Evening star., 1894-02-28
HA WAIIAN AFFAIRS
Senator Frye Reviews the Testimony
Given Before the Committee.
MINISTER WILLIS COURSE CRITICISED
Lively Colloquy With Senator
Gray, the Presidents Defender.
G U RIO Us DIPLOM ACY

In the Senate this morning Mr. VOORHEES,
Qnd) offered a resolution appointing Sem
ator Mills Of Texas to the finance commit
tee in place Of Senator Vance. Mr. Hoar
objected to its immediate consideration, ana
under the rules it went over until tomor-
row.
| Mr.. Frye on Hawaii.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal Mr.. Frye CMaine) addressed the Sen
ate on the Hawaiian testimony taken
before the Senate committee on for
eign relations. He said that events
had been recently enacted In the
hawaiian Islands in which the Ameri-
can people were deeply interested. and which
were intensely humiliating to this country
The relations between these islands and t,s
| United states were close and peculiar He
sketched the civilization OF the Islands and
hs sae par whlch American men and women
had played in their evangelization Ameri-
| can men and women had sought to pene-
| trste the dark cloud Of barbarism and pa-
sanism which hung over them. and they
ary work
The chiefs Of royal blood had died out in
isif' when Kalakaua was elected king
aI.er mat, Tor time there was peace on
LiIiuolalanfs scheme..
But he named his sister I.iliuok kaIant q.
successor to the throne and she immediate
ly began scheming for the overthrow OF her
oHother. She was unsuccessful, but death
MADE her ruler OF Hawaii. He referred tn
the eftort of the Louisiana lottery TO cet n
Ioot-hold IN Hawaii, and the COMPANY offer
60 ne queen 100000 and an annuity IL she
Woulo get the company established on the
ISLANDS. She yielded TO the tenptation ana
nade every effort TO this end Her consti-
tulonsl powe- was not SUFFICIENT TO accom-
.r-hf a h. l-.g
TO II, so she endeavored TO assume .bsoin,.
power by overthrowing the constitution
Msde mao by her success. Liliuokalanf
took the final step which forever endad
monarchy on the islands"
She undertook to promulgate a new CON-
sttution, taking from the people the ricbt.
OF sunraee. depriving the white men OF
their property and reducing the hes, n,en
and women on the islands 10 abiect slavery
President CleNeland's Prayer.
Mr. Frye read the letter Of President
Cleveland to President Dole. ending with
tne words: May God have your excellency
in His wise keeping"
Mr.. President" said Mr. FRYE irnpres-
sively Il believe that God heard that praver
OF President Cleveland ana answered q,
81 IN ihashincent courage OF that little band
OF white men which enabled them. COM
Ironted by the whole power Of the United
states, represented In that harbor by two
srea. shlps OF war equipped with guns
4
hour. enabled them to say firmly, with
dignity. We will never surrender and
enabled them TO fcrtify their government
building, TO call for volunteers and TO de-
termine deliberately that IL would resist
, the landing of the United States marines
to the very death and. IL need be- TO fire
on that flag they loved better than thew
, loved their lives-such courage could have
only been divineiy inspired"
Blounfs Paramount Authority.
Mr.. Frye read from the code of naval in.
structions, in which it was said that naval
officers should consult with the United
States representative in the country I'm
which they might be- He said the orders
OF President Cleveland giving a private citi.
zen paramount authority over the military
forces OF the United States was unparai.
| leled.
Mr.. Gray Oel) thought a parallel case
was TO be found in the instructions given
by President Grant TO Minister Babcocl.
clothing him with absolute power over The
forces at San Domingo. pending the nego.
uation of treaty of annexation.
Mr.. Frye-"President Grant sent word
! to Babcock, i will place at your disposal
the naval forces" "
Mr.. Gray-"what does that mean?"
MIR. Frye-'It means under the law ana
under the regulations of the navy"
Mr.. Gray thought that such an interpre-
tation was taking good deal for granted
Secretary Herberfs Orders Unparal.
Ieled.
Mr. Frye, continuing, read some Of the
testimony of Admiral BeIknap before the
investigating committee. the tenor Of which
was such orders as Secretary Herbert is.
sued to Admiral skerrett were without
parallel He touched lightly on the Incl,
dent of the hauling down of the flag. hold.
ing that Mr.. Blount. as a private citizen
had no right to issue such orders.
lie then referred to the speech OF Minis
ter Willis to President Dole. in which the
- IT,
waiian Islands might soon be welcomed
; into the family OF free nations.
What do you understand by free?" ins
quired Mr.. Gray. Il mean a free nation
replied Mr.. Frye.
Il think that was a pretty good speech
said Mr.. Gray, land not inconsistent with
an intention TO gobble them UP afterwards
he added, sarcastically.
Mr. Frye-'I do not doubt that the Senas
tor considers It a good speech. But i thtnN
II was well that the Senator made hid
speech IN support of the administration be,
fore he had the testimony, because he was no)
then hampered In the least, and was mol
limited or prohibited by facts. daughter ID
the gallery. ] admire the enthusiastic sup
port which he always gives, under any an(
all circumstances. no matter what the Prest
dent does, to President Cleveand's diplo
macy. Is that diplomscy?' he asked, 70
ferring to Minister Willis speech.
Minfster Willis, Course Criticised.
He dwelt at some length on the state q
| apprehension tklSOuB ~
| Hawaii, owing TO the course Of Minista
Willis in regard TO his intention 20 use os
not to use force. The minister could hav
calmed this apprehension by assuring Prest
dent Dole that no force would be used u
carry out the Presidents policy OF rstora
ton. President Dole was trying in vain 4
get some assurance on this point. and a
| this end of the line Minister Thurston wai
| trying TO find out what President ClevelanS
. intended to do-whether he intended TO US
! troops or not. Minister Willis knew thi
? President could not use force without thi
| authority of Congress and he also knew
: | that Congress would never consent TO us
troops for such purpose.
Then why did not Mr.. Willis say so
Because" said Mr.. Frye, sarcastically. &
was not diplomacy.
1 Referring again 10 Mr.. Willis speech vel
I coming Hawaii into the family of nations
4 Mr. FRYE said that while he was utterini
| these words of friendship and good viii M
| carried in his pocket instructions 10 destroi
| forever that government which he was ef
fusively welcoming.
The Presidents Instructions.
Are you proud OF that?' he asked
Think of it; directed by the President o
65, ,OUtLo0O people. Of a country probably tlr
most powerful this earth. his ministe