New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-14

sooner or later II will be crowned with SUCCESS W
the lasting benefit Of both countries. 49,, -
The additional portion of your communication re-
ferring to our domestic aars , r MIN ia the rea
tons of the two governments io9r anne"s
his Government to promptly relinqush TO her
(meanng the ex-Queen) her constitutional autn s1
hy the decision of the PRESIDENT might well De
dismissed in single word Put for the c'i os II
appears me- Measurements and erroneous cq b1
customs based thereon that so prejudcla TO TINS
G"vrrnment that | cannot permit them to pass
unchallenged; moreover the importance ana menac-
ing character Of this proposition make It appro-
pirate for me 20 discuss somewhat fully the ques-
tons raised 10y H.
CLEvELAND's RIGHT To INTERFERE DENIED
We do not recognize the right of the President
Of the United States to interfere In our domestic
affairs. such a right could b' conferred upon MN
hv the act Of this Government. and by that alone,
ar If could be acquired by conquest. This. under
stand To- be the American doctrine conspcuousy
announced from time to time by the authorities
President Jackson said in his message to Congress
in Is36: ''The uniform policy and practice of the
ned States IS to avoid all interference In disputes
which merely relate to the internal government OF
other nations. and eventually To recognize the au
thorlty of the prevailing party without reference
to the merits Of the original controversy. This
principle of international law has been consistently
recognized during the whole past intercourse or me
two countries and recently reaihrmed In the
missioner Bount. March II, 1893. and by the
latter published in the newspapers in H0nGluG rb IN
a letter of his own to the Hawaiian pubic. me
words of these instructions when reler 10 are
"a follows: 1.-THE United states claim no right 10
Interfere in the political domestic affairs or In
the internal conflicts of the Hawaiian Islands other
,rnr h ritzcnS ar FOR the purpose of maintain
ing any treaty or other rights which they possess
The treaties between the TWO countries CONFER no
1pon what then, Mr.. Minister does the Pres-
ferencc? Your Communication is without informa-
ton upon this point, excepting such as may pe
tencGs hcr and leaders Of the move
+ fort h. nNprf % II
afi,rwlrf be- fairy considered by the President Of
the ar nS f5rees Of the ned states then quar-
honor of the President when informed Of what
had occurred. to undo the action OF the Miist SUI
ana rcinsate her and the authority wncIfS s fbe
claimed the constitutiona sovereign OF hr
Hawaiian Islands" Also: 1T becomes my iu' p
duty to- advise you. sir, the hNecutVr 81 IL" The
vspnal Government ana your Minis ason which
Presidents deermlnati9n OF tne PdIvad unon
/ Him. ami that YOU are expected to promptly rem
orstand that the first quotation Is referred to IN
The following words of the second, Whlcn gu, !uu,,
/ The President Of the United Statesl, ard that me
President has arrived at MS c)ncius'0s io', , no
mtrort,in!ty of examining this document, but from
extracts published in the paperS ana Io to submit
/ the fatc OF Hawaii to its statements anu co"
rs matter Of fact no member Of the Executive
Of the Provisional Government has Gonsfren from
~. timc the new Government was proclaimed IN
| nnw with the exception of one or TWO i.o'' -
nrItb were sent to her by myself in regard to her
,aI from the palace and relating TO the guards
/ which the Government first allowed her' anu per
/ haps others Of like nature.
BASIS OF THE AMAZING CLAIM
infer that a conversation which Mr.. Damon.
,hcn - member Of the Advisory Council is reported
hy Mr. Blount 10 have had with the "X-'@ueeh ."
r,,,,rv T. and which has been quoted in the news
,,t.rs is the basis Of this astounding oIahl 81 '''
president of the United states Of his authority 10
aIt,dicat, upon our right as goveTnnehht 10 o.
i-, Mr. Damon the occasion Mch'lo r 90,
- - acconpanv the cabinet of the former 10Y
ernmeut who had been In conierenCe WIN vent in
f,rrn,ly without Instructions and without am," ,h
~? n ~ ~ That II she surrendered under protest
her case would afterward be tairy ,r i.natur
t,i' 'iir''iy ,o.n given to the members OF the tx.
Cabinet who had been In conference VIII 20 his in
ylIi responslby. and did not report it to oc Us.
NIr Bount's report Of his remarks Oh snrma lion
-, VI" h mnture OF those remarks. Admitting, loI
arcumcnt's sake, that the GoVeihnen, s thai was
afttrwarl to fairly consldered ny ,ne Of her
or me me-, me-, ,be Hawaiian Constitution and To
,'-'Jt,, a new one to suit herself? or was II ~ -
Ii9c',n a. restorrd to the sovereignty? of was II
cAim 10 w. aa,inst the United states for the al
i''t be acts of Minister stevens: OF
i,s" 3, iii th.sr In the alternative? VINO can say
'"ld not have been more clearly ana h n., In
Ctltl py ~. provisional Government than wneh \
h., r.~lgnizcd r. without Gullnotl.y{n, ' treaatv
h.. accredited commissioners. nego1," t accreded
~, "nn.Nntion with them. received ~, ,,sn.n,iary
Envoy Extraordinary and Mi , 'rnyoys Extraor-
5 i'. and Ministers penipoienuarNy, in WASH
Queen In the mean time nelrS RI fn access to the
MON Iv her agent who had lu'l "ON''
,,..c business Of the Government WIN IN me
I't w.. ~ ~. United States Is set forth III VA
.l.uoe between the TWO ",N,i 80 mis-
IN" acts at'' Washington and the Annexation ,,i
ssi,u,rs accredited To II. IL W. So, tho
miiel our It-', H., that correspondence ana me
.s - nur Minister and C'mhli9S.oi,r,'tH, ~ ,he
".,,.,n.n, must be- shown as the lyuhit.ton A.
att'' ' ,;,yerumcnt 10 interfere, for an II,
bIfator can be- created only by '"e az - "
p9;rtt oueen sent her attorney to Washihg'Oh ~
/ ,,',d nor claim for a reinstatement 10 PI,,a,ss
laiii'"E ,rnv ,,,s refused passage on the O1verm
mont diapatch-b boat when %mnislioncrs and them
,l~'2 W." TN dcuarture Of this vessel was I5s'
m'-SAs'' i,s f,er the new Government was de-
man tND 1 ~ refusal was made promptly upon re-
,,.i,, The request therefor. either on ti' uaS o
government was declared OF o. Of the re-
i,s,,f.uant Of the cN-Cueen h4d ,N!Ste', A." 80
should her attorney hayG peg ,n.r to PRESIDENT Har
IRON d'',, ,,r,rl,lned makes no allusion to any
,rit''l,r t,rGnr between her and the Government
for t,s the text Of the letter to President
HArrison) ,.,..>.
~, ,.>.nt.,sr>NprNG WITH THE EN-QU ZEN
I, ans. understanding hat existed at that time
,,y...n her and tn. Government to submit 'h'
,,,,.,ion OF her rc5'orItlon to the nitea state
,.-.,c. :, such an understanding WouIo
naturally have appeared In this letter rs every
r,,son would have existed for calling the "''e"
t,on Of the President to that fact. especially az Sn
,,.r know that her attorney woI!d b" ,eIlous! u
,.,I T., rrarhug Washington. But there Is no
- word from which such IN understanding cHm ~
'rrIicatrd Tn Gov rnment sent It's Com.hissonsn
"a W.,.binpton for the sole object OF procuring con
,rmation of the recognition by Minister Ste,S,1
The nrw Government and to enter into negTt',o.n
f'r roliticai union with the lnited states nc ~
t.st of the eX queen. made on January H. Is spu
u.rb Inc letter devoid of evidence OF any hiutui
Understanding for submission OF her CiIn
The throne 10 the United states II Is Nstk -
nr,t.et qgoinst the alleged action OF Minister ~
t v,ns ms well A. the government ana co'',1 ~,
e. untico Of her apusal to the United states ~
i,,',.,, y.rs received exactly as 1t would hay
c t.m received If II had come through the mall u
: ir.nr.nnnn Of L. resert upon me IapeI We