The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1893-12-15
THE HAWAIIAN MATTER.
What IL shown Between the Lines Of the
Presidents Message.

What IL Shown Between the Lines Of the
Presidents Message.
OF the more than fifteen thousand
words of President Cleveland's message
to congress there are a few which
should be rescued from the comparative
oblivion of a verbose document and
brought more directly to public atten-
ton.
There is SO much that is suggestive
more. perhaps in manner than in mat
term what Mr.. Cleveland has to say
about the Hawaiian situation that it
may well be reprinted in full:
lit is hardly necessary for me TO state that
the questions arising from our relations with
Hawaii have caused serious embarrassment
Just prior to the installation Of the present ad.
min!stration the existing government Of Hawaii
had been suddenly overthrown. AMI Il treaty Of
annexation had been negotiated between the
provisional government Of the islands and the
United States and submitted to the senate for
ratification This treaty withdrew for exam
ina ton, and dispatched Hon. James II. Blount of
Georgia, 10 Honolulu as \ special commissioners
to make an impartial investigation of the cir
cumstanceS attending the change of govern
ment, and OF ell the conditions bearing upon the
subject of the treaty After thorough and ex.
Eaustivc examination Mr.. Blount submitted tn
me his report, showing beyond all question
that the constitutional government OF Hawaii
had been Subverted with the active aid OF our
representative 20 that government, and through
the intimidation caused by the presence OF an
armed naval force of the Unifel States which
was landed for that purpose 1T The instances
of our minister Upon the facts developed
II seemed 10 me the only honorable course for
OR government 10 pursue was 20 undo the
wrong That hal bc"a done by those repre-
the status existing II the time of our forcible
intervention With view OF accomplishing
this result within the constitutional limits OF
executive power. AMI recognizing all obi
cations and responsibilities CROWN, out OF any
changed conditions brought by our unjuStifi,
able interference our present minister III Hon
olula has received appropriate instructions to
that end Thus far Information of the &c.
ComplishIn"nt of any definite results ha, been
received from him Additional adviccS ara
soon expected When received they will be
promptly sent 10 the Congress, together with
all other information at hand. accompanied by
special executive incss Igc fully detailing all
the facts necessary TO complete undcrSt lnd-
ing of the case and presenting history OF all
he material events leading up TO the present
situation
1t Is not necessary to read very
closely between the lines to discover
that ii Mr.. Cleveland ever made the
determination to replace the Negro
queen upon the throne he has aban-
doncd it. so far as practicable" Min
lister Willis is to endeavor ITO restore
the status existing at the time of our
forcible intervention" but action is
only to be taken within the colstitu-
tional limits of executive power" Hero
is 4 lOophole wide enough fora fat man
to waddle through, spacious enough to
permit the bungling act of the reported
scheme of the Cleveland Elount-W Willis
triumvirate for the reinstatement Of
the dcthroncd queen. For it is evident
that her elevation to the throne can
only now be accomplished with the aid
of the armed forces of the United
States, and the constitutional limits
of executive power can by no device
be stretched far enough to cover the
employment OF the ARM or navy of the
United States III the service of an alien
monarch. The president is to be con-
graduated upon the astutcness with
which he has laid out his lines of re-
treat from an unpopular and untcn-
able position. Chicago Tines (Dem.)