New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-13
MR.. GRAY TO THE RESCUE.
HE DEFENDS THE PRESIDENT BY AT
TACKING STEVENS.
APPARENTLY HE THINKS THE MINISTER RE-
spoSs1BLr FOR THE QUEENS EFFORTS TO
OVERTHROW CONSTITUTIONAL Gov
ERNMENT AND ALL THE SUB
sEQUENT TROUBLES.
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washington, Feb. 1.-THE debate on the Ha-
wai,an question, which has been conducted inter-
mittently in the Senate since the beginning OF the
regular session. took new start to-day, when' TOT
the first tine q confessed and elaborate defence OF
the Administrators laundering policy was at
tempted by one Of the Presidents cuckoo follow
ers Mr. GRAY of Delaware, put forward TO lay
down the lines of retreat and apology which are to
he followed In the effort to extricate the Admins
tration from its present embarrassing predicament'
and avert II possible the humiliation OF pubic re-
proof from the treatymaking and executive pranch
of Congress Mr.. Gray labored for over three
hours TO establish what he called Minister Stevenss
"complicity' with the Hawaiian revolutionsts. Be-
fore finishing this part Of his task the Delaware
Senator yielded for the day. promising to go on
with his speech tomorrow afternoon. Mr. Daniel
will follow Mr.. Gray, and the debate Is likely to be
continued In the Senate during the greater part OF
this week.
Mr. Gray spoke on the resolution reported
from the Committee Foreign Relations
declaring It unwise and inexpedient at this
time to consider further the question OF the
annexation of Hawaii. He said that the resolution
presented question Of international morality
The President needed vindication for having
Withdrawn the treaty of annexation. and he CMr.
Gray) would not attempt any. The facts as stated
in the Presidents message fully INDICATED him m
the course ne had pursued; and indeed he (Mr
Gray) had not heard the Presidents conduct In that
respect seriously impugned or attacked
The question remained whether the President was
right In not res,rbnitting the treaty; and 1t was
for the Senate to decide that question on the pend
Ing resolution. A treaty Of annexation with gov
eminent formed the Provisional Government OF
Hawaii had been would be. Mr. Gray deciared'
inconsistent with the honor and dignity OF the
United States and would be in violation of the
platnest obligations Of international morality. az
we'll az of the settled practice and traditions OF the
United States Government There had not been an
earrark to characterize the movement OF that COM
paratively small number Of people In Honolulu
as a revolution emanating from the people, and
growing out Of a strong feeling of wrong or OPP
preston. On the contrary. the evidence all went
to show that the movement itself confined to
that comparatively small junta of able. intelligent
and vicious men, who, with the aid or the American
Minister accomplished $50 far as they could DO so)
the object which they had in view. This Junta
composed ogarchy Of wealth and intelligence
an oligarchy as foreign to a republican form OF
government the most opposite things IN the
world could be opposed to each other.
Mr. Gray read and commented upon the statements
made by several members Of the Provisional Gov
| eminent He spoke of the call for United States
| troops ito protect life and property as novel
| and unique discovery in revolutions. Mr. Stevens
he said might be very good man; but ne was
| the most indiscreet who ever occupied such
| en- important position in foreign country at 50
great a crisis 1t the most indiscreet thing Tor
| him TO consent to an application for troops Tor
such purpose without any suggestion IN the way h
of dssiadng the applicants. His action coniu nov i'
| construed otherwise than as completely with 'heH
4 plans. .,,,,, ,,o, ,,r s,evens ought to have
interfered?" Mr., Teller Rep Col? asked "1
| think he should not have interfered. Here were
avowed revolutionists seeking the AID or the Amer
can Minister and communicating to him the pro]ert
| which they had hand. TO wit, the overthro"lhb
| Of the existing Government to which he was ac-
| credited and to which he was bound by every
closed to him their objects and he did not reouke
them and did not try to d5suade o saw H tbnt
! 1this being the evidence out of their own mouths
possbs for me or 95a for any fv nas %as %
active completely with them in the plans which
NJ. do You think it was Mr. stevenss duty" Mr..
Teller asked. Ito attempt to dlssuade them
| Not at ALL" Mr.. Gray answered. .,... ~.
ste Then |n SAID 3' Mr.. '' Teile 1r do ~
~ say that the fact that Mr. Stevens proifie1
! 10 dissuade them showed him TO be guilty Oh com
pllcity." .,. -. ". ,rou,ev Ren
Cd ON Mr. Gray said: Mr. Stevens stuck to his
text as to landing the troops for the protection oi
Y charge aganst Mr stevens is not that he used
that formula but that all the evidence SHOWS b ina
| about the change OF government" A.,
| After occupying the floor for little more thar
| three hours Mr. Gray yielded for motion TO &c
into executive session. condition that ne sho.lo
have the opportunity OF nisnmS M nv Mp pan
Tem.. vaD and Mr. White Dem. Cal) A..
The Presidents message ranS's yr lu,'e,
| OF the interview Of Noyembsr ~, lSsS oe,wecr
the Provisional Government at MaShihg,qh Wv wa
| laid before the Senate and referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations atSs1sn Mr. Rr,cs neu
Ohio) presented the usual resolutions OF regret al
the news OF the death Of BepTesenntat ve onK o.
Their mark Of respect the Senate at A'o ADJOURNED