The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-03

them bv our government, Is uncellah for |
and inexpedcnt that the peoN@ OF ''1,
country should have absolute freedom niu
independence IN pursuing their own iihc
Of policy. and that foreign irtervenuoi,,
in the political affairs OF the ISLANDS VIII
not be regarded with indifference by inc
government OF the United States.
Mr.. HIT offered the following supau-
tute for the above resolution:
ReSoyed. That Il Is the sense Of TINS
House that the demand caused by tne
President OF the United States. by ms
/ imperative instructions, 10 be made on inc
/ 18th OF December last. upon the President
and officers Of the Hawaiian government
that IL promptly reiquish all authority,
and his proposed erection OF a monarchy
/ in its stead. was an unwarTanted interven-
tlon in the affairs OF friendly and recog-
nized government contrary to the law or
/ nations. the policy and traditions OF TINS
republic, and the spirit Of the Ccnstltu-
tion
Resolved. That the provisional govern
mcnt OF Hawaii. having been duly recog-
nizcd the highest international interest
/ requires II shall pursue it's own line OF
policy, and foreign intervention IN the
/ political affairs OF these islands would be
4 regarded as an act mfricDdly to the gov
/ Crnmcut of the United states.
DIR. MeCreary scores Harrison.
Mr.. McCrcary, IN the course Of his
| speech. ocnsurcd President Harrison for
| his indecent haste in drawing up a treaty
| OF annexation with Hawaii and in sub
| mitfng it TO the Senate before the people
of Hawaii had been heard. lie severely
criticised the American representatives
in Honolulu and the United States naval
commander for their actions at tho time
of tho so-oallci revolution. which, he said,
Was without parallel m diplomatic his
tory.
lie criticized the foreign policy OF the
1 Harrison administration in three cases
the case Of Samoa. tho case Of Chill. and
the case Of Hawaii and he asked whether
G any ono would claim that with all the
proof that had been laid before President
Harrison and his Secretary Of State. 1t
was an exhibition Of wisdom on the part
Of President Harrison to send 10 the
Senate treaty OF annexation asking
Congress TO give away six and quarter
I million dollars i'm order TO get those little
7 islands and asking Congress TO recognize
, what was done by few American citi-
zens down there. lie (McCreary) asserted
! that was not To tho credit Of the last
administration. in the further course Of
his argument. Mr.. McCreary said that he
would now call as witness James ii.
, Blount. q man conspicuous for his ability
i and his integrity man who ranked
! among the best and abiest men who
served in the American Congress for the
j last twenty years. Applausc) He then
read extracts from Mr.. Blounts report.
and from the correspondence Of Mr.
ii Nordhorif in the New York Herald whom
- he spoke Of as q distinguished gentleman
4 known 10 many members.
! AT the bottom Of the whole move
ment Mr.. iMcCreary said, had been
the representatives. Of sugar planters
n sugar planters themselves and the mis-
- | sionarles Of their representatives. The
. latter were to have the offices il tho
I regular government could be set aside
and the sugar planters who had made
- $6l 00.Ol) under the reciprocity treaty
were TO be enriched by getting the sugar
bounty OF two cents a pound But hC
?, thanked God that the House had yes
. terday passed a tariff bill in which there
would be no more sugar bounty; and h6
=, had no doubt that the sugar planters
were to-day less anxious for annexation
b. than they had been (Applause.) He de
o clared himself opposed to the annexa
- tiOn OF Hawaii. both on policy and OF
~ principle. He hoped that his own sid
10 of the House would sustain the resolu
N ton which had been unanimously re
~e ported by the Democratic members O
NO. the Committee on Foreign Affairs ~
r. | hoped they would adhere TO the tradi
tions of the past and stand up for jus
tice TO all nations, and for entanglin
alliances with none. (Applause)
NJ MIR. Hit for he Oiher side.
r. Mr.. Hit Rep, I'D followed in oppC
n sition to the resolution Of the majority
Is The minority, he said, had not been abb
le TO agree 90 the resolution OF the majoril
pr for the reason that IL ignored many thinl
IN which needed investigation. The tindin
IN Of the Senate committee which had bee
Is investigating the whole matter, ana VINE
would be published I'm q few days won
p be far different from the statements whic
d are now so positively asserted The e.
e animation on which these statements we
e based was conducted on the line pursue
bv Il criminal lawyer, and the statemen
Ie were purely ex parte. If there was al
b. man unfit TO be quoted IL was the ma
d who had made that so-called inVestis
Is ton That was the last source TO whi'
k we should go for instructions touchii
% the matter OF interference. Applaus'
70 ,rhe preyious speaker had rallied again
,a annexation. but how did we know VIII
would be the opinion i'm the White hou
,o rext week daughter and applause
H., There had been no statement by Mr.. CleV
land touching annexation. There wou
- be no interference on the part or forei'
r nations, for America had given noti
that any Interference with the Hawaili
Islands would be regarded as an act u
- friendly TO the United States. He prals
~ the administration Of President Dole al
- its stability, and said that In spite or q
- efforts Of a powerful government TO !
- ment discord that little government HI
~ held it's own and had maintained its pla
J." in the family of nations (Applause)
'n lie rldiculed the Presidents attempt
ie restore the Queen. and said that ever
'n one who had ever read page OF III
is tory knew how futile it was to try
ne restore a discarded. discredited, and wor
out government lie replied 10 the asse
us tion that the landing of marines fro
ne the Boston was an act OF war; by stain
~ that the orders COPIES Of which he h'
is before hlm specified that they were
er be used solely for the protection OF Ii
ne and property. Was it not many tim
he more an act Of war 10 send a minist
M there wi d orders TO overthrow the exis
OF ING goyc lnment and 20 establish mo
as archy;
he lie closed by paying a high tribute
zee the courage and perseverance OF Il
he American in Hawaii, whose great sin W
their blind love for America and for fr
x institutions. "and when the men OF the
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