Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-02

Washington, Feb. 26.-Mr. Morgan,
chairman of the senate committee on
foreign relations, today presented the
report of the investigation by that COM
mlttee made under the resolution re
curing it to report whether any, and
If SO what, irregularities have occurred
in diplomatic or other intercourse be-
tween the United States and Hawaii
III relation to the recent political revo-
luton in Hawaii" The report was
prepared by Morgan and concurred in
by Frye, Dolph and Davis, the repub-
llcan members of the committee, who
make also supplemental report. But
Ter, Turpie, Daniel and Gray, demo-
Gratis submit a minority report These
reports, together with the mass of evil
dence taken by the committee, are
very volumnious. Morgan begins with
the proposition that this government
dealing with any form of government
in Hawaii cam have no break in it's
line Of policy corresponding to a
change in the office of president 1t is
i'll all respects the same government
as if under the same president the en-
tire period. The president, however,
has a right to change his opinion and
policy, but it must be regarded as Il
change of opinion in the same person
The report then declares against mon
archism in the islands, saying we exer-
else at least a moral power over Hawaii
which, it says, lis an American state
embraced in the American commercial
and military SYSTEM" emitting it to in
dulgent consideration if not active SYM
pathy in endeavors to release her peo-
pie from an odious, anti republican
regime and Subordinates her people to
the supposed divine right of a monarch
whose title to such divinity originated
in the most slavish conditions of pagan
barbarlty.' The report approves Min
lister Stevens order landing troops from
the Boston on the gound that condi-
lions existed which led naturally to an
apprehension of civil commotion en-
dangering the security of American
citizens, and points out three or four
previous occasions on which similar
action was taken. This condition, the
report says, grew out of the effort of
the queen to overthrow the constitu-
ton, and that her act amounted to an
act of addiction, and neutralized her
The report says: ''It is evident the
queens government at that time had
no power to prevent the landing of
troops from any quarter, no power to
protect itself against invasion, no
power to conduct civil government
In other words, interregnum existed.
The queen only held the throne under
her oath and constitution, and when
she declared herself absolved there
from it was an actual act of addiction.
Furthermore, she had been OverthroWn
by the white people of the islands be-
fore the troops from the Boston landed.
The Hawaiian monarchy had persisted"
In view of this the report lays down
the propositions: I'm country where
there is no power of law to protect citi-
zenS of the United States there can be
no law of nations nor any rule of COM
ity that can rightfuily prevent our flag
from giving shelter to them under pro
lection of our arms; this without refer
ence to any distress it may give the
queen who generated confusion, or any
advantage it might give the people dis
putting her right to resume her legal
powers.
The report declares the purpose of
Minister Stevens and Capt. Wilt legiti-
mate, and that they acted in good
faith with no interests except pro-
teGting American citizens and pre-
serving order" The report speaks of
the work of American missionaries
building up a constitutional govern
ment in that country, and says it en-
titles the People Of the United States
tc sympathiZe and assist in resisting
it's destrultion. The queens desire to
Danish or kill her opponents should
cause America not to hesitate to sup
port the government opposed to her.
The report then says, President Cleve-
land, as soon as he learned of the dis
position of the queen, abandoned fur
Their exercise of attempts at reconcil-
llation, though unfortunately Willis
III t-'C LudL uG was IOllOWIuS Ill
structiOns, held two of three interviews
with the queen thereafter.
Stevens recognition of the new gov
ernment is justified. The report says:
1T was his duty at the safest possible
period to asst by recognition the ter
mination Of the interrugnum, for the
safety Of citizens of the United States"
The report says the question of an
nexation and Stevens anxious advo-
cacy thereof did not relieve him from
his duty OF abridge his right to call
for troops to protect citizens of the
United States
The matter of the annexation it dis
cuased ait length, and while the whole
tenor is favorable to annexation, no di-
rect statement to that effect is made
1t says annexation has been a subject
of almost constant contemplation
among Hawaiian since the beginning
of the reign of Kahmehameha I. In
diplomatic correspondence frequent
and favorable allusiOn is made to the
| subject Testimony taken by the COM
mittee diScloSes the opinion of severa