The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-02
cuLLoM ON RLouN1.
The Illinois senator severely Scores Glove.
lands Hawaiian Policy.

! ihnuS h8W6uan fofcys
In speaking on the Hawaiian matter
In the senate on January %, Senator
Cullom. of Illinois, smartly arraigned
President Cleveland and Commissioner
Blount In his opening remarks the
senator reviewed briefly the history of
| Hawaii and the incidents which led to
| the revolution of last year. occasioned,
he asserted, by the queen when she at
| tempted to revoke the constitution of
1887. He spoke in sharp terms of this
action, ami then directly attacked
the policy of the administration.
| Abundant testimony" he said, 'has
been furnished upon every hand in con-
| troversion of the assumed theory of
the president and secretary of state,
and the declaration of Minister Willis,
| that the revolution was melted and
fostered by United States Minister
Stevens and Capt Wiltse, who was in
command of the Boston. That theory
has been SO completely disproved, not
only by the combination of circum-
stantial and corroborative evidence,
but by direct and conclusive testimony,
which proof has been accepted by the
mass of the American people as ample,
that it would be an imposition upon
the patience of the senate. as well as
upon the public, to present it again on
this OCCASION" Continuing he said:
Passing by some OF the intermediate steps
taken by the United States government, such
as the withdrawal Of the pending treaty from
the senate; the sending of special commits
sioner as detective TO act as spy upon
FOREIGN government WithOut The advice and
consent of the senate, then in session; and
other equally ridiculous blunders of Falstaf1an
diplomacy, we found a government in Hawaii
recognized by u world, in full control of
affairs Acting under instructions this Ameri-
can spy performed his duty by frequent re-
ports TO the secretary of state as TO what he
found and as TO what he did, which included the
singular incident of pulling down the American
flag.
"a distinguished American issued an order
that If any man pull do~n the American flag he
should be shot on the spot AT a later day. by
tine order of Gen Butler one man was shot for
the same act, for which another now receives
the thanks of the executive OF the United
States.
Something over a hundred years ago Brit
ish officer of undoubted character and reputa-
ton was selected as the special commissioner
of his government TO act the part which would
complete the betrayal Of West Point anc other
American forts into the hands of the British
Mai Andre. the distinguished spy. was appre-
Blended and paid the penalty with his lifa
Whatever may be said of desecra ing oui
flag in Honolulu. that only a humiliation
to Americans and a selfinfiicted disgrace to
this administration But the stealing of
American spy into Hawaii with credentials tc
the head of the recognized government, ad-
dressed: My Great and Good Friend for the
simple and sole purpose of plotting and neguti-
ating with Mrs Dominis, then an enemy OF
that government and secretly and stealthily
sndeavoring to arrange for her Reinforcement
upon the ruins of temporary or provisional gov
ernment-was not that such an offensive act
that the provisional government would have
been fully justified. under the rules Of war, in
declaring the actor public enemy and treat
Ing him accordingly
In the United States treason consists in
leyying war against the government, or in adj
herring TO its enemies, giving them aid and COM
fort What was Bount in his relation to
Hawaii? Neither more nor less than a public
enemy. Personally 1 am very glad to see the
ex-paramount here in Washington. walking
safely about the capitol, but must confess
that there would have been good deal of grim
justice in the act il the Hawaiian government
had caused his trial either by the civil author.
ity or by court-martial at Honolulu as would
have been done by any other government.
Just look at it. Purporting to be an am
bassador and accredited 10 recognized gov
eminent, his secret Instructions not even made
known TO this senate, IL obeyed by him put him
in the attitude in fact and effect OF the most
despicable of offenders against international
propriety. True, his offense was that OF his
superiors merely, but the punishment is meted
TO the agent who is caught in the act Mai
Andre suffered death: Commissioner Blount
receives compensation from the United States,
but the world condemns both him and his EN-.
ployers. The people OF the United States,
of all shades of party faith, have discussed
with bated breath almost the series of events
In our diplomatic service since March last
and have seriously questioned the mental
equilibrium OF an executive and cabinet which
could. either by accident or design. have STUN.
bled into such unprecedented and incompre-
hensible errors.
in the Hawaiian affair the history OF nine
months Of successive blunders is 30 full Of the
tragic the ridiculous and the farcical, and
the responsibility has become so difiuse and I'm.
certain that the country has reached the con.
clusion that president and cabinet with all
their new tangled paramounts and mysterious
cipher dispatches are the armor Of tin-ciad &c
tors in o stupendous comedy Of errors. But
where is the man whose cheek has not blushed
with bitter shame as day by day he has been
forced TO read the humiliating story Of our
laundering Hawaiian policy? Where is the
living man whose very heart has not swelled
with Indignation as he has witnessed the per.
petration OF inexcusable and unprecedented
outrages upon q weak and struggling people,
Outrages which. unjust and criminal as they
were toward that little band, are thousand
times more dsgraceful and criminal against
our own citizens.
1.-THE snield and panoply Of aonor which has
shone like q star over the path way Of American
glory has been blackened and tarnished while
people are doing the penance Of humiliation
and shame.
THE ridiculous mantle of secrecy which has
has been removed and the patchwork policy Is
fully revealed How now appears that sham
and shoddy management which. according to
the public press marshaled the subordinate
employees OF the state department en- masse in
the halls Of the state building and administered
10 the women. messengers, laborers and
clerks a monstrous oath, that they would
never reveal to the outside world single word
or thing pertaining 10 the Hawaiian CORE
spondence? Was the usual constitutional oath
OF office. which every one had taken. OF so little
value that Secretary Gresham could make the
obligation stronger by a new tangled. unlawful,
and wholly nugatory imposition Was all this
necessary to impress the beautiful queen with
the sincerity Of an American prime minister
Or was he fearful that the touching application
sent to her on tinted paper and indorsed By
the politeness Of Mr.. Willis urging her not to
cut OF the heads OF his great and good friend
might finally reach the American people:
But by the persistence of the representa-
tives Of the people in congress the electric light
of public scrutiny has been turned upon a scene
which until now was only occasionally brought
into view. And what a scene! Personal hate
and dislikes: partisan preiudices; offers TO re-
store q fallen monarchy upon the ruins Of a
crushed republic; disavowals Of American man.
hood. treachery and unfair dealing-all these
things piled up each upon the other give the lie
TO an honorable record for more than a hundred
years OF our national life.
What answer to these things do we hear
from the senate? Up to this hour the only an
swer or defense has been: Charge II 70
Stevens or What about Stevensr
when Secretary Gresham revels in cipher