The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-07

When Cleveland returns in few
days from his outing-he is now away
on an alleged fishing and hunting
trip-his nerves will receive a severe
shock.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Affairs has submitted n report uphold
ing Stevens, eNonerating Wiltse, and
apolCgizing for Cleveland.
Morgan, of Alabama, Democrat,
but an American above all things. has
signed the report as chairman. and
the Republican members have con-
Cured.
Not only this, but Butler and Tur-
pie, both Democrats, have declared in
favor of annexing the islands.
Hawaiian affairs dragged along in
Congress during the past ten days
until the Goth, when the report noted
above came in. The particulars of the
report are detailed in the following
despatch from Washington:
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 = Morgan,
chairman of the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations, today presented
the report of the Investigations of that
committee made under a resolution
requiring it to report whether any,
and If so, what Irregularities occurred
IN the diplomatic or other intercourse
between the United States and Hawaii
in relation to the secret political revo-
luton in Hawaii"
The report il prepared by Morgan,
and concurred IN 10y Frye, DQlph and
n;ania {5ae;; 9s'iio make stIso q supple.
GIGen1at report. Butler, Turpie. Daniel
and Gray, Democrats, submit a min
ority report. These reports, together
with the mass Of evidence taken by
the committee, are very voluminous.
Morgan begins with the proposition
that this Government, in dealing with
any form Of government In Hawaii,
can have no break in it's line of policy
corresponding to any change in the
Office Of President. 1t is in all respects
the same government as If under the
same President during the entire PEE
Rod. The President, however. has
the right to change his opinion aud
policy, but it must be regarded rs u
change of mind in the same person.
The report then declares against
mouarchism in the islands, saying we
exercise at least moral suzerainty over
Hawaii, which, it says, "is nm Ameri-
can State embraced in the American
conmsrclai ana military system," en-
titiing her to the induigent considera-
ton, if not active sympathy, in her EN-
deavors to release her people from the
odious anti-repablican regime which
sub0rdiuatbd her people TO the sup
posed divine right of n monarch
e whose tiCle to such divinity origin
ated in the most slaVish conditions of
pagan barbarity"
The report approves Minister
Stevens order landing troops fron
the Boston, on the ground that condi
tions existed which led naturally to
the apprehension If civil cotnmotiou,
and endaugerine the security of Ame-
rieau citizens, and points ont that on
three or four previous occasions siuilai
action had been taken. This eondi- |
tfon, the report says, grew out of the |
effort If the Queen to overthrow the |
Constitution, and that bet act |
amounted to nm abiication, ard nGu
tralizcd her power to protect American |
citizens.
This report savs: "tt is evident tie |
Queens Government 81 that tifne had |
no power 10 prevent tire lnftdiue pf |
troops from ouy quarter, and no power |
70 conduct tlvil government IT. |
other words Hf IUfetrpg gUUfu eEtstpH. |
The Queen Only held tire thr0ue TN |
der her oath and the constitution, an1 |
when she declared herself abs0lved |
therefrorn is was an actual act of ahdl-
catiorr Furthermore she hai beer
by the white feople ~ tire |
islands before the troops from tie Bos-
ton landed. Tire Hawaiian tuouarchy
had Terished" fu view ot thia tie
r port Iays DOWN the proposition that,
f'iu country where thereis ro power
NJ 9w 70 protect tire citizens of the
ffuitcd States there carr be no law ~
nor any rule ~ ebfnity tint
can rigHffu1y prevent onr II ~ ffom
giving shelter rs them Under tie pto-
tecffon ~ our arms Tnis - witbani |
reference to 8uy distress II may give
the Queen; vino generated the cbmus-
fou, or my advantage II might ptve
the sopia in diapming her rieht 20
resume her f. gel powers"
fhe report deeia-es. The purpose
If Minister Stevens and Cart Wits
H97 legitimate, and tltaf tIey acted ~
good faith ani witt no ittierast eE
-ep th1t - protecting Apitfic1n eiti
feHs 8ui pr a efng orjef'
TFle repot speeE ~ tho H1ff ~
hWe0.an fHf on8tie IN bWIdl0s ttp
fhe fituti9t eorettmeht of tiitt
country 8Id ys u en0tIts tfe teo
PIE OF Juiiet states fo sympffil
with aa. assist IN fe i5tiue is ie.tfue
.i1n Oueaf5s y sire ~ bah5
or ieiii Hef opponents Should eftus