The Dickinson press., 1893-12-23
THE MESSAGE on HAWAII
THE HANIIAN MATTEK NOW IN
THE HANDS CF CONGRESS-.
The President Gives nm Exhaustive
Review of the situation In Hawaii
"A Recital of the Facts In the Case
Dnsed ON Blount's Rep"rt-A brief
Synopsis of the MesSng.

Washington Dec. lS.-Whcn congress
met at n""n To-day the President : mes
Sage III regard 10 the Iiuwullan difficulty
Was received and read. Ii WAS us fol-
lows:
lo the Senate aud House of Represents
auve>: In my recent annual message 10
the congress l hrirny referred to our re-
iluon> with hawan anu expressed the iu-
lehtlon III transmitting further inturma-
ton ON the subject When additional adj
vices permitted. Although 4 am not able
10 now report L dehnit" change in the
actual situation. l am convinced that the
difficulties lately created. both here. and i'll
HawAli. and now Slanulng i'll the way of
Il solution through executive action of
the problem presented. render ii proper
and eNpc.licnt that the matte should he
referred To the broader authority and
iurcr,iOu "t Congress.
with IL full explanation of the enleiyor
thus far made TO deal with the emlrrgcn-
ry and Il statement ot the considerations
which have governed! my action.
suppose that right and justice should
determine the pain To be followed in
treating this subject. III national homes
ty is Ia be diSrcgardcd and desire for
territorial eX;rmSlun. where dissatisfaction
with form of government not our own is
1" regulate our conduct, l have entirely
miSarprrhended the mission and rharac-
ter of "I,r government and the behavior
which the conscience of our people de-
mln,l> of their public servants.
When the present administration EN-
tered upon its duties the senate had un-
der consideration II treaty providing Tor
the annexation of the Hawaiian islands
to the territory of the United States.
Surely. under the constitution and laws,
the enlargement of our limits is IL mani
feStati"n of the highest attribute of SOW
ereiguly. and ii entered upon as an exec
utive act. all thugs relating to the trans
action should he clear and free from SuS-
picion.
Additional Importance is attached to
this peculiar treaty of annexation he
cause it contemplated departure from
vi,ling for the addition of territory of
islands of the sea more than 2.MD miles
removed from our nearest coast.
These considerations might not of
themselves call for interference with
the completion of Il treaty entered upon
hy Il previous administration. But 1t
appeared from the documents accom-
The senate that the ownership OF
HnNnii Ans rendered to- Cs
by n provisional government set up to
succeed the constitutional ruler of the
islands. who had been dcthronc'l. and
did not appear that such provisional gov
eminent had the sanction of either pop
ular revolution ct suffrage. Two other
renarkabl" features of the transaction
naturally attracted attention. One was
the extraordinary laStc--not to say prrci-
pitaucy- all the tranSac-
tons connected with the treaty. 1t ap-
rcared that II so-callcd committee of
safety. oSlensihly the source of the re-
volt against til" constitutional govern
mrnl of Hawaii. was organized on Sat
4 i,l. tv,.,t
Monday. the 10th. the United States
forces were landed nt Honolulu from u
naynl vessel lying in It's harbor: that
on the 18th the scheme of Il provisional
government MIS- perfected, and a prorla-
nation naming its officers WAS M the
same day prepared and read at the gov
ernmrnt buildings: that Immediately
fh"reupon the United States minister
recognized the provisional government
Oh the 18th day of January, commission
erS representing such government sailed
for this country in II steamer especially
| chartered for the occasion. arriving in
San Francisco on the 2Sth day Of .Ianll-
AIRY. and in Washington IN the ::'d day of
February: that next day they had their
first interview with The secretary OF
| the treaty anneNing the islands was
il,h If w,.,s fn,.n,lly rn,,,.l,,dnd ,mL NJ,
no 15,h ''''' '''"''' ''''' WI
Trun.mitted To I'M. scnnte
Thu, between ;l. mi,iation of tho
| scheme for the provisional govcrnmcn,
in Hawaii on the 18th of January and
the submission to the senate of til,
entire treaty of annexation. concluded
with such government. the entire inter
val was thirty-lwo days. fifteen OF
which were spent hv tn" Hawaiian com
missioner> in the journey TO Washington
In the next place. upon the face OF tht
papers submitted with the treaty. ii clear
! ~ aIp'lfeo 'nat 'n'.' was open h'i,i ue
te,lnined an m, issu" OF the NEST vital i'm
p'riahce. y ne n'cN>,E" "' ,l1 lfrSin,'ii
~, .., i;, IN , s,,,,h, ',,' ,,',
the overthrow 81 ili' I'i1ilafr.lS WIS no
| III an. WI. lr',ih'''h "! ,iiN e".,rmli III
mt'il' ana III letter from tl''' pres''lei'
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