Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-02-03
HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
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presented to the Senate.
aThe gentleman is mistaken" said Blair.
"At least one Republican was in favor of
it."
/ II am aware, !" said MaCreary, that the
gentleman from New Hampshire and the
gentleman from Illinois (Hit) reported q
substitute for the pending resolution; but
the substitute does 70. say word about
annf xttion.'
my position in regard to these matters" !"
said Blair, ''is that ali these things shouli
be investigated; they shonli be proved; ;
should be evidence"
McCreary said be could not allow Blair
t, make speech in his time. He quoted
from tier of Mr.. Stevens to the effect
that the Hawaiian rear was ripe, and the
hand of the United States government
should be stretched to pluck it.
Hepburn sail that Mr.. Sterers only
quoted that sentence from q letter or
srcech Of Morgan Of New York.
McCrea'y persisted In credi:ipg it to Mr..
Stevens.
Referring to Mr.. Cleveland's withdrawal
from the Senate Of the treaty of arn xa-
ton, be praised the wisdom of that action
snd was spplauded by his own eide Of the
House. He professed sympathy with all
Republican movements, but said the Ha-
waiian movement was not in the interests
of the republic He criticized the foreigo
20 icy of the Harrison administration in the
cases of Samoa, Chill and Hawaii.
He asked whether anyone would claim
with all the proof laid before President
Harris, n snd the secretary Of state i. was
an exhiti ion of wisdom on the part OF
President Harrison to send to the Senate
treaty of annexation. asking Congress to
give away $G.250,00O to get those little
Islands, ana asking Congress to recognize
what va. done by few American cl liens
there.
McCreary asserted 1t was not to the
credit of the last administration. He SSH
he ould call as witness John II. Blou It.
who ranked among the best and ablest man
who had serv. d in the American Congress
for the last 90 years [Arplause. He
read extracts from Blount's report and
from the cores oondence of Mr.. Nordhoif
in the New York Herald, ard extracts
from l. tier written by II. W. Reader,
Cedar Rapids, a., in Honolulu at the time
He said there was no armed body of men
on the street except those Who landed from
the Boston, and that the Queen had an
ample force TO preserve order. At the bot
tom Of the whole movememt, McCreary
said, there had been the representatives of
the sugar planters, and the sugar planters
themselves, and missionaries or their rep
r,ssn.atives. The latter were to have the
offices if the regular government could De
Sc. aside and the sugar planters, who made
sci Geo 600 under the reciprocity treaty,
we're to be enriched by getting sugar
bounty of cents pound. He thanked
God that the House, yesterday, passed.
tariff bill in " hich there would be no mora
sngar bounty, and had no doubt the sugar
plsnters today were less anxious for annex
alton than they had been (app!ause.)
Hit, the ranking Republican member OF
the committee on foreign affairs, followed
in opposition to the resolution of the
majority Of the committee. The resolution,
he sal !, ignored many things which needed
Investigation. The finding of the Senate
committee, which had been investigating
the matter, would be far different from the
statements now so positively asserted. The
previous speaker rallied agoinst annexation;
but how did we know what would be the
opinion in the White House rexs week!
TLaughter and applause l.
Cl,velsnd touching annexation. There
would be no interference on the part OF
foreigners, as America had given notice
that any interference with the Hawaiian ls-
lands would be regarded as m act unfriend-
ly to the United States. He praised the
admir- ,tration of President Dole and its
stability, and said that in spite of the eff
forts of a powerful government to foment
discord, the little government held its own
and maintained its place in the family OF
nations. There was no excuse now Tor
this country's interfering with Hawaii.
As precedent for the action of Minister
Stevens in recognizing the provisional gov
eminent, he quoted the action of Minister
Washburne in recognizing the French re-
public, and said that whenever step was
taken in foreign country looking to the
adoption of republican institutions, this
country was among the first to welcome 1t.
Today far the first time in 100 years this
government was defended for pursuing a
policy inimcal to free institutions. Ap-
plsuse.
He riiculed the Presidents attempt to
restore the Queen and that anyore who had
ever read history knew how futile il was to
tv to restore q discarded, discIedited,
worn-cut government.
A to the assertion that the landing OF &
muines from the Boston was an act OF war,
h, stated that the orders specified that they
be used solely for the prote ction of life and
propertc. Was it not many times more an
act of war, be asked, to send minister
there with orders to overthrow an existing
republican government and estab-
lish monarchy? He referred
to the very grave political mistske the
Pres. lent made in withholding from the
pubic the famous letter of l6, in which
the minister spoke of the Queens determi-
nation to beheal all who had taken part in
the revolution He remarked that even af-
ter the President received the letter anl
knaw what kind of n friend his q leen wss,
he sen. ont repetition of the order to over
throw the government and put this wretch
10 power.
Hit psid high tribute to the courage ani
perseverance, OF the Americans in llswsii,
whose great sin WAS their bind love for
America and for free institutions. He wa'
given leave to conclude his rem trks tomor-
row.
Just before the debate on the Hawaisn
resolution began, messsge was received
from the Pr sident, transmitting lef;el
pyit q