New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-24
HAWAIIAN INFAMY AGAIN.
SENATOR CULLOM'S SCATHING ARRAIGN-
MENT OF THE ADMINISTRATIONS.
A COMEDY OF ERRORS THAT HAS MANY
SERIOUS FEATUREs-CIEVELAND HAS MADE
AMERICAN DIPLOMACY THE LAUGHING

A COMEDY OF ERRORS THAT HAS MANY
SERIOUS FEATUREs-cLEvELAND HAS MADE
AMERICAN DIPLOMACY TIE LAUGHING
STOCK OF THE WORLD.
lBY TELEGRAPH 80 THE TRIBuxEl
Washington, Jan 23-The favorable report
made to-day TO the Senate on Mr.. Turpies Ha-
waiian non-intcrference resolution by the For
eign Relations Committee may perhaps be taken
to indicate to some extent the policy which Is
likely TO be adopted by the "deliberative
branch" I'm de,ling with Mr.. Clevelands bunder-
ing programme OF monarchical restoration in
Hawaii. The Turre resolution. as Is well
known, Is a compromise between active con-
demnation of the whole effort Of the President
to restore the savage ex-Queen and subservent
acquescencc in the Administrations errors
such as is blindly advocated by the Democratic
"cuckoos."
The resolution declares, primarily, that in
view of the existing diplomatic and political re-
latons between this country and Hawaii,
nexation Is not advisable. But it asserts with
equal emphasis that the Provisional Govern
ment Is the sole legal and recognized power in
the Islands and must be allowed to develop its
own policy az 1t sees fl without Interference
from the Administration here; while 1t insists.
foreign Government will be regarded act
unfriendy to the United States.
All the members Of The Committee on Foreign
Relations concurrcd In favoring the two latter
sections Of the resolution. Mr.. Dolph
willing 10 agree TO the first. for he still believes
that the annexation project should be insisted
upon by Congress In spite OF the foolish OBJ
stacles thrown in Its way since last March by
the President and Secretary Gresham. AS OBJ
lection was made to the consideration OF the
resolution. IT went over until tomorrow. when
II WILL perhaps be- objected to with some acerbity
by the more radical Cuckoo element in the
Senate as an lily concealed reflection on the Adj
mnstration's highly moral. though Quxotc.
purpose Of Fighting" I.iluokalanrs alleged
wrongs"
The Foreign Relations Committee H. Of course.
expected to 90 much further than approving Mr..
Turpie's qualified protest against the Admins.
tration's ridiculous attitude before II finishes
with the Hawaiian question. For the present.
however its unanimous report to-day gives n
useful hint TO the turn which Its subsequent
action is likely TO take
MIR. CUrJOM REHEAESr:s TIE CHAPTER OF
SHAME.
Mr.. Cullom made. this afternoon in the Sem
ate. an interesting contribution to the Hawaiian
discussion. His analysis Of. TIE inconsistencies
and foes II the Presidents Hawaiian
diplomacy was causiic and full of vgor and had
the added merit Of carrying the devious and
culpabc history OF the restoration programme
down TO the most recent date. He spoke 20 the
resolution offered ola January by Mr.. Frye.
declaring that pending the investigation by the
Committee on Foreign Relations. there should be
no Interference on the pa t Of the United States
Government, BY moral Unfit ence or physical
force. for the restoration Of the Queen or the
maintenance OF the Provisional Government
In the Hawaiian Islands
Mr. Cullom began with n synopsis Of IIa-
waian history down to the attempt Of the Queen
to abrogate the constitution Of 1887 He quoted
the preamble Of that document and said In
part:
Thus It will be that for either estate. whether
Crown people. To- attempt. without full acquies-
cence by the other to withdraw, revoke abandon or
tuition wcrld be clear act OF revolution. treason
able In its character equvaent at the very least to
abdicaton. by the act OF Queen Liliuokalani In
publicly announcing that she would abrogatc the
the necessary steps complete the royal revolution
she became simply Mrs. Dominis, having stripped
at her word and In the most usual. decent and
proper way proceeded TO organize Il temporary Gov
eminent OF the people and by the people.
TIE QUEENS ACT REvo lpNARY.
The Queens act was as much crime and as GER
taniy revolution III 80 lar IN IL aIlected the peo-
pie az was the coup dctat OF Napoleon In declaring
himself Dictator o" Emperor of France. 1t was In
effect a crime and IA really an abdicaton OF all
right 70 the throne as would be the act OF Amer
can President who should some fine morning re-
nounce his constitutional allegiance and create a
revolution by declaring himself the Dictator Para
mount OF the United States.
She had. by the withdrawal and attempted prac-
teal revocation OF that Constitution. which was the
written limitation Of her power and authority. and
the established guarantee Of the peoples privileges
become "A public enemy, and guilty OF treason
70 the country. whose throne she had disgraccd
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