The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-06
THE DOOM OF ROYALTY.
MoRGAN's REPORT UPHOLDs MIR.
STEVENS ACTION.

Foreign Relations, to-day presented the
report of the Investigations of that COM
mittee made under resolution requir-
ing it to report whether any, and if so
what irregularities occurred in the dip
lomatic or other intercourse between
the United States and Hawaii in rela.
ton to the recent political revolution in
Hawaii"
The report is prepared by Morgan and
concurred in by Frye, Dolph and Davis,
Republican members of the committee,
who make also a supplemental report.
Butler, Turpie, Daniel and Gray, Demo
Gratis, submit a minority report. These
reports, together with the mass of evl-
dence taken by the committee, are very
voluminouS.
Morgan begins with the proposition
that this Government in dealing with
any form of government in Hawaii, can
have no break in its line of policy cor
responding to any change in the office
of President. 1t is in all respects the
same government as if under the same
President during the entire period. The
President, however, has the right to
charge his opinion and policy, but it
must be regarded as a change of mind
in the same person.
AGAINST MONARCHISM.
The report then declares against mon
archism in the Islands. saying we eXer-
else at least moral suzerainty over Ha
wall, which. it says, lis an American
State embraced in the American com
mercial and military s,sten,' entitle-
ing it to- the indulgent consideration, II
not active sympathy, IN its endeavOre
to release her people from the odious
antI-R publican regime, and subordin
ates her people to the supposed divine
right of monarch whose title to such
divinity originated in the most slavisl
conditions of pagan barbarity."
STEVENS ORDER APPROVED.
The report approves Minister Stevens
order landing troops from the Boston
on the ground that conditions existed
which led naturally to the apprehension
of civil connection, and endangering
the security of American citizens, and
points out that on three or four previ-
Gus occasions when similar action had
been taken. This condition the report
saws, grew out of the effort of the
Queen to overthrow the constitution.
and that her act amounted to an act
of abdication and neutralized her power
to protect American citizens.
This report says ut is evident the
Queens Government at that time had
no power to prevent the landing of
troops from any quarter, no power IL
protect itself against invasion, and no
power to conduct civil government in
other words, an interregnum existed,
The Queen only held the throne under
r her oath and the Constitution, and when
she declared herself absolved theretrou
it was an actual act of abdication
Furthermore, she had been overthrown
by the white people of the Islands be-
fore the troops from the Boston landed.
The Hawaiian monarchy had persisted.
In view of this the report lays down the
proposition that lin a country where
there is no power of law to protect the
citizens of the United States, there can
be no law of nations. nor any rule OF
comfy that can rightfully prevent Oul
flag from giving shelter to them under
the protection of our arms. This i,
without reference to any distress ii may
give the Queen, who generated the con
fusion, or any advantage it might Civ,
the people in disputing her right t
resume her legal powers"
The report declares: The purpose OF
Minister Stevens and Captain Wrltse
was legitimate, and that they acted in
good faith, and with no interests except
that of protecting American citizens
and preserving order"
WORK OF AMERICAN MISSIONARIES.
The report speaks of the work of
American missionaries i'll building W
the constitutional government of that
country, and says it entities the people
of the United States to sympathise with
Il -, s,,,r u tp11 fi.,,.
The Queens desire to Danish or kill hCi
opponents should cause America not u
hesitate TO support the Government op
posed TO her
WILLIS BLAMED.
The report then says that President
Cleveland, as soon as he learned thi'
disposed of the Queen, abandoned
further exercise of attempts at recon
Citation, though unfortunately Willis
in the belief that he was following in.
structiOns, held two or three interviews
with the Queen thereafter
CROWN AND sCEPTER DEPART FOREVER.
The report adds: "When crown
falls in any kingdom of the WesteI n
Hemisphere it is pulverized, and when
the scepter departs il departs forever.
American opinion cannot sustain an
American ruler in the attempt to res
tore them, 90 matter how vlrtuous and
sincere the reasons may be that seem to
Justify him."
STEVENS JUSTIFIED.
Stevens recognition of the new Gov
eminent is justified, the report saying:
ut was his duty az the safest possible
period to assist, by recognition, the
termination of the interrt gnum for the
safety of citizens of the United
States. The question of annex
alton and Stevens anxious advo.
cacy thereof did not relieve him from
his duty or abridge his right to call for
troops to protect citizens of the United
States. The committee, therefore, fine
no cause for censure either against Min
lister Stevens or Captain Wiltse in the
subsequent raising of the American flag
on the Government building. The de.
claration of an American protectOrate
was void for want of power and DIS
avowed by Secretary Foster and rebukeo
by Gresham, who ordered the protecto-
rate abandoned and the flag hauled
down to preserve the national honor of
this country The report makes the
point that 1--WE have always ext rted the
privilege of interference In Hawaii to
an extent not justified IN the affairs of
other countries"
QUESTION OF ANNEXATION.
The matleT of annexation is discussed
at length, and while the whole tenor is
favorable to annexation, no direct state
ment 10 that effect is made. 1t says