The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-07-10
As TO THE RECOGNITION.


Both Of the Government oracles
have spoken on the question Of the
kind Of recognition given by the
United States Minister to the Re-
public OF Hawaii With its usual
dogmatism the Advertiser refuses to
admit that there Is such a question.
It matters not to that paper that
Minister Willis's communication was
cautious in q marked degree, and
that the recognition he did give the
Republic was distinctly referred by
him to his Government for rati6ca.
ton or otherwise. The Advertisers
grounds for its position are that the
Harrison administration fully re-
coguized the sovereignty Of the Pro-
visional Government aud entered
into negotiations with il, aud that
the Cleveland administration "sccre-
dited two Ministers to IL and specific
ASSURANCES were given to the Gov
srnment, through the usual diplo-
matte channels, that it's sovereignty
was fully recognized'" Why not
tell the whole story' On the re-
ceipt Of the Queens protest ~
Washington the treaty Of sunesa
,loo, etnbodyiug the negotiations"
cited, was tacitly refused to be rati-
,ied by Congress This was under
the Harrison administration. When
Cleveland took Office he withdrew
that treaty from the Senate aud in.
stituted an investigation in Hawaii
Of the Queens charge that the
forces OF the United States had been
the potent agency in the overthrow
of her Government. Previously the
Harrison administration had over.
ridden the sovereignty Of the POW
sional Government by the action Of
Minister Stevens in proclaiming =
protectorate over the island. and
hosting the American flag over the
headquarters 81 tn. Provisional
Govern ment. Then, when Mr.
Blouut, first ~ special Commits
sioner and next a. Minister Pleni
Potsntiary, had sent in his report
aud retired from the post, Il wal
officially announced in Washington
that the conclusion Of the United
States Government from the specia
investigation was that the change oi
Goverum ent in Hawaii had been ac
complished by fraud aud force,
aud that the duty Of the United
States Government was to place
affairs in Hawaii in the same posi-
ton, rs near as possible, rs they hat
occupied prior TO the Interference o
the United States forces.
To effect this purpose Ministe
Willis was duly authorized and h
requested the Provisional Govern
ment to surrender authority an,
power TO the Queens Government
When the Provisional GovsrnInen
refused to obey this request tn
Minister SO reported, and upon r.
csiving his report the President re
ferred the whols matter To Congress,
The decision OF one branch Of Cor
gress-the Senate-has been mad
known. 1t contains no authorize
ton to the Executive TO recogniz
suy Government here which csnnc
obtain the support OF q majority
the people Of the Hawaiian Island
in free vote without constraint {
restriction. In the Senate resol,
lion it is the people OF the Hawaiia
Islands who are recognized, and NJ
. carefully siftsd minority OF III
people. This, being 10 consonan'
with the tenor OF the instructions
both Commissioner Blount and Mil
lister Willis, has perhaps a deep'
significance than the rulers OF Il
Republic OF Hawaii arc anxious
discover.
The Advertiser concludes its di
QUESTION on the subject in the &c
lowing Judicial decision fsshio
"The law makes the right Of Go
srnment to exist dependent simp
upon the fact OF its existence. I
travel outside the bare fact is to a
peal from the code OF law to that
ethics, aud the code OF ethics
such is not administered of earth
courts" Waving comment up'
the implied admission here that Il
Republic Of Hawaii cannot be d
Tended on ethical grounds, ii IN
simply DO remarked, in reply to Il
foregoing, that President Clevelal
has appealed TO the code OF ethics
his deliverances upon the Hawaii
question. lie has declared TO 4
world that a great moral as we'll
political wrong has been commit,
by the representatives OF his pow,
ful country avhinst wshk nj