The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-03-03
ON THE HAWAIIAN AFFAIR
tn FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
MAKES A REPORT. -

tn FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
MAKES A REPORT. .
Senator Morgan says The ,Only Per-
son Who Has Done Wrong IL Queen
T.: ~Liiiuokalani - Republicans anl
:.DemoctNts submit Reports.
Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Morgan,
!: chairman of the senate committee on for
!, eign. relations, to-day presented the re-
port Of the investigation OF that COM
mittee regarding Hawaii. =,
The report presented by Senator Nor
gan is concurred in by Senators Sherman,
Frye, Dolph and Davis,> the Republican
members Of the committee, who :. also
L AXE u supplement report, taking more
positive grounds t1na the Morgan re-
Pert, while Senat ,rs Butler, Iurpie, Dan
iel and Gray Democrats) submit a mi
nority report. hs z. q u .
These reports, with the testimony taken
in the secret investigation, make a bulky
document, and arr a comprehensive re-
view of the Hawaiien question made
after a thorough investigation.
Senator Morgan in his report says that
the inquiry related, first, TO the conduct
of b government, as shown in its Of
fetal acts and correspondence; and, Sec
ord, to the conduct of. the civil and mill
tary officers of the, government in the
discharge of their public duties and func-
tons. These are matters which do not
concern Hawaii at this time. He also
scys that the future policy Of the gov
ernment as to annexation has been ex-
cluded from the consideration Of: the
committee, except where it is alluded. to
as an incident to the investigation. "
Mr.. Morgan lays down the proposition
on the first page Of the report ="as'a gov
eminent dealing with Hawaii and with
any form Of government. that. scfih.
try, the United States can have $40 %skf3s
ar. ton or break in its lire Of policy coz
responding to. any change in the in
cubency of the. Office of president: 1t is
in all respects as much the SAME govern
ment III every. right and responsibility. as
if it had been under the same president
during the entire period covered by the
recent revolution in Hawaii and the sue
cceGing events.
"The president, however, hats C, right
to change his opinion, and q change of
policy ni'the part of one presi lent from
LAhI AllfiuS ny HIS pACuSSCoSOA' lN9
be regarded simply as a change of mind
merarchism in the islands follows next,
the report saying that we exercise at
least a moral suzerainty over the :coun-
try. -,
Hawaii" it says f".is an American
state and is embraced inethe American
commercial ard military. system. In this
attitude of the two governments, Hawaii
must be entitled to demand of the United
States an i~ndulsent consideration, if not
an active sympathy, while she is endeav-
Oh 'ng to accomplish what every American
state has achieved, the release of her
people from the odious anti-rerublican
regime which denies to the people the
right to govern themselves, and sub
o1dinates them to the supposed divine
right of a monarch whose title to such
divinity originated in the most 'slavish
conditions of pagan barbarity." - y
The report then reviews in detail the
revolution and subsequent events. 1t
lays the blaim of the revolution entirely
upon the queen, whose action in annull-
ing the constitution was, equivalent to alb
dication. Minister Stevens action in
landing the troops is approved, and he is
declared not to have conspired to over
throw the monarchy. The appointment
of Commissioner Blount is approved, as
is also his action in ordering down the
American flag. Z .g "a "
The report adds that it WASH OF the in
tention of tile president at any time to
use force to restore the queen.
l.; The committee finds nothing worthy of
criticism in the negotiation Of the treaty
of annexation with the provisional gov
81 ments of Hawaii. The revolution in
<Howaii had the effect simply of dis
placing the chief of the executive depart
nent and substituting another. =,
The report closes by approving Presi-
d, mt Cleveland's policy of. attempting to
amicably settle the affair. Z. -
The Republican members agreeing to
Mr.. Blount's report submit. supplemental
thereto and more fully expressive of their
viz VS. a report declaring that the appoint
mtnt of MI. Blount was unconstitutional;
that placing the naval force at his. com.
mand was also unconstitutional, and Mr..
Elount had no authority to haul down. the
American flag. It says that President
Cleveland had no right to reopen. such
determined questions, and to en~deavor'by
any means whatever to overthrow the,
provisional government or to restore the
monarchy which it had displaced. This
report is signed by John Sherman, Will
lam p. Frye, ]. N. .Dclph, Cushman X.
Davis 50 -
The Democratic members also make a
report declaring that, Mr.. Stevens took
an actual part in the revolution. The
minority report is signed by NC. Butler,
David Turpie, John M. Daniel and
George Gray.
NJ. G.. Butler adds the following and;
David, Tlrpie' ~concnrs: '"',, question Of
annexation is. not submitted for the con
sideration of the committee, except as. it
cidentally affects the main question dis.
crssed; but it may not be improper for
me to say in this connection that i. am
heartily in favor of the acquisltiphisof
til se. islands by the government of the,
United States, and in a proper. cate and
onaaa appropriate occasion l should earn
eatly advocate. the same. But I am I'M.
to- take advantage Of internal dis
ssensions in those islands for which + be.
we .areTin som neasure ~respongfble
to consumpatei at this time, 80 desirable
an. object. Il ~. i ~:
e - ,lFalk OF secedina::ssr
slGeugetew4, Colo; FEB; 27:--A petition !
is being circulated here, which calls. upon
the silver producing states.f0. secede. ft0tm
the general government and ,joln. the Re
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