New-York tribune., 1893-12-31
THE PRESIDENT AND HAWAII.
.SHARP WORDS FOR HIS POLICY.
REPORT OF TIlE MINORITY OF THE HOUSE
FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
THE ACTION or CLEVELAND AND GRESHAM DE-
CLARED TO DE An INVASION Or THE RIGHTS
or CONGEr>s. VIOLATION OY THE
LAWS or NATIONS. AND con-
TRARY TO AMERICAS POLICY

LAWS or NATIONS. AND con-
rRARY TO AMERICAN POLICY
A:p TRADITIONS.
Washington Doc 3O.-Thcrc Will he field dny
In the House ~ Representatives on HAWAIIAN
matters on Friday n"yt in all pr"ban''i'y "
Il the present understanding that tn" report OF
the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the Hh-
wa,,on situation will b" taken up on that day
for discussion and action
There will be no report from the majority OF
the ,ommtoe. Tho substitute for n" Hitt ana
RoutcIIc resolutions was agreed to by the For
,irn Affairs Committee On tn" last day but on"
~ the .cssion before the holiday recess tn"
chairman Representative McCrcary. 81 Ken
tucky had no time to prepare report other
than q mere formal ar ,,incrm"nt Of the COM
r,,tt.c's action nnd Its recommendation that
| IN. substitute be passed. Mr. M:Cr"ary has
since added an appendix. containing f'rt'"h
81 tho correspondents" upon IN" HAWAIIAN Pu's-
,.nn Including ,hosc de- uments which Will prob
ably he most In demand IN thH rours" ~ tn"
debate Tho other material witch would nat
| urally have been included In the committees re-
port Mr.. McCrcary will use In speech on the
subject.
Tho report Of the minority IL an aggr"ssiv"
document Prepared by I,rRemy Storer. Of Ohio
| Mes.rs IIitt Hnrmcr. Blair. Draper and Van
Voorhis. conatituting tn. entire Republican mi
n,rity of tn. Committee on Foreign Affairs
| Tho r,port narratea the Incidents 81 Mr. Ilrunts
| sintment three dayt after Mr.. Cl"v"land's
accession To Office while the Senate was In s"s
| sion; quotes the Instructions given I" him. ana
| assert. that IN this appointment the Pr"sil"nt
| ignored the plain lnnRragc ef the Constitution
defining and limiting his powers. II proceeds as
| follows:
| .It ia unwrittcn hut universe lly accepted law
| that no Administrator ~ any r"It"s"n'atiN"
Government eyer condemns IN" ini"rna'i"nal
| policy of a preceding Misunderstanding for In -
| doing II would attack iis own G'v"rnm"nt
| But attention cannot h~ diverted from IN" Ih"s-
| t,on which most profoundly affects our system ~
government by attacks. Congressional or Ad-
| mini.trativr. upon the acts II IN" Minister of
| the tinted states In January. 1893 While We
| think Il clear tha, Minister Stcvrns's conduct
was not only jusihahc AMI necessary. but
| pra..ewor,hy and patriotic this IL NOT tho time
| t. discuss tha, subject.
| "A r~soIuion ,ha, the IIcus" st oui inv"s,iga,"
| the occurrences In Hawaii In January. is?i. -
~ To- hear both .ii"s ~ the question bcf"r" n
| committee In which both political parties might
he represented. offered by memher of the
minority lies unconadcrcd. II has been left
for q ma jort'y .! the committee In their zeal +"
| af,nck the former Administration. rather than
| 20 defend tn" present one. 10 !gc without,
hearing tn ,iilify without examination. to ignore
| a resolution t. Investigate. and to condemn
| without investigating.
| POLITICAL ,OwARrICr AND rEArD.
| The rcoplc - tho Initci states ar" widely
| dlviei In their opinions upon ~" occurrences IN
| tn ai,l bn,.n ~
IN" present iov"rnn"nt. "" ar" COM lent. how
| ever oven upon the 'x-rarie results - Mr..
| Hlomnrs activity and zcni that IN" majority ~
| tho Intelligent thought - this country condemns
| nj. methods ani ,!iscredi,s his conclusions To-
| charge "A Minister Ilcn!p"t-ntiary - the 'ni'"'i
| states with fraiII faisehn~i and wilf;i violation
| ~ the law IN tn. strength ~ Mr. B.,unts activ-
| ty and his r"cnnmrndati alon" In all that IN"
| mai ,rity ~ III" commitir" can hnd In This great
| subject worthy 81 their attention The matters
| the minority have commented on In relation t'
| IN. rrc.cnt course ~ events ar" MT In doubt "r
| I'm question Nothing has been considered or
| cited but tho solemn "fTlca records 81 tho Gov
| eminent AMI N" ianguag" 'iscd hy IN" President
| I'm trrson ar through hs Secretary - STAT. t.
| ign"r. those burning facts and try t. '"nin" the
| DISCUSSION &" what occurred In January. N'a.
and try 4, cover from the eyes - IN" p""p!" the
| violations Of tnc t''ntltu'b'Ii ~ III" ""' W
| c.i.nt by the present Ex"cn'iv" IL political
| c,wardcc and. II successful. w"uli b" political
| fraud
| "In the secret instrticth'ns given I" him Mr..
| VIII, ~ Informed that the Provisional Govern
| ment 10 which h" was ~ deliver his credentials
was not established hy tn. Hawaiian ,-""p" 90
with their consent. nor has Il existed with their
| consent, Mr. willis was I" inform th" queen
| that the Pr. ,Id.n, would not s"nI back I" tho
| Senate the treat Withdrawn on March ?. H."
| WAS To- inform the QIrcn. vhrn r"ntat"i. that
| tho President expected her - grant entire
| amnesty To- all those connected with tn" FRO
| y,s,nnaI Gnvernmcnt 5" that they should h'
| dctrivci of no right or privilege. iIaN-
Ing secured the Queens agreement To pursue
this Wis" and human" policy. Mr. Wills was
| to advise the Executive - tn" Provisional Gov
| crnmcut ~ IN" Presidents determination ~ th'
| quc.ti"n. which their acti"n and that ~ tn"
| Ou en- hal ,-v"Iv"d upon him. ANA that the, ar"
| expected promptly To renuuish {" her her con
| sti,utinnai authority Should either party 'c-
| cline Mr. Wills was to report and await further
| dircctiors' y" specific orders were given as 4"
| Mr.. Wis's in cas" both parties w"r"
| willing to abic by the Presidents commands.
! uIsAppHOyTD ny TIL, rIO"ir.
"These secret and confidential instructions
| were made known ~ Congress "ny after u r"s'-
| Imi"n calling upon tn" Exccn'iv" Tor tn" same
| had been unanimously adopted 10y the House.
| The official report Of the Secretary of state.
kept secret from the 18th of October until
week after the November election and then innd"
public. aroused almost universal expression "t
public di.approyal and resentment among the
! American people Tn" falrcness OF the sit,ia-
t,on thu. created by giving secret Instructions
| NJ hc United States tn intrigue
| and negotiate for the overthrow ~ Govern
| mcrt to which h" had been formally accredited
| does not seem tn have struck the Administration
II did strike the people of the United states.
however. Public opinion had spoken and wouid
speak still louder. and II success was I" u"
gained. II must he gun"d quickly. Therefore.
on November -. ten days before the assembling
| OF Congress, the Secretary ~ Stnte teleErapheti
| to Mr. Willis to put an end to delays. You VIII
| insist upon amnesty and recognition of obliga.