The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-01-18
basis of this astounding claim of the
president of the United States of his

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president of the United States of his
authority to adjudicate upon our right
as Il government to exist. Mr.. Damon
on the occasion mentioned, was allowed
to accompany the cabinet of the former
government, which had been in confer
ence with us. What Mr.. Damon said
to the .ex-queen he said on his individual
authority and did not report it to us.
Mr.. Blount's report Of his remarks on
that occasion furnishes this government
it's first information of the nature of
those remarks. IA.
Admitting for arguments sake that
the government had authorized such as
surances, what was her case that was
afterwards to be fairly considered by
the president of the United States?'
Was it the question of her right to sub
vert the Hawaiian constitution and to
proclaim a new one herself, or was it
eighty, or was it her claim against the
United States for the alleged unwar!,
rantable acts of Minister Stevens, or
was it all these in the alternative? Who
can say? But if it had been all these
or any of them, it could not have been
president of the United States in Il favor y'r
of the provisional government than when
he recognized it without qualification or
received it's two successfully accredited
ENJOYS extraordinary and ministers pleni-
potentiary to it; the ex-queen. in the
meantime being represented in Washing
ton by her agent, who had full access
to the department Of state.
''The whole business of the govern
ment with the president of the United
States is set forth in the correspondence
between the two governments and the acts
and statements of the minister of this
nexatlOn commissioners accredited to it.
If we have submitted our right to exist
to the United States, this act will appear
in that correspondence and the actsa of
our ministers and commissioners. Such
agreement must be shown as the. founda-
| Interfere, for an arbitrator can be Gre
ated only by the act of the two parties.
| The eX-queen sent her attorney to WASH
| ington to plead her claim for reinstate-
ment in power, or failing in that, for a
! money allowance or damages This at
eminent dispatch boat which was sent
to San Francisco with the annexation
| commissioners and their message. The
| departure of this vessel was less than
| two days after the new government was
declared, and refusal was made prompt
either on the day the govern
| ment was declared or on the next day.
If an intention to submit the question
of the reinstatement of the eX-Queen had
existed, why should her attorney have
been refused passage on this boat? The
Jan. IS, two days after the new govern
ment was proclaimed, makes no allusion
to any understanding between her and
the government for arbitration. (Presi-
dent Dole here quotes the ex-queen's
letter. which has been heretofore pub
lished.
If any understanding had existed at
| fh0t hoty no pox-o,O,
ment to submit the question Of hel
restoration to the United States, some
reference to some such understanding
would have existed for calling the atten
ton of the president to that fact, anC
especially as she then knew that bel
reaching Washington; but there is no.
a word upon which such an understand
ing can be predicated. The government
: sent it's commissioners to Washington
for the sole purpose of securing the con
firmation of the recommendation by Min
to enter into negotiations for poltica
, union with the United States.
The protest of the ex-queen made OF
Jan. II is equally with the letter devoit
. of evidence of any mutual understandin,
;. for i submission of
Her Claim to the Throne
to the president of the United States
? 1t is very. evidently a protest agains
the alleged action of Minister Steven
t as well as the new government, and con
t tains notice Of her appeal to the Unit
+ ed States
The document was received exactl
!; as it would have been received if
: ment of its receipt upon the paper wa
: made at the request of the individu
4 who brought it rs evidence of it's SAT
s delivery. AS to the ex-uneen's notice .
S her appeal to The United States, it We,
: a matter Of Indifference to us. Such Il
= appeal could Iot have been prevented
+ the mail service was in operation a
t usual
THAT such a notice and our receipt Q
S it without comment should be made
e foundation of a claim that we have s,,:
l. mitted our right to exist as govern
e mont to the United States had never o
n cured to us until suggested to us b
|, your government. The protest of the G,
e queen already published is here quoted
II You may not be aware, but such
e the fact, that at no. time until the pr
r sentation Of the claim of the prcsidel
Il fere in the internal aSairs of this coul
l. try by you on Dec: 10 has this COVER.
n ment been officially informed by IL
9 United States government that any SUE
+ course was contemplated: and not unit
II the publication Of Mr.. Gresh> m's LETT,
~ ~ tuC pItSlueuI VI TIE ljulCeu STATES {
the Hawaiian question had we any l.
liable intimation of such policy.
IS The adherents of the ex-queen ha,
se indeed claimed from tir1e to time til.
i was the case, but we have never bee
is able to attach serious Importance
ID r'lmors to that effect, feeling secure
e: cur present diplomatic relations wi
s. your country and relying upon tho frien
le shin and fairness of government who
v dealings with us had ever shown f,
ar recognition Of our Independence as
De sovereign power without any tcn,len,
le to take advantage Of the disparity
ed strength between the two countries
IS, your contention that President Cley
IN land believes that this government al
Mt the ex-queen have submitted their 7
to spective claims to the sovereignty Of II
n country to the adjudication of the I'm
ne ot States is correct. then NAV I "A
OF when and where has tho president he
re- this court of arbitra tion? This Cover
il, ment has had no notice of the sitting
n such Il tribunal and no opportunity
81 presenting evidence of its claims If n
on Blount's investigation We're part of t
en- proceedings of such a court, this Cover
Ell l ,noof did NOT 1-po,1y r. on1 ,,,o,