Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-06
HAWAIIAN DEBATE
The McCreary Resolutions Further
Discussed in the House.
PRESIDENT ATTACKED AND DEFENDED
Some Strong Speeches Made on
Both SIDES,
But no VOTE TAKEN IET

At the opening of the session OF IN,
/ House this morning Mr.. Ellis of OREGON
asked unanimous consent for the causfB.-.-
] tion OF the Senate hin To extend the tI,4,
allowed the JmatiIla Irricati6a Company
i Ior the completion Of its canal across th.
/ matllla Indian reservation In the stats
/ OF oregon. ana the hII was passed
After the call of committees Tor reports
! the Hawaiian debate was resumed. AIr
/ outhwaite COhioD taking the floor IN SUM
] port Of the McCrrary resolution. a.. t,o6
/ the position that Minister Stevens In order
ing the troops ashore at the time of The
revolution had been guilty of an act of ypY.
! mat IN betraying the government u which
| ne had been accre iit-d he had been guilty
| OF treachery. and thar in schcming with tho
] sugar interests 10 overthrow a weak non-
aIehS' with view TO annexation. he had
! been guilty Of cowardice
He devoted much of his time To aaaucl,y
PROOF tending 10 show Mr Stevens conn
] pllcity ln the alleged conspiracy af tba
SUGAR painters 10 bring about annexation.
IN order l. secure the benefit of tho sfi.-,r
bounty Of the United States
ne analyzed the events Of the revolution
llset 10 show Mr.. stevens zeal on behalr
. 81 the reNOlutiouIsts. The subea,IfI-rf =
tempts 10 rush the Hawaiian Islands fot,
the nltcd States. he said were marked b,,
mock her'ism at Honolulu and mock ma
t1otism IN Washington. he hopag NJ,
the gentleman from Indiana tAfr. JDhUs1np
wrote his opera he would not FORGET ~
blazon on the banners Of the chorus elris
Sl2 per ton on Su-ar
Il might include your sueech D" ipt.rr,,,.t
el Mr.. Johnson. amid "A ripple OF amus.-
meht. 1t would certainly prove a laugh
able feature OF any comic opera"
AIR. Cultivate challenged the proaurtiorl
ot single scintilla Of evidence 10 prove
That Mr.. Cleveland. In the inauguration Of
a policy which had FOR its purpose tho
I rshung OF national wrong, ever conten-
plated the use Of force
Cuiberson Defends Cleveland.
Mr.. Culberson OF Texas. chairman OF the
judiciary committee. followed Mr.. outh-
waite and was listened to with great at
tention. When Mr.. Cleveland was inaugu-
rated. said ne. an extraordinary condition
Of affairs with reference to Hawaii existed,
A treaty OF annexation had been negottat-
ed and sent to the Senate The transaction
was incomplete. The treaty was based
upon the report Of Secretary Foster. IL was
Mr.. Clevelands right and duty to investi-
gate that report already questioned
All the cOusidera tons OF national honor
demanded that he exercise that right and
discharge his duty. The main question be-
Tore the House was whether the evidence
furnished demonstrated the falsity Of that
report II 1t was false and the facts could
be made TO appear that the revolution was
accOlupllS ned by the laNleSS act Of
minister IL the negotiation Of that treaty
WAS an meXcusable blunder and Mr.. Ste-
Vens action was crime against the United
States. An the evidence, he went on. show
ed that Secretary Fosters report was tr-
roneoUs and unreliable: that Mr.. Stevens
was a Tevolutlonist ana q conspirator and
that the landing OF the troops TO protect
American life and property was a mere
YreteNt and disguise TO make possible the
success OF the projected usurpatiOn. Long
after the defamefs OF the President shall
have been forgotten the courage patriotism
and devotion OF a democratic administra-
ton will stand as a monument 10 the honor
OF the United States and the enlightened
justice Of the world. Democratic ap-
plause)
The Presidents stretch of Power.
Mr.. Storer OF Ohio. a republican member
OF the committee on foreign affairs. said
that what occurred in Hawaii on January
Is 1893, was small matter compared with
what had occurred in Washington since
March 4. 1898.
Mr.. Storer made an argument against
the Presidents power to confer upon Mr..
Blount diplomatic authority without nomi-
rating him for confirmation by the Senate
in the regular way.
Mr. Blount's mission. he said, was purely
political one. He was sent 20 make
case against the last administration ire
publican applause), and he made It. added
Mr.. StOrer, but he would have made bet
ter case IL he had not made 20 good a case:
If he had been more careful about express
ing his own opinion. Think Of taking tes-
timony, he continued. upon a question in
Volving the life OF a government. and noe
asking the head OF that government for
his evidence.
The only evidence in the whole case in
disputable to lawyer, he said was the
power Of attorney given by the eX-queen
when she wanted not power, but money.
That power Of attorney empowered its hold
er 10 come to the United states and sell
all OF her outstanding title. either for cash
or on the installment plan. In that pa
per, said he, impressively, ''uhe queen
stated tnat she had surrendered her author
ity, not TO the United States, but TO the
provisional government" (Applause)
DIR. Everett Defends the President.
Mr. Everett (Aiass). also a member Of
the foreign affairs committee. IN common
with other democrats OF the committee.
took the position that the Hawaiian revo-
luton was accomplished through the sympa-
thy Of MIR. Stevens and the Intimidation
produced by the landing of the American
troops. He warmly indorsed the course Of
MIR. Cleveland. who. ne declared, was as
true an American as any one on the nO0r.
and who had no sympathy with monarchy.
In future time. said he, Mr.. Cleveland's
Hawaiian policy would add another proof
of his loyalty and fidelity to the courage
OF his convictions.
The American Interest Paramount,
Mr.. Loud CalD. who followed. contended
that partisanship should have no place in
the determination OF a question where pa
triotism alone should reign. The American
interest in Hawaii was paramount. Down
to Mr.. Clevelands second administration
the policy OF the United States had always
looked 10 ultimate annexation. Even Mr..
Merrill. Mr. Cleveand's first minister to
Hawaii. received instructions. both written
and verbal, To court the most friendly re-
latlons with Hawaii with d view 10 ultimate
annexation. He said that the annexation
scheme instead of being supported by tho
sugar men was opposed by them.
4 Tribute tn Mr.. BIount.
Mr.. Turner tGa) made an impassioned
speech. The revolution Of our country
men in Hawaii. said he, Was not against
oppression. II was a conspiracy which
overthrew and trampled under foot a con-
stitutonal form OF government, under
which our countrymen there had Hourishei
and prospered. And what was the conai-
ton there now2
The constitution was suspended the
queen was dethroned. even the writ of
habeas corpus. that palladium OF Anglo
Saxon liberty, was suspended. and every
resident In the islands was disfranchisei
What sort OF spirit Of liberty was IL
invoked on this floor, asking the House 70
stand up Tor such defiance OF iii,grtv ana