St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-14
LII WILL HAVE LONG REST
SENATOR CRAY SAYS that REST0RA-
TON Has BEEN kBANDONED.
DEFENSE OF MIR. CLEVELAND.
Hawaii Rcvoiutionist7 Were De-
pend lent. on Our Minister
and Our Troops for Their Es-
adjustment and Our Flag for
Their Maintenance Afterwards
-Colloquy With Teller.


adjustment and Our Flag for
Their Maintenance Afterwards
-Colloquy With Teller.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is. = The Ha-
waiian resolution was again the subject
ator Grey resumed his argument III sup
port of the presidents policy. and re-
iterated his charges of yesterday that
the revolutlonists were dependent on
the United States munster and the
United States forces fer support of their
movement, and that thereafter the pro-
viSional government depended abSo-
lutely upon the United States forces
ana the flag for protection and for the
maintenance of the government they
had established. The full Significance of
the present Hawaiian situation came out
at the close of the senator's speech when,
in colloQuy with Senator Teller. he
admitted that, as member of the
foreign relations committee. he UNDER
Or diplomatic, to restore the queen were
at an end, and that the present minister
to Hawaii had no directions TO pursue
further diplomatic negotiations To that
end. The house bill 10 compel the
Rock Island railroad to stop its trains
at Enid and Round Pond, Okla, was
called up by Senator Berry and dis
cussed for two hours, but no result was
reached. A bill was reported to the
senate by Senator Coke (TeX.) and
passed. continuing in force the act for
the protection of fish in the Potomac
river.
The senate bill making Labor day,
the first Monday of September. a legal
holiday, was reported by Mr. Kyle
from the committee OH education and
placed Oh file. and then Senator Gray.
of Delaware, resumed his argument on
the Hawaiian resolution.
He reiterated his statements of yeSter-
day, that the
REVOLUTIONARY LEADERS
were not willing to carry out their
plans until assured OF support from
the United States forces, and read an
affidavit in which it was deposed that
John H. Soper, now commander of the
national military at Honolulu, had de-
clined at first to accept this. command.
but afterwards accepted, saying: Il
have had satisfactory assurances from
the old man himself minister Stevens(
that the American forces will give their
support, and L intend to take hand. !"
Tie senator proceeded to argue that
the provisional government could not
have stood one hour without the sup
port of the United States forces.
Senator Gray quoted from the letter
of Mr.. Dole and other members of the
provisional government. declaring their
inability to prevent disorder. and pray
Ing that the American flag be raised for
the protection of the Hawaiian islands.
Even 10 Mr.. Blount, Mr.. Dole stated
that the provisional government could
not have got along without the aid of
United States troops.
The executive, in disregard of the
calumnies of his opponents, dared to do
the right thing. He dared to do that
which will stand the scrutiny of years
to come, and commend to posterity
that comes after us the wisdom, the
honor and the integrity of the govern
ment that they will have inherited.
The executive has appealed to the honor
and Judgment of his countryme1, and L
am wiling 10 abide the
RESULT OF THAT APPEAL.
Continuing, Senator Gray said: "If
the conditions at Hawaii are now such
as to make that government a de facto
government, which don't think it was
i'll the months preceding, L think the
best interests Of those people and of the
United States will be subseryed by
allowing them to pursue their own pol
icy"
do you understand that this whole
question has been committed to con-
gress?" inquired Senator Teller.
1.-The president says So"
II want to ask the senator, then.
whether any effort is being now made
by the accredited agent of the govern
ment at Hawaii to restore the queen to
powtr?"
Il do not know of any such effort.
The same sources of information are
open to the senator as to me-"
IF the matter has been submitted to
congress, what is it proposed that we
are to do? Are we to DO what the pres
ideDt has tailed to do, or are we, in the
language of this resolution, to consider
the matter settled?
when this resolution was reported
from the committee on foreign reia-
tons, the president had sent in a mes
sage in which it was understood he had
committed the matter to congress be-
cause the efforts he had made up to
that time to restore the status QUO, and
undo the wroHg which he had con-
ceived had been done through the au-
thority of the United States, had failed,
and he committed the whole matter to
what he called the wider discretion of
congress. The committee reported this
resolution to the senate.''
Il say, as an American citizen, that
very much regret that the president of
the United States was not able
TO UNDO THE OUTRAGE
and make Ieparation for the wrong that
was committed there on Jan. II, 1898.
think that the good name and fame of
this country of ours was so involved
that it would have been a qualification
to every patriotic citizen had the presi-
dent been able to restore the status quo
of Jan. 1G. 1893. Why he failed is per-
fectly we'll known now. That oppor-
tulIity is now gone, and l suppose 1t
will never returuo
"Then the senator regrets" SAID Mr..
Teller, ''lhat the queen Is not Oh the
throne and the revolution not in exist
encep'
II am looking to the present condi-
lions, and it seems to me more than
wicked and cruel that we do not declare
in an emphatic manner that We do not
propose to Interfere with the govern
ment. And il our minister In any way
leads the people of that country 10 be-
lieve that we are still disposed TO carry
out the suggestions of the president to
restore the status quo,. lie ought to be
Withdrawn summarily. He ought to