Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-02-13

tacitly. If not positively admit.
and the American people must
confess with shame that the
, national honor endures q new
stain. new reproach of national
greed, in the wrong so recently
done to the gentle Hawaiian peo-
pie. to their constituted minis
tiers, end only less positively to
Queen Liliuokslani in person.
That the insurgents were pre-
maturely recognized, to say the
least. and put in use of that
formidable weapon TO accomplish
what they must needs have acorn
plished somehow to become q
government ,is fact0 at all. Is now
so evident, that their defenders
have fallen back together upon
the plea-utterly insdmissible
and nnwarranted by the facts
that the Queens government had
practically ended on the Saturday
previous. and by an act IN her
own part which never went be-
yond mental intention before
she Welded TO her constitutional
advisers and to the public expires
sion. and relinquished the illcon-
ceived purpose. Our national
Executive has now the clear right
and duty under all the circum-
stances, unless constrained by
Congress, to decide what our
national vindication requires
before the world. and to enforce
that vindication besides. Either
OF two grounds may be taken for
such action: one ground, which
Secretirv Gresham has already
put forward. and international
comfy asks, in case of unwar-
ranted interference by one nation
in the affairs of another, that the
injured sovereignty shall be
placed as nearly as possible an
statu quo, and the other ground.
which is justified BY the peculiar
facts of the present case, that two
rival organizations in conflict
for domestic sovereignty referred
mutually the question of rightful
status and supremacy, rather than
have bloodshed, to this foreign
American republic, already in
volved to some extent in their
dispute, agreeing at the same
time substantially and mutually
to abide by its award and final
adjustment In proof of his latter
postulate are, the conditional
character of the Queens abdica-
ton as accepted by the Provi-
sional contestants: and futher-
more the creation of their own
Provisional Government, not as
one full and permanent, but as
mere temporary establishment
having no distinct sanction from
the Hawaiion people beyond such
conditional abdication. a govern
ment Ito exist until terms of
union which the United States of
America have been negotiated
and agreed upon, words which
do not naturally import continu-
Gus existence if we now decline
such union, but rather the reyers.
For if this revolutionary estabe
lishment had counted upon the
cupidity of our American people.
that of constitutional monarchy
hoped for a generous sense of
Justice. Such a compact of re-
ference aud arbitration was en-
tered into when all contracting
parties knew that Mr.. Cleveland
had Just been elected President.
and that the case uld not fairly
be beard until his induction into
office. His Administration has
since investigated the facts with
all reasonable diligence and
honesty of purpose; and, having
investigated and decided, en-
forcernent of the decision comes
next in order. so far as inter
national justice is concerned,
aside from mere prudential con
siderations.