The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-13
They Have Earned the Right to Come In


Senator TURPIE. in a speech discussing
the Hawaiian outrage In the Senate on
Thursday. remarked that wo could not con-
slider tho treaty or project Of annexation.
for these reasons:
1--WE must stand afar on from this tempt alton for
the great nation Of the tinted cannot afford to
take upon itself the suspicion that tho acquisition of
these Islands would arouse II obtained by stealth or
ieeerdemain No success could attend such spolia-
ton. II We are TO acquire the Islands they must
TO with open hand with palm clean and pure II
not in that must secure them by force OF
and In the light OF day as the lawful prize OF war.
Then may the nag of the republic float oft before
In pride and glory stricken nsld IN the
battle OF the just for the just the free and the
We are glad to see that a Democratic
Senator Is ready to go even SO far as that
In line with the traditional Democratic
policy Of annexation. which was broken by
Mr.. CLEVELAND In the case OF the Hawaiian
Islands. The inference from the remarks Of
Senator TURPIE is that he would favor the
annexation OF those islands IL we could get
a good title to them.
IL we are to get such a title, who can
give 1t to us except the actual and organ
lied Government OF Hawaii We cant get
1t from Mrs. DoMINIs. for she has no au-
thority to give 1t. She has no more right
to transfer the property than any other
individual Hawaiian woman. The islands
do not belong to her. and she has no power
over them. When she was Queen she exer-
csed authority simply by the sufferance of
the white and civilized men now in control
OF the Government. and when she stood In
their way they put her out by the right
and power OF revolution.
Since then the authority and jurisdiction
OF the Provisional Government have been
undisputed In Hawaii, and have been recog-
nized and acknowledged by the whole
civilized world. Mrs. DOMISIs has no
standing In international law. Mr.. WILLIS.
1t Is true. plotted and intrigued with the
woman. but he was accredited 10 the Pro-
visional Government only. He dealt
with her merely as fellow con-
spirator against the Government to which
he was sent and by which he was received
as a diplomatic representative bound both
by his personal honor and by international
law to refrain from proceedings SO In
famous. so underhanded. and so sneaklng
In their violation Of the comfy between
nations. His conduct, enforced upon him
by secret instructions from Mr.. CLEvE-
LAND. was as base and as lawless as would
be the course OF our Minister to Brazil II
he eonspired with the royal pretender to
overthrow the Brazilian republic and TO
erect monarchy on its ruins.
In essence. the instructions to Mr.. WILLIS
from Mr.. CLEVELAND were To make war on
the Government OF Hawaii. not. II is true,
"ln the light OF day" as senator TURPIE
would have done it. but in the darkness
OF vile conspiracy: by trlckery. false
pretence. and cowardly intimidation. IL by
such means he had succeeded in overthrow
ing that existing and recognized Govern
ment In favor OF the pretensions Of Mrs.
DoMISIs. would Senator TURPIE have ar
gued that title TO the islands given by her
came TO us with open hand. with palm
clean and pure" and was not obtained "by
stealth orlegerdemain
Undoubtedly II we set out to take the
Hawaiian Islands by conquest. We should
secure them by force of arms aud in the
light OF day. as the lawful prize Of war"
We cannot get them in that way by sending
to them Minister L plot against their
Government With deposed and halG-ciy-
ilized Queen. pOweriess 10 assert hor bar
barOus pretensiOns except with such sub
teTranean intrigue and assistance. II We
were seeking TO make a treaty Of annexa-
ton With France. would Mr.. EUsTIs. our
Ambassador at Paris. go to work at it by
secretly conspiring 10 put the Bourbon pre-
tender in the place Of President CARSOT. so
as to get - clean and pure" title. without
any revolutionary stain ON It
Happily. 1t is not necessary for us to take
the Hawaiian Islands as lawful prize OF
war" conducted in a way which brings
shame to the American name. as does the
sneaking hostile demonstration against
their Government made by Mr.. CLEVELAND.
Happily We can get them by peaceful
treaty. and by title which all the world
would recognize as clean and pure and
indisputable. The strength Of the Pro
y.slonGl Government and ats competency