The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-27
REPORT AGAINST MONARCHY
Blount and Willis Used Very
Bad Judgment.
CLOSE RELATION WITH HAWAII
When Crown Falls in the Western
Hemisphere Ii Is Pulverized andM
the Scepter Departs Forever.

but short session to-day in order to
give the Democrats an opportunity after
ward to continue The caucus begun in the
morning. Morgan, chairman of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, presented a
report on the Hawaiian investigation, and
Frye gave notice that on Wednesday be
would address the Senate on that subject.
In opening the report submitted by Nor
gan he stated that the Investigations were
made under resolution requiring it to
report whether any. and if so what,
irregularities occ urred in the diploma tic
or other Intercourse between the United
States and Hawaii in relation to the recent
political revolution In Hawaii"
The report is prepared by Morgan and
concurred in by Frye, Dolph and Davis.
Republican members OF the committee,
who make also a supplemental report.
Butler, Turpie. Daniel and Gray, Demo-
Gratis, submit a minority report. These
reports. together with che mass of evi-
dence taken by the committee, are very
voluminous.
Morgan begins with the proposition that
this Government, in dealing with any
form OF government in Hawaii, can have
no break in its line OF policy correspond
Ing to any change in the Office of Pres;-
deut. 1t is in all respects the same Gov
ernment as II under the same President
during the entire period. The President,
however, has the right to change his
opinion and policy. but it must be re-
garded as a change of mind in the same
person.
The report then declares against mon
arehlSm in fha al n6c eayf rva
at least moral suzerainty over Hawaii,
which, II says, sis an American State en-
braced in the American commercial and
military SYSTEM" emitting it to induIgent
consideration, if not active sympathy, in
Its endeayors to release her people from the
odious anti-republican regime, which would
subordinate her people to the supposed
divine right of monarch whose title to
such divinity originated in the most
slavish conditions of pagan barbarity."
The report approves Minister Stevens
order landing troops from the Boston on
the ground that conditions existed which
led naturally to the apprehension of civil
commotioD, and endangering the security
of American citizens. and points out that
on three or four previous occasions similar
action had been taken. This condition.
the report says. grew out of the effort of
the Queen to overthrow the constitution.
and her act amounted to an act of
abdication and Deutralized her power TO
protect American citizens.
The report says: sit is evident the
Queens Government at that time had no
power to prevent the landing of troops
from any quarter, no power to protect it.
self against invasion and no power TO con-
duct civil government; in other words, an
interregnum existed. The Queen only
held the throne under her oath and the
constitution. aud when she declared her.
self absolyed therefrom ii was an actual
act of abdication. Furthermore, she had
been overthrown by the white people OF
the islands before the troops from the
Boston landed. The Hawaiian monarchy
lad perished." In view of this the report
lays down the proposition that "ln a conn
try where there is no power of law to pro-
tect the citizens of the United States there
can be no law of nations nor any rule of
comfy that can rightfully prevent our flag
from giving shelter TO them under the
protection Of our arms. This is without
reference to any distress 1t may give the
Queen. who generated the confusion. OF
any advantage it might give the people
In disputiBg her right to resume her legal
powers"
The report delares: '..The purpose OF
Minister Stevens and Captain Wiltse was
legitimate and that they acted in good
faith and with no interests except that of
protecting American citizens aud preserv-
ing order" The report speaks of the work
of American missionaries in building nm
the constitutional government of that
country, and says 1t entities the people n
the United States to sympathize with and
assist in resisting it's destruction. The
Queens desire to Danish or kill her opno-
nents should cause America not to hesi-
tate to support the Government opposed
to her.
The report then says that President
Cleveland. as soon as he learned this dis
position Of the Queen. abandoned further
exercise of attempts at reconciliation
though unfortunately Willis, In the belief
that he was following instructions. held
two or three interviews with the Queen
thereafter. The report adds: "When a
crown falls in any kingdom OF the western
hemisphere 1t Is pulverized. and when the
scepter departs 1t departs forever. Amer
iCdb upfulUD Cduuub cubtdiQ aQy American
ruler In the attempt to restore them. mo
matter how virtuaus and sincere the rea-
sons may be that seem to justify him."
Stevens recognition Of the new Govern
ment is justified. the report saying: "It
was bis duty at the safest possible period
to assist. by recognition. the termination
of the interregnum for the safety of citi-
zens of the United States. The question
of annexation and Stevens anxious adyo-
cacy thereof did not relieve him from his
duty or abridge bis right to call for troops
TO protect citizens of the United States.
The committee, therefore, find no cause
for censure either against Minister Stevens
or Captain Wiltse in tue subsequent rails
ing of the American flag on the Govern
ment building. The declaration of a
United States protectorate was void for
want of power and dlsayowed by Secre-
tary Foster ana rebuked by Gresham. who
ordered the protectorate abandoned and
the flag hauled down TO preserve the
national honor Of the country" The re-
port makes the, point that 1--WE have al