protest also accompanied said treat
ni med By the queen and her ministers at N
time she mace way for the provisional govern
mont which explicitly stated that she yicldc
70 the superior force oi the United State,
Nhosc minister had caused United State
troops 10 bo landed NJ Honolulu and declare
that he would support such provisional goverI
mtni
The truth or falslty Of this protest was suri
~ of the hrst Importance II true, nothing bv
tho concsalment Of its truth could indssS on
government 10 negotiate with the semblanco {
government thus created nor could y treat
resulting from their acts stated IN the protes
have been knowingly deemed worthy Of consi,
GRAFTON by the senate lot the truth or inlsit
Of the protest had not been investigated
conceived II 10 be my duty therefore 10 will
draw the treaty from the senate for oxamn
ton. and meanwhile to cause an accurate, ia
and impartial Investigation 10 be made Of u
facts attending tho supervision Of the conslit
ilonai government of Hawaii aud tho install
mcnt n ita place OF the provisional goyernmcn
selected for the work OF Investigation u
Hon James II. Blount OF Georgia, whose Sc
vice OF eighteen years as a mcmhcr Of u
house Of representatives, and whose experen'
ni chairman Of the committee Of foreign u
fairs IN that body and his consequent familin
fly with International topics iolncd with h
high character and honorable reput
tlon seemed 10 render him peculiarly fitted 4
the duties entrusted to him, His report dela
Ing his action under tho instructions given
him and the conclusions derived irom his inye
tieatlon accompany this message
These conclusions DO not rest Tor ihor O
ceptance entirely upon Mr. nlounra homes
nnd ability na y man, nor upon his ncumcn nl
imparllallty as nm investigation They arc q
companlcd by the evidence upon which IN
arc iasod, which evidence h also hcrowi
transmitted, md from which u seems 10 me
Other deductions could poaaibly be reached th
those arrived AZ BY the commissioner
me reports with ~ accomnanylng proc
ana such otptr evidence M N Ilow tcforo 4
eonrrea.pr n herewith submitted iulililea
= ''Hll pnln|nn iho niaIQmnnt that whom the pre-
Ml,N IA IA teIuUmli The treaty 10 The soun
,rallon that "ihc overthrow
uaa not IN any WAY promoted
|nnL" end when mo NOnNl0 v
"1|Io and discuss n on that I1|
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