The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-01
FRYE TALKS ON HAWAII.
The Administration Attacked For its
Attitude Toward Dole.

similar action by President Grant.
Washington, Feb 2S.-Iu the Senate to-
day Mr.. Voorhees,, dem, of Indiana,
chairman of the finance committee, Of
lered a resolution appointing Mr.. Mills,
dem, Of Texas, member Of the finance
committee during the absence and dis
ability of Senator Vance dem, of North
Carolina. He asked immediate action
upon it; but Mr.. Hoar, rep, of Massachu-
setts, suggested that the resolution had
better lie over until tomorrow, and 1t
accordingly went over.
Thereupon, Mr.. Frye, rep, of Maine,
rose to address the Senate on the Ha-
waiian resolution. He opened his speech
with this sentence: "A chapter of diplo-
matte history has just been written in
our republic, discreditable to this admin
istration and intensely humiliating to our
people The relations between the Uni
ted States and the Hawaiian Islands for
half a century, have been very peculiar,
differing entirely from those between us
and any other people,"
He proceeded to sketch the condition of
the islands and their history down to the
point of the revolution which overthrow
the queen and established the provisional
government.
THE EFFORT TO RESTORE THE QUEEN.
Where, Mr.. Frye asked, had the
President of the United States obtained
his authority to interfere with the estab-
lished government for its overthrow
Admittedly tho President had been con
tFiving to overthrow the existing govern
ment and restore the queen. He had
sent James II. Blount 10 Honolulu with
powers more extraordinary than were
ever given TO any ambassador,
minister, consul, general, or com
mander from the United States Mr..
Frye read President Cleveland's letter to
President Dole, commencing Commis-
sioner Blount to him, and closing with
the words, MAY God have your excel
lency in his wise keeping"
"Mr. President" Mr.. Frye continued,
II believe God heard that prayer of
President Cleveland, and answered it.
The magnificent courage of that little
band of white men which enabled them
to say, firmly, with dignity. We Will
never surrender could only have been
divinely inspired"
RESPONSIBILITY OF NAVAL OFFICERS.
Mr.. Frye read the standing naval regu-
lations, which give the sole responsibility
eign soil to the officers commanding the
navy at that point; and then he read the
dispatch from Secretary of the Navy
Herbert, to Admiral Skerritt, saying:
"You will consult freely with Mr.. BlOunt,
and will obey any instructions you may
receive from him" There could not, Mr..
Frye said, be found parallel for such an
outrageous violation of law and common
decency. as that order of Mr.. Herbert
. MALI
parallel for it in the instructions given by
President Grant to Mr.. Babcock, placing
the naval forces at San Domingo, lat his
disposal"
No senator said Mr. Frye, "has a
right to presume that the words AT your
disposal meant violation OF law or of
the regulations of the navy. On the con-
trary, he is compelled to presume that it
meant, In accordance with law and with
the regulations of the navy -
FRYE POINTS OUT DIFFERENCE.
"Why," Mr. Gray asked, twill youp re-
sumethat in the one case, and not in the
other2'
Because" Mr.. Frye replied, "here the
order is direct. You shall ODE the in
structions given to you by Commissioner
Blount.'
what does at your disposal mean in
Gen. Grants instruction to Mr.. Bah
cockl"
ut means something entirely different" :"
said Mr.. Frye; land SUPPOSE Gen. Grant
did violate the law is one violation of the
law, a iustitcable precedent for anotherf'
II say no" Mr.. Gray admitted but
the senator says that there is no parallel
for this ORDER
And l still say so" Mr. Frye persis-
ted.
Mr. Frye went on to quote the instruc-
tions given to Minister Willis in regard
to the restoration of the queenand quoted
from Minister Willis speech 10 President
Dole, in which he gave renewed assur-
auces of the friendship and hearty
good will Of the Ameri-
can government TO President
Doe and to the people of the Hawaiian
Islands, and congratulated them on hav
ing entered into the great family Of the
flee And when he said that" Mr..
Frye exclaimed ''he had in his pocket in
structions from the President of the
United States TO drive them outside of
the great family Of the free and to reduce
them into ablect slavery under an en-
feebled, weak, degraded monarchy"
What did Minister Willis mean?" Mr..
Gray asked, ''as the great family Of the
treeP'
Free nations,Y was Mr.. Fryes inter-
probation.
II think that was a very good speech, "
Mr. Gray remarked, "and was not consist
ent with goobIing them up afterwards.
AN oUTBUBsT OF ELooUEEcE.
Farther on his speech, Mr.. Frye broke
into a passionate outburst OF eloquence.
Think of it, " he said, "a wicked queen,
with barbarian instincts and vile pur-
poses, blindly stumbles off from her
throne A government representing
progress, enterprise, Christianity,
civilization, springs into exist
ence, is recognized by all Of
the great powers, by our minister,
by Presidents Harrison and Cleveland
and by a commissioner and by two min
isters, one Of them welcoming them into
the great family of the free, while he had in
his 20 :ket instructions to destroy forey
that government which he was efusiyely
welcomingl Are we proud of thatl
Think oft A President of IS, ,0O0,0 600 Of
people having a minister contriving and
s heming, assiduously, working night and
day 10 restore a rotten monarchy, inter-
viewing again and again self-dethrored
queen, listening to talk from her 50 bar
barous and savage that the President did
not dare 10 send ii TO congress and TO the
people"
AZ this point Mr.. Frye paused and sug-
gested, AS IL was now o'clock, and he
understood there was to be a caucus at
2:3O clock, and some executive business
might be desired, he would now yield the
floor.
''You may go on, " said MIR. Gray, in an