The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-16
What Are the Facts P

the republican papers VIII ADMIT
that the policy that the admins
tration has adopted in respect to Hawaii
is the right one, but there are signs that
some of the democratic papers and lead
ers, who condemned that policy when IL
was first announced, have changed their
minds, and are now conceding that the
administration policy may be the right
one
The position of the administration is,
that if the monarchy was ovcrthrown
and the provisional government es-
tablished by the unauthorized but active
aid of the United States forces. it is me
duty Of this government TO assist in re-
storing the condition of affairs that eN-
listed before the revolution. Even the
bitterest critics of the administration
do not deny that this position is the cor
rect one. Indeed, they s Y nothing about
it. 1t is a matter which they avoid.
They simply assert that the provisional
government is now established that it
has maintained itself for nearly year,
that il is a good government, that the
Hawaiians are satisfied with it and that
therefore this government ought TO give
it recognition and moral support.
1t is true that they say that the state
ment that United States forces over
threw the monarchy and set up the pro-
visional government is not correct. If
they should admit it is correct they would
have no excuse whatever for the position
they have taken. But what are the facts}
The administration is acting upon the re-
port of a commissioner who was sent to
Honolulu for the express purpose of find
ing out exactly what part the United
States forces from the cruiser Boston
took in the revolution. The commissioner
was eX-Congressman Blount, of this state.
AT ter remaining there for several months
he reported that there would not have
been, nor could there have been, a success.
full revolution except for the presence of
United States marines. He got his in
formation from the most reliable sources
in Honolulu, and it was so well fortified
that the President and the Secretary Of
State accepted it without question, and
made it the basis of the action of the ad-
ministration.
The republicans say that Mr.. Blount
went to Honolulu with the express under
standing that he should make just the
kind of a report he did-a report that
would Justify the administration in re
storing the monarchy They also assert
that he was able to get testimony
only from those who have not
sufficient intelligence to know what they
do want. Mr.. Stevens, who was our minis
ter at Honolulu at the time of the out
break, declares that Mr.. Bount must
have obtained his information from
prediudiced sources
1t looks, therefore. as if the whole mat
ter turned upon the question as to
whether the report made by Mr.. Stevens,
or that made by Mr. Blount is the cor
rect one. If the monarchy was over
thrown ana the provisional government
established without the help of the
United States, then the administration
has no right to restore it. If, however,
the revolution was successful because 1t
had the support of the United States
minister and marines, it is the duty of
our government to aid in restoring it.
The administration, relying upon Mr..
Blount's report, believes that the mon
archy would not have been overthrown if
the United States marines had not intim-
dated the supporters of the monarchy and
encouraged the revOlutionists. Enter
tanning that belief, the policy it has
adopted is the right one. Those papers
that are attacking the administrations
policy by asserting that it proposes to re
| store the monarchy against the will of
the people will not succeed in creating a
sentiment against the administration
until they show couclusively that the rev
olution was the act of the people.