New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-06
December 5 last zone day after the assembling
OF Congress, and just before he started pacN 10
Honolulu. writes as follows

of Congress, and just before he started back 10
Honolulu. writes as follows:
on be g?' Of to ovca RrsnoIed
mere Is nothing lacking 10 consul and nd
pendent aov@reyn1y SUBJECT to ali the obgnions
ana enitiod 10 al ne rEht' e;o"rrnmcnt
to the most favored nations with WNch u l. "
The Government OF the United states has ac-
CURED jurisdiction over the indepcidrn' ,.irc,
egn state OF Hawaii There bong ~" s,atrs can
only b. obtained in three ways: -, ..,,..a-~,
ID y e, bs ess3 y Of 5fen h ed Gov
ornmen, in the nature Of arbitration. ,.,.,,,,,. ~
Hawaii Is subordinate that of the tnel Hi',.e I
by reason Of conquest. nor has II pee, - IN the
communication by yourself TO the Pro.ilen In sjo
r IRE na G aat IT auh9r nwcr ~ to abrae has
conferred upon The Government Of the n t,te
mat 'ihe Government Of Hawaii surrenGGrei, ,I lis
authority under throat Of war untI suCI f,nis
being presented to it, should rens;ate the coz u.
tuona sovereign ana The Proyr9"o ~ nlon WIN
tho Tnited States % America have been hes"'''''"
and agreed upon"
submit that no such authority has been cor
ferre,. and in support OF such contention. present
tho following reasons:
If the PARTIES in Hawaii con'c2ilng FOR inc con-
troll Of the government had intended 70 Submit '"'r
differences TO the arbitration Of hr ae and tS
points to b. settIad would have been drawn up
and signed in thu usual form Of an agrIs,'n' ''r
An arbitration IS essentially judicial Rror nr,n
ms. the elemental features OF whch uhu.i ~ ~ III
United states and Hawaii are. first motto 81 IN
charges made points a; isss scconn, i NV he
opposing party: third. opportunity 70 profile. tv
dence in support OF claims made and 10 meet me- that
inv ' accGrded to both parties in open court
In no particular have these particulars. I.haa-
mental TO the just ana equitable decision Of the
mit!edly complicated question. -. .,,, ~,
it is axiom Of law hat no nm nan ,n ndy tha ihe
United states Minister. with or wlthou, ,nr an
thorty of his Goyernmsnt 'n@y II h%vr dos not
thereby confer jurisdiction upon me nnr,ei,
Of The United States TO nov again ana d"nDer"'eN
r. he tinted states Minister or naval officers
have exceeded their authority or Loi,ltd I'LL
strIctions they Responsible to their 20 m @
therefor. The Hawaiian Government had no con, CON
troll over them II IS not r,SRo"sh, aS a am 10
the Government Of the nifed states loi ,, .n.I
acts. to have forfeited any ol 10 ., tbeip ac
OF independent sovereignty by reason OF 'hrir ao
lions whether the same were right or wrong
authorized or unauthorized.
The correspondence closes with dispatch from
Minister Willis dated Honolulu December l.
1892 in which he says:
Understand message probaby referring To
Tho telegram from Secretary Gresham OF N"N'm-
her Il telling him that all interests VIII b" pro
NOTED by prompt action) and then adns' III
reference to Secretary Greshams celebrated iet-
for Of October 1S advocating the restoration "i
ouecn Liliuokalani which had been published
in III, United States and had got back 10 Homo
lulu:
Government las, Wednesday inquired as ~
authenticity Of your published letter ana intem',onS
Of the President. ] have declined 'o-uaS vi liz
Prompt action desirable ''''''''