The record-union., 1894-02-27

mlttee, under more faVOraDle clfcuiH-
stances, established the fact that the reVo-
luton originated with Liliuokalanl, who
ex xpected, through opium and lottery
bills, to secure funds TO carry out hef
purpose"
The report upholds the right of the
President TO appoint Blount and delegate
to him paramount authority, and says:
'rhe President would not have been JUS
titled in using force to restore the Queen,
and did not contemplate such action;
therefore his tender of good offices Tor
the settlement of differences was strictly
within his accepted right"
The fact that the Provisional Govern
ment was formed to exist till annexation
to the United States justified interference
for its protection, which would not have
been tolerated under other circumstances;
therefore. the Provisional Government,
having thrown itself into the arms OF the
United States, cannot justly complain
that the United States should scrutlnlze
all pretensions of right thus to dispose OF
the entire country and people. Moreover,
the Queen herself abdicated Professionally,
awaiting the decision of the United States
as to her rights. Under these conditions
1.-The President of the United States, be-
lieving the information then in possession
OF the Government not sufficient to JUS
tify summary annexation, could not nave
done Justice TO himself, to his country, 10
the people of Hawaii, to the Provisional
Government, or TO Lihuokalani, without
having made an effort to use his good
offices to ascertain whether 1t was practl-
cable for the Queen to be restored TO au-
thority."
THE PRESIDENTS ACTS JUSTIFIED.
The report says if the Provisional Gov
ernmeut had agreed TO restoration, the
United States would not have been IN
any sense responsible for her restoration;
would not have espOuseu monarchy nor
have cOntravened American sentiment or
policy; they would merely have been
mutual friends in the solution OF the
question. Therefore, the committee con-
clude ''the President of the United States
has not in this particular in any wise
been party to any irregularity or inn
propriety of conduct in his high ofhce."
The committee finds nothing worthy OF
criticism in negotiating treaty OF annex
alton with the Provisional Government
of Hawaii, as the Provisional Govern
ment is perfectly competent to make
such treaty. The committee finds the
treaty not negotiated. too hastily, as
charged, because both parties desiring 1t.
a speedy conclusion was desirable IN the
interest of good government. Moreover,
the danger of the islands falling into the
hanGe of an European power made
prompt action necessary.
The report finds Stevens earnest advo-
cacy of annexation not open to criticism,
it being In line with Marcy and nearly all
his successors as Secretary of State and
with many of Stevens predecessors IN
Hawaii 1t declares Ibis dealings with
the Hawaiian Government We're charac-
terized by becoming dignity and reserve,
and were not in any way harsh or often-
sive. The only substantial lrregularlty
in the conduct of any officer OF the United
&I,oI Il ion "a u
ate by Stevens, though no actual harm
resulted from his acts, and are merely re.
quired to be disavowed as precedent"
MINORITY REPORT.
The Republican mem bers, in their sup
Elemental report, express accord with the
essential findings of the main report, but
declare Blount's appointment unconsti-
tutional; the placing of the naval force at
Honolulu under his orders illegal; the
hauling down of the American flag at
Honolulu by Blount's orders unwar-
ranted, because it created public excite
ment and distrust; that the President had
no authority to reopen the question OF the
legality of the Provisional Government
or attempt to restore the monarchy, and
that he could not act without the joint
consent Of both parties.
The report of the Democratic minority
declares Stevens guilty of 'unbecoming
III tuO OfOIlIS Wh4Sll AOO w
the revolution, but exonerates Captain
Wiltse.
Butler and Turpie submit brief state
ments in favor Of the annexation of the
islands.
The testimony taken by the committee
is very voluminous, covering over 700
pages and touching all points of the con-
troversy.
Stevens testified that his reasons for
declaring a protectorate were that both
the Japanese and British purposed do
ing so.
BIount declared that he had not the
slightest intimation from the President
or anybody else until after his return
from Hawaii of the intention to reinstate
Liliuokalani.