The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-03-02
HAWAIIAN REPORT.
The United s,aies Only Exercised
the Right Of Moral susoraIniy
"a landing troops a. fionoiuiu nloant
Ahsni,ed and stevens Censured for Co
Ing 900 fhr--Horubiieans Add
Supplemental Report


day, representing tho testimony taken
by the senate committee on foreign rela-
lions and their findings OF facts there
on. under roaoiution directing them
10 inquire whether any and, ifso, what
rr,guiaritica have occurred 10 the diplo-
matte intercourse between the United
States und Hawaii Ia relation
70 the recent revolutions The
report Of the majority of the committee
WAS prepared by the chairman Mr..
Morgan, o. Alehama Il cNhaustivoiy
reviews tac iacss. the laws and prece-
dents iustifca Me- sicgens acts except
Ia prcClafaing a Professionals, and
hnds nothing irregular IN the appoint.
mont of hir Blouut but I'D ciieet says
the evidence taken hy the committee
under more favorable circumstances
leads The committee 20 different con
illusions than tho.e which he formed
This report Is ccnearrci Ia as to al
~ essential findings hy the republican
members Of tie committee, senators
sherman. Fryo. Duiph and Davis. max
ing d majority oi The committee They
characterize itas m exceedingly able
document, bat they dissent on five
points
l. They condemn the appointment
of Commissioned Bi9uut as uneonstitu-
t.onal
They say the executive orders
placing ihs naey III the harbor cf Hon
olalu under the orlors 81 Mt Blount
Or Mr wills were without authority
OF law
5. That tine order Of Blpunt 70 Ad-
mlral skorreit % lower The flag was
unlawi iul ana sntssptlhie u being con-
tlrued as unirlendly 20 The provisional
government, and They regard the inter
course Of ME ulount and Mr. willis
with the doposed queen as yiolatlve Of
international law ana unwarrauted
q They consider tile president had
no right 90 reopen the predetermined
I legality of tho provisional govern
neut
s. They regard any discussion Of the
I personal intentions oF gool faith Of
either Alr ulqunt or Mr. willis as i'm
material. inasmuch hs what they did In
lfvgard 20 the reinstatement 81 tho
+ Queen was simply the performance Of q
task plainly commanded Of them hJ
i i 49,. :. administration
/ The report u The minority signed
/ by Senators Butler Iufpie, DAME
and Gray. without denying or conced
lng the correctness Of other portioni
Of the report disrnts from that por
rnn 81 & (which declares that thi
only substantial irtcgaiariiy. Ia th'
conduct u Mr. stevens tho late min
I hier. was IA declaration u q pro
iectorate b. the United states ove
4 Hawaii
While cxcmptlng from censuro Capt
! Wilt. % the Boston, and bis ofieers- hc
cause "their position was one of ca
trnmo deilcacy and difficulty, and "
appreeinte their anxiety 70 AFFORD pro
toctlon 10 tho lives aud property o
American citizens" they add I'VE cai
not avoid the conviction that the inol
porinnn zeal Of Minister stevens i
project " anncxation Of the sandwic
Islands 20 The United States cause
him 70 exceed the proper limits Of HI
official dnty and oi his diplomatic rcl'
tions 20 the yuyermment and people
those islands
Senators liniler and Turpic fle a SUI
plemontal report In whlch .hcy 81
r chat while the question Of anncxatio
was not submitted TO the commits
! except incidentally, they think il n,
Improper 70 say they are heartily
favor u tie acquisition Of these
lands by the United States in a prop
manner
: Thr report says;
e IN TIE ruhis aci hy which the provision
government oi Haaan vas ostabliahqd ihf
z uaa 3 disi.n-i declaration iaat mo royeFnme
!. was 20 continue ua,1 Hawaii was ANNEXED
z tie uniioi smifH That d9eiaraton' np
. from crcrg otaor consideration, would ha
:. msiigod ne gnicd States IN On iutert
crre iaf fha protection af The provision
government witch Ncgld not have be
z i6'rrated un1of ofhef cifsumaiances N
Z declaration eflaied en- inlimacT % relations.
!. between tna Uuitca States ana ihe recoGni1
II covernment ui Hewitt which @ entirely
certionai ana which piacra within The rca
aud sontroi 90 TIE uniiel states tur laffc
Il Il not entirely the disposal g those qaesiif
/. collateral % that ni anue1aton winch MS
y have hftcrffrea win thf ps1crfgl and app
prlato solution Of ans dimculiy which mii
Va ss.se 20 its FSeegti9n
Under suah ciffuHisi ilnees re president
d the United staic8. believing that ihe intarf
titn ihen n possession Of tae gQvsFnmept y
not sufcldHt 10 iasii,g summerY aaueEan
y could not have douu justice 20 himself, %
OK country. 20 ths people ol Hawaii. 20 the )
yisi1zai government or % iilieokalani wiin
:. having mado On tort 70 use his good on
for iha purpose Of ascsrlnluiug wheiher
~ vas rmcacablc thai ihe queen shonid
cd rnstored 70 hcr auihorlff, having
az oteaton 20 be dctcrminsd by tho peo
interested IN Hawaii whether such restoFa'
would ts accCptabls 20 ihem orlot II LII
~ halanl hai hccn restored 10 her ihrono hg
on consent u the mlInDtrslip % ihp pfoelsio
IA. government upon the tefmH aud conditions
=. me proposition which ahe slgaed and dehv1
70 sir Willis tho president Of ne Unl
states would mol have hcn IN any sense
sr, sponsihio Tor Der restoration. would not !
nj aspouscd the ssonarchy, nor would he b
.t done anything that wos cgntradieiory y Al
Y. lean sentiment oriniou ~ policy
10 He womb ouig harc been The mutual iri'
accepted, really, hy both rrrtts, hose IN
he ytriion would have sCcsisd. vita their oots
tha ilnal aoluiion 81 ihalquosiloa IN the
- stnce oi such tlmmilal 90 his rart 10
ne claims Of l.iiiuokalani or rtsisiaacc on h'a
81 10 the rccognizcd rights OF the provisional
ar eftmfnt thfrc "a no reason Tor withholding
proval uf he conduct % the president of
IN Uriiod states 10 thus acccptiig and cxccu
sly a fnaciion which ha Nns entitled 70 petiorr
ias autui.in7 ihl larsilon, IN dne AID tnai 4
1ia 10 the ccritrLins frf llt8 o. i1ciQra 10 iiai
whclher iha, rlfielrca 70 raainiam the AMI
ny ity OF The pro' i9lonAl government, With v
ever results may % low rom lhah or fetui
to tho monarchy uaicr Lilluoknlani
sui Therefore, y1ur committee conclude 70 rc
~. ,l,. ihs rrcsiecn, ne United States has
-, IN ih'sinrueiaar 3 ans wise been y rari
'eu any irfffuiaflty cf l1y improprleiy OF con
sh- IN his high cri'e
Tho connnioc also mud noihrs worll
ns- criticism in %, rcs ,daiioa Of tAo treaty Q
,,,. ncxation with nc provisional goforameu
llawai
lcn In Inc opinion Of lhc committee, based
the he evidence which accompanies Ibis Icrorl
Tho only substantial iirorlerliy that e4iat1
~ tlt conduct ni Aay olclr ~ thc Nnliqd stat
~, nrcai Of ihortra dlrt during or slrcuih' ii
lNo 40 ftVaiuI|ch "a lol Was hat q Min
Nlovrra m ltcAr|uf q rrOlpp'ofAio Of
lnl. lInittd State CNtf nnwnl' nid ~ rlaoln
ar. ns- a oul E. nalrg uutu ne government
~. ifr IN, Sanoio.A SO 0ctafl harm sfauliQ1
~ mis- OutnihofIi Iitl fct tul 1I precedent
low nhl 10 ha loh.IdtfodA Va pe|nF i1nunph
lIll Ilh Mmniltc haNpol tansliolll un