Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-17
ALL UP WITH LILI.
She Is an Efete Monarch and
Must Subside.
SALIENT POINTS OF THE MESSAGE,


Annexation of the Sandwich Islands
Vest Makes Some Criticisms on the Pro-
posed Gobble, Lighted Up with Humor
Alabama and Indiana Come Near Hos
tilities in the House-The Opportune
Member Gets in the Way and Prevents a
Scrap"
WASHINGTON, Feb. l7.-The important
passages in the presidents message On the
annexation of Hawaii are given below.
After stating that the treaty does not at
Tempt to deal in detail with the questions
that grow out of the annexation, he says:
i do not deem it necessary to discuss at
any length the conditions which have re-
suited in this decisive action. 1t has been
she policy of the administration not only
20 respect but to encourage the continu-
ance of an independent government in the
Hawaiian islands so long as it afforded
suitable guarantees for the protection of
ife and property and maintained a sta
ollity and strength that gave adequate Sc
curity against the domination of any other
power. The moral support of this govern
ment has continually manifested itself in
the most friendly diplomatic relations and
in many acts OF courtesy to the Hawaiian
rulers.
Uncle Sam Not Conspirator.
"The overythrow of the monarchy was not
in any way prompted by this government.
but had its origin in what to have been
3 reactionary and revolutionary policy on
the part of Queen Liluoakalani which put
in serious peril not only the large and
prepOndearting interests of the United
States in the islands, but all the foreign in
5erests and, indeed, the decent administra-
ton of civil affairs and the peace of the
islands. 1t is quite evident that the mon
archy had,become effete and the queen 8
government so weak and inadequate as to
bc the prss of designing and unscrupulo,s
| persons
| Restoration Not Desirable.
] 1.-THE restoration of Queen Lilipokalani
to her throne is undesirable, if not impos-
sible, and unless actively supported by the
United States would be accompanied by
1 serious disaster and the INSTRUMENTATION OF
I all business interests The influence and
interest of the United States in the islands
must be increased and not diminished
Only two courses are now open--one the
establishment of a protectQrate b. the
United States, and the other annexation
full and complete think the latter course
which has been adopted in the treaty. will
be highly promotive of the best interests oi
the Hawaiian people and is the only one
that will adequately secure the interests OF
| the United States.
! No Protest from Other Nations.
These interests are not wholly selfish.
| 1t is essential that none of the other great
powers shall secure these islands Such a
possession would not consist with our safe
| ty and with the peace of the world. This
view of the situation is so apparent and
| conclusive that no protest had been heard
| from any government against proceedings
| looking to annexation Every foreign
representative at Honolulu promptly ac-
knowledged the provisional government
and think there is general concurrence
in the opinion that the deposed queen
| ought not to be restored"
Provisions of the Treaty.
| The provisions of the treaty as far as
given were correctly stated in these dis
| patches yesterday but there are few of
| importanc that were not given. The Ha-
| waiian sugar producers will not partici-
pate in the bounty given those in the
| United States. A resident Commissioners
is to be appointed who is to have veto on
the proceedings of the provisional gov
! ernment. Chinese now on the islands will
not be permitted to come to the United
States and no more will be permitted to
| land on the islands. In addition to the 500.
! zoo annually 10 Queen Liliuokalani Prin-
cess Kauiolani gets $l5001O for her rights
| in lump sum.
A Barrel of Irnfarmation
Accompanying the message and the
treaty is the correspondence upon the sub
| Ject tween the two governments, tables
giving full details as TO the area OF the ter
| ritory proposed to be annexed, the public
| debt, the public lands. the annual allow
| ances to and revenue of the late royal
| household and statistics as to the popula-
! tion and revenues, commerce and other
economic matters-all together forming a
bulk Of several hundred pages