The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-20
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YAcrs ~ rnr HAwAnAx CASE.

Presieeat Harrison. Secretary Foster.
Minister Stevens and the late Capt.
Wiltse. Of Boston, all officially declared
that the American legation and naval
ofIicers at Honolniu had no part whatever
In melting the uprising Of the people OF
Hawaii or in assisting 1t until il had be-
come . government. Against the I'M
portant mass Of official evidence fled in
support OF this declaration Sc have moth
ing but the assertion Of Secretary Gresham
that President Harrison misrepresented the
facts in his message To congress. Gresham
offers no evidences in support OF his smaz-
irg assertion. The Blonnt report Is not
Published. The people will be very slew
10 believe that 30 careful, conservative.
keen, able, acute and high-minded q states
man rs Benjamin Harrison was the dupe
OF Minister Stevens or the provisional
government. much less will the people be
inclined to believe that MIR. Harrison
acted the part OF knave with congress and
tue American people. And yet Secretary
Gresham's amazing impeachment of
President Harrison implies that President
Harrison was either knave or fool, or
both, In this Hawaiian business.
Ii will be much easier for the American
people to believe that Gresham and Biount
have been dupes or worse than TO believe
that President Harrison and Minister
Stevens have been fools or knaves. The
secrecy maintained In all this matter is
49, ~ai.oIo,aA a., c~c. u,.rd th. sc&;,n ~
President Cleveland and his secretary 20
the approval of the American people.
Why shall President Cleveland conceal
nytning of this important matter from
congress when 1t was in session and from
the public? Minister Stevens stood as
high before the people of the United States
as Envoy Blount; President Harrison as q
man Of veracity and sound craftsmanship
Is at least the peer of President Cleveland.
The speeches and public statements made
by Minister Stevens In San Francisco, and
his official correspondence fatty contra
dict the ex parte assertions of Secretary
Gresham. who assumes that the govern
ment of the queen was overturned by the
American forces landed under our flag.
This Is false. The change of government
was over and complete before Minister
Stevens returned to Honolulu FROM Oahu
or a man had been landed from the Bos-
ton.
Everybody who 10 familiar with IIa-
waiian affairs knows that for twenty years
the native government in Honolulu has
existed solely by the suiference of the
governing civilized forces of the island.
which OF course included the white colony.
These governing civilized forces forced
King kalakans in lss7 to grant anew con-
stitution dissnfranebising large part OF
the native vote. The white residents of
Hawaii forced kalakaua 90 dismiss Mo-
reno and Bishop, and forced him TO aban-
don the lottery monopoly he undertook 10
introduce. The same civilized governing
forces OF the Islands. including the white
colony, which forced kaiakaua to grant
the constitution Of iss5 easily and sum-
mariiy turned out Queen Liiiuokaiani
when IL was discovered that she plotted
the reputation of the constitution of 1857.
The civilized governing forces Of Hawaii
have established de faeto government.
and President Cleveland has no moro
right To land marines in Honolulu 10 re-
store the queen Ia her throne than he has
10 make war on any other recognized gov.
ernment. The de facie and de jars gov.
eminent Of the islands is recognized by all
the world; no native instruction can pos
sihly overturn it. and yet President
Cleveland seriously proposes. In the exc
cation Of an infamous policy, 20 restore an
infamous woman by American bayo-
nets and put in power corrupt
government snbverscd by The intelligence.
the ptohisy, the civilized governing forces
of the Hawaiian islands. This present
Dc fac;o government of Hawaii has been
recognized by the government of the
United States To employ fierce TO restore
the queen would invoive declaration oil
war hy the United States against the gov
eminent OF Hawaii. The president has no
authority "a declare war without the con-
sens Of congress, and If orders have been
givea which exceed the presidents au.
thority under the constitution President
Cleveland will be personally Responsible,
and IL viii he the duty Of congress to cali
him to strict account
The Kennehec Journal, Of Augusta.
Me-, In TIA issue Of November Is. con.
tains letter from ex.M,nisssr Stevens in
which he tiatiy denies al the assertions OF
Secretary Gresham. Minister Stevens de-
e!ared at the time that these important
events were TRANSPORTING tass under the
diplomatic and naval rules, which were
and are imperative, the Caitsd States
minister sni naval commander wcald
have shamstally ignored their duty had
they not landed the Snsn Of the Boston for
the security Of American life and property
ana the maintenance &C pahlsc order, even
had the committee Of pahlis safety &c, re-
saessed rs 10 do So"
Minister Stevens further pointed cut
that Bayard and Cleveland mast have ua-
acrstcoa when iaey issued their in
ssraetions July l., 1851. TO Minister Msr-
,isl and the naval commander, holding
hem responsible fer raelie order. Anssri.
ssn life and property and American pre-
aonainancs in Heaolala.
In the Ksauebec gsgr~ai ex-Alnssses