The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-02-27
Frye, Dolph and Davis Agree
With the Essential Findings
Of the Report.
Biounts appointment and His Report
Justified and Com ommended-AnneEa-
tion Favored.

course between the United States and
Hawaii In relation 10 the recent political
revolution In Hawaii. The report was
prepared by Morgan. and is coneurrsd In
by Frye, Dolph aud Davis. republican
members Of the com mmittee. who also made
q supplemental report. Butler. surpie.
Daniel and Gray. democrats, submit "a
minority report These reports. together
With the mass OF evidence taken by the
committee, are very Voluminous.
Morgan begins with the proposition that
this government. dealing with any form OF
government In Hawaii. can have no break
In its line OF policy corresponding TO any
change Of ofiiee of the president II is in
ell respects the same government as il
under the same president during the entire
period.
The report then declares against mon
archism in the islands. saying We exercise
at least moral suzsrainty over Hawaii,
which 10 an American state embraced in an
American commercial and military system
sntitlinQ IL to indulRSnt consideration IL
not active sympathy ia endeavors TO release
her peopls from an odioua anti-repubiioan
Iegims. and the supposed divine right the
monarch, whose title to such divine tight
|
pagan barbarity.
The report approves Minister Stevens
order landing troops from the Boston. on
the g ound that conditions existed which
led naturally 20 the apprehension Of civil
commotiOn sndanRering the security Of
American citizens. and points ont that on
three or four previous occasions similar
action was taken. This condition. the re-
port says. grew out OF the effort OF the
queen TO overthrow the constitution. and
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tion and neutralized her power 90 protect
American citizens.
The queens dsaire 10 Danish or kill her
/ opponents should cause Americans not 10
hesitate 10 support gOTsrnmsnt opposed
20 her. The report then says that
learned this disposition Of the
queen. abandoned further exercise OF at
tsmpts al reconciliation, though unfor-
tuuately Willis in ths belief that he was
following instructions. held two or three
| interviews with the queen thereAft05.
The report adds; when q crown falls
In any kingdom Of the western hemisphere
| 10 Is pulverized, and when a sceptrs departs
| 10 departs forever American OpinisR eau
| not sustain any American ruler In an at.
tempt TO restore them, no matter how Vir-
tuOus and sincere the reasons may be that
seem TO justify them"
| Stevens recognition Of the new govern
ment 10 justified. the report saying; 1T
was his duty at the safest possible period to
assist, by recognition. the termination Of
tha inteTregnum for the safety OF citizens
of the United states" The report says ths
| question OF annexation. and Stevens anx-
| iOus advocacy thereof. did not relieve him
from duty or abridee hia right 30 call for
oops 20 protect citizens OF ths Uaitsd
States. The committee therefore hnd no
cause of osnaur6 either against Minister
/ Stevens or Capt. Wiltz.
| Iho raising of the American flag on tho
/ government building and the declaration
OF Unitgd States pr0tecto ate was void
for want OF power. and was disavowed BY
/ Secretary Foster snd Tsbuksd by Gresham.
who ordered the proteotOfate abandoned,
and the flag hauled down 20 preserve tbs
/ nat onal hoaor OF this country.
The report makes the point that We have
ALWAYS exerted the privilege Of interference
In HuvRIi 20 an extent not justified IN the
| affairs OF other countries.
The matter OF annexation 10 discussed at
length. and while the whole tone Is favora-
bic 10 annexation, no direct statement 10
/ that effect 10 made.
The report then takes np the appointment
Of blount and his investigation. II says
he presented sincere. instructive report
| but that the aRitated state of opinion and
| feeling in Hawaii at the time
made II next to impossible to OBJ
tain full. fair and ffes declaration Of
the facts; that the evidence taken by the
]
stances established the fact that the Tevo-
tion originated with Liliuoakalani. who eI-
! Iected through the opium AMI lottery bills
to secure funds TO CARR out her purpose.
/ TIE report upholds the right Of tbs pres
ident to appoint Blount and delegate 20
him paramount authority. but aaTa the
president would not have bsen justihsd in
using force to restore the qdeen. aud that
| h did not contemplate such action. There
fcre. his nder OF good offices Tor the set
t.onent of differences was strictly within
his acce ted right. Ihe fact that the pro-
via .onEl governments was formed 10 exist
tilt annexation 10 the United States was
/ consunmated. justified the interfe ence for
ita protection which would not have been
tolerated under other eiFcumstances
therefore, the provisional government
having thrown iteeif into the arms Of the
| United States cannot fairly ana Justly com
plain that the Unitsd States should seruti-
niZs all pretenBiona OF their right 10 thus
/ dispose of the entire country and people.
TIE report says that II the provisional
government had agreed 30 restoration the
/ United States would not have bssn In am
sense responsible for her restoration; would
\ not have espoused the monarchy. nor have
contravened American sentiment 10 q pol
los; would merely have been a mutual
l fiiend In the solution of she question.
u Therefore, the committee conclude. the
n president OF the United etates has not In
this particular in anIwiso been party to
any irregularity or improp,istT OF oohduet
IN ht. high office. Inc committee nuda
nothing IN Stevens earnest advocacy OF an-
nsratlon open 10 criticism. beng IN line
with many and nearly all bis suooosso a.
secretary of state. and with many Of
Stevens pfedsccssoTa IN Hawaii. lt de-
clnrea his dealing with the Hawaiian gov
ernmsnt chnrsctsrizsd by beeoming dig-
atty and reserve. anu not IN any way hash
o. offensive. The Only substantial trTeRu-
iattty ne an officer OF the Jnitsd States vas
the eo.nrAtion Of a proteotorate by Stevens.
though no actual harm Tesulted from this
nct. aud 10 merely required 10 be disaVoWcd q
as precedent.
II Ihs tepubican members in their supple.
mental report sHuTeaa accord with tbe es-
sential findings OF the main report hut do.
clare that B!ounts appointment was uncon-
tututional; the placing of she naval forcs
40 Honolulu under his orders illegal; ths
hauling down Of ths American flag a. ion-
olulu uunvsrrnntfd. hosauas 10 created pub
lie excitement and dist ust; that the pTesi-
dent hsd no authority 10 reopen ths