Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-19
The message says on this point:

l believe that Q candid ana thorough eXaml- nation of the facts will force the conviction that the provisional government owes its ex- istence to armed invasion by the United States. But for the notorious predilection of the United States minister for annexation the committee of safety, which should be called the committee of annexation, would never have existed. But for the landing of the United States forces upon false preteXts respecting the danger to life and property the committee would never have exposed themselves to the pains and penalties of treason by undertaking the subversion of the queens government.
 But for the presence of the United States forces in the immediate vicinity and in posi- tion to afford all needed protection and SUD- port the committee would not have pro claimed the provisional government from the steps Of the government building, and. finally but for the lawle>s occupation Of Honolulu under false pretexts by the United States forces, and but for Minister Stevens recogni- ton of the provisional government when the United States forces were its sole support and constituted its only military strength. the queen and her government would never have yielded 10 the provisional government even for time and for the sole purpose of submitting her 10 the enlightened justice of the United States.
 Feeling, therefore, that the United States could not under the circumstances disclosed annex the islands without justly incurring the mputation of acquiring them by unjustinable methods, shall not again submit the treaty of annexation to the senate for its consideration and in the instructions to Minister Willis. a copy of which accompanies this message. have directed him to So inform the provisional government.
 But in the present instance our duty does not, in my opinion. end with refusing to con- summate this questionable transaction. IL has been the boast of our government that 1t seeks to do justice in all things without regard to the 1 strength and weakness of those with whom it deals mistake the American people if they | favor the odious doctrine that there Is no such | thing as international morality; that there Is one law for a strong nation and another for a weak one, and that even by indirection a strong | power may with impunity despOil a weak one | of its territory.
 | By an act of war, committed with the par | ticipation of diplomatic representative of the United States and without authority of | congress, the government of a feeble but | friendly and cOnfding people has been over | thrown.
 The Queen Declined 1 This fact may entitle them to claim that in every effort to reCtify the wrong of the com | mittee some regard should be had for their safety. Actuated by these desires and pur- | poses, and not unmindful of the inherent per 1 pleIities of the situation nor of the limitation | upon my power, I instructed Minister Willis [, \ advise tho queen and her supporters of my de l sire to aid in the restoration of the status eX | lsting before the lawless landing of the CniteS
 States forces at Honolulu the 18th of Jauu l uary last, if such restoration could be effecteS | upOu terms providing for ClsmenCy well n l justice tu all concerned The conditions Sug l Gestcd, as the. instructions show. cnntemplat l a general amnesty 10 those concerned in set 1 ting up the provisional government and "A rec
 Ognition of all it's bona fide acts and obliga l tiOns-
 In short. they require that the past should b
 buried, and that the restored EOVernmUn n
 should rcassume its authority as if it's COntinu
 ity had not been interrupted.
 | These conditions have not proved acceptAbl l to the queen. and though she has been intOrmeS
 that they will be insisted upon and that unleS
 acceied to the efforts of the president tO aid II
 the restoration of her government will cease.
 have not thus far learned that she Is willing t
 yield scQuicsce. The check which my plan
 havo thus encountered has prevented thei
 presentation to the members of the provisions | government, while unfortunate public misrcp
 vaccinations uf the situation and eNSgGcrateS
 statements of the sentiments of our peopl
 have obviously Injured the prospects Of sue
 ccssful executive mediation.
 therefore submit this communication witt
 its accompanying exhibits, embracing MI
 Blount's report, the evidence and statement
 taken by him at Honolulu. the instruction
 given to both Mir. Blount and Minister willi
 and correspondence connected with the Affai | in hand.
 In commenting this subject to the extende, l powers and wide discretion of the congress.
 desire 10 add the assurance that shall b
 much gratifed to cooperate in any leyislRtiv
 plan which may be devised for the solution O
 the problem before us which is consistent witt
 American honor, integrity and morality.
 The state department correspondence ol
 the Hawaiian question which was transmit
 ted is an immense volume of official dis
 patches, part of which has already beel
 published