St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-01

one say that either of these was the
presidents own property, or that he
couiu delegate any personal power over
them? II Mr.. Biouas was only the
presidents personal representative he
was not protected by the rights of am
bassalors. What would have been the
! result had MIR. Blount, while in Hawaii,
been arrested and imprisoned? Would
any man now seeking under this sub
terfuge to be the presidents apologist
have refrainsd from claiming that the
United States
HAD BEEN OUTRAGED
IN the perSou of n diplomatic repre-
sentative? The president left entirely,
III the words OF his distractions. to 1.-The
good Judgment and wise discretion" of
Mr.. B'ount the details OF execution of
his dedicate and confidential mission"
Mr.. Willis. diplomatic officer duly
confirmed by the senate. was "to be
guided largely by his own good judy
ment."e If there be any difference in
| this granting Of powers so. as to leave
MIR. Blount r personal representative
and Mr. Wills diplomatic minister, il
is only that the widest powers are
granted TO that agent in whose appoint
| ment the senate has not been consulted.
The appointment by the president alone
| of commissioner with diplomatic pow
erS. rs in the present case, IL it be justi-
fed or allowed by the constitution,
ought 10 have many presidents. Our
diplomatic history is full of critical
times, of delicate questions, of RESPONSE
bilities bravely accepted. No precedent
for such all appointment has been
polluted OUT. and prolonged research on
our part fails to find one that can justify
the presidents action
Then follows a discussion of the
presidents cited in Justification of Mr.
Cleveland's course. covering practically
the same ground traversed By Senator
Hoar in his speech in the senate OH the
| same subject.
NO PRECEDENT EXISTS
| for a president alone to appoint
commissioner paramount" with the
| powers assumed to be given to Mr..
Blount. continues tbs report. He was
not to negotiate or prepare treaty.
He was. IL is true, to Investigate and
report, aud thus far Mr.. Mann's mission
! to Austro- Hungary is precedent; but
Mr.. Blaunt was empowered to 90 fur
Their. Mr.. Mann had no power to
act" Mr.. Blount had power. through
secret instructions, to change inspec-
ton into jurisdiction, to change the
duty of learning all into the
| power of deciding ALL The real
| purpose of his mission was not
expressed in written words, but it can
not be concealed. He was to make
case against the American minister,
and discredit the friendly government
he was accredited to. He was ap-
| parently, 10 use the words Of President
Cleveland TO President dole. ito adj
vance the interests and prosperity of
both governments" In reality, he was
to try and discover such state of facts
as might bs stain both OH that friendly
government and the views and RECON-
mendations Of the former admniStra-
ton of his own government. Not con-
tent with Withdrawing the Foster treaty
from the senate. which may have been
mis- constitutional right, the president
was led to employ unconstitutional
means and an unconstitutional agent to
reverse and discredit the policy of the
| preceding administration. This is
MORE THAN AN INNOVATION
in our foreign policy. .hitherto; consist
emil and steady since the first days OF
| our republic. 1t is all unwritten but
universally accepted law that no ad-
mlnistration of any representative gov
eminent ever condemns the interna-
tional policy of preceding administra-
ton. for in so doing it would attack its
own government. A resolution that
the house should investigate the occur
FENCES in Hawaii in January, 1893, so as
to hear both sides of the question before
4 committee in which both political
parties might be represented, offered by
member of the minority, lies uncon-
sidered. 1t has been left for majority
! of the committee, in its zeal to attack
the former administration, rather than
to defend the present one, to prejudice
without hearing, to villify without eX.
animation, to ignore resolution to
| Investigate. and to condemn without
| Investigating.
Coming down to the question of Min
| lister Willis Instructions, the report SAYS:
Mr.. Willis is informed that the provis-
| iOnal government, to which he was to
deliver his credentials, was not estab-
lished by Hawaiian people or with their
consent, nor has it existed with their
| consent" Mr.. Willis is to notify the
| queen that the president would not send
back to the senate the treaty withdrawn
| on March 8. He was to Uniform the
! queen, when reinstated, that the presi-
dent expected her to
GRANT ENTIRE AMNESTY
| to all those connected with the prOvis-
ional government. so they should be de-
prived of no right or privilege" ''Hav-
| ing secured the queens agreement TO
pursue this wise and humane policy"
| Mr.. Willis was ''to advise the executive
of the provisional government of the
| presidents determination of the ques-
ton which their action and that of the
| queen had devolvnd upon him." and
they are expected to promptly
| reiinquish to her her constitutional au-
thori.!." Should either party decline,
Mr.. Willis was Ito report and await
| further directions" No specific orders
were given as to Mr.. Willis course in
case both parties were unwilling to
abide by the presidents commands
| These secret and confidential instruc-
| tons were made known to congress
only after Il resolution calling upon the
| executive for the same had been unaui-
mously adopted by the house. The
official report of the secretary of state,
| kept secret from the 18th of October
| until week after the November cleo
ton, and then made public, aroused al
most an universal expression of public
disopproval and resentment among the
American people. The language of the
report of the secretary of state, admit
tedly approved by the president, and
| currently believed and stated to have
BEEN DICTATED BY HIM,
was clear and explicit. Nothing short
of reinstating the abdicated queen could
reach the level of justice. Nothing
short of justice as construed by the pres
ident. the secretary of state and MIR.
Blount eX parte should be the guide
and aim of the administration. A
| friendly firmly established uniyorcoli,,