The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-20

'''t'llt, 10 WniCu ne was accredited,
ana an interchange OF the usual courtes-
les was had between them. he carried
instructions, as Minister OF the United
states, which did not concern the Go
Vernment OF Hawaii until they had been
attended with a certain result which ne
endeavoured 20 bring about. That result
was that Liliuokalani should agree that,
Ia the event OF her restoration 10 the
tnfohe, not by the action Of the President
OF the United States, but in any other
event, or 10y any agreement, she would
olnd herselfto grant full and free amnesty
to all persons who had been engaged in
opposition 10 her alleged authority
w men that agreement had been obtained
MI. Willis was instructed to submit IL TO
the Provisional Government and a-cer-
tam whether they would agree to restore
the Queen to the throne under those
circumstances and upon those conditions.
III this was Intervention, it was in the
interests Of Americans in Hawaii. 1t
was an exaction upon Liliuokalani which
would forbid, under the penalty OF war,
that should she acquire the throne by
whatever means, that she should openly
dlsavoW any purpose TO inflict any pains
and penalties upon those who had sup
ported the Provisional Government
Lliluokaiani, after several efforts on the
part Of Mr. Willis to obtain her consent
to this proposition, finally sigDe! il with
ont the assent OF her ministers, and it
was attested by Mr.. Carter, who was a
personal and political friend. Her de-
claratiOn Or agreement thus signed and
delivered ~ Mr.. Willis was BY linn pre-
sented TO the President OF the Provisional
Government (who was also minister Of
foreign affairs), and the question whether
or not 1t would be accepted by the
Government OF Hawaii was submitted to
him Whereupon the President Of the
Provisional Government declined to
accept the proposition; declined to yield
the power which had been vested in him
as the chief executive of Hawaii; and
nothing more was done either to induce
him, or TO compel him, to consent to, or
to assist in, the restoration OF Liliuoka-
lani TO the throne or to the restoration of
the Monarchy.
If, in this course of proceedings, the
President OF the United States had in
tended to compel obedience to what is
termed his - decision " in the matter by
using the force OF the United States to
ass st the Queen in being enthroned, that
would have been an act OF war, entirely
beyond his power, and would not have
received the sanction OF any considerable
part OF the American people,, and would
have no warrant in International law.
But such was not the intention of the
President, as is shown by contemporaries
Gus acts, by his declarations, and by his
treatment OF the subject.
Therefore, the question between the
United States and Hawaii touching the
propriety of an Intervention in the
domestic affairs OF Hawaii to the extent
Of gaining the final decision and agree
mt ,.f both ri thnln
tions is one that is strictly within the
accepted right or authority OF a sovereign
TO tender his good offices to reconcile the
of two or more factions, or
parties, that may be opposed to each
other within any country. The tender OF
good offices has often been voluntarily
made in the interest of humanity, of
peace, of law, of order, or at the sugges-
ton of one of two belligerent powers &C
5ually engaged in war. Sometimes it has
been made at the suggestion of that
party in government, engaged in actual
hostilities, which had the evident power
10 crush its opponent by prosecuting the
war to extremities. In such cases the
mas often been accepted as
4 merciful interposition, and it has been
considered an honor by other govern
nents that they should be requested,
under such circumstances, to exercise
heir good offices in favor of procuring
peace through a submission to inevta-
Die results. When the tender OF good
offices is made at the request OF both of
he contending parties it is difficult to
conceive now any sovereign OF foreign
could refuse to act i'll such
matter.
In the public act by which the Provis-
oual Government of Hawaii was estab-
Il :.
hat the Government was to continue
Until Hawaii was annexed to the United
states. That declaration, apart from
every other consideration, would have
Justified the United States in an inter
erence for the protection of the Provis-
onal Government which would not have
)een tolerated under other circum-
stances. That declaration created an
intimacy of relationship between the
United States and the recognized Gov
.rnment of Hawaii which Is entirely eX-
.eptional. and which placed within the
each and control of the United States
'ery largely, if not entirely, the disposal
II those questions collateral to that of |
which might have inter- !
cred with the peaceful and appropriate |
olution OF any difficulty which might |
rise in its execution. So that the Pro- |
hus thrown itself into the arms of the |
United States In the first declaration of |
IS existence, can not justly complain |
hat the United States should scrutiniZe, |
.uder the authority thus given, all its |
of right thus to dispose of an |
ntirc country and people. And Litiuo |
"a ami. having reference TO the same /
,roject of annexation, OF which she was |
ully cosnizant, maze complaint that the !
United States had assisted IN driving !
Ter from her throne by bringing its |
roops on shore in military array at q |
ime waen there was no necessity for 1t. |
distinctly announced at the moment OF |
Ter fiual and avowed ahdication that |
he would abdicate Professionally and |
would await the decision vi the United |
states as to whether that abdication and |
he destruction OF the kingdom and the |
nnexation of Hawaii to the United |
states should become completed facts. |
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