The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-07
THE TRUTH OF 1T.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND on THE
RoYALIsTS VISIT.
just what Was said and bone in
the Entire Matter-The President
Has no Desire to Hide Any Facts.

| Washington, Jan 6.-The attention OF
the president having been called to a
hint thrown out in the Senate discussion
on Friday that the visit of certain
committee of royalsts from the Hawai-
ian ISLANDS was connected in some way
with the departure of American ships
from that locality. he said tonight to am
As SO Press reporter
'Ot course such an insinuatfon is very
aosurd Its propriety and the motive be-
hind AZ, am sure. can safely be left "a
/ the Judgment of fair and right-minded
americans I am entirely willing all our
people should know everything concern
! ing the visit of the so-calied Committee
OF royalists. Last year, in the latter
part of July or early in August, gentle
Through the secretary of state, my desig-
nation OF time when they could have
an interview with me, and present a
message from the deposed queen. Though
could not with proprdety recognize them
ofncially, j was not disposed to refuse
them personally the audience The day
and hour We're Axed for the interview In
the meantime. at my request trarlsrnit-
ted Through the secretary of state these
gentlemen made known the precise Npur-
pose of their visit in the Following note:
TO the Hon. w. c. Gresham, Secretary
|" Strive, the undersigned commits
sioners sent by her majesty. Queen Ili-
uokalani. request an audience with the
sire to ask his excellency whether there
I IS any hope for his doing anything for
the restoration of the constitutional gov
ernment Of the Hawaiian islands.
III. A.. wODEMAN,
SAMUEL PARKER.
After this note had been submitted to
me, ! prepared in writing, with some
to be read by me to the commissioners at
our meeting. INTENDED to avoid all mis-
understanding and misconception by alb
sotutely combining myself to such written
reply. of which the following is a. copy:
=" 'Gentlemen-You must permit me to
remind you that this interview is not an
official one, and that instead of receiving
You in any representative capacity
meet you as individuals who have trav-
eled a long distance for the purpose of
laying a certain matter before me
You ask me if there Is any hope of
my doing anything for the restoration Of
the constitutional government of the
Hawaiian Islands. I suppose that this
question is largely prompted by the fact
government of the queen I investigated
the transaction and was satisfied that
there had been such an unjuStifable in
reference or aid of that movement on
the part of the representatives of the
government of the United States in it's
diplomatic and naval service as to call
for correction, not only to rectify what
seemed to be a wrong done to others.
but also through rectificatlon to ward off
what appeared to be danger to Amerl-
can honor and probity.
Fully approaching the constitutional
limitations of my executive power and
by no means unmlndful of the hindrances
that might arise, 1 undertook the task.
" Having failed in my plans, I COM
mitted the entire subject to the Congress
of the United States, which had album
dant power and authority in the prem
ises. The executive branch of the gov
eminent was thereby discharged from
further duty ard responsibility in the
matter unless moved thereto by congress
stonal command. The Congress has, both
by its action and its omission to act,
signiffed that nothing need be done
touching American interference with the
overthrow of the government of the
queen.
established in Hawaii which is in fun
force and operation in all parts of the
islands. 1t is maintaining its authority
and discharges all ordinary governmental
functions upon general principles and
not losing sight of the special circum-
stances surrounding this case the merry
government is clearly entitled to our rec
ognition without regard to any OF the IN
cidents which accompanied or preceded
its Inauguration.
% This recognition and the attitude of
the Congress concerning Hawaiian af-
fairs, of course. led to an absolute denial
of the least present or future aid or en-
coura cement on my part of an effort to
restore any government heretofore exist
ing in the Hawaiian islands
J (Signed) GROVER CLEVELAND"
! When the day appointed for the meet
ing arrived I was confined to nay bed by
illness and was unable to keep my en-
gagement. I, therefore, signed the pa
per had expected to read, and 1t was
delivered to the commissioners, who, I
believe. returned at once to Hawaii. l
never saw any member of this committee
or commission, nor have never had any
communication or transaction with any
of them, directly or indirectly, except as
1 have here stated"