The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-16

want monarchies. they are welcome 20
them. All OF our concern is that there
shan be no monarchy established In the
United states. We are entirely satisfied
with our federal union Of States, and at
| that point our interest in government
| ends.
Nor are the terrors, which foreigners IN
Hawaii are inspired with by the prospect
| Of a re-estahiishment OF the monarchy
there, any concern OF ours. II is for the
people OF Hawaii TO establish such
| government as the people Of Hawaii de-
| sire II those now backing the provisional
/ government there are the predominant
| part Of Hawaiis society. they can pun
4 down their monarchy and set up repub-
/ lie But IL the mcnarchists are the pre-
| dominant Of Hawairs society, they have
| a right TO set up and live under mon
/ archy. It Is no affair OF ours IL Is
| question TO be settled by the respective
parties on the islands in their own way
/ We look on The Suns argument, therefore,
as the sentimental side Of the case ana
entitled TO no more consideration than Is
usually accorded 10 gush. The only real
question IN the case Is this: Our minister
whether rightfully or wronsfully &C.
knowledged the new government, and MIR.
Harrison's administration, by negotiating
with its commissioners and agreeing 10
a treaty with them which Mr.. Harrison
sent TO the Senate for ratification, also
i Il. oet
edgment Of the new government by our
government give it the status of de fecto
government. and IL So is IT competent for
a succeeding administration TO undo the
work of it's predecessor? Would it not be
an act Of war against foreign power 10
attempt it? And war can only be declared
by the action OF Congress. Would not
this be a usurpauon by the executive OF
the authority Of Congress? This is the
real and only question in the case. and
as TO this question there is no room for
doubt in our minds. There was no bona
fde de facto government recognized by
this government. When Mr. Harrison
recognized the provisional government
him. 1t had not been represented TO him
that the new government was merely
shell set up in reality By the armed
forces OF the United States, and that the
old government. which had long been the
government acknowledged by this govern
ment, had simply suspended its functions
until this government could have an OPP
portunity TO say whether 1t would or
would not ratify the unlawful acts OF its
minister and marines The acknowledg-
ment was made, therefore, under mis-
apprehension of the facts, and it is TO be
considered, therefore. as not having been
made at all. 1t is, therefore, clear case,
in our mind, of this government disapprov-
ing the unauthorized acts of it's represen- !
tatives as soon as It learns the true state
OF the case, to be in no way whatever
affected by action which it took when it
did not have all the facts Of the case be- |
fore it.
The test Of whether Mr. Cleveland
may undo what MIR. Harrison did is
whether Mr.. Harrison could have undone
1t. If he could have undoue it, then the
President. whatever his name may be,
can equally undo it. II would be absurd
to say that Mr.. Harrison could not have
recalled his action after learning that he
had been imposed upon and being inform
ed that the armed forces Of the United
States had been used under a false pre-
tense to oyerturn weak but friendly
If Harrison could have done it, so may
Cleveland do it now, he being President
and the act being only an ordinary presi-
Dental act.