Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-07
HAWAII UP AGAIN.
senators Request a View Of
Those Papers.
HILL AGREES WITH HoAs FOR ONCE

Sses@sa Exrresses Himself In vicoro..
Fss"sss ssd Crsssci.es the Adm,.,.,r..
usss Action ta Withholding l.sor,...
ss"s-ths states sG Matter, Noe No~
Chasseable by Force U.l~,. Co,,r...
Agrees Ihcrrse-slsniOeau, r.-.,t. ,s
the OhIe Statesman.
WASHINGTON. Dec. ..-Tbe Hawaiian
question bobbcd up in the senate apn;n
sau toos up nearly the whole session.
MA of New York making a spcech in
tavor OF Hoar's resolution asking fer the
papers In the case. Hill said he seldom
agreed with Iioar. but lie did in thi, case.
frobably Sherman made the mos, i'm
p'rtant speech Of the session. lie also
favored the resolution. lie said he did
not intend now to say word IN regard
to the condition Of Affairs which existed
In Hawaii aycas ago. The difficulty was
that the president and the newspapers say
that there is n purpose to restore the
queen, to renew the status quo. to set
aside what was regarded by the admins
'ration rs IN unlawful act. These were
a!l matters Of controversy.
Quo Thin: That L. Plato.
Bat there was one thing which appeared
TO him TO be very plain. and that was that
the congress OF the United States had not
been treated in the open and fair way in
which nn ADMINISTRATIONS part of the
government of the United States-should
treat congress. II was certain that the
doubts about the condition Of affairs which
existed in Hawaii n year ago were in the
mind OF the president when coayress met
IN extraordinary session. 1t was certain
that q gentleman Of highest standing no
doubt, "a former member of the house, had
been sent 10 Hawaii for the purpose of
acquiring Information. 1t was also certain
that the administration had formed GER
tain definite idea of its duties, and i; had
been stated, practically. that it was tine
purpose Of the administration to restore
Inc status tha; existed before the revolu-
tion. TO put the queen in power again, and
congress had not been informed OF it.
Serves Notice ON Cleveland.
the president q. the United States and
the executive officers Of the government
might as well understand that ;he people
II the United States did not like this.
That wns feature of the controversy
which impressed itself upon the minds
u.
Whatever might he the ideas or the in
formation Of the president ought to lie
conveyed to the public at larGe-not only
to congress-. but also 20 the people. There
was no reason in the world for secrecy. All
| the facts ought TO b- communicated to
tcsuyrrNP Sherman said th.fr'-a \ he de
| sired 20 say on the present occasion was
that II it was the purpose of the president
| Ivy the Use If the military force To restore
the queen IN liawaii !; would be "a fatal
&C; of public policy, n great injustice 20
the people Of the United States and almost
an insult TO congress.
No Right to Declare War.
The congress was the law-maEing power.
The president had no right to declare war,
| or TO do an act Of war or 10 precipitatc
the country into n controversy Of this
kind. II seemed To him, said Sherman,
that not only the Information called FOR
by the resolution, hut all the informa
ton available II ould hare been commun'
icated to congress mt its last session.
Then congress might have acted and tn,
\ public might have been prepared for the
present condition of affairs. III there had
been less secrecy ana more opcn-handed and
fair dealing the result would have becr
less suspicions and less trouble.
| No Justification for Violence Now.
II u should happen that in pursuance o
the authority of the executive Amer'car
Troops should b. landed in Hawaii and
blood should he shed and a single life LOST
IL would lie by an unlawful act. WhatcvcI
view was taken Of the action of year agt
there vould he no doubt about the view
tina, would be taken by the people Of thu
United states OF any act now which in
yoived violence. or even the appearance o
violence or threats or aIy act whateve'
10 lie done by the executive auttorit!
without the consent or the knowledge o
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