The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-03-02
ON TIE HAWAIIAN AtFAlK
TIL FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
MAKES REPORT.
Senator Morgan Says the Only Per-
SON Who Has Done Wrong Is Queen
LiliuOkalnni - Reru blicnns aud
Democrats Subllit Reports.

washington, Feb. 27.-SenatOr Morgan,
chairman Of the senate committee on for
cign relations, to-day presented the re-
oort of the investigation of that COM
mittee regarding Hawaii
The report presented by Senator Nor
gan is concurred in by Senators Sherman,
Frye, Dolph and Davis, the Republican
members of the committee, who also
c axe supplement report, taking more
positive grounds thao the Morgan IT.
p rt, while Senat ,rs Butler, lurpie, Dan
iel and Gray Democrats) submit mi
nority report.
These reports. with the testimony taken
In the secret investigation, make a bulky
document, end arc comprehensive re-
view of the Hawaiian question made
after a thorough investigation.
Senator Morgan in his report says that
the inquiry related first, TO the conduct
of the government, as shown in it's Of
fetal acts and correspondence: and, Sec
ord, to the conduct of the civil and mill
tary officers of the goSer ernment in the
Ok charge of their public duties and fnnc-
tiOns. These are matters which do not
concern Hawaii at this time. He also
seys that the future policy of the gov
ernment as to annexation has been ex-
cluded from the consideration of the
committee, except where it is alluded to
as an incident to the investigation.
Mr.. Morgan lays down the proposition
on the first page of the report las u gov
eminent dealing with Hawaii and with
any form of government in that coun-
try, the United States can have no sep
nr, ton or break in its lire Of policy cor
responding to any change in the in
cubency of tie office of president. 1t is
in all respects as much the same govern
ment in every right and responsibility as
if it had been under the same president
drring the entire period covered by the
recent revolution in Hawaii and the sue
cIecing events.
The president, however, has c right
to change his opinion, and change Of
policy on the part of one presi lent from
tlat iAaugurated by his predecessor must
be regarded simply as change of mind
in the same person. A declaration against
mo rarchsm in the islands follows next,
the report saying that we exercise at
least a moral suzerainty over the coun-
try.
Hawaii" it says, "is an American
stste and is embraced in the American
con- mercial ard military system In this
attitrde of the two governments, Hawaii
| must be entitled to demand of the United
States an indulsent consideration, if not
an active sympathy, while She is endeav-
OF ng to accomplish what every American
state has achieved, the release of her
people from the odious anti-rerublican
regime which denies to the people the
right to govern themselves, and sub
oldinates them to the supposed divine
right Of monarch, whose title to such
divinity originated in the most slavish
| conditions of pagan barbarity.'
The report then reviews in detail the
| revolution and subsequent events. 1t
| lays the blaim of the revolution entirely
upon the queen, whose action in annull-
| ing the constitution was equivalent to abb
| dication. Minister Stevens action in
| landing the troops is approved, and he Is
| declared not to have conspred to over
throw the monarchy. The appointment
of Commissioner Blount is approved, as
is also his action in ordering down the
American flag.
The report adds that it WASH OF the in
tention of the president at any time to
use force to restore the queen.
The committee finds nothing worthy Of
criticism in the negotiation Of the treaty
el ment of Hawaii. The revolution il
Hewaii had the effect simply of dis
placing the chief Of the executive depart
u ent and substituting another.
The report closes by approving Presi-
| dent Cleveland's policy Of attempting to
amicably settle the affair.
The Republican members agreeing to
Mr. Blount's report submit supplemental
4 %bovo ofn nd fY,I1 nf hnir
viz 3 report declaring that the appoint
n.t mt of Mr.. Blount was unconstitutional; ;
that placing the naval force at his com
mand was also unconstitutional, and Mr..
Rlount had no authority to haul down the
American flag 1t says that President
Cleveland had no right to reopen such
determined questions, and to endeavor by
any means whatever to overthrow the
provisional government or to restore the
monarchy which it had displaced. This
report is signed by John Sherman, Will
lam p Frye, j. N. Dclph, Cushman *.
Davis.
The Democratic members also make
report declaring that Mr.. Stevens took
an actual part in the revolution. The
minority report is signed by NJ G. Butler,
David T>urpie, John NJ. Daniel and
George Gray.
NJ c. Butler adds the following and
David Turpie concurs: THE question of
annexation is not submitted for the con-
sideration Of the committee, except as it
il cidentally affects the main question dis
cIssed; but it may not be improper for
me to say in this connection that | am
heartily in favor Of the acquisition Of
Il Sc islands by the government of the
United States, and in proper case, and
on an appropriate occasion | should earn
estly advocate the same. But / am un-
willing to take advantage Of internal dis
sensions in those islands for which l be-