Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-12-27
CLEVELAND ON HAWAII.
MESSAGE AND CORRESPOND
ENCE BEFORE CONGRESS.
The Presidents Efforts to Peacefully Re-
store the Queen Unav1iIing-The Mat
ter Left tn Congress for settlement
stevens Arraigned.

WAsHINGToN, Dec. 10 AS soon as
both houses of cOngr, SIS had completed
their preliminary work yesterday, a
messenger from the president pre-
sented to them the long promised
special message on the Hawaiian
complication.
The message is a very lengthy
document and severely arraigned Ex-
Minister Stevens He is charged with
being in a conspiracy to overthrow
the government of the queen, and is
held solely responsible for the revolu-
tion. The president declares the
queen surrendered to the Unitea
States and not to the provisional gov
ernment until the matter could be
reviewed at Washington, and says:
AS / apprehend situat ion we are brought
face to face with tae followin conditions:
The lawful government OF Hawaii was over
thrown without the drawing of sword or the
hrin! OF shot, by process every step of
which Il may safely be asserted, is directly
traceable 10 and dependent for its success
upon the agency OF the United States govern.
ment throus h its diplomatic and naval repre-
SentativeS
b for the notorious predictions of the
United States minister for annexation. the
committee OF safety, which should be cal eG
have existed
But lOr the lduQln OF the United States
forces upon the fa!sc pretexts respectin the
danger Of life and property the committee
would never have exposed themselves to the
pains and penalties Of treason by undertaking
the subver~icn OF the queens overnment
But for the presence of the United States
forces in the immediate vicinity and in posi-
tion TO AFFORD all needed protection and sup
p IT. the committee would not have proclaimed
the provisional government from the steps OF
the government building.
And, finally, but for the lawleSs occupation
under = nj ted
states forces and but for Minister Stevens
recognition OF the provisional government
When the United States forces were its sole
support and constituted its only mi itary
strength, the queen and her government would
never have vie ded 10 the provisional govern
ment, even for time and for the sole purpose
OF suhmittins her case TO the enli htened JUS
tice OF the United States
Believing therefore that the United States
could not. under the circumstances disclosed
annex these islands without justly incurring
the lmputatiOn OF acquiring them by uniuSti-
hable methods. l shall not again submit the
treaty or annexation to the senate for it's con-
sideration and III the instructions to Minister
W4is, copy of which accompanies this docu-
mSnt, have directed him to so inform the
provisional government.
But in the present instance our duty does
not, IN my opinion, end with refusin to con-
Summate this questionable transaction. 1t has
been the boast of our government that IL seeks
TO do justice in all thin without regard to tn,
strength or wea ness of those with whom il
deals mistake the American people IL they
favor the odiouS doctrine thHt there is no sucn
lining as International morality, that there is
one law for strct- nation and another for q
weak one and lat even by lndirection a
stronE power may with impunity despoil a
weak one of its tei ritorv.
by an act OF war. committed with the par
tlclpatlon OF II dip ON ltic representative Of the
united States and without authority OF con
greSS, overnmelt Of feeble but friendly
and contdin people has been overthrown A
substantial wrong has thus been done which
a due regard for our national char lcter as well
as the rlght ot the injured Tcople requires that
we should endeavor to repair The
provisional rovel nment has not as
sumed republican or other constitu-
uonal FORM but has remained a mere ex-
ecutive council or oigarchy. set up without
the assent of the peop.e. 1t has not seen tit to
hnd permanent bl~is OF popular support and
has given no evidente OF Fn intention to do
so Indeed the representatives Of that pov-
ernment assert that the people of Hawaii are
unht Tor popular government and frankly
or deSpOtiC power
In the belief that the queen as well as her
enemies would be willing to adopt such a
course as would meet these conditions and in
view OF the fact that both the queen and the
provisional government had at one time ap-
parently acquieSced in reference of the en-
tire case to the United States government and
considering the further fact that in any event
the present government by its own declared
union with the United States of America have
been NEGOTIATED and a reed upon" hoped
tnat' aIter the as urance to the members of
consummated, mi hit compass a peaceful ad-
justment of the difficulty
PROPOSED PLAN OF RESTORATION
Actuated by these desires and purposes and
not unmindful of the inherent perplexities of
the situation nor of the limitations upon my
power, instructed Minister Willis to advise
the queen and her supporters of my desire to
aid In the restoration of the status existing
before the .lawleSs llndin. OF the United
States forces at Honolulu on the 10th of Jan
uary last, II such restoration could be effec ed
lin, F.r .Iu
as justice to all parties concerned The CON
dltionS suggested, as the last instructions
show contemplate enerIl amnesty to those
concerned IN setting up the provisional gov
ernment and a recO. milton of all its bona fide
acts and obligations In short they REQUIRE
that the past should be buried and that the re-
stored government should resume its authority
as II its continuity had not been interrupted
These conditions have not proved acceptable
TO the queen and though she has been in
formed that they will be insisted upon ana
that unless acceded to the efforts of the
president to aid in the restoration of her gov
ernment will cease, / have not thus far learned
that she is willing to Weld them
her acquiescence The check which
my plans have thus far encountered has
OF the provisional government, while unfor.
tunate public misrepresentation of the situa-
tion and exag- Grated statements of the senti-
ments OF our people have obviously injured
the prospects of successful executive media
ton
hereby submit this communication, with
the accompanyln exhibits. embracing Mr.
Blounts report. the evidence and statements
taken by him at Honolulu, the instructions
given to both Mr. Blouut and Minister Willis
and correspondence connected with the affair
in hand
In commencing this subject to the extended
powers and wide discretion of congress / de-
sire to add the assurance that shall be much
RrAtlhed to cooperate with any legislative
plan which may be devised for the solution of
the problem before us which i consistent
with American honor integrity and morality
GROVER CLEVELAND
Executive Mansion Washing ton, December