River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-12-21
HAWAIIAN MESSAGE.
President Cleveland on the Hawaiian Inn
broglio-He Defends His Former Treat
nent of the Question.

WASHINGTON. ID. c, Dee rs In his message
on Hawaiian fairs Pre- sident Cleveland states
that he is convinced that the difficulties lately
created both here and n Hawaii. and now
standing in the way OF u solution through ex-
seutive action o. the problem presented render
Il proper ami expedient that the matter should
be referred TO the broader authority and DIS.
erection Of congress, with q full explanation OF
the endeayor thus far made 10 deal with the
emergency, ana a statement Of the c0nsicerar
tons which have governed his actions
II national honesty is 10 be dlsregarded and
iesire for territorial ex ensiou. OF dissatlsfac-
lion with a form Of government not our own.
lught to regulate our conduct, the president
Iays he has entirely inexperienced the mis-
ton and character OF our government and the
behavior which the conscience OF our people
demands OF their public servants.
Speaking OF the pending annexation treaty be-
lore congress when he entered upon his duties
as president, he says il appeared from the
documents accompanying the treaty when sub
mtted to the senate. that the ownership Of
Hawaii was rendered 10 by a provisional
government set up 10 succeed tue constitution
al ruler OF the islands, who had been dethroned,
and il did not appear that such provisional
government had the sanction Of either popular
revolution or suffrage
He then aIludes 10 what be characfsrizes as
the extraordinary haste, marking all the tran
ssctiens connected with the treaty stating
that be sween the initiation OF the scheme for a
Pre- visional government in Hawaii on tie l4th
lay Of January and the submission 20 the SEN
tie OF the treaty OF annexation concluded with
such government. the en- tire interval was thir-
1.-TWO days, fifteen OF which spent b.
the Hawaiian commissioners in their journey
70 Washington
He says upon the face otthe papers submit
ted with the treaty It clearly appeared that
there was open and undetermined an issue OF
fact OF the most vital Importance The mes
sage accompanying the treaty declared that
"the overthrow of the monarchy was not in
any way promoted By this government" aud
In letter from the president 70 the
secretary OF state the former had stated tina
II the time the provisional government too
possession OF the government buildings nc
sroops or officers Of the United States wer'
present or took any part whatever in the pro
eeedings. and that no pubiic recognition was ae-
corded TO the provisional government by the
United States minister until after the queens
abdeation and when they were in effective pos
session Of the government buildings the ar
rhlves the treasury. the barracks, the police
station, and all the p Jtential machinery OF the
government
But President Cleveland says. protest also
accompanied said treaty, sign by the queen
and her ministers at the time she maize way
Tor the provisional government, which explicit
" stated that she yielded 10 the superior force
Of the United States. whose minister had
ca lsed United States troops to be landed at
Honolulu and declared that he would support
such provisional government
The truth or falsity Of this protest the presi-
dent regarded OF the first importance. and he
conceived It TO be his duty to Withdraw the
treaty from the senate for examination and
meanwhile 70 cause an accurate, full ana i'm
partial inves tigat on TO be made OF the facts at
tending the subversIon of the constitutional
government of Hawaii, and the installment in
It's place OF the provi-tona government
He selected for the work OF investigation
lanes RlguuF az fspprpia no seemed To him
TO be peculiarly fitted for the duties nJrusted
to him. Mr.. BiOuut report, together with tho
evidence upon which his conclusions were
based, and mich accompanied tie present mes
sage seem to the president to leave no other
deductions possible than thJSe arrived at by
the eommis siouer
The president says Minister Stevens evidently
bad an ardent oesire for annexation OF the
Island, and was no. fnconvehiently scrupulous
as 10 the means employed TO that end He
cites some OF EIr. Stevens declarations the
81 ject before me first overt act was COM
United as evidence of the truth Of this assertion.
Mr. Cleveland concludes his message as fol-
lows;
'The check which my plans have thus en-
eouutt red has preven ted their presentation to
the members of the provisional government,
while the unfortunate pubic misrt presenta-
tons and exaggerated statements Of the senu
ments of our people have obviously injured the
prospects Of successful executive mediation
4 bheFtIoFe SUNNI thls communication win
Its accompanying exhibits, embracing Nj.
BIount's report, the evidence and statements
taken by him at Honolulu, the inS, ructinns
ven 10 both Mr. Blount and Minister Wills
and correspondence connected with the affair
In hand.
I'm commencing this subject to the e xtended
I powers and wide discretion OF the congress, 1
desire to add the assurance that l shall be
much gratfied TO cooperate in any legislative
plan which may be devised for the solution OF
I the problem before which is cons istent
with American honor, integrity and n o. Llity."