New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-08
Mr.. CLEvELAND'S DENIAL.
,r FAILS TO MEET THE POINT MADE
AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION.

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.c,,r RESULT OF AN UNDERSTANDING WITH
TIL, ExouEEN's PARTIsANs-lMPoRTANT
..on,.TyoN STILL WITHHELD FROM
CONGRESS AND TIE PEOPLE.
,,x TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuNEl
.,n0,on Jan 7-Interest in the Hawaiian
-, uas greatly heightened by the appear
IT, ,h,s morning of President Clevelands ex-
.-d;nary interview. In which, smarting under
-. s,ng OF a challenge from Senator Aldrich he
,ouchsafes directly to the public modest and
somewhat ambiguous quantity of information
which has hitherto been sedulously withheld from
,ho knowledge Of Congress- Mr. Lodge made
strenuous effort in the Senate this afternoon to
continue the discussion Of Friday last, which re-
sulted in this reluctant disclosure. in the hope
that his resolution OF inquiry as to the reasons
for the withdrawal of the Philadelphia from
Hawaiian waters might. in the light of Mr.. Cleve-
lands curious statement. pass without further
question and elicit from the Administration an
even more direct and explicit expression of its
Hawaiian policy The Democratic "cuckoos"
feared to oppose the motion TO take Mr. Lodges
resolution from the calendar. and the vote on re-
newing Fridays discussion extremely one
sided BY one Of those tricks however, to which
the Senate rules so readily lend themselves the
resolution was Immediately talked out Of all its
privileges and at the expiration Of the morning
hour was sent back to the calendar Mr.. Palmer
who had the floor for debate. yielded it to Mr.
Peffer and the Kansas Senator consumed the
time up to 2 o'clock in a discussion Of the Ques-
ton of service pensions for Union veterans.
MR. ALDRICHS CHARGE EvADED
1t is greatly to be regretted that all public
sideration of Mr. Cleveland's remarkable inter-
view was thus choked off by Mr.. PETERS irrele-
want oratory. The Republican Senators
eager TO reply TO Mr.. Clevelands evasive state
ments and the Senate. in view Of the Presidents
surrender to the public demand for light on his
policy Of infamy' In Hawaii might easily have
been induced to press him for a more definite
statement OF the reasons for the Navy Depart
ments sudden abandonment Of the Hawaiian
station. 1t is to be noticed that Mr. Cleveland in
his statement. does fairly and squarely meet
the point Of Mr. Adrich's insnuaton. The
Rhode Island Senator on Friday last hinted
broadly that the withdrawal Of all United States
warships from Hawaiian waters the result Of
an understanding reached between the Admins
tration and the partisans of Liliuokalani who
visited Washington last August. The President
IN his interview. wholly evaded this charge. and
fails completely to deny that the present churlish
and Indifferent attitude of this Government tow
ard the Hawaiian Republic is inspired by de-
sire to ignore and rebuke the established author-
ity in the islands which overthrew the royal pre-
tensions OF his great and good friend the eN-
Queen.
Mr. Cleveland says that he told the Royalist
commissioners that the attitude OF Congress
forbade the Offering of the least present or
future aid encouragement on my part 10 an
effort to restore any Government heretofore eX-
sstinr In the Hawaiian islands Yet almost at
the same time he was authorizing the recall OF
the Philadelphia from Honolulu. in spite OF the
urgent protests of Admiral Walker. and laying
down a future Hawaiian policy which contem-
plated the absolute cessation Of all friendly in
terest in the conduct of affairs at Honolulu and
ar entire indifference TO the protection OF Amerl-
can interests in that quarter Evidently an addi-
tional personal statement will be needed TO con-
vince the American public that Mr. Clevelands
present Hawaiian programme was not d!ctateo
by covert desire and purpose to aid in what ne
still allows himself in spite of all rebuffs. to call
"the restoration Of the Chat Is. LiliuoSalanis)
Government of the Hawaiian Islands
A CHARACTERISTIC PERFORMANCE.
; Mr.. Clevelands interview is characteristic In
many ways. Its style Is Of course. exuberantly
egotistical. In twenty-one sentences, excluding
the note Of the Royalist ENJOYS which is repro
Guced the President uses the personal pronoun
OF the first person no less than thirty-one times
Congress and It's action on the Hawaiian question
are referred to but three times. notwithstanding
the fact that the legislative branch has since
December last exempfed the real feeling OF the
country toward the Hawaiian Republic and has
practically extorted from reluctant and re-
fractory Administration that small measure OF
Justice and recognition so far extended TO Pres-
dent Dole and his associates How characteristic
Of the furtive and mendacious policy " the state
Department is the empty and deceptive boast on
the President that he is entirely willing That all
our people should know everything know 1t
Is hardly necessary TO recall the tortuous eva
sons and suppressions Of Mr.. Clevelands deal
1ngs with Congress during the Blount mission
and the earlier days Of Mr.. Wilis's activity at
Honolulu TO puncture this gratuitous falsehood.
Even now the Administration is pursuing its tor
toy nf
Withholding from Congress important facts |
which should go to that body and TO the public |
without delay.
II Is an open secret that the State Department |
has had ready for days series OF dis |
patches from Hawaii OF the utmost political |
value and had reached the point a day or two |
ago of offering advance copies Of the correspond |
ence 10 the press associations. These copies |
have now been withdrawn, and notwithstand- |
ing its extreme Importance the correspondence |
IS likely TO be concealed in the archives Of the |
State Department until some belated volume Of |
diplomatic reports containing 1t Is issued
INTERESTING INFORMATION WITHHELD.
In his address to the Royalist partisans Of |
Liiuokalani NJ. Cleveland says truly that he
has committed the entire subject of Hawaiian
relations TO Congress, 70 be dealt with in what
he has styled its wider discretion" But he |
continues to keep both the Senate and the House
IN Ignorance Of the latest and most Significant
ueVeIopments in Hawaiian diplomacy. and when
opportunity offers asserts with hypocriticd unc-
non tnat he Is willing tha. all our people should
Know everything know" II is understood that
President Dole has recently made a commune
catloii OF vital interest TO the State Department
eHeciins the reciprocity treaty and naval station
agreements existing between the two govern
ments iet Congress IL wilfully kept in igno-
rance o. me facts and the public is allowed to
know what Is happening has happened only
wntn the President IS pleased to give out per-
sonal Interview.
II rs also worth while. perhaps. to call atten-
ton TO tns asarn marked Improperly OF some Of Mr.
ment in his published statement. After allow