The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-03-23

nothing more was done either TO induce
/ him, or 10 compel him, to consent to, or
/ to assist in, the restoration OF liliuoks-
/ lani TO tie throne or to the restoration of
The Monarchy.
II. in this course Of proceedings, the
/ + esidens OF the United states had in
tended ~ compel obedience TO what is
I 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 e
part of the American people, and would
I have no warrant in in ernational law.
/ But such WAS not the intention Of the
I President, As is shown by contemporane-
Gus acts, by his declarations, and by his
subsequent treatment OF the subject.
I 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-
ment Il both parties upon these PROPOSE
tions is one that is strictly within the
accepted right or authority of sovereign
/ TO tender his good offices to reconcile the
conflicts OF two or more factions, OF
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-
tion OF one OF two bel,igerent powers &C
tually engaged in war Sometimes II has
been made At the suggestion of thar
party in 3 government, engaged in actual
hoSuhties which had the evident power
TO crush its opponent by prosecuting the
war 10 sNtremitieS. In such c3S-s the
Intervention has often been accepted as
\ merciful inieTposition, and II has been
considered an honor by other govern
ments that they should be requested,
under such circumstances, TO exercise
their good offices in iavor Of procuring
peace through a submission to inevirs-
BILE results. When the tender OF eoo,i
offices is made st the request OF both OF
the contending parties it is difficult TO con
csive how any sovereign Of q foreign coun-
try could refuse 10 set in such matter.
In the plOlic act by which the Provis-
iousl Government OF Hawaii was estab
lished there was dIstinc, declaration
that the Government was 20 continue
lAAA-A AA1N al W - 1AAACNCA ~ kA4c Z
States. That declaration. apart from
every other consideration, would have
justified the United States in IN inter
ference for the protection Of the PrOvis
ionAl Government which would not have
been tolerated under other circum-
stances That declaration created an
intimacy o. relationship between the
United States anG The recognized Gov
eminent Of Hawaii which Is entirely ex-
oepiion2l. and which placed within the
reach and c0uirOl OF the United States
very largely, if not entirely, the disposal
q those questions collateral 10 that OF
annexation which might have inter
ieTei with the peaceful and appropriate
solution u any difficulty which might
arise in It's execution. 50 that the Pro
yisional Government o: Hawaii, having
thus throSn itself into the arms OF the
United States in the first declaration of
lis existence. can not justly complain
that the Unitei States should scruTniZe,
under the authority thus given, all It's
pretensious oi right thus 70 dispose OF an
entire country aud people And Liliuo-
IS ami. having reference TO the same
project OF annexation, OF which she was
fully coEnlZsnt, mste complaint that the
United States had assisted in driving
her from her throne by bringing its
troops on shore 10 military array AZ
time wien there vas no Necessity for IT,
distinctly announced II the moment OF
her final and 2yOSei 2hdicariOn that
she would z1ticste professionally and I.
would xE&i- tke decision o the United I
SiStes IS - whether that abdicatiOn and
the destruction o. the kingdom and the
annexation o. Hawaii 10 the United
Slztes should become completed facts.
Under slch circumstances the President {
q the United Stztes, believing tins, he 4
Information then in possession OF the 4
Government was not sufficient TO justify I.
summary znneIslCn, could no. have I
done Icstlca 70 himself, 70 his cOlntry, I
70 the people O. Hawaii, 10 the Pr0yis- /
ionzi Government, or 10 LilIuozslani, /
without having made an effort 70 use his .
good oHees fo- The p1rposs VI ascertain /
ing whether i vas practicable ths. the 4
Queen should o. restored 70 her author /
ity. leaving the 91s-tioa TO Be deter 1
mined By tie people interested in Ha- /
q III whether such restoration Eo1ld ne /
acceptable ID them Or not. If Liliuoks- !
lzni had been restored TO her throne By /
Provisional Government, upon the terms I
and conditions o. the proposition which I
she signed and delivered 70 Nr. Willis, !
the President o. the United States would I
nol have been in any sense responsible Z
for beT restoration, would lOc have es- /
p1csei the monarchy, nor would he /
have done anything that Ezs contrzcic- I
tar Of American sentiment, opinion, o. .
pollcy. He would Only have been the 4
mutuzl Trend, ACCEPTED, really, by both 4
parties. whose intervention EoGld have ,
scared. xIth their consent, the final 1
sol1-i0- q that question. In the absence /
q sch couuirtsl o1 his part TO the 4
Gains ct LilIuoEzlzui OF resistance on !
his pzT1 % the T6cognize1 rights % the 4
Pr0F5s59lsl Government, there Is 10 4
r5zso1 for withholding approval Of the /
c1uicc. q TIE President q the United 1
STATES u thcs accepting and executing /
: tClc-i1l which ne Ess entitled 70 per-
ioEn, n submitting the g1sstioa, IN due /
ard 6lzl form, 70 the co1ten1Ing parties 4
o factions II Hawai-, whether they pre-
i=rr-' u maintain tEe sQihority q the 1
PccyI-51lzl Goysrnueuf, With whatever 4
-e@l-,s nay follo~ from that. OF return |