Evening star., 1894-01-12
X E E p n A Nd S OFF
Senator Turpie Favors Non-Interferencs
in Hawaiian Affairs.
He bitterly Attacks Mr.. Stevens and
Opposes Any Idea Of Annexation
The Deposed Queen.

Senator Turpie yesterday shied his castor
into the senatorial ring ON the Hawaiian
question and defended to an extent the
administration I'm a carefully prepared
eech. which occupied about an hour and
half. He had the closest attention of the
democratic leaders and OF those republicans
most directly interested in the case. Mr..
Frye was particularly interested and made
memoranda in a way that boded IN for Mr..
Turpies peace of mind later on.
Non-Interference.
The Senator from Indiana spoke in sup
port of his resolution declaring It mex
pedient for this government to interfere
with the condition of affairs at Hawaii and
against foreign Intervention. The pro-
visional government had been recognized
shortly after its inception, both by the min
listers OF this and other countries, and its
power was, therefore. as fun and plenary
as that of the oldest government in the
world. The right of the people of Hawaii
to abolish one form of government and es-
tablish another was not to be denied or
questioned. and. above all not to be inter-
fered with by any American least OF ALI
by an American minister or ambassador
Mr. Turpie asked whether the United
states was charged with the duty of keep
ing the peace and preserving the public
diplomatic representatives There was no
rule Of international law. he said, which
justified or required such an Intervention
by any foreign minister. or which recog-
nized the existence OF such international
poIce. The Hawaiian monarchy had ceased
70 be for the reason (among others, thar
the American minister resident had en-
gagged TO support and did support the re-
volt against IL with the forces of the United
states. The inquiry as to whether the new
government ho
that aid was beside. the question. The in
terference had occurred; and the best dis
ciaimer. the most absolute disavowal of IL
was the rejection Of the proposal for any
Let the new government" Mr. Turpie
saio' however formed. proceed I'm its ca
reer. intervention against il would be at
this time as unlawful as intervention in
Its favor was when IL occurred"
Mr.. Stevens Attnrked.
Mr.. Turpie grew very indignant I'm refe-.
ring to the manner in which Mr.. Stevens
had alluded to Liiiuokalani. quoting him a.
using the terms: Justly dethroned Queen"
The late immoral occupant of the throne"
and The queen and her paramour.- Were
those. he asked. phrases OF official corres-
pondence; or was that the polished lam
guage of diplomacy? Had the fact that Mr..
stevens. when he used them, had ceased to
oe oipiomatist placed him beyond the male
OF manly civility and OF those amenities he
coming one who had been in such a bigb
ana gracious station? Was il necessa- " for
any purpose OF state. or for the success of
the provisional government that Mr. stew
ems should recur. With coarse and callous
iteration to the misfo-tunes of the dethron-
60 queen. or that he should assail the listen
ing ears OF Christendom with this story az
the frailty of the fallen woman who had
been his hostess for many months, No in
ference, Mr.. Turpie declared. need be re-
sor.ed s 70 ior Just estimation OF the min
ana tenor. The official character was SELF
depicted. self-descrfbed. Who. he asked
would attempt to touch. to ma or to
amend that full-length. faultless portrait OF
the international spy, migrate. ana OUTLAY
tive hues? ~
Mr.. Turpie told the story of the Greek
peasant stung to Death by the se-pent
which he had picked up stark and frozen
ana placed before his blazing fire until
slowly reviving in the genial warmth. IL
turned. fully coiled. and sprang with poi-
soned fangs upon the husbandman's throat: !:
and when the wife and children looked TO.
the author of the fatal mischief, the rep
tile guest had crept away"
No Annexation.
Mr. Turpie concluded with the statement
that the United States cannot at this time
consider favorably either the treaty or the
project Of annexation. Decent respect foN
the opinion of manhood warned them tn
stand afar of from the temptation. The
United States could not afford 20 incur the
suspicion of profiting by a public wrong so
abhorrent to the principles of justice. No
matter how desirable the ACQUISITION OF the
Hawaiian Islands might be- that ACQUISITION
would have to be attained in a dfffe ,ent
manner. 1t did not become the dignity or
station OF the great republic 10 wrest from
comparatively weak and defenseless peo-
pie their place and name among the nations
by stealth. by means of diplomatic finesse
or by any process of fugitive legerdemain
or gilded larceny. No success would attend
such scneme OF lawless spoliation- when
We desire TO enlarge our national domain
ne SAID. by the acquisition of territory in
the Hawaiian Islands o. elsewhere, IL must
come to us in the open hand, with the palm
cieen, pure untainted. Or. IL Il do NOT
come and is taken, IL will be taken by the
strong arm. with sword drawn In the eve
OF DAY, as prize of war waged against
the public enemy. Then shall the nag of
the -epublic noat oft before in pride
ana glory, over many a stricken field won
In battle for the just-for the just the free
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