Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-02-26

foreign relations, to-day presented his
report of the investigation that commit
tee made under the resolution adopted by
the senate to inquire into the irregular
diplomatic intercourse between the United
States and Hawaii which had occurred.
REPUBLICAN REPORT.
The report prepared by Senator Nor
gan covers 739 printed pages and is con-
cured in by Senators Sherman, Frye,
Dolph and Davis, all Republican MEM
bers Of the committee, and who also make
supplementary report taking more
positive grounds than Senator Morgan's
report, while Senators Butler, Turpie,
Daniel and Gray, Democrats, submit a
minority report. Senator Morgan in his
report says that the inqpirY relates first
TO the conduct of the government as
shown in it's official acts and correspond
ence and second to the conduct of the
civil and military officers of the govern
ment in the discharge of their public
duties and functions. Senator Morgan
says on the first page of the report: Gas
a government dealing with Hawaii or
with any form of government IN that
country, the United States can have no
separation or break in its line of policy
corresponding to any change in the in
cumbency of the Office of president"
DECLARES AGAINST MoNARoHIsM.
The president, however, when he
changes his opinion or changes his policy
from that inaugurated by his predecessor
must be regarded simply as change of
mind in the same person. declaration
against monarchism follows in the next
page of the report saying: We exercise
at least moral suzerainty over that ooun-
try. Hawaii, it says, is an American state
and is embraced in the American COM
mercial and military system. In this at
titude the government of Hawaii is enti-
tied to demand of the United States in
dulgent consideration, if not active sym
pathy which she is endeavoring to ac-
complish, and what every American state
has achieved, the release of her people
from the odious anti-Republican regime
which denies to the people the right to
govern themselves.
THE LANDING OF TROOPS.
Coming to the landing of troops from
the United States steamer Boston, Sen
ator Morgan details the facts of the ten
days cruise in which Minister Stevens
participated. He recites that the condi-
tion of affairs in Hawaii at that time aud
the inability of the queen to protect her
government or the citizens of other coun-
tries, and her effort TO overturn the con-
stitution of 1887 sustained Minister Stew
ems in the course he took in landing
American troops to protect American in
terests. The report then calls attention
to the fact that on the landing of the
troops there was no demonstration and
that in passing the palace they saluted
the queen. 1t adds that her attitude at
the time was helpless one, because she
found no active or courageous support in
her isolated position, which she herself
i'm posed, and it WIS regretted by few of
her former subjects. Cognizance was
taken of the change, that in landing the
troops the United States intended to over
throw the queen for the purpose of pro-
curing ultimate annexation of the isle.
But the report declared and agrees that
the purposes of Minister Stevens and
Capt. Wiltz were legitimate, and that they
acted in good faith and with no interest
except protecting American citizens and
preserving order. The report speaks Of
the queens desires to Danish or put to
death those who opposed her and says
that America should not hesitate to sup
port the government which deposed her.
The report continues that the president
says IN extenuation of the queens harsh
declarations that he at once laid the
matter before congress and abandoned
the further exercise of his good Offices
by bringing about reconciliation be-
tween her and those who we're conducting
and supporting the provisional govern
ment Willis in what he did, obeyed
what he conceived to be his instructions
and being so distant from Washington it
is matter of regret, but not of surprise,
that there was any apparent want of
harmony in his action in continuing
interviews with the queen after the
president had determined that the full
duty of this government had been per-
formed
MINISTER STEVENS ACTS.
The committee then considered at some
length, the acts of Mr.. Stevens and de-
cides that his recognition of the new
government was justified. The matter
Of annexation was discussed at some
length and while the whole tenor of the
report relating to this was favorable to
annexation, no direct statement was
made. The report takes the side of the
provisional government as respects the
counter revolution which the queen pro-
voked. It is exceedingly severe on the
ministers of the queen. The right Of the
president to appoint Blount is discussed
in the report stating in conclusion that
such right no doubt existed and that the
authority given Blount and which he ex-
ercised is proper. Then Willis mission
is taken up and the position Of tho presi-
dent referred to in the following language:
eff in this course of proceedings the
president of the United States had in
tended to compel obeyance to what il
termed his decision in the matter, by
using the force of the United states to
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