The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-08
Tho Hawaiian Resolution In tho
y atlan House, s. ~.


4 Tho Hawaiian dissolution In tho
House.
BY party vote the Democratic house
adopts the McCreary Hawaiian resolu-
tons. The first resolution condemns
ex.Minis,er Stevens on m untru.hful
statement purporting to give the facts
! in the case.
1t is alleged that Mr.. Stevens EN-
ployed the United States naval forces
and illegally aided in overthrowing the
constitutional government OF Hawaii.
ii any fact relating to any subject has
3 been established within tho past twelve
months it is that Mr.. Stevens did moth
J ing OF the kind. But Mr.. Blonnt says
he did, and on tho biased Blount report
y Mr.. Stevens IS condemned. Mr.. Stevens
will survive this partisan condemnation.
The second resolution heartily ap-
proves the principle announced by the
( President shat Interference with the
4 domestic affairs OF an independent M
Y ton is contrary to the spirit Of Ameri-
= can institutions" declares against an
Z nexation or n protectora.e, aud warns
foreign nations to keep their hands of.
Under tho Harrison administration
there was no interference with the
domestic affairs OF Hawaii. The Hawaii.
! IN monarchy was overthrown by
u Hawaiians, another government set up
\ representing the intelligence. morality,
Civilization and wealth OF the little
country, and that government asked for
z annexation.
that government tho Harrison
s administration undertook to treat.
There was no other Hawaiian govern
4 ment then and has been no other since,
+ although tho American flag has boen
y hauled down and emissaries OF Presi-
4 dent Cleveland have tried to overthrow
that government while thcy were &c.
credited to it.
8&sS It is noticeable that tho Presidents
i declaration OF tho principle of non.in-
reference is MI the resolution approves
q fall hiswords and acts in the Hawaiian
controversy. There is no approval Of
,Shis declaration that tho "great wrong''
Sshould be righted, no approval Of his
effort to restore tho doposed queen, an
effort which gave ofense to too many of
J his own party to be approved by DEM
ocratic house.
3 If tho President looks for comfort in
4 PROSECUTIONS he will have to find it in
tho condemnation OF ex.Alinister Ste.
9 yens and the disapproval Of annexation
s or n protectorate. Ii he DO satisfied
with what he finds there, hs is not hard
\ to.pleasc. There is not enough there
Ito compensate for tbs scathing denun.
citation he has received iron tho press
y Of his own party.
s H That portion Of ths resolutions which
notifies foreign governments that inter
;Syention by any OF them ''.'in the political
&alfairsE Of tho islands will not DO re-
gardcd with indifference by tho govern
4 ment OF tho United States" is oddly
coupled with declarations against m.
$sneSation and protectoratc. Tho
worlds notified that this country will
3nos accept Hawaii rs free gift and wilt
4 not set up n pretcctorate over it, aud
n that nobody cleo ahall.
But Hawaii \ has said that il tho
United statcu would not accept her
Sshe would ctter herself TO another coun-
Il try. As an Independent sovereignty.
she has Alright to do this and wc have
tno right to interfere. Moreover. why
I should wcintcricre? II tho thing isn't
worth havingis j. worth fighting over
Ito keep some other country from hay-
syinEit?
a,i1i,@ after our refusal to accept the
islands, England were to accept them
4 and! the administration wero to propose
\ to 60 to war ovor It, tho country would
mot sustain the administration and
Il Congress would not dare to. Nothing
\ could show better tho mess the admin.
$istration has made OF tho whole Ha.
E@waiian business. III