New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-19
THE PRESIDENT ON HAWAII.
u1s MESSAGE TO CONGRESS-.
nv ELABORATE ATTEMPT TO DIsCREDIT
THE FORMER ADMINISTRATION.

.rx,srrR STEVENS HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR
CHEAT WRONG MINISTER WILLIS IN
srRucrED TO RESTORE THE STATUS
oUo ANTE-THE ExoUEEN's
REFUSAL TO ACCEPT THE
PRESIDENTS TERMS.
......,o, Dsc 1s-The Presidents response
4. 49, -ns,u,ions passed by both Houses Of Con-
-...y raouest,nc informa .ion on Hawaiian al
So ..u,c;oI,v as 20 the nature Of the in
struc.,ons given 10 Mnls'e. "i"'' ""' ~ w
CONGRESS- to-day. follows:
TEXT OF THE MESSAGE
r. Tho Senate and House Of Representatives.
7, my recent annual message to the congress
. h,isev referred 10 our relations with Ha"ai
,rs cxpressed the intention OF transmitting
,rr,,.sr information on the subject when acdi-
tonal adv.ses permitted.
THOUGH am not able now to report oenhi'e
.,.n.s T., the actual situation. I am convinced
that The difficulties lately created potn mere anu
=, Hawaii. ans now standing in the way OF
.o,p,ior through Executive action o. the proois"'
nreson.ed. render it proper and expedient that
~ ,,attor should be referred to the broader Az
,.or,fv and discretion Of Congress, with fuil
u,.r,..on OF the endeAvor thus far made TO
s..l with the emergency and statement OF the
considerations which have governed my action.
srnnose that right and justice should de-
Hr,oln. the path to be followed in treating ms
s.hisct II National honesty is to be disregardeo
na dcsire for territorial extension or dissatis-
faction with a form of government not our own
,usht 10 regulate conduct l have enureY
ti.apprehended the mission and character OF our
government and the behavior which the con-
.c,snce Of our people demands Of their pubic
servants.
THE ANNEXATION TREATY.
WA, the nresent Administration entered upon
tts dutiss the Senate had under consideration a
treaty. providing for the annexation OF the Ha-
vai,an Islands to the territory or the Chteo
sts.ss Surely under our Constitution and laws
the enlargement of our limits is manifestation
sf the h!ghcs. attribute Of sovereignty, ana Il en-
kered upon as an Executive act. all Things rela'-
Ing TO the transaction should be clear anu Tree
sfor, suspicion Additional importance at'achea
!, This particular treaty Of annexation because
70 co,,enrlated a departure from unbrokeh
Lnnsrc,r tradition in pr oviding for the addition
70 our territory Of Islands OF the sea more
thar 900 miles removed from our nearest coast.
rhas. considerations might not OF themselves
,,u far interference with the completion OF a
81, -. ar.ered upon by a previous Admnstra-
u,r hu, Il appeared from the documents &C.
.or,,nv,ne the treaty, when submitted TO the
rsnate that the ownership Of Hawaii was ten
asrca 70 NJ by q Provisional Government set up
IN surc,ed the constitutional ruler OF the !sianos
THO had been dethroned and 1t did not appear
that such Provisional Government had the sane
Non Of either popular revolution or Suffrage
Two other remarkable features of the transac-
lion ,asiraily attracted attention. One was the
extra ordinary hsste-not 20 say piecipitancS
cs.ra,,.r;zed all the transactions connected
with the treaty.
I, acpea-cd that so-called Committee OF Sale-
sy. osteasib,y the source Of the revolt against
TIE constitutional government OF Hawaii was Or
gsnized on Saturday. the 14th day OF January
that on Monday. the 18th. the United states
forces we're landed at Honolulu from naval YES
"a, lvir2 in its har5or; that. on the Inn the
sche,ne OF d Provisional Government was per-
Ye,.ed ana a proclamation naming its officers
was on the same day prepared and read at the
f;ov.rnmen: Building that mme diatey there
rn,n :hc United States Minister recognized the
Provisional, Government thus created; that two
davs aftcrward on the 18th day Of January, Com
bo,.s,oners representing such Government sailed
for .h,s country in a steamer especially chartered
for the occasion arriving in San Francisco on
the 2sth day of January and in Washington on
the % day Of February; that on the next day
they had their first interview with the Secretary
OF state and another on the 1lth, when Inc
Treaty. of Annexation practically agreed
upon: and that the 14th it was formally con
slud.c and on the 10Th transmitted to the senate
Thus between the initiation Of the scheme iol
a rrJ,:sional Government in Hawaii on the l4tf
EAy Of January. and the submission to the Sen
o.. Of tho Treaty OF Annexation concluded WITT
e.ch Government, the entire interval was thir'y'
two DAYS. fifteen of which were spent by the lia'
watan Commissioners in their journey to Wash
ington
AN ISSUE OF FACT
In the next place upon the face OF the papers
Admitted with the treaty. it clearly appeared
that there was oper and undetermined an issu'
o. fac, OF the most vital importance.
Tic message of the President accompanying
IN, treaty declared tina. "the overthrow Of th'
monarchy was not in any way promoted by thi
Government" and in a letter to the Presiden
frorl the Secretary OF State. also submitted u
the Senate with the treaty. the following pas
sacc occurs: at the time the Provisional Gov
eri,.nent took possession Of tn, GoveTnrncn
bpildinys no tronps or officers Of the United
STATES were present or took any par. whatever II
thc nroceedngg. No public recognition was &C
corded TO the Provisional Government oy III
United States Minister until after the queen
ab9ica,lon aud when they were in effective pos
session Of the Government buildings Inc ar
chives the treasury. the barracks. the ponce STA
ton and all the potential machinery OF the Gov
eminent
BIT protest also accompanied SAID treaty
signed by the Queen and her Ministers at IN
time she made way for the Provisional Govern
men. which explicitly stated that she yieided
the superior force of the United States wnos
Minister had caused United States troops 10
landed at Honolulu and declared that ne "ou'
support such Provisional Government
The truth or falslty Of this protest was sure'
Of the first Importance II true. nothing out III
conccalment OF it's truth could induce our Ho'