The herald., 1894-02-27
MORGAN'S HAWAIIAN REPORT.
A Complete VindicatiOn of Ex-
Minister Stevens.
American Supremacy in the Islands
St0utly Upheld.
Supplemental Reports Filed by Other
Members of the Investigating
Committee-The Whole
Ordered Printed.
By the Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. The senate
held but short session today in order
to give the Demo Gratis an opportunity
afterwards to continue the caucus begun
In the morning. Morgan, chairman of
the committee on foreign relations,
presented report on the Hawaiian in
vestigation, and Fry gave notice that
Wednesday he would address the senate
on that subject.
MoRGAN's HAWAIIAN REPORT.
Morgan's report was on the result OF
the Investigations the foreign committee
made under the resolution requiring it
to report whether any and, II SO, what
irregularities occurred in the diplomatic
or other intercourse between the United
States and Hawaii in relation to the re-
cent political revolution in Hawaii"
Cured in by Sherman, Frye, Dolph and
Davis, Republican members of the COM
mittee, who make also . supplemental
report. Butler, Tarpie, Daniel and
Gray, Democrats, submit minority re-
port. These reports, together with the
mass of evidence taken by the commit
tee, are very voluminous.
Morgan begins with the proposition
that this government, dealing with any
form of government in Hawaii, can have
no break in its line of policy. correspond
ing to any change in the Office of presi-
dent. 1t is in all respects the same
government as If under the same preHi-
dent during the entire period. The
president, however, has the right to
change his opinion and policy, but it
must be regarded as o change of mind
in the same person.
The report then declares against
menarchism in the islands, saying:
"We exercise at least moral suzeraiDtv
over Hawaii which is an American state
embraced in the American commercial
and military system, emitting us to
indulge in consideration of, if not active
sympathy with, the endeavora to re-
lease her people from the odious anti
republican regime that subordinates her
people to the supposed divine right OF
monarch whoHe title to such divinity
originated in the most alavish condition
of pagan barbarity."
LANDING OF TROOPS APPROVED.
The report approves Minister Stevens
order for landing troops from the Boston,
on the ground that conditions existed
which tend naturally to apprehension
of civil commotion endangering the
security of American citizens, and points
out that on three or four previous occa-
sions similar action was taken. This
condition, the report says, grew out of
the effort of the queen to overthrow the
constitution, and that her act amounted
to an act of abdication and neutrslized
her power to protect American citizens.
The report says: at is evident that
the queens government at that time
had no power to prevent the landing Of
troops from any quarter. nor power to
protect itself against invasion; no
power to conduct the civil government.
In other words an interregnum existed |;
the queen only held the throne under
her oath and the constitution, and when
she declared herself absolved therefrom,
it was an actual act of abdication.
Furthermore, che had been overthrown
by the white people of the islands. Be-
fore the troops from the Boston landed.
the Hawaiian monarchy had perished."
In view of this, the report lays down
the proposition that sin country where
there lie no power of law to protect citi-
zens of the United States, there can be
no law of nations, nor any rule OF comfy
that can rightfully prevent our flag from
giving shelter to them under the pro-
lection OF our arms; this. without refer
ence to any distress it may give the
queen who generated the confusion, or
any advantage 1t might give the people
disputing her right to resume her legal
power"
The report declares that the purpose
OF Minister Stevens and Captain Wiltse
were legitimate and that they acted in
good faith and with no interests except
protecting American citizens and pre-
serving order.
The report speaks OF the work OF the
American missionaries in building up a
constitutional government in that
country. and says it entities the people
of the United States to sympathize and
assist in resisting its destruction. The
queens desire to Danish or kill her OPP
ponents should cause America not to
hesitate to support the government OPP
posed to her.
The report then says President Cleve-
land, as soon "a he learned of this dis
position of the queen, abandoned further
exercise of the attempts at recoDcila-
ton, though. unfortunately willis, in
the belief that he was following his in
structions, held two or three interviews
with the queen thereafter.
The report adds: when the crown
falls in any kingdom of the western
hemisphere it is pulverized, and when
the scepter departs it departs forever.
American opinion cannot sustain any
American ruler in the attempt to re.
store them, no matter how virtuops and
sincere the reasons may be that seem to
justify him."
RECOGNITION JUSTIFIED.
Stevens recognition Of the new gov
eminent is justified, the report saying:
ut was his duty at the safest possible
period to assist by recognition the
termination of the interregnum for the
safety of citizens of the United States"
The report says: 1.-THE question of
annexation and Stevens anxious advo-
cacy thereof, did not relieve him from
his duty, or abridge his right to call for
troops to protect citizens of the United
States. The committee therefore find
no cause OF censure, either against Min
lister Stevens or Captain Wiltse. The
subsequent raising of the American flag
on the government building, and the
declaration Of the United States protec-
torate was void for want of power, and
disavowed by Secretary Foster, and re-
buked by Gresham. who ordered the
protectorate abandoned and the flag