The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-23
THE HAWAIIAN QUESTION.
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Proposal Against Annexation Rejected
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The Senate, with only one dissenting
voice has pissed resolution which
virtually condemns the Presidents lla-
Haian policy. The compromise resolu-
Forei IN Relations has been hung up in
che Senate since January % owing to
lac reluctance Of the Presidents cuckoo
partislns o. allow decisive action to be
taken upon IL. Senator Kyle finally
undertook to demonstrate that there
was no one in tine Senate who really up
held the President in Intervention on
behalf of the former Queen. He intro
duced a week ago resolution hostile to
the restoration of the Queen and to in
reference on the part Of the United
States or of any foreign power with the
Provisional Government and the do.
nestle affairs of the Islands. He sub
scquently called up the Tupie resolu-
tion in place of his own. and Senator
Vest undertook 10 modify it SO as to
co-.~nit the Senate without quulfica-
ton or reserve against the cunsidera-
tion us any project of annexation of
Hawaiian territory to the United States
This amendment was rejected by two
thirds vote. With this Last despairing
stand in favor OF the Presidents anti
annexation policy the cuckoo Senators
surrendered at discretion.
The committees resolution, affirming
the right of the people OF Hawaii to es-
tablish their own form of government
and declaring that foreign Intervention
in the political affairs of the Islands
would be regarded as an act untriendly
to the Government of the United States,
was passed, practically without OPPOSE
ton. by common consent of Senators
of both parties the Administration :
policy of forcible intervention ON behalf
of the Queen has been repudiated and
the question of annexation has been
postponed until there shall be perma.
nent, constitutional Government i'll
place of the Provisional Government
established by revolution. The strong.
est anneXationists were willing to vote
for the resolution bee luse, as Senator
Sherman remarked. no one would pro-
pose under existing circumstances to
enter into the question when the Pre-
visional Government is now III process
of transition into a permanent Govern
ment. The Constitutional Convention
i II Il. y.
its work he Senate will be prepared to
consider any propositions which may be
presented by Government having the
sanction of law and popular consent.
Meanwhile, in the judgment of the
Senate the highest international inter
ests require that the Provisional Gov.
eminent. which President Cleveland
was anxious to overthrow, ''shall pui-
sue its own line of polity." Notice Il
served upon foreign powers that they
must keep their hands Off and not inter,
fere i'll any way in the affairs of til,
.Liands. This is the only practicabi,
policy in existing circumstances, and il
is fortunate that the Senate has beer
enabled to agree upon il without party
divisions and virtually with unanimity
The Senators have made the only rep
aration within their power for the acti
of wanton aggression and partisan
folly committed by President Cleve
land and the State Department. The,
have condemned foreign Intervention
in the Islands after the President anC
Secretary Gresham have summoned thu
Provisional Government to abdicat,
and deliberately sought to restore thu
Queen to her throne. They have lief
the question of ANNEXATION open 70
future negotiation, IF the permanen
Government, 5 on t@ be established
with a new Constitution enacted by
representative body of legally elected
delegates, renews the application 70
admission into the Union. Tue initia
tive must come fIOIh Hawaii which i
now virtually undeR an American pro
tectorate. if the Senatorial warning t.
England and Europe, Hands of" ha
any real significance.