New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-24

The moment her declared purpose was manllea the the
in e and s but Upon many
lied a provisional or temporary government.
every han% in Of assumed theory
of the President and the Secretary OF STATE anu .ne
repeated 81 pesd and fcstered by
United States Minister Stevens, ana by Cap'ain
Wits who was in command on re 'n so often heard
that the act OF Minister Stevens in recognizng the
interference and intimidation, in the face OF which
the Queen was compelled as by force. 20 retire, IS
which 7 dpny) comnltted the act so alleged, what
difference would that make as regards MI. Cieve,
Mr Cleveland found there an established govern.
mem. Mr. Cleveland knew this, Tor ne accreu .,i
his special detective commissioner 10 ITO '"'ei
Executive.
BI.oUNTs DIsGRACEFUL MISSION
Whatever may be said Of Decorating our flag
in Honolulu that was only humiliation to Ameri-
cans and self-infcted disgrace to this AdmihisUa-
ton But the sending Of an American spy ="
Hawaii, with credentials TO the head OF the recos
rized government, addressed: MY Great anu ooou
Friend" for the simple and secret purpose OF p'o'
ting and negotiating with Mrs. Domins, then an
enemy of that government and secretly anu
stealthily endeavoring to arrange for her re-eh-
thronemen upon the ruins Of the Temporary Try or or
fensVe aet that the Provisional would
have been fully justified under the RUE Of nt,nn
declaring him to be public enemy and treating
Just look at it. Purporting to be an Ambassador
secret instructions. not even made known to, this
Senate II obeyed by him. put him IN the RI
against international proprieties True. his oiienSe
was that OF his superiors merely, but the punish,
n mfn' Major e'f %ndpe suffered death commssCner
Blount receives compensation iroh' I'm, ine ord his
States but the world condemns Dotn MN anu MS
employers.
A COMEDY or ERRORS.
IT has never been charged seriously that Presi-
dent Cleveland especially gifted as diplomat"
is. or that the study of International law nad peeh
made speciality in his academic curriculum. con-
sequenty he has never been held Immediately al
fault for minor informaties in the direction OF
our foreign affairs 1t has always been assumed
that the Secretary of State is the immediate d.
rector OF such subjects and that In all important
matters the approval of the President is either ex.
pressed implied But In the Hawaiian affair the
history Of nine months OF successive blunders is
full OF the tragic the ridiculous and the arcica
and the responsibility has become so dIffuse ond
generally uncertain that the country has reached
the conclusion that the President and Premier and
and mysterious cipher dispatches. the tin
clad actors in a stupendous comedy OF errors
den for months the actions Of the Executive has
been rem0yS and the pachw9rk policy is fully
of the people d In the electric light Of public
now was only occasionally brought into view. And
what scene! Personal hates and disllkes: partisan
an honest Minister: offers TO restore a fallen mon
archy upon the ruins OF crushed republic, dis
far dealing all Of these things piled up each upon
the other give the lie TO an honorable record Of
more than hundred years OF our National life.
THE "CUCKOOs'" ONLY ANSWER
What answer to these things do we hear from
those Senators who timldly and with soft step |
and whispering voices essay weak defence for |
the Administration which has two three years
longer In which to dispense its patronage? Up to
this hour the only attempted answer defence |
has been. Charge IL to Stevens" What about |
Stevens?" When Secretary Gresham reves in |
cipher dispatches which take him days trans |
late and Senators and press and public grow weary
of waiting and wondering why he does not take the |
United States into his confidence. some piping !;
cuckoo settles the whole matter by saying We'll
Stevens is To- blame"
Minister Stevens can well afford TO rest In quiet
him. Whatever may be his personal pecuarites,
he stands before the people OF the United States I
honest and honorable public servant. COM
methods and whose official record upon this matter
is in every way a hundredfo1 more credi.ablc than
rlson the shoulders OF John l.. Stevens.
But the march Of events continues steadily on.
The effort to dscredit the clear and honest policy
Of n previous Administration has passed into the
bundle labelled "Nindictlve Blunders." Everything
which has been attempted 10 be done In that regard
has come to naught but the President has finally
gathered the scattered shreds and patches in dis
gust has brought them TO the Capitol relegat-
Ing the whole subject to Congress.
OF course. do not speak In personal sense In
eminent. but / do maintain that in 50 far as an
Executive may. In the premises and under the
conditions commit an Illegal aa' an offence against
his country the President and his advisers have
done that thing. No other President or any party
during history Of nearly l2o years has ever
nut this neople in attitude OF cOntemu. and |
shame subject TO popular derison. and made us
laughing stock before an enlightened world.