Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-01-19
PRESIDENT DOLE DECLINES
To Replace Hawaii's Government into tho
Hands of the Ex-Queen.

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cial Information upon the subject has
been received-the first is over nine
months. The decision of President
Cleveland declining to further consider
the annexation proposition is accepted,
but the interests of the two countries
will cause its being revived at some
future time. Mr.. Dole then refers to
the demand of the President for the
restoration of the ex-queen as unwar-
ranted interference in the domestic af-
fairs and says the right to thus inter
fere could be conferred upon the Pres
ident of the United States by the pro-
visional government alone, or it could
be acquired by conquest. This interior
ence is against the American doctrine as
L understand it, says Mr.. Dole, and he
quotes President Jackson's message in
1896: The uniform policy and prac-
tice of the United States is TO avoid all
interference in disputes which mostly
relate To the internal government of
other nations, and eventually TO recog-
nize the authority of the prevailing
party without reference 10 the merits
OF the original controversy" Further
than this, Secretary Gresham in his
instructions TO Commissioner Blount
said 1.-THE United States claim no right
to interfere in internal affairs in the
Hawaiian islands other than in protect
ing American citizens or maintaining
treaty rights" Upon what, then, does
the President base his right of inter
ference.
Mr.. Dole then refers to the state
ments in the demand for the ex-queen's
restoration which say that the queen
was assured by the leaders of the
overthrowing of the government that
her case should be fairly considered
afterward by the President Of the
United States: that the queen yielded,
relying upon this; we have had no OPP
portunity of examining Mr.. Blounts
report, but from published quotations
infer that a conversation which Mr..
Damon, of the advisory council, is
alleged to have had with the ex-queen is
the basis for these claims; but what Mr..
Damon may have said was upon his
individual responsibility and not upon
authority. We are not disposed
to submit the fate of Ha-
waii upon the statements and.
which we have not yet had the oppor-
tunity of examining. Even had this
government authorized Mr.. Damon's
"her case" submitted, yet it could not
have been more clearly decided in
favor of the provisional government
than by the recognition of our ENJOYS.
Mr.. Dole then very tersely says an ar
bitrator can only be created by two
parties aud they have not consented.
He quotes the queens letter to PreSi
dent Harrison the day after the over
throw and she says nothing about an
understanding To arbitrate. At no
time until December 10 did this govern
ment have official information of the
claim of President Cleveland of his
right to interfere.
If your contention that President
Cleveland believes that this govern
ment and the ex-queen have submitted
their respective claims TO the sover-
eighty of this country TO the adjudica-
ton of the United States is correct,
then, may ] ask when and where has
the President held this court of arbi-
tration? This government has had no
notice of the sitting of such tribunal
and no opportunity of presenting evl-
dence of its claims.
The investigation by Mr.. Blount is
characterized as eX parte and secret,
without the knowledge of the govern
ment or an opportunity by it to be
heard or even known who the wit
nesses were. Mr.. Blount was in Ha-
wall but short time and gained no
knowledge of the affairs of the gov
vernment except through his witnesses,
yet President Cleveland's action is
based upon his reports. The state
ments in which are emphatically de-
MED by the provisional governments
executive.
Mr.. Dole then outlines his position.
If American troops illegally assisted in
the establishment of the provisional
government it is purely a matter of
discipline been the United States and
its officers. Their action conferred no
authority for interference with the af-
fairs of the provisional government.
If the United States was thus made
responsible to the eX-queen il is
matter for settlement with the eX-
queen. The provisional government
is recognized sovereign power equal
In authority with the United States
government, and enjoying diplomatic
relations with it, cannot be destroyed
by il for the sake of discharging its
obligations to the ex-queen. Upon
these grounds in behalf of my govern
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usurpation of its authority. Then fol.
lows an account of Hawaiian affairs
for number of years back which lead
up to the revolution and overthrow of
the monarchy. In concluding Mr..
Dole has only the heartiest of friendly
words and desires for and with the
United States government and says:
81 am instructed to inform you, Mr..
Minister that the provisional govern
ment of the Hawaiian islands respect
fully and unhesitatingly declines
to entertain the proposition of
the President of the United States
tina. it should surrender its authority to
the ex-queen. We cannot betray the
sacred trust they have placed in our
hands, trust which is the cause of
Christian civilization in the whole peo-
pie of these islands,"
state Immi grant Inspection Dropped.