The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-02-11

WARRINGTON, Jan. ZZ.-Ine pOllcy OF
The administration as to Hawaii was
again the subject of sharp attack and de-
Tense in the Senate today. The personal
crowds to the galleries, which at times
overlooked into the outer corridors.
1t indicated the diminution of public
interest in Hawaii, now that the course
of the administration is the main ques-
ton of discussion. Mr.. Gray and Mr..
George justified the administration, and
Gray dwelt upon the persistency and
vindictiveness with which the President
was vilifed and misrepresented.
Lodge and Hawley made the critical
speeches of the day, the former urging
the extent of the foreign British aggres-
sion in the Pacific, while Mr.. Hawley
made pointed comment on the considera-
ton given to ex-Queen Liliuokalani's
representatives who visited the State
Department after the United States had
formally recognized the Hawaiian Re-
public.
Thurston of Hawaii was again in the
diplomatic gallery, accompanied by his
secretary, Mr.. Hastings.t The subject
came up on Kyle's resolution, which is
one expressing generally the disapproval
of the Henate in the action of the admin
istration in Withdrawing war ships from
Hawaii.
Gray 3D. of Delaware again took the
floor TO further answer, he said, the
flimsy attacks made in the Senate
against the Administration. The SEN
ator referred to the statement by Senator
Hawley made yesterday as to the Presi-
dent seeing the royalist delegation which
visited Washington last August. Mr..
Gray reiterated that the President had
never seen these delegates, being sick at
the time.
fare you prepared to say that they
never saw the secretary OF State ?''
asked Frye.
Gray said he had no information on
that point.
Hawley rose to reply, holding in his
hand q newspaper slip containing Presi-
dent Cleveland's authorized statement Of
the facts concerning the royalist dele
gates.
HaWleS said he had not intended to
maintain that personal interview be-
tween the President and the royalists
had occurred. He was reliably informed
that there had been no personal inter-
view, but continued reading from the
Presidents statement to show that the
royalist delegates had se6n Secretary
Gresham. It should be kept in mind
that these delegates were the represen-
tatives Of those conspiring to restore a
depoeed queen. They were in Wash
ington either as conspirators against the
existing Government of Hawaii or else
they were here on an honest mission. If
1t was honest they ought to have been
referred TO the Hawaiian Minister. II
they were conspirators they should not
have been received by Gresham.
Hawley read from the letter of the |
POValiaf HalaOafaa fO tho - Il
State: ave, the undersigned Commits |
sioners, sent by the deposed queen, re-
guest an interview with the President"
Just think Of the audacity," said Mr.. |
"Think Of this request of our |
Secretary OF State after we had formally |
the Government of Hawaii" |
The Senator said he desired to make |
40 personal arraignment of thu Presi- |
dent, but he (Hawley) believed the Pres |
dents whole course on Hawaii had been
wrong.
Gray again answered the criticisms |
1pon the President. He said these at |
lacks were 30 constant, the animus so |
evident, that it was perhaps useless to |
determined to attack the President what
sver the subject be. II be sat down he
vas too long; if he stood up ne was too
hort. These critics were bound to find /
ault. The Presidents letter to the roy
list delegates was purely unofficial. 1t
vas part OF the course by which the
PRESIDENT with q strong hand was en-
to conduct business The Sem
tor declares this agitation and this talk
It keeping war ships at Honolulu was
Iept up largely by the ''schemers Tor
who thought it would help
heir cause.
The Samoan question was unexpected
lnter1ected into the debate at this
'oint.
Gray referred TO the fact that the
United States was now bound by inter
ational agreement to keep a barbarous
ing In power in Samoa. 1t would not
o to declaim against barbarous queen,
Ihen we at the same time were protect
ng such a king. Mr.. George declared I
be Hawaiian Government was republic
an only in form. It was a governmental
force. 1t had been established by force
nd was now maintained by force.
Lodge presented a new phase of the
ublect by submitting q long list offthe !