Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-18
A REVIEW OF THE WHOLE AFFAIR."
The Previous Administration and It's Hawai-
ian Minister Criticised.
STEVENS NOT TNCONVENlENTLY SCRUPULOUS'
Why the Annexation Treaty Was Withdrawn, Why Bount Was
Sent, Why the Flag Was Hauled Down, and Why Minister
Willis Received Certain Instructions.

qUeen'' atdicatl0r; ami whom they
were In effective possession OF the
government buildings, tue nrchivU',
the ifga-uty, the barracks, ihp police
'intiuu aud all the potential machiuyfy
ui the government" But pf8,,st
also accompanied said treaty, fignud
10y the queen aud h0r ministers at the
time sht made way Tor tho provisional
government, which explicitly stated
tnatshu yielded 20 the superior force of
Ga. United states, whose minister had
caused UuiIui States troops 10 be-
landed nj Honolulu AMI declared that
ho would support such provisional
government
The truth or pHity Of this protest
was surely n the first Importance. u
true, nothing tut toe cOnceulmeut of
~ truth could induce our govern
mUnt 10 negotiate with the HCm.
blhuCc n government thus created;
nor could "a Treaty resulting from tho
acts stated Ia the protect have been
knowingly dtemcd worthy OF youHll.
Grafton ny the Senate. Yet the truth
or ialsiiy u the protest had not been
Investigated.
conceived it 10 be my duty there.
f0io 10 Withdraw the treaty from tur
Senate Tor examination, aud mean.
while 10 cause an accurate, full ana
impartial investigation 10 bu made Ut
facts attending the fubyersiun OF tho
constitutional government Of Hawaii
AMI tho iuelallmunt In ilH place OF tue
provisional government.
/ selected Tor the work Of inveslign-
lion Hon. james II. BlOunt, OF Coco.
gia, whose service OF eighteen years a.
a member Of the House NJ Representa-.
lives, aud whose experience a. chair.
man OF the committee on foreign ailaifs
Ia that bOuy, anu hia consu.
quont familiarity with international
topics, Joined with his high character
aud honorable reputation, seemed 10
render him peculiarly lifted tor tue
dulles entrusted to him. His report dt.
falling mas uc,iOn under the instruc-
lions given him and the CouCius.uus
derived rom his invcHtigniiOD, accom-
pauy this message. These conclusions
do not feat for their acceptance entire.
~ upon BlOunt'e honesty AMI ability
~ man, nor upon his HCumen au4
imphftiaiity ~ an investigator. They
ATE accompanied by the evidunco upon
which they are based, which evidence
IN also herewith transmitted anu from
which II seems 10 me no other deduC.
iions could possibly be- reached than
those arrived at by the cummitHl0nUT.
The report with IL accompanying
proUir, and such other evidence rs Ia
now before Congress or herewith sub.
united, Juailiies Ia my opinion the
statement that wnCu thu President
was led to submit the treaty 10 the
senate with thu declaration that "tho
overthrow Of tho monarchy was not Ia
any way promoted by this govern.
meat" anu when the Senate was iu.
duCtu 20 receive and diacuss II on that
bnsis, both the President and the Sen
ate were nileled,
An attempt will not DO made In this
communication 10 touch upon all tho
facts which throw light upOu the prog.
Tess anu contamination NJ this arh, me
OF annexation. A very brief and iui.
perfect reference to the iactB aud owl.
donce ut hand will exhibit III cnnrac.
ter and the incidents IA which IL had
It's birth.
II 10 unnCee.snry 10 set
forth the reason which In Janu.
AIRY, 1893, led considerable
foreign merchants aud traders residing
at Honolulu 10 favor the annexation
OF Hawaii 10 the United States. IL Ia
sufficient 10 note the TACT anu observe
that the project was ono IoalOuHly pro.
NOTED by The minister representing
the United States In that county.
lie evidently had an ardent desire
that II should become Tact accom-
plished by his agency aud during his
anu was not inc0nveulently
scrupuluus as 10 the means employed
TO that end. On the l0th day 1i NoyUui-
Der, 1892, nearly two months before the
first overt ucl tending towards the suU-
version OF tho Hawaiian government
aud the attempted trlusiot Of tho lila.
waiiau territory TO the United states,
hu addressed IA lOng letter 10 tho sec To-
laTy OF state In which the case Tor an
nexation was deliberately argued, on
moral, political anu economical
grounds. lie refers TO the loss 10 tho
Hawaiia sugar Interests from the Opera-
ton OF the Mckinley bill anu the
tendency 10 still further depreciation |
VI sugar property unless some positive |
measure OF relief IL granted. He !
strongly inveighs against the existing |
Hawaiian government and emphati. |
lally declares Pronunciation. lie sayt:
.'ln truth monarchy here 10 an absurd |
IL has nothing on |
which it logically or lpg,timately |
stands. The lrudul basis on which II !
once stood IN no longer existing. The /
now 10 only an impeuimout |
10 gOOu government aud an obstruction !
10 the prosperity anu progress OF tho |
slunue."
Ho iurih-r sayP: CASA crown colony |
n Great Britain, or territory at the |
Jultei Slates, government m0I;ca. |
ions could be- made readily anu good |
OF law secured. The !
iestiny anu vast future interests OF the |
United States la the Pacific clearly H.
iioate who at no distant day may be- |
esponsible Tor the government OF |
hefe islands. Under territorial