The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-01-18
We uld be misleading or even false i

effect.
rs it likely that an investigation con-
fair. full and truthful statement of the
case in point?
Surely the destinies of friendly gov
erE1nent admitting by way of argument
that the rights of arbitration exists, may
not be disposed of upon an ex parte and
secret investigation without the kDowl-
edge Of such government or an oppor-
tunity by it to be heard or even to know
who the witnesses We're.
MIR. Blount came here as a stranger
and at once. entered upon his duties.
He devoted himself to the work of col
lecting information both by the examina-
ton of witnesses and the collection Of
statistics and other documentary mat
ter with great energy and industry, Civ
ing up substantially his whole time to it's
prosecution. He was here but a few
months, and during that time was so oc-
cupied with this work that he had little
opportunity. left for receiving those i'm
r1essions Of state affairs which could best
have come to him incidentally through a
wide social intercourse with the people of
the country and personal acquaintance
with it's various communities and indus
trial enterprises. He saw the country
from his cottage in the center of Homo
lulu mainly through the eyes of the wit
nesses whom he examined Under these
circumstances it is not probable that the
| most honest of men would be able to
form Il statement that could safely be
relied upon as the basis Of decision
| upon the question of the standing form of
a sgovernment.
No Interference Authorized.
'In view, therefore, of all the facts in
| relation to the question of the presidents
authority to Interfere, and concerning
| which the members of the executive were
| actors and eye witnesses, l am able to
| assure your excellency that by no action
| of this government on the 18th day of
January last, or since that time, has the
authority deyolved upon the president of
the United States to interfere in the in
ternational affairs of this country,
through any conscious act or expression
of this government. You state in your
communication: After a patient exam
dent is satisfied that the movement
against the queen, if not instigated, was
encouraged and supported by the repre-
| sentatives of this government at Homo
lulu: that he promised in advance to aid
her enemies in an effort to overthrow the
| Hawaiian government and set up by
force new government in its place;
that he kept his promise, causing a de-
tachment of troops to be landed from the
Boston on the 10th of January, 1898.
and by recognizing the provisional govern
ment the next day, when. it was too
feeble to defend itself, and the consti-
tutional government was able to success
fully maintain its authority against any
threatening force other than that of the
United States already landed
without entering into discussion OF
the facts, beg to state in reply that
am unable to judge Of the correctness OF
Mr.. Blount's report from which the pres
ident's conclusions were. drawn: l had
no opportunity of examining such report
but l desire to specifically and emphat
| sao1 1ryI no of onh ND
every one of the allegations of fact con
tanned in the above quoted statement
Yet, las the president has arrived at &
positive opinion in his own mind in the
matter, I will refer to it from his stand
point
Mr.. DOle's Position.
my position is briefly this: If thu
American forces illegally assisted thu
revolutionists in the establishment of thu
is not responsible for their wrong doing
1t was purely private matter for dlscl
pline between the United States govern
ment and it's officers. There. is, submit
! no precedent in international law for tn
theory that such action of the American
troops has conferred upon the United
affairs Of this government. Should it b
true, as you have suggested, that tn
American government made itself re
sponsible to the queen, which it is allege
lost her throne through such action, tina
is not a matter for me to discuss excep
to submit that if such be the case, it~i
Il matter for the American goyernmen
+ and her to settle between themselves
This government, a recognized soYerlg
5 States government and enjoying diple
+. matte relations with it, cannot be dc
stroyed by it for the sake of dischargin
it's obligations to the ex-queen:
> Upon these grounds, Mr.; Minister, !
: behalf of my government, l respe!e t
;, protest against the usurpatlon OF its al
r your communication. 1t is difficult for
1 stranger like yourself, and much more fc
1 the president Of the United States wit
y his pressing responsibilities, croWdin
: cares and his want of familiarity with til
= condition and history OF this country an
y the inner life of its people, to obtain
: clear insight into the real state OF affair
} and to understand the social currents, tt
: race feelings and the customs and trad
: tons which all contribute to the polite;
i outlook. We who have grown up here {
: who have adopted this country as o,
l. home, are conscious of the difficulty {
l. maintaining stable government here.
e community which is made up of fly
h races, of which the larger part but dim
r representative institutions, offers polite
n problems which may we'll tax the wisdo
e of the most experienced stateman:
For long years large and intiuenti
e part of this community, including maj
IT. foreigners and native Hawaiians, ha'
n observed with deep regret the retr
to gressive tendencies of the Hawaiian mo
IN archy, and have honorably striven again
h them and have sought through legislati7
l. work, the newspapers and by personal a
% peals and individual influence to suppo
ii and emphasize the representative. featur
a of the monarchy and to create the pub!
v sentiment favorable thereto, and therel
If to avert the catastrophe that seemed
IF evitable if such tendencies We're not !
O. strained. Their efforts have been met
ID the last two sovereigns in spirit; of a
~. gressive hostility. The struggle becar
;s ut length well defined issue betwe
T.. royal prerogative and the right of repl
i, sentative government, and most bitter
IL and unscrupulously has it been carried
IA in the interests of the former. preside
If Dole here enters upon an account Of t
Of of events i'll Kalakaua's reign which led
:. the revolution and constitution of lSe
~, and details the actions of Liliuokalani
ne her attempt to override the CONSTITUTE
IL and vest herself with absolute pow