St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-19

Non-interventioD is continued interven-
tiOn."
Mr.. Cultivate (Dem.. o. said: 1.-THE
message is one of the strongest aud
clearest of Mr.. Cleveland's state papers.
1t forcibIy andplalnly puts before the.
people the reprehensibIe conduct Of our
former minister to Hawaii in cultIvat
ing the scheme of securing the Islands
for this government and his violation OF
international law in using the armed
forces of our navy to assist in over
throwing the government TO which he
had been sent and with which we were
at peace"
Gen. Burrows, of Michigan. one of the
Republican house leaders, said: "The
message is simply relaSh of what has
already been given to the public, and
throws no additional light ON the sub
Ject. 1t is in the nature of special
plea for the course of the administra-
ton. which will not. l believe, be ae-
cepted by the public as strengthening
its case. 1T is gratifying to observe"
added MIR. Burrows, ''that the presi-
dent declines to be a party to the execu-
ton of the leaders of the provisional
government in.case of the reStorationtof
the queen"
Gen. Catchings. of Mississippi: ut is
strong and clear document, and estab-
fishes the case of the government be-
You'd controversy"
Mr.. HIT, of Illinois, once chairman of
the foreign affairs committee, and at
present the leading Republican member
OF the committee, said: The message
seems to be practically repetition of
the clamorous Gresham letter against
Minister Stevens. 1t does not conceal
the true point at issue. The fact re-
mains that the provisional government
had been for a year recognized by a
minister sent to Mr.. Cleyeland'S great
and good friend Yet the president
sent MIR. Willis there to fomenL trouble,
to pull down the established govern
ment which he claims was SO weak it
could not stand Oh its own legs, only to
find that the support of this government
was Withdrawn. that government was
stronger than ever"
Mr.. Bethany Storer. of Ohio, one of
the Republican members of the foreign
affairs committee, said: 1.-The presi-
dent ignores, most enthusiastically
the demand of the senate and house for
this information and gives it only be-
cause he deems it eXpedient to shuttle
the responsibility over In congress. He
ignores the admitted fact that he has
tried to carry on a campaign of mani
testos and promulgations and met with
a refusal to obey his expressed will"
Mr.. McCreary, of Kentucky, chair
man of the foreign affairs committee,
said: THE presidents message on
Hawaiian affairs is able and exhaustive
and will be read with much interest
both by congress and the people L am OPP
posed to the annexation of the Hawaiian
Islands to the United States and L am
entirely satisfied with the message. 1t
is unanswerable on the subject to which
it refers and will set aside many sensa-
tional reports. The president in the
last paragraph of his message says he
will be much gratified to cooperate in
any legislative plan which may be de-
vised for the solution of the pr oblem
before US which is consistent with
American honor, integrity and moral
ity. This is wise and patriotic state
ment and should be satisfactory to all.
| have no doubt, co ngress will very
soon carefully consider this important
problem and take proper action" Ae
Senator Teller-It seems to me that
the president has gotten himself into
an awkward predicament. and that the
only way out Of it is to back down.
Senator Vllas-l do not care to say
anything upon the subject until it
comes up for debate in the senate.
Senator Carey-I would rather be in
the boat of the Harrison administration
in the Hawaiian matter than in that of
the present administration, for the rea-
son that the Harrison administration
cannot be accused of other than encolf-
aging the overthrow of a monarchy,
while the instructions of President
| Cleveland go so far as to say he is will
| ing to use all his executive power in the
| restoration of the late queen if she SUBJ
mits to certain conditions.
Senator PerklnS-It struck me when
the message was being read that it
would have been similar case if dur
| ing our civil war Queen Victoria had
assumed supreme power in Great Brit
ain, and had sent a special envoy to our
| government, addressing President Lin
coin as her ''dear good brother" and
had at the same time instructed him to
| see jeff Davis and assure him that she
wished to do all she could to promote
the cause of the Confederacy.
Mr.. Reed said: 81 do not see why we
| should impose conditions on the queen
If we perpetrated great wrong and
| outrage, as has been claimed, we should
| right it without imposing conditions"
Representative Tarsney, of Missouri
Il am no cuckoo; but that message
was an admirable document.
Representative McMlllin, of Tennes-
see-If there was any division of opin-
ion before among the Democrats they
are united now. The attitude of the
Republicans is enough to unite our
| party.