Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-03-02
GROVER And HAWAII.
HIS POLICY ALL -HARRI-
SON AND STEVENS ALCO.
So Were Biount and Willis and WIltse-
Nobody Blamed but Queen LII for
the Present Conditions.

The majority report of the senate
committee on foreign affairs was pre-
scented To the senate today. 1t was
prepared by Senator Morgan, of Ala
bama. The question in point was
resolution asking information concern
ing what irregularities had occurred
in the diplomatic and other intercourse
between the United States and Ha-
waii.
Mr.. Morgan in the first place lays
down the proposition that there can
be no break in the policy of the United
States corresponding to a change in
the presidency. A new president,
however, has a right to change his
opinion, and a change of policy on the
part of one president from that inau-
gurated by his predecessor or prede-
cessors must be regarded simply as
change of mind in the same person.
The report then denounces the prin-
ciple of monarchism. 1t says that Ha-
wall is an American state, embraced in
the American commercial and military
system and that she has right to eX-
pect indulgent consideration, if not ac-
tive sympathy, in her efforts towards
freedom.
The report details the conditions ex-
listing in Honolulu when the revolution
occurred, declares that the queen was
helpless, that there was no efficient eX
ecutive power in the islands to protect
property and that Stevens was justified
in landing troops to protect American
interests
The committee takes the view that
when the queen made public her de-
cision TO absolve herself from her oath
TO support the constitution of 1877, her
abdication was complete and she no
longer rightfully held office. Liliouk-
alani had only been kept on her throne
by the forbearing tolerance of the
white people, who owned 0,000, 900 of
the property on the islands. 1t re-
quired nothing but the determined ac-
ton of what was known as the mis-
sionary party TO overthrow the queen,
and that action had been taken. When
the troops from the Boston landed,
there was no executive head of the
government Of Hawaii; it had persisted.
The report declares that the purpose
of Minister Stevens and Capt. Wiltse
were Legitimate and that they acted in
good faith and with no motives except
that of protecting American citizens.
The report declares that the raising
of the American flag, and the declara-
ton of a protectorate was unlawful,
ana the order to abandon the protect
crate and haul down the flag was in
accordance with the duty and honor of
the United States. ITO haul down
the flag of the United States was only
an order to preserve its honor"
The report deals extensively with
the question of annexation. 1t does
a, -. ia 90 Nfa hs,f
its whole tone implies powerful de-
sire in that direction. The Hawaiians,
it says, have always contemplated an
ne~ation as not unlikely and rather
desirable.
Concerning Mr.. Blount's report, the
committee says that he executed his
commission with impartial care, but
that in the agitated condition of pub
lie opinion it was next TO impossible to
obtain full, fair and complete informa-
ton. The committee regards its own
information as more reliable, and de-
clares that Liliuokalani originated a
revolutionary movement by, her own
evil policy.
The testimony covers 739 printed
pages. Among the most interesting
statements are those made by Stevens
and Blount.
Mr.. Stevens explained that his rea-
sons for declaring a protectorate were
that the japanese and the British were
both proposed, and the latter were
making overtures for an alliance with
the native population.
In answer TO letter by the chair
man Mr.. Blount said: II never
dreamed of such a thing as the rein
statement of Lillioukala nj; l never
heard il suggested until my return to
the United States"