New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-03

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the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands to our
country. or the assumption OF protectora'e over
them by Government. is uncalled for and in.
expedient tina; the people Of tina, country should
q have absolute freedom and independence in plr-
suing their own line OF policy, and that foreign
Intervention in the political affairs Of IN. islands
will not be regarded with Indifference bv the Gov
eminent of the United StateS.'
TIE MINORITY RESOLUTIONS
Mr. Hit offered the following substitute for the
above resolution:
"ResOived That Il is the sense of this House that
the demand caused by the President OF n. United
States. by his imperative instructions he made
the 18Th OF December last. upon the President
and officers Of the Hawaiian Government that It
promptly relinQuish ali authority. and his PROPOSED
! erection OF monarchy in it's stead. was
warranted intervention in the affairs of friendly
and recognized Government. contrary TO the law
Of nations. The policy ana traditions of this Repun
"Kesolvcd. Jhai me Provisional Government of
Hawaii. hayins oeen duly recognize. IN highest
he md,itical Ar IRIS 81 these Islands viii be- re-.
garded as an act unfr.endly TO me Government OF
! iho tinted States"
Mr.. McCreary. in the course of his speech. cca-
sureI President Harrison for his indecent haste in
! drawing M treaty OF annexation with Hawaii
OF Hawaii had ben heard. He severely criticised
! the American representative in Honolulu ana the
the ;lme of the sc-caod revolution, which. he said
! was without parallel IN diplomatic history.
stances attending the overthrow % the Queens
XSb '%or X r. wneth1r he claimed TIA, the
: Queen had right to proclaim a new constitution
( by her fiat.
WHAT n SIZE DID? ASKS MCREARl.
: Il did not claim that she had" Mr.. McCreary re-
piled. "and did not say | simply said that
King kamehdmeha L. and all the rest OF the kings
had proclaimed constitutions whenever they felt like
I s,tl, hon M.
As soon as the Committee Of S,fey had passed
resolution in favor Of Provisional Go'rinmcnt'
saying that they unable to protect themselves
and asking tinted states forces To be sent pT9ect
them. Under that cali soldiers were landed IN lion
olulu at o'c,ock the evening Of January 49, ~"
There uprsin~ of the Hawaiian people tnen'
, There no pouulat moN"m. ~ fs"lnsi u GOV
eminent Of Hawaii The people we're not in favor
| cause they were required 10 do 50 by Mr. stevens.
and because the Provisional Government said iha, i
States forces TO protect 1t. WHAT was the siiua-
ton at that time? There was at anchor in me sane me
Islands 100 subjects of Great Britain. There was
also at anchor h IN HS Taf nSf sanee snScs On
the ISLANDS. And ye, the British Minister or tho
danger the lives or properly 81 ne briish or
subjects and 6e ad H %h m"N Di apas @
landed these troops he committed an act OF war and
ReferTng '' to Mr Clevelands withdrawal from
the Senate Of the treaty of annexatlon' Nj Nc
Crcary praised the wisdom Of hat act lie pro
fessei sympathy with all Republican movements
but said that the Hawaiian moI ement was not, In
policy Of the Harrison Administrator IN ;h is
cases-the case OF samoa the case OF Cni' ana tne
would claim that with all the proof that had been
Of State it was an exhibition OF wisdom on the
part OF President Harrison to send TO the Senate
s. 20 COZ in order to get those little islands and ask
ing Congress TO recognize what was zone by ir~
American citizens down there. He Mr Me- 'reafy,
asserted that that was not To the credit o' the last
Administration.
BI.OUNT QUOTED AS AUTHORITY
In the further OF his argument. Mr.. Nc
Creary said that he would now call as a witness
Mr. John II. Blount-a man conspicuous for M
ability and his lntegrity-a man who ranked among
the best and ables' men who served In the American
Congress for the last twenty years (Applanse) ne
then read extracts rom Mr l'o1n in me
New-York Herald"-whom he spoke OF as a uIs
lie also read extracts from n letter written by X w
Header of Cedar Rapids Iowa, who was IN ION.
I ibere % Wss no ai Body Of men on streets
cept those landed from the Boston. ana 'ha, We we
1Jneen had arnl,!e force preserve order. Al me
bottom Of the whole movement, MT. Mra rear! s"r
had been the representa'Nrs oh 1.sionarin1 or
oices If the regular government coul: be set aside
and the sugar planters who had made %l.3v9
under the reciprocity treaty. were 10 DE en'lVIT
by getting the sugar bounty Of 2 cents pou i,
IN, he thanked Goa that the house had yesterday
passed tariff bin in which there wonid D. no ihgar
sugar ho,ntv And he had no doubt fhat the sugar
planters were TO-DAY less anxious for annexation ,i
than they had been Appanae' 30 Hawa both on
policy and principle It, popula,uoh Wa Kana
up Of apanese Chinese d,l Hd nnea ann amy more
serious race problem than It now had, ,,oar NOM
,e o I'm ibe fonmi,ee on Foreign Affairs. followed
in opposition the resolution OF thc inaJo,'f az
able to agree to the resolution Of the matNrity for
the that i Ignored many .hings ommItee
which had been investigating the wh9le mnl on;
now so positively asserted the sxam"a," nc, od
on The Inc pursued by criminal lawyer and me
statements were purely ex.parte III ,nere WE h hS
made the so-called investigation. That was the last
source to which we sh9na sG cor AppIamse
The previous speaker had raiied aganst a ,h
on,nion in the White House next week daughter
and appause) There has been no statement by
be- no interference on the part OF ioregn Nations
for America had given notice ,nnt any rnrraed es
with the Hawaiian Islands would De regar"eu IN
an act unfriendly TO the InA'ed States.
poLE's STRONG GOVERNMENT
He praised the Administration OF President Dole
and It's stability. and said that In spite OF the
efforts OF powerful government to fomeht discoru,
that little Government had held It's own. ana had
maintained its place IN the family OF nations cap
plause) There were only two cases WHERE rne raw
Of nations permitted one country to lntrrisre WIN
another: one whore II was necessary Tor siiprrser-
w. ZION and the other in the name Of humanity
and neither excuse existed IN ,ni go, van IN rec
ognizng the provisional Government ne an3,"d me
French Republic Minister Washburne. ne declared;
vas a true American d'epubcan apGlaTse,;, ana ,h
coelinqs OF the ma ory, but ne promptly recognized
the new Government. And the Presinent nld ho'
send a message to Congress transmitting ms rcpu-
dation OF this recognition. And the repuDlcah
Government not formed the next day atter o ne
monarchy overthrow: but II was not Tor years
nfterward In 1875. and then only by a majority OF
ono This country had assumed. In the eyes or me
world a position as he embodiment or business anu
republican ideas Whenever step had been taken
I'm foreign country looking TO the adoption or re-
publican institutions. this country had been among
The frat TO welcome IT, ApplauseJ And to-day, Tor
The first time In 100 years. this Government Is de-
frndcd for pursuing policy inimcal to free IN
situations. Appause).
He ridlcued the Presidents attempt to restore
nj sall Ihal who md ever