Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-19
MESSAGE on HAWAII.
Pres,dent Cleveland Submits
Il to Congress.
enr FILL TEXT or TINE DOCUMENT

OvsssAs~w IL Queen 1i,,n"asssss - -
npesSss.hmeas ~ the rvssts,sas1 Osv.
evus,~ws Reviewed 10 1~agsh--The Ae.
49, ~s Minister stevens In the A0sss
Reconsideration. Nee AeseVsaAse
- Ske Queen.
To rHr SENATE AND HorsE or RrrRE~EN.
NATIVES. In my recent annual message Co ths
eonfrsss briefly referred TO- our rrisftons
Transmitting further Information the sub
5ers when additional ad,ices permitted.
Ihynsh ~, an not s, an's . e. ngm Trp%r' %snis
that the difficulties lately created both herr
and In Hawaii and now standing IN the way of
n aplutou thruuah executive action OF the
problem presented. render " proper and ex.
petlicnt tpat the matters kiould h. referrcd 60
the broader authority s,M Direction of con.
grp.- with n fun explanation 10 the endcavor
TINS FAR made Ia deal with the emergency, and
n statement 81 the constructions which have
1 suppe.e that right AMI Justice should de.
sermiie the path o. hc followed in TREATING
chs subject. Z national honesty is to he tisre.
.Sricd AMI n desire for territorial exssusou
or a. sstisfactiun with n form of government
not our own l. To- regulate our rorauct. have
entirely mi-spprehended the mis>ion and char
ncter ~ our government and the behavio
which the conscience of our people demands of
their public servants. Whom the present sd-
ministrrtion entered upon it, duties the senate
had under consideration treaty providing for
the anne Nation Of the Hawaiian Is anis to the
territory Of the United states.
surely. under our constitution and lava the
enlargement IL our limits ~ q mani ,att,r ~
the highest attribute of sovereignty. and, II
entered upon s- an executive sct. all things re-
free from suspiciol. Additional Importance il
rttachcd ~ this peculiar treaty of ann~xatipu.
lecsusc u contemplated n departure from an
brrtcn American trNlifion Ia providing for the
sidlitil u g. our territory % islands of the $40
more than s.'s" miles removed from cur near.
est coast
Tesss~r~a by = rrw> t.icnsi s.essrwm~ue.
These considerations might mo-; os themselves
cau Tor interference with the cumpi.,tiuu 90 4.
treaty entered uyou by u previous aslminlstra
ton, .,,,, bna y sppesrd from the documents &c.
senate that the ownership of Hawaii wa- ten
tered b. US by provisional government set up
sndss VIII. hai been ,la.hr"a.i and i, dia p s
appear that such provisional government hat
tn. sanction 81 either popular revolution OF
the transaction naturally attracted afte.ti.,n
One was the extraordinary haste not TO .ay
iha 81, .ll the trsnsa':
that s-rnllcd committee of safety. ,~sten~itly
the ~,urce ct the revolt against the cuu-.isu-
IN saturday. the 18th day nf January: that an
Monday. the 18th. the Tinted STATES forty~
we're landed ut Honolulu frstn . naval vessel
living In its harhor. that ou the 18th tbs.
scheme of . provisional e,v.rrsncnt VA. per.
iects.s and pr@iamaticn naming
Us mncer- was on the same DAY prefar-ti and
read nj the government buildings. that imns-
d'atelv tbereupun the United states minister
ie-osnised the provisional government thus
created: that two DAYS afterw ards ON the 18th
day 90 JANUARY. commissioners rrprrs.u;ins
such government sailed for this country in y
stenner .specially chartered Tor the ocra-ion,
January. and In Washington On the III day os
February, Next dav they hal their first inter.
view with the secretary IL state AVID another
fslansis was practically agreed upon. and
IN the l&th ~ WAS formally conciu drd. and On
the 18th transmitted 81 the senate.
Covered Th,rsy-Two Days.
Thus between the initiation of the
Hawaii ON the 18th IL January ami the .ubmi..
sion 20 the senate OF the treaty 81 annexation
interval was thifty.two days. fiftcen III viii h
wcrc spent b- the Hawaiian Commissioner
In their journey to Wa<hinet IA.
In the next place. upon the ftce 10 the payer
submitted with the treaty. II clearly appeared
that there was % en- and undetermined an is
sue OF fact of the most vital Importance. The
mcssasc Of the president accompanying the
treaty declared that ''the overthrow of the
monarchy wins not IN any way promoted by the
government. and In "a letter to the prcsi cnt
from the secretary OF state also submitted To
the senate with the treaty the following pas
"At the time the provisional government.
t1ok poescss ON of the government buildings
mo- troops or officers Of the United states wcr.
present or took any part whatever In the pro-
cce,tinss. No public recognition was accorded
to the provisional government by the United
states until after the queens abdca.
Possession Of the government buildings. the
archives. the treasury. the barracks. tae police
station. and I'll the potential machinery Of the
Dut n protest also acccmpaniei said treaty.
.igned By the queen and her ministers nc tbs
time she made way for the provisional govern
ment, which explicitly stated that She yielded
20 the superior force of the nitet states.
whose minister had caused United States
e.. hi Lad
thnt he wurld support such provisional gov.
ernment. The truth ar IN lsity of this pr,I,es:
wa. surely ~ the fr,t Importance. II true,
thing hut the conccalnent Of it- truth could
Induce our government To Negotiate with
the mnlance OF government thus
sss staten npr e , rr treaty rrs.,ns lrSm ,
dee N Ell worthy of consideration by the senate.
Yet the truth or falsity ot the protest lad not
been investigated.
Withdrew the Treaty.
fconceivrd ~ Co be my duty therefore N
withdraw the treaty FROM the nate for ex-
animation and meanwhile to cause an acru-
rate. tull and impartial Investigation To h.
made ol the facts attending the suhvsrson III
the institutional government of Hawaii ant
The inrfallinent IN q. pla,. 81 the prpvisio al
ration the Hon jamcs ~ Hiount ~ s:e.rria,
who's service ut eighteen years ~ n member III
the house of feprcss natives and whose ~x-
rr i"rcn s snsir1% IN ,sn. 'es t an% si
consequent familiarity with internatioual
topics. joined with his high character and hon.
OtHlsle reputnti',ti, ssssincd b. render him pccu
larlv fitted for the duties entrusted To- him.
His report detailing hts action under the m.
struction- given 81 him aud the conclusions
derived frvsn his Investigation acrompany tpi-
uscsrNxe. These conclusions ,lo MT rrst Tor
their acceptance entireiy uIsn Mr.. Biount p
honesty anil atsslitv ~ man. boe upon hts
nccumen and tmpartiality ~ AN investigator.
they arr accompanied by the cvii"nrc upon
which they ae based. whirh eviG,nrc Is abs,
herewith transtni TIED aud from which IL
seems Ia me No other Deductions could pu~-ibly
be Reached than tho~e arrived ut by the com
tn~pioaer.
The rsport.. with Its accompanying proofs.
and such other evidence m now before con
grcss ar u herewith submitted iu~tifis.s, Ia my
opinion. the statement that when thu prvssdsnt
was ted r. submit the treaty to the s.nate with
the declafatksu that the overthrow III the
monarchy WAS mot In any way promoted by
this government" and when the senate was In
tluccd b. receive and disciiss 10 IN that basis.
lpth ,'resislent and senate were mis,ed. The
attempt win not bc ina.i- in this communics.
tiun to touch upon all the facts which throw
light upOn the progres- and cssilsurausatisu oi
thtp scheme 81 annexation. "A very brief and
imperfect rcfercnee 90 the facts and eyidcu~o
st hnnd win exhibit it's character and the Incl
a "a a.