The sun., 1894-04-27
TBE HAWAIIAN QUESTION.
.srlToR BI0sINs As<IN REVIEWS
the POLICY or IRFAMH.

-, Forth In Az Its h-nuness ead AT
n. Audncious UsurPstlou OF Power.
w,surxerov April 2O-senator Higgins OF
n.,ovnre took the floor to-day to speak against
~. Tariff bill. and devoted his speech almost
.,tIrsly to review Of the Hawaiian question.
amer declaring himself for annexation, and
..,Jsripg with great force and clearness the
.hos history OF the Blount episode, the Willis
.,,smpt to set up a Queen, and the policy Of
,nismy In general. Senator Higgins proceeded
ss follows;
recognition OF the Provisional Govern
r.nt by Mr. stevens not only precipitate.
hut Infamous, An Interference against the
Queen while vet she was intrenched in power
.nd before she was overthrownl A usurpa-
ton BY a subordinate Official Of one OF the
hishest functions OF the sovereignty Of the
republic without ever remittinR the question
10 his Government for It's decisionI
But II this Ia q good Indictment. II these
sounts will hold. what shall we say OF the
course Of President Cleveland2 Mr.. stsvens's
recoqn iiion Of the Provisional Government had
been confirmed by President Harrison A
solemn treaty Of annexation had been nego-
usted sent to the Senate. and favorsbly re-
ported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Mar. first Mr. Blount and then Mr.. Willis car.
ried from President Cleveland letters to his
great an good friend, President Dole; and Mr..
Willis on presenting his. with generous and
ELUSIVE warmth burst out with the words:
usnot surpriang therefore. that the United states
we're the nrst to recognize the Independence of the
hawaiian Islands and to Welcome them into the fam
w ofthe freA
Recognitioni Where In the whole round OF
human experience. did one Government ever
more absolutely recognize another and ratify
che recognition than in this instanosp Where
80 nth af SNata
over committed the honor .f HE country and
his own honor to the fair dealing implied In
such rseognii,tion toTsrwM w,i,y Any Cover Goye5fnment: m
sleeve the instruction to Put that Queen back
on the throne and to overthrow the Provi..
what would amount to. . declaration OF war.
provided only she would exetcise clenency
sSsa her rGHd so MI os Ss
American POPULATION Of the islands,;
i. And yet, again and above all, the Provisional
nized was to be overthrown By the sovereign
authority OF the United States. on the ground,
81 GssFs sa nss eTsSs DeSFe SsS
.sy 9yernr"Tn shs power OF the Queen. ,S
gress In session and without consulting 1t, ar
,Ogaing to himself The aSthoITi,y ut oi despot,
sns was guilty. while in fact h. was guiltless
President Cleveland: without the remotest
and with open % asowsI Started % out to vp perpe,
trats tho Identical crime himself
ssss s
6SssS promptly said he % Two tAinss sSe want: nj.
belonged to the lne old time Of the wars OF the
call a halt; but after this ex6ibition Of hor ma.
hs her S HhSsers hSa y, ~ last got Into ne. head
finally promised cien,ency. '"'
Presious in nstTuctions in that case will gov
ssrn:" telsgrsphs our benign Al and wf,, whf,e,neyolent
name OF and acting for the United States. made
bis astounding proposition to President Dole
visy he sought Tor tha, purpose. -.
noS are fraud .;Ssr and usarnSr Pre:dens lent
Queen was overpowered by Minister Stevens
and the United States forces. You and your
stoien goods The queen surrendsred not to
you, but to the United States subject to ap-
peal f 70 me ns against % you; and as; as yon have
the arbitrator, between you Now. have de:
are you going to DO about It p
humiliatinr position Was ever more gross
. question been but to . Govern ment with the
power OF resistance the only answer would
would ever ever have is been so SO presunptuous. % What
ident Of . constitutional rennbiiei What ad-
Coyysrtql Government on earth to the most
But while the insult cas- for Mr.. Dole. not for
him was the humiliation.
Thrice is he Arn'a that hath hts quarrel Just
Sols q fSsS
Was the reply OF President Dole II Is hard to |
!.iIsin from quoting the whole OF ,hi. long
but my time and the patience OF the Senate |
forbid. 1t is marked by a dignity worthy Of |
Nc wonder. Mr.. resident, that tho despatch
o. MT Willis to Secretary Gresham, carving
demand ssoSd S displsy ia qsqs e%egs maniisststioa
q emotion and OF secrecy and despatch. Mr.
%iis tSn, ,, was In dseD water tSdesdi And tGr
Well might M. willis say. with that people
ssauit9 q II the R fresidsnt 9 Of he Tnitsa States
and his Secretary Of State had stretched them.
here and the peculiar conditions surrounding
yell might he order the Corwip 70 slow up and
that the President and Secretary might get
breathing time 70 meet their hot wrath when
ths hs sess.ning story should reach tho ears Of
m Ss Ss %sn pssDss the
On MS unhappy mission. every now and then
IS shsrp exigency in nffnlrs is reached he be-
iHfsys 4 the fact that he IL an American citizen.
shough to take In ths actual situation OF affairs.
ne saw body OF Americans drawing to their
SUPPORT and eo0peratlon all others of European
descent, maintaining constitutional govern
nsnt and protecting lie and property under
circumstances which at their best prssel ted
. problem in human government OF rare DIM |
scuty, a. well as Of rare interest. and called for
the highest qualities OF courage and states
manship To iaii was 10 sAcIincs all the prop
srty interests In the islands and turn them
over hrst. to the natives and Asiatics. and
next t1 the British.
n Ihs internal forces Of violence, Of disorder
mo possible civil war could only be restrained
by the most firm and steady hand. Feeling
aud knowing that the monarchy had gone. and
gone forever they felt and knew that peace
~ az nTosPsIltY foE the country lay IN Its union
iIsAty Of annexation aud the President OF the
nited States had accepted IL; so now the
forces OF disorder were all let loose and the
ttephorteTs OF M monArehy were set on hre by the
ftesidsnt OF the United states himself
n hr Willis sends OF his dispatches by the
SStGrTln 20 aprIiss the President and to await
MS ms further orders: He knew that meanwhile
the forces OF the United States would remain
99uieseent He knew that the President and
Ihs Secretary. with skill worthy OF familiarity
w mith me game OF expert POKER PLAYERS were