The sun., 1893-11-15
The Humiliation OF tho American Flag

The Humiliation Of tho American Flag.
| The Stars and Stripes were literally low
cred in Hawaii some months ago: and now
the Starry Banner has been practically
humbled in the dust before all nations OF
| the globo by the Secretary Of State and the
| President. In his notorious manifesto. MIR.
| GRESHAM has announced virtually two new
principles OF Government policy:
1.-The abandonment Of the MONROE doc
| trine.
ia willingness to aid in tho rcstora-
tion or retstablshment of monnrchical
institutions in any territory subject to the
influence Of our arms.
In his seventh annual message. on Sept.
Q, 1923. JAMES MONROE. then President OF
the United States. spoke as follows:
-" We o,re il, therefore,. to Cdndor. dad 10 the
dn,icdbie relations eLjStin0 Get,reen the United
States and those po,Ters The allied po,rers Of Eu-
ropel TO declare that ice should consider any az
tempt on their part to enend their sysem 10 any
portion Of this hemisphere az dangerous 10 our
peace and safety. 1Fdh Me eristing colonies or
dependencies Of any European poorer IRE hare not
interJered. and shall not interfere. BIT ~'M The
Governments ,rhiCh hare declared Meh ii'dppen-
utHtt, ana WuVtuUtu u, ana "HOSe Utuep''tuo"'o
,re hare, on great consideration and on jtst prm-
cipleS. acknowledged ire could not re,c any inter-
position for the purpose Of depressing them. or
controlling in any other manner Neir destinU by
any European po,rer. in any Other light than as
the mani nifeStation Of an uuriend'y disposition to-
,cdrd the United States"
This, we believe, was the first declaration
OF what has become famous in history as
ha ~ inptriDa which
has found favor in this country with all
parties for the last seventy years.
Mr.. MoNRoE'si firm policy was spoken Of
by JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. his successor.
as strengthening and consolidating the
federative edillce Of his country's union.
till he was entitled to say. like AUGUSTUS
CESAR Of his imperial city, that he had
found her built of brick, and left her con-
structed Of marble"
The advocacy of a firm. II not aggressive,
foreign policy by Mr.. BLAINE. was one Of
the secrets OF his great hold upon the peo-
pie. and was probably that feature of his po-
litical life which most endeared him to his
followers. 1t was in striking contrast to the
tendency now developed by the Secretary
of State to maintain the interests OF Great
Britain in the adoption of policy toward
the Sandwich Islands.
But aside from the question whether it
be right or not to adopt an American and a
patriotic policy in reference to the coun-
tries Of this hemisphere. question OF grave
constitutional importance is now presented.
and that Is. the right OF the Executive
branch OF this Government to interfere for
the purpose OF restoring monarchy.
The Constitution framed by our forefa-
theirs Is nicely balanced instrument adjust
ing carefully the several functions OF tho
Executive. the Judicial, and the Legislative
departments: and n careful examination OF
its various provisions and Of the amend
ments thereto fails to discover any authority
or excuse for the exercise by the Executive
department Of its powers in favor OF de-
posed monarch. The Constitution gives the
President power. by and with the advice Of
the Senate. to make treaties. butitg gives him
no power to declare war. which power is
vested in Congress; and il there be vested
anywhere in our Government any such
power as that which Mr.. GRESHAM now seeks
to exercise. it rests alone with Congress-
While Congress has considered at times the
propriety OF expressing the sympathy Of
the Government for new republics. we know
OF no instance in it's history where it has
sought to interpose in favor OF the retstab-
lishment Of an oyerthrown monarchy.
The power OF the Executive eithor by
proclamation or by the edict OF a Cabinet
Minister to expcl intruders even from our
own Indian reservations rests upon statute.
and in the absence Of any law authorizing
such expulsion it could not be enforced
In 1886 certain intrudcrs entered upon tho
lands belonging to the Chickasaw Indians
and disposscssed the lcssees: and the ques-
tlon whether the President had the power.
under the existing laws. to expel the
intruders by military force was submitted
to BENJAMIN +. BUTLER. then Attorney
General OF the United States. Mr.. BUTLER
held that by virtue OF the fifth section OF
the act to regulate trade and intercourse
with tho indian tribes and to preserve
peace on the frontiers. approved March 80.
1902. the President had power to expel them.
The act OF 1902 provided that lit shall be
lawful for the President of the United States |
to take such measures and to employ such
military force as he may judge necessary
to remove from lands belonging to or
secured by treaty as aforesaid to any
Indian tribe, any citizen or other person
who has made. or Shall hereafter make or
attempt to make settlement thereon"
There is upon our Federal statute book |
no law authorizing tho employment OF |
military force to remove the Provisional |
Government Of the Sandwich islands.
Our esteemed chromatic colleague. Puck.
usually presents It's ideas with accuracy from |
its point OF view. but 1t makes n signal failure
in this respect in its condcmnatory drawing OF |