The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-17

Hatch, November = last Indignantly re-
pGdiated the assumption Of Secretary
Gresham's letter that there had been sub
mitted 20 the arbitration u the president
Of the United States the question: WHISTLER
or not The authors Of tbs Hawaiian revosu-
ton Of January. 1896. had right 70 esfao-
Iish government In that c0untry. MI.
Hatch in his pub.lc address said:
"The assumption is false in every re-
spect- liz. me briefly point OFT way.
Two parties can make . contract, nus y
requires the conseEt Of three 10 MAKE
valid 1rbitration-shat OF the two parties
In interest and the arbitrator. The pArtses
must clearly define the subject MISTER OF
the arbitration. Is - absurd 90 ecntsna
that there could be any arbitration o. sn-
ference or tmputztion. First: Has theirs
been any issue framed; has the provi-
s.onal government scrmifted 20 the deei.
sion of anybody its right 70 exfssg 4
brand as false the claim that we have pus
ia issue In any say whatever the question
whether or no. We were proceeding legally
in oversurning corrupt and rotten mon
sxchy.
secondly: Has the president of the
United States up 10 this point pretended
10 have been acting in q judicial capacity
Has he notified ANYBODY that.he vas pro-
ceedinz with q judicial fnvesfigssionF
Has he given sny notice that hearing
would be bad on such dateg Has he
notified anybody that witnesses were BE-
ing examined Has he given anybody an
opportunity TO cross-examine those Wit
nsssss or 20 confront them Has ne
given anybody on our side the opportu-
nifty TO be heard7
Wow. we do not need the legal knowi-
edge of that distinguished judge. Who is
now secretary of state, 10 know that no
arbitration could stand for q moment in
Law. however insignificant the matter.
which Vas conducted ex prrte, without an
opportunity 90 be heard, without an in
spection of the evidence which has been
produced. or opportunity to cross-examine
the witnesses. Gentlemen, is can hardly
be contended that the provisional govern
nent aud We. representing the supporters
of that government. have submitted our
right to exist to Col. James Ii. Blount. OF
Georgia.
"But waving all these considerations,
there remains this fundamental one. that
no conrt Of arbitration would have the
right TO ignore the great question AZ issue |;
that 10, whether or not Liliuokalani had
violated the constitution; had thrown 1t
TO the dogs, and had put herself beyond
the protection Of the law. To ignore all
that and decide this great issue upon the
petty technicaiity as to whether or not
Mr.. stevens recognized the power OF this
community i've minutes too soon or not
was not In the power OF judge"
Emperor William the First of Germany
as an individual, by the consent of Eng
land and the United States. was asked TO
act as arbitrator in the dispute over the
possession Of San Juan island. Emperor
William decided In favor OF the United
States. and his decision was respected. but
he acted a. an illustrious individual, and
If his decision had been repudiated he
could not lawfully have enforced it by
using the power of the German empire.
The question who shall govern HAWAII
has not been referred to President Cieve-
land by anybody. and yet without war
rant as arbitrator for tho Hawaiians !;
without warrant in the constitution and
laws OF the United States President Cleve-
land has ordered foreign government in
friendly and regular diplomatic relations
with our own to disperse, and
in doing this he was guilty Of
an act of war and usurpation.
There was time, according to Prince
Metternich's Memoirs" when the men,
tai powers of Napoleon failed him; when
he lost the prudsnce, sagacity and COM
mon sense OF his best days. and acted like
a man whose mental vision was cloud ed
by the cataract OF morbid egotisna, AFRO
gance and obstinacy.
II Is safe to say that Cieveland's whole
conduct In this Hawaiian matter Is
utterly unworthy of his best days; ii Is
marked by surprising arrogance. egotism,
obstinacy. ignorance, duplicity and folly.