The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-01


Minister willis-Mr. Herbert's Remark
able Orders.
Washington, February 2s.-In tn,
Senate today, Mr.. Frye made vigorous
speech upon Hawaiian affairs. HI
sketched the condition of the islands
and their history down to the point o.
ihe revolution which overthrew tht
Queen and established the provisional
government. His criticism of the lats
Queen for her lottery bill, her opium bill
and her attempts to annul the Constitu-
ton were quite severe. In January, 1893,
he said, the Queen took the final ster
which "ended monarchy forever on those
idands." In violation of her solemn
oath she had undertaken to promulgate
a new Constitution, restoring to the
Queen her power and taking away all
,owec from the people, taking away the
ght of suffrage and citizenship from all
ihe white men, of the islands, depriving
hem of their property and reducing the
brightest and best men and women of
the whole island to abject slavery. From
&c
She was dead and there. was an inter
regnum. Where, Mr.. Frye asked, had
the President of the United States OBJ
tanned authority to interfere with an
esta blished government for its over
throw? ADMITTEDLY the President had
been contriving td overthrow the exist
ing government and restore the Queen.
He sent James II Blount to Honolulu
with powers moe extraordinary than
were ever giwn any ambassador
minister, consul gneral or commissioner
from the United States. Mr. Frye read
President Clevelald's letter to President
Dole commencing Mr.. Blount to him
closing with the words: "May God
have Your Excellacy ill His wise keep
ing.n
@Mr. President Mr.. Frye continued,
"I believe God bard that prayer OF
President Clevelan, and answered it.
The magnificent corage of that little
band of white menghich enabled them
to say firmly and h--dignity, We will
never surrender coud only have leen
divinely inspired"
Mr., Frye read the sanding naval Iegu-
lations which give th sole Responsibility
for landing United States forces on
foreign soil to the oicer commanding
the navy at that poina# Then he read
the dispatch from Secprasy Herbsrt to
Admiral Skerrett, saying You will
consult freely with Mr. bolnt and obey
any instructions you may eceive from
hin. There could not, Mr. Frye said,
be found a parallel to suchan outrage
ans violation of law al common
decency as those orders of n Herbert.
Mr.. Gray, Democrat of Delyare, found |
a parallel for it in the 1nstulons given |
by President Grant to M Babcock, |
plasng the naval forces at p Domingo |
Eat his disposal"
No Senator, said Mr.. Fryeath right |
to say the words lat yc disposal"
meant the violation ofithe or regula-
tions Of the navy. On the ntrary, he
was compelled to assume th it meant
in accordance with the la'and with
the regulations of the navy
why" Mr.. Gray asked, =" you pre-
sumo that in one case andot in the
other?n
Because" Mr.. Frye replie "here the
order is direct. You shalley the in
structions given to you by lBlount. 8"
What does at your dispe mean in
General Grants instructs to Mr..
Babcock?n asked Mr.. Gray.
1T means somethingsenti different"
said Mr.. Frye. Suppose teral Grant
did violate the law. Is orlolation of
a law justifiable precedent another? |
i" | say no.
Mr.. GRAY Admitted this" But" he ;
remarked, "the Senator sthere was
no parallel to this order" !"
"And / still say so," Mi. ; persisted. !
Mir. Frye quoted the instlons given .
Mr. Willis in regard to theGoratlon of !,
the Queen, and from ME-. VS. speech
to President Dole. in while gave re-
newed assurances of the tdship and c
hearty good will of the 4tican gov L
ernment toward Presidelole and the v
people of the Hawaiian ISIS and con- r
graduated them on havlntered into Ii
The great family of the fl And when
he said that Mr.. Frye aimed, he "
had in his pocket instrufs from the \
President of the United IS to drive 4
them outside OF the greamlly OF the
free and reduce them inject slavery :,
under an enfeeDleu Weao oegfaueo :,
monarchy" .,
aWhat did Mr.. Willis IN Mr.. Gray 81
asked. "as the great farof the frees"
"Free = ations." was !rye's inter-
aI think that was a wood Speech" H.
MFR. GRAY remarked, art consistent !,
with Tgobbling them upwards" y y
Il have no doubt" ser. Frye, with y,
just the suspicion OF al In his tone q q
and manner, that trlator thinks =
that is a good speech | think it el
yerv lucky for the Sci from Della FL
ware that he made beech in the Sc
Senate supporting the ldent of the Ct
ITnited States before hd the testi-
n,onv because he was hampered in ~
the least, not limited rohibited by -,
the facts I admire th1usiastic sup s,
port he always gives, u any and all - =,
circumstances, no ma'hat the Presi- I. III
dent does, to Prt Cleveland. tl'
Diplomacy," Mr.. Fraculated con. A
temntuousiy, is thating up the re- Fs
mort of Mr.. Willis's plomacy?.G cd W:
forbid. It's.cheating. alse pretences. or
It's wicked juggling. that has been pa
the verdict of A Abrahllncoln's plain n
people of this countr
Mr., Frye quoted thy of President
Dole to Minister WiElining to en-
tertain the proposithat the pro-
visional governmental surrender It's pa
authority to the ext lie ridiculed mi
| the statement of Se5 Gresham to | GI
Minister Thurston te members and | pr,
| supporters of the prlal government tir
| would not suffer cir lives or los
nroperty if the Quea,ld be restored va
TO bower, and said IDEALLY, that the tn
meaning of it watt the Queen on
would not beheaf Anglo-Saxons
| with rifles in their Farther on Al
Mr.. Frye broke inttsionate burst of wi
elounence. "Thinl," he said. a. Ter
| wicked Queen wittarian instincts fra
| and evil purposes. ! stumbles off A
her throne. A goNnt Representing am
progress, enterprnrlstlanity and Tv
L lof