The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-11

a particle OF evidence before the House
justifyinR such an assumption or such
| conclusion. At the very time when the
/ House was giving this snap judgment. the
| Foreign Relations Committee OF the Senate
wac laboriously engaged In taking evidence
on the subject. and thus was treating the
merely en- parte testimony. on which the
declaration Of the resolutions was based. as
insufficient for the formation Of anything
like fair and judicial opinion.
The facts Of Mr.. CLEvRLASD's efforts for
the overthrow Of the existing. recognized,
aud friendly Government OF Hawaii. lying
before the House in official. undlsputed. and
indisputabe documents. were discreetly
passed over. They show that after he had
sent a Paramount Commissioner to Homo
lulu to manufacture pretext for his course.
he despatched q duly appointed and ac-
credited Minister to the Hawaiian Gov
eminent. whose head he addressed as his
Great and Good Friend" though that
diplomatic agent had secret instructions
to conspire with the discarded Queen for its
destruction These instructions the Min
lister concealed from that Government, and
its own Minister at Washington was kept
In ignorance Of the intentions OF Mr.. CLEvE-
LAND; but to that woman they were pri-
vatetely disclosed. Mr. WILLIS. though Of
ficially accredited to President DOLE. was.
as we have said. secretly and really sent to
her, q private individual. with instructions
to conspire with her for the overthrow Of
President DOLE and the Hawaiian Gov
ernmentl Neither to that Government
In Honolulu nor to its diplomatic agent at
Washington did Mr.. CLEVELAND give any
sign OF his hostility to 1t. He preserved to-
ward 1t an appearance of friendliness. and in
ceremonious words addressed to It friendly
assurances. He wore the mask OF benevo-
lence. though he had concealed about his
person the poisoned dagger with which he
intended to assassnate it. He confessed to
the discarded and barbarous Queen that
he could not and would not use force
for her restoration; but for months
he blufred and hsrried President DOLE
with dread OF such violence. in the ex-
pectstion OF frightening him into back
ing down in her favor. Only after the
dastardly plot was made known to the
American people. and their indignation COM
PEELED Mr.. CLEVELAND to give its details to
Congress. was President DOLE relieved OF
his anxiety lest the naval force OF the
united states SnOuld De USED against MIN.
Meantime, WILLIS had been holding secret
interviews with the discarded Queen and
enjoying with her the unfounded alarm
created by the conspiracy.
As to all that. the resolutions adopted on
Wednesday had nothing to say. The
cuckoos may be willing to stultify them
selves. but they have too much self-respect.
too instructive detestation OF such treach-
cry to share in Its disgrace. even by at
tempting any palliation OF 1t. They
ignored the subject
So. too. they had nothing to say In defence
OF Mr.. CLEVELAND or against Mr.. DOLE,
though the latter had held the former
up to the worlds pity and indignation in.
convincing exposure OF the illegality OF his
course under international law. the ground
lessness OF his assumption OF facts as to the
foundation Of the Provisional Government,
and his false pretence Of having acted as an
appointed arbitrator between 1t and the dis
carded Queen. That spirited document was
q stunning blow at Mr.. CLEvELAND's policy
OF infamy: and even the cuckoos of Con-
gress are not degraded enough to resent it.