New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-12-20
tion by the senate. Yet the truth or falls
ity Of the protest had not been investi-
Withdrew the Treaty.

; gate:
80 Withdrew the Treaty.
conceived it to be my duty, therefore,
to withdraw the treaty from the senate
for examination, to cause an accurate, full
and impartial Investigation to be made Of
the facts attending the subyersion of the
constitutional government of Hawaii and
the installme:lt in it's place of the provision
81 government. Iselected for the work of in
vestigation the Hon. James II. Blount of
Georgia, whose service of 10 years in the
souse of representatives, and whose eX-
2erience as chairman Of the committee on
sOreign affairs III that body, and his con-
sequent familiarity with international
| topics, joined with his high character
cad honorable reputation, seemed to rem
der him peculiarly fitted for the duties
entrusted to him. His report detailing
his action under the instructions given to
him, and the conclusions derived from his
inves *igation. accompany this message.
These conclusions do NOS rest for their
acceptance entirely upon Mr. Blount's
honesty and ability as man, nor upon
his acumen and inlpartiality as an inves tt
gator. They are accompanied By the
evidence upon which they are based which
evidence is also herewith transmitted. and
from which, it seems to me, no other de-
auctions could possibly be reached than
those arrived at by the commissioner.
Former Administration lIisled.
The report with it's accompanying proofs
and such other evidence as is now before
the congress or is herewith submitted,
Justlfies in my opinion the statement that
when the president was led to submit the
treaty to the senate with the declaration
that the overthrow of the monarchy was
not in any way promoted by this govern
ment," and when the senate was induced
to receive and discuss it ON that basis,
both president and senate were ilisled,
The attempt will not be made in this
communication to touch upon all the facts
which throw light upon The progress and
C0nsummation Of this scheme Of anneNa-
ton. A very brief and imperfect reference
to the facts and evidence at hand will ex-
hibit its character, and the incidents in
which it had it's BIRTH
Mr.. Stevens Scored.
It is unnecessary to set forth the reason
which in January, 1888, led a considerable
portion OF American and other foreign
merchants and traders residing at Homo
lulu, to favor the annexation of Hawaii to
the United States. It is sufficient to note
the fact and TO observe that the project
was one which was zealously promoted by
the minister representing the United
States in that country He evidently had
an ardent desire that it should become a
| fact accomplished by his agency aid dur
ing his ministry, and was inconveniently
! scrupulous as to the means employed to
! that end.
On the 18th day of November, 1892,
! or}u fvxr0 he be- L.
act tending toward the subversion
OF the Hawaiian government, and the at
tempted transfer of Hawaiian territory to
the United States, he addressed long let
ter to the secretary of state, in which the
cause for annexation was deliberately ar
gued, on moral, political and economical
grounds. He refers to the loss to the
| Hawaiian sugar interests from the opera
ton of the Mckinley bill, and the tend
ency to still further depreciation of sugar
property unless some positive measure of
relief is granted. He strongly inveighs
against the existing Hawaiian govern
ment and emphatically declares for an
, nexation. He says:
Monarchy an Absurd Anachronism.
In truth the monarchy here is an alb.
surd anachronism. It has nothing on
which it legally or legitimately stands.
The feudal basis on which it once stood is
no longer existing, the monarchy is now
only an impeachment to good government
an obstruction to the prosperity and pro-
| gress Of the islands"
lie further says: las crown COLONY of
Great Britain or a territory of the United
States, the government notifications
could be made readily and good admins
tratiOn of the laws secured Destiny and
| the vast future interests of the United
States in the Pacific clearly indicate who
| at distant day may be responsible for
the government of these islands, Under a
territorial government they could be as
easily governed as any of the existing ter
ritories of the United States.
Parting of the Ways.
Hawaii has reached the parting of the
ways. She must now take the road which
| leads to Asia or the other which outlets
her in America, gives her an American
civilization and binds her to the care of
American destiny"
He also declared: lone of two courses
seems to be absolutely necessary to be fol-
lowed, either bold and vigorous measures
Tor annexation or customs union an
ocean cable from the coast to Honolulu.
Pearl harbor perpetually coded to the
United States, with an applied, but not ex-
pressly stipulated American protectorate
over the islands I believe the for
mer. to be the better, that which
will prove much the more advantageous
to the island and the cheapest and least
embarrassing in the end to the United
States. i it vas wise for the United
States through Secretary Marcy. 50 Years
i ago. to offer to expend $780, 900 to secure a
treaty of annexation, it certainly cannot
be chimerical or unwise to expend 100000
to secure annexation in the near future,
Today the United States has five times the
| wealth she possessed in 1854, and reasons
now existing for annexation are much
stronger than they were then. I cannot
refrain from expressing the opinion with
emphasis, that the golden hour is near at
| hand
... These Declarations
certainly show disposition and condition
Of mina which may be usefully recalled
when Interpreting the significance of the
minister's conceded acts, Or when con-
I sidering the probabilities OF such conduct
On his part, as may not be admitted