The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-01-06
President Cleveland's Hawaiian Pol
icy Condemned.
CONGRESS MUST RESIST
Censure Advised by the Minority of the
Foreign affairs Committee and Re
buke the Administration.

completed a minority report on Inc
resolution presented by Chairman Nc
Creary on the day congress adjourned
as a substitute for the Hit resolution.
The report was prepared by Mr.. Storer
of Ohio, and signed by Messrs. Hit,
Harmer, Blair, Draper and Van Voorhis
of New York. 1t is very voluminous
and goes in detail into the whole history
of Blount's appointment as commits
sioner paramount, and the course Of the
administration.
when President Cleveland was in
augurated March A, 1884," says the re-
port, 1.-The Hawaiians were under con-
troll of a republican government, al
ready recognized, not only by the
United States, but by every civilized
nation. This government was in name
provisional, but was, in fact, to remain
in existence for an indefinite period,
until the time when terms of union
with the United States should have
been agreed upon. The minister pleni-
potentiary of the United States to
Hawaii was in person at his post and
the senate of the United States was in
session. The president sent to the SEN
ate the name of Gresham, secretary of
state, and that body, March 5, confirmed
the appointment. 1t was at that time
publicly stated, though, as yet, not Of
fcially known that James M. Blount
started from Washington March on
his mission to the Hawaiian islands
with verbal secret instructions from the
president. If this be true, his subse-
quent written instructions, not made
public until November last, must have
been forwarded to Blount after his de-
parture from Washington, as they bear
the date of March H."
The report discusses at length the
presidents power to appoint a diplo-
matte 'ofacer armed with the powers
given Blount without the consent of the
senate. ''This," the report says, "covers
all that is needed to show how the pres
ident ignored the plain language Of the
constitution. He assums to appoint OF
his own volition, without the advice OF
the senate, a diplomatic officer with
paramount powers. The real purpose
of Blount's mission was not expressed
cealed. He was also to make a case
against the American minister and dis
credit the friendly government he was
accredited to. Not content with with
! drawing the Foster treaty from the
senate, which may have been his con
stitutional right, the president was LEI
to employ unconstitutional means ant
an unconstitutional agent to revers
and discredit the policy of the proceed
ing administration. This is more thai
an innovation in our foreign policy
3 hitherto consistent and steady since tn
o first day of the republic. 1t is an ur
-, written, but universally accepted lay
{ that no administration of any represer
!, tative government ever condemns tn
international policy Of the precedin
administration, for in so doing it woul
attack its own government. Secret an
confidential instructions were mad
known to congress only after a resoh
tion calling upon the executive for tn
same had been unanimously adopted b
the house.
+ THE OH cial report Of the secretar
n of state was kept secret from the 1st
! Of October until the week after tn
n November elections and when mad
a public aroused an almost universal e,
q preston of public disapproval and r
,e sentiment among the American peopl
+, The language of the report of tn
secretary of state, admittedly approve
by the president and currently believe
1t and stated to have been dictated
IL him, was clear and explicit. Nothin
Sc short of reinstating the abdicated quee
re could reach the level of justice.
is friendly, firmly established and IN
T. versally recognized government was
,e be disposed, tinsel monarch of 'shret
Of and patches was to be set up by Il
a minister of the United States in Il
TT name of Justice"
" 1.-THE falseness of the situation tn
or created by giving secret instructions
HI a minister of the United States to
e. trigue and negotiate for the overturn
ne the government to which he had bet
y formally accredited, dose not seem
,e have struck the administration. It