Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-07
DEMANDS THE FACTS
Hosfs Resolution For Hawaiian
Correspondence Occassioned
CRITICISM or CLEVELAND



fnu 70 penstsns xers introdaeei IN the
ss1ais b. Mr. voeEhees aud referred
The title II ona 10 -Dsclzrisg a psnsiea
q vested right. regulating ssspsnsion Of
peosions, snd Eranting appeals 10 the
supssms court of ths District % colum-
biA- The sifie q the other 10 -Defning
sandry srimes against the Unitea States
In the administration of ths pension
lava
Mr.. Culiom offered resolution ten
dering The thaeks u congress 20 the
gosernOf. the legislature aud the people
u iliaois for the statue OF uen- James
y Shields aud accepting the same.
Senator Cullom then proeeedsd 20 add
drsss tie senate upon TIE resolution and
was followsd b. Mr. Vest Remarks in
sulogy II General Shields were also
made b Mr.. Davis and Mr. Palmer.
The resolutions we're then agreed 10.
fiawaliaR Corres D. ,fdcnc -
The vice president laid before the
senate the Fesaiutions offered yesterday
b. Senator HOaS. re- ursfiag the psesl-
dent 20 commandments copies Of all 10
stsuetioos given 90 any representative or
naval ouhcer ef TIE United States since
March. i,si. IN regard 10 The prs-erva-
TOO "a puulic order 10 Hawaii. or the
pEotseiion x the lives and property %
An.rllcan cltlxeas or The recognition OF
support % aHy sogef0ment tneFeo..
alr. 1oas said that tie resolution gas
one merely asklng for information aud
Wss sucn az the senate geoers,ily Adopt
Ell without question Or delay. There
could De 10 question that ths present
government ot fi4NaIi. the government
poxer at the last adshss. was =
riondiy goveFn.neuI IL had established
asrlf without violonc- after an attempt
on the part q the queen % commit an
act q revolution aud usurpation. IL
covered three Administrations. aud he
hoped and believed that toe Instructions
would shOw a settied and coz usisteat pol
icy down o. a very recent time. But n
the presidents mcs> >a-.e meant anything
~ meant that the executive was cOnsld-
eEipg the question. whether he should
commit an act az war against trIendly
power.
Cteyeiand-- Wsriike Attitude.
To undertake for any reason whatever
% enter that kirgdom or republic, or
hOEsvsr 70 might be defined OF de-
scrib.si. or % overthrow its existing gov
errnent MAS an act of var. aud none
the less 80 because IL vas al act against
feeble aud small government The
suggestion that tbs Tn. ted States nignt
have acte ! with un,iue haste ia the rec.
IGNITION of the government. or that 10
might have violated internationa. law
by tssing part ia the revolution which
established 70, would bear cxam.nati0a
fOs a moment The matter ~ the -
tAbilshment of the EXISTING govcrnmen nt
in HaWan was Tact and not a question
of right or wrong. There was scarcely a
g0serua.eat on the American continent
that dld Got owe its existence 90 revO-
luton internatiOnal law recognized
only dcfact0 governments. ani could Va
the nat1re of things recognize only
defacto governments. IL what the pres
ident SAID q hiz message was true. 4 "a
n there bad been some wrongful action
on the part - the American minister
under tue last administration. that
would not Justify the president 10 over
throwing the established governmsnt
lie thought 10 manifest that the tran
ascfiou Was one whish the senate aud
shlch the people Eere entitled To under.
stand without delay.
The Pvopie should Remou-trate.
" the thing had not BEEN done vet
he Nant@d tlst The swift and indignant
rsmonstrsnce - the American people
steald maze itself felt and should be
heard by executive ears. however dull
they might seem o. be Referring 10
The mission q Mr. Biounf. Mr. Hoar ex
- a.
fenter - the administration on what
precedent ihs president relied for that
mo~t extraordinary and most secret prs
cesiag BE Mr. Hoari did not want 10
b understood "a expressing an opinion
a. b. the policy - sanexinx the TIA
vanan islaoois. or a. entering at al into
thst discussion. All such questions
we're foreign O. tire nresert ocrasion. IL
SEEMED O. hin that the president wa~
aioptsng anil getting into the haiti OF
adopting. rather extraordinary languages
in aeahng Nith other branches of the
guverumeat In bis last message he
bad said. IN regard 20 civil service. that
congress had passed the civil service law
not be,anse u favored IL. bat because
congress Ras sfraid - popular opinion
Mr. Bosr sad he snouid ike o. be AZ
hterty to r5fsts to the president some
things Nhich he had heard said by
democrats IA hi- part q q The country.
msn Who we're quite az honest quite a.
distinguished and quite a. high m the
publlc estimstion sad cor ddeuce "a sny
person holting sny ogiciai posalsn.
horsver iiiostrious
NiIl@ Obfers- 81 the Tts~aiatSon.
Mr. Mll- opposed he resolution and
sraka ~ Mf tiosra srn'ch "a ease -
rshelhng the xolsis because hs o5
tasned the information vbieh his rrso u
tiae called Tor and - chsrginx the
pres. lent with rleditating an at - war
Nr Mills feuiet the statement nd az
~ef,esi thaf the exeCunvs hal respect.
folly suh,niffef tt- 4se-fion % cen rrsas
sni aad 1fvea ccrxree= the Information
e. n-s afsraeai. such "a he ths ught 70
appropriate fo sghnit The presaj-nts =
sctinn in TIE natter had bean strictly
cenhne,i rifhin ~ haaiss 81 executive
sufaerfv lt usde no itifereuce thsf
the xsvernnfent .hfrh bad teen over
thrusu ir Hawsil Was 4 alonarehiai ons
tsresr sss a ufrrsr-h wteB Christ said
thas trihnte seeuai te psii ~ BEN II
Sas ret suesficn - the morality -
f5e 1aeeh snt ~ = sther hsr character
raz surh "a tFssf stisnls hav- had 49,
eie rr-ssss Ihe sny question us=
iiii ere zeVer1nirrf = ia f-nste,t
States nferffFe 80 rfarfrf fnv the r,g
ersrerf eI ttEfa ~ I'D fHs- it
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