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9 ' TTTR OMAHA DAILY HER. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 27. 1891. MORGAN'S ' HAWAIIAN REPORT Result of tbo Inquiry of the Senate's Oom- initlco on Foreign Affairs , HE FINDS THAT EVERYONE DID JUST RIGHT Only Onn Illnndrr IViln ,11 ft do In tlin Wlinlo ltinlrir < mill TluitVm tint ICnlnlng nf tlti ) 1'InR liy Hint mi Other r WASHINGTON , Feb. 20. Senator Morgan , chairman of the senate committee nn for eign relations , today presented the report of the Investigation of that committee made under a icsolutlon calling for an Inquiry an to whether'nny , nnd If BO , what , Irregu larities have occurred In the diplomatic or other Intercourse between the United States and Hawaii In relation to the recent politi cal rovolullon In Hawaii. The rtiport prepared by Senator Morgan Is concurred In by Senators Sherman , Fryo , .Dolph and Davis , the republican members "of the committee , and also malfo a supple mentary report , taking moro positive grounds than the Morgan report , while Sen ators Butler , Turplo , Daniel and Gray , demo- crals , submit a minority report. These re ports , wllh the testimony taken In Iho se cret Invcstlgalloit , make n bulky document , nnd are comprehensive reviews of the Hawaiian question made after a thorough Investigation. Senator Morgan Ig his report flays that the Inquiry related first to the conduct ot the government as shown In Its official acts and correspondence , and second lo the conduct of the civil and military officers of the gov- rrntnent In the discharge of the public du ties and functions. Those arc maltcrxvhlch do not concern Hawaii at this tlmo. Ho also nays the fuluro policy of the government as to annexation has been excluded from the consideration of the committee except where It lu alluded to as an Incident to Iho Investi gation. Mr. Morgan lays down Iho proposi tion on the first page of the report "As a government dealing with Hawaii and with nny form of government In that counlry , the United States can have no separation or break In Its line of policy corresponding to any change In the Incumbency of the office of president , It Is In all respects as much the same government In every right and responsibility as If It had been under the name president during Iho entire period covered by the recent revolution In Hawaii nnd the succeeding events. The president , however , has a right to change his opinion nnd a change of policy on the part of the president from that Inaugurated by his pre decessor must be regarded simply as n change of mind In the snmo person. " A declaration against monarchlsm In the Island follows next , the report saying , " \Vo exorcise nt least n moral suzerainty over that country. Hawaii Is nn American state nnd Is embraced In the American commer cial and military system. In this attitude of the two governments , Hawaii must bo en titled to the Indulgent consideration , If not nn uctlvo sympathy , while she Is endeav oring to accomplish what every American state has achieved , the release of her people from the odious anti-republican regime which < lonk < s to the people the right to govern themselves and subordinates them to the supposed divine right of n monarchy whoso title to such divinity originated In the most slavish conditions of paean bar- . Coming to the landing of Ihe trqopa from the United States steamer Boston. Mr. Mor gan details the facts of the ton days crulso in which Minister Stevens had participated , and says that upon the minister's return to the harbor a condition of affairs existed In Honolulu which led naturally to the nppre- lionslon that violence or civil commotion would ensue in which the pcaco and se curity of American citizens residing In that city would bo In peril , as had been done on three or more separate occasions previously when changes occurred or wore about to occur In the government of Hawaii. NO LAW OF NATIONS. "It Is evident , " ho " says , "that the queen's government at that time had no power to prevent thu landing of troops from nny quarter , no power to protect Itself from oppression , no power to conduct civil govcrn- jjiicnt , so far as the oxccutlvo was ' concerned , 'if the effort , . , to exert such power were antagonized by any opposing body of people In considerable numbers. Indeed , no effort seems to Imvo boon made to exert the civil authority except through the ' presence of a 'small and Inclilclent body of policemen. The authority of the queen was not rpspcciod by the people ; It was opposed and no force appeared to bo used for the purpose of over coming the opposition. It yielded to a silent but ominous opposition. There is well settled authority for the position that at the moment the queen made public her decision to absolve herself from her wish ami support the constitution of 1SS7 , her abdication was complete. If the people chose do to regard It. That constitution and the ' queen's oath to support It was the only foundation for her regal authority , and when BIO announced that her oath -was annulled In Us effect upon her conscience she could no longer rightfully hold ofllco tinder that constitution. " The report then calls attention to the fact that In landing the troops there was no demonstration and that In passing the jialaco they Halutod the queon. "In n country where there Is no power of the law to protect the citizens of the United States thuro can be no law of nations , nor any rule of comity that can rightfully pre vent our flag from giving shelter to them under the protection of our arms , and this without reference to any distress It may glvo to the queen , who generated the con. February 27ih , Quo Sunday and Three Wook- dfiy coupons , with 10 cents in coin , will buy ono pnrfc of The American Encyclopedic Dictoiimry Soud or bring1 to The Boa ofllco. Mail should be addressed to Dictionary Oapartmant , SERIES THIRTEEN FEBRUARY 27.1894. T I-I El B El E , COUPON. World's Fail- Art Portfolio. Toneciiro this superb souvenir hcml cc brlii ) ? six coupons of this series bearing different dates vrltli lOccnftt In coin to ART PORTFOLIO BEPT , , Bee Office , Omaha. fusion , or any advantage It might give to the people who are disputing her right lo resume or hold her regal powers. In every country where there Is no effective chief executive authority , whether It Is n newly discovered Island where only savage govern ment prevails , or ono where the government Is paralyzed by Internal feuds , It Is the right claimed and exercised by all civilized nations to enter such n country with sovereign authority to nnnert and protect the rights of Its citizens nnd their property , and to remain there without the Invitation of anybody until civil government shall have been established that Is adequate In a satisfactory nenso for their protection. < The commlttoo Is agreed that such was the condition of the Hawaiian government at the tlmo the troops were landed In Hone lulu from the Boston , that thcro was an In terregnum In Hawaii as respecting the executive officers , that thorp was no execu tive officer to enforce the lawn of Hawaii and that It was the right of the United States to land troops upon these Islands nt any place whcro It was necessary In the opinion of our minister to protect American citizens. " The report speaks of the queen's desire for thu banishment or death of the < ; o who had opposed her , and says that America should not hesitate In the support of n government which opposed her. The president says that on the first Intimation of these harsh dec larations , ho nt once laid the matter before congress and abandoned the further cxorelso of his good offices to bring about n recon ciliation between her and these who were conducting nnd supporting the provisional government. Mr. Wills , however , regarding his Instructions ns continuing to require his Intercession beyond the point where the president considered It should cease , hold n second nnd third Interview with the queen. Mr. Willis , In what ho did , obeyed what ho conceived to ho his Instructions , and being BO distant from Washington , It. Is n matter of regret but not of surprise that there was an apparent want of harmony between his action In continuing his Inter views with the queen , after the president had determined that the full duty of his government had been performed. IJOT1I SIDES JUSTIFIED. "When n crown falls In any kingdom of the western hemisphere It Is pulverized , and when a scepter departs , It departs for. ever , and American opinion cannot sustain an American ruler In the attempt to restore them , no matter how virtuous nnd just the reasons may be that fccem to Justify him. " Mr. Stevens' recognition of the new gov ernment Is justified , the reports saying : "Tho precise hour when , or conditions under which the American minister recognized the provisional government , is not a matter of material Importance. It was his duty at the safest possible period to assist by his recognition Uie termination of the Interim , so that the citizens of the United States might bo safely remitted to the care of thai government for the care of their rights. If there had boon no question of the an nexation of Hawaii to the United States , the conduct of the minister In giving official recognition to the provisional government would not have been the subject of adverse criticism. "Afterwards on the 1st day of February , 1893 , the American minister caused the flag of the United States to bo raised on the government building in Honolulu , nnd as sumed nnd declared a protectorate over that nation In the name of the United States. This action on the part of Minister Stevens was without authority , and was void fof want of power. It was disavowed nnd re buked by Secretary Grcsliam , and the order to abandon the protectorate and haul down the Hag was In accordance with the duty nnd honor of the United States. To haul down the flag of the United States was only an order to preserve Its honor. " The close relations which have existed be. twcen Hawaii and the United Sates are discussed. "Wo have always exerted the privilege of an interference in the domestic nffnlrs nf Hnwnll tn n ilnuron thnt wnulil nnl bo justified under our own view of interna tional law In reference to the affairs ot Canada , Cuba or Mexico , . The reason Is that Hawaii has .been'recognized as under a virtual suzerainty to the United States ) This right has never been lost sight of , and It is conspicuously manifest In the cor. respondcnce of Mr. Willis with" Mr. Dole. " FAVORABLE TO ANNEXATION. / The matter of. annexation Is discussed at some length , and whllo the whole tenor of the report relating to this Is favorable to Annexation , no direct statement > vas made .therein , the language of the report being : ' 'Annexation has been the subject , of careful Jitudy and almost steady c&h'tomplatlon Kmong the Hawnlians and their kings since itlio beginning of the rolgn ot Kainehameha . 'I. ' This has always been regarded by the ruling power In Hawaii ns n coveted and secure retreat , a sort of house of refuge , whcnovor the exigencies of fate might com pel Hawaii to make her choice between homo rule and foreign domination , either In the form of a protectorate or of submission to some foreign sovereign. Hawaii has always desired an escape to n freer government , when she has to bo forced to the point where the surrender of racial prldo nnd her standing as a nation would bo the severe penalty of her weakness. Hawallans prefer citizenship in a great republic to the slavery ot subjection to any foreign monarchy. An nexation to the United States has never been regarded with aversion or witli a sense of national degradation by the Hawaiian peoplo. On the contrary , It has been adopted as a feature of political action by these who have attempted to recommend themselves to the support of the people In times of danger. Annexation was the avowed purpose of the provisional government because It would popularize the movement. In the diplo matic correspondence with our ministers to Hawaii frequent and favorable allusion Is made toi this subject as a matter of friendly consideration for the advantage of that coun try nnd people not to enhance the power and wealth of tlio United States. It has been the habit of the Hawailnns to celebrate the anniversary of tha Independence of the United States as n national fcto day , so there was no thought of conspiracy against the monarchy In openly favoring the project of'annexation. Whether annexation Is wlso and beneficial to bath governments Is a question thnt must receive the consideration of both governments before It can bo safely Bottled. The testimony taken by the com- mltteo discloses the well considered opinion of several of our most eminent naval officers that the annexation of Hawaii Is a fact in dispensable to the proper defense and pro tection of our western coast and cities , but this Is a matter which the committee Is not especially charged with and reference Is made to these opinions as supporting the statement that all intelligent men In Hawaii and in the United States , who have taken pains to consider the subject , are convinced the question Is ono deserving of thorough Investigation and n correct and friendly de " cision. Next the report states that recognition of the provisional government was lawful and has contributed to the peace of Hawaii , IJLOUNT COMMENDED. Referring to Mr. mount's mission the re port says ho went to Hawaii under circum stances of axtrcmo embarrassment and ex ecuted his Instructions with Impartial care to urrlvo at the truth nnd presented a sin- corn and Instructive report to the president of the United States touching the facts the knowledge of which he thus acquired , In the agitated state of opinion and feeling In Hawaii at that time. It was next to Im possible to obtain u full , fair nnd free dec laration In respect to tlio facts which at tended this ravalatlon and particularly was this difficult to obtain from the persons who participated In the movement. Tlio ovldrnru submitted In addition to thnt pre pared by Mr. Dlount having been taken un der circumstances more favorable tn the do- s'elupmcnt of the whole I ruth with regard to the situation has In the opinion ot the committee estulilUlied the fact that the revolutionary movement In Hawaii origi nated with I.llluokalanl and was promoted , provldtxl for and , an he believed , secured by the passage of the opium bill and the lottery bill through the legislature from which aho expected to derive n revenue sufficient to secure the ultimate success ot her purpose which was distinctly and ma turely devised to abolUh Ihe constitution ot 1S7 , and to usuiuuo to her absolute ) > ewer . .ro from constitutional rostalnt of any ser ious character. Tim fact cannot bo Ignored that this revolutionary movement ot 1.111- nokalunl , which had 118 development In the selection of a new cabinet to supplant ono which had the support ot all the conservative vative elements of the Islands , was set on foot and accomplished during the absence of the American minuter on tha American Ktilp nostoii during the ten days which preceded the prorogation of the legisla ture. The astonishment with which this movement wu * received by the American emigrants nnd other white people residing In Hawaii nnd Its Inauguration In the ab- ecnco ot the Boston and of the American minister show that these people with great anxiety recognized the fact that It was directed agalnat them and their Interests nnd welfare , and that when It was com pleted they would become Its victims. These convictions excited the serious ap prehension of all the white people In the Islands that a crisis was brought about by which not only their rights In Hawaii were to bo Injuriously affected , but that Iho ultimate result would bo that they would be driven from the Islands , or , remaining there , would be put nt the mercy of those who chose to prey upon their prosperity. This class supply nine-tenths of the en tire tax receipts of the kingdom. The report takes the side of the provi sional government ns respects the counter revolution which the queen provoked , It Is exceedingly severe on the ministers also. The right of the president to appoint .Mr. Blount Is discussed , the report stating the conclusions ot the committee to bo thnt such a right no doubt existed , nnd that the authority given to Mr. Blount nnd which he exercised was proper. Then Mr.Vlllls' mission Is taken up and the position of Iho president referred to In the following words : "If by this course of procedure the president had intended to compel obedience to whdt Is termed his 'decision' In the mat ter by using the force of the United States to n.tslst the queen In regaining the throne that would have been an act ot war entirely beyond his power , nnd would not have re ceived the sanction of any considerable part of the American people and would Imvo no warrant In International law. But such was not the Intention of the president , OR Is shown by contemporaneous accounts , by hta declarations and by his subsequent treat ment of the subject. Therefore , the ques tion between the United States and Hawaii touching the propriety of nn Intervention In the domestic affairs of Hawaii to the extent of gaining the final decision and agreement of both parties upon these propositions Is ono that Is strictly within tile accepted right or authority of n sovereign to tender his good offices to reconcile the conflicts of two or more factions or parties that may bo opposed to each other within any coun try. " CLEVELAND'S IDEA WAS RIGHT. The report then goes on as follows : "In the public act by which the provisional gov ernment of Hawaii wns established there was a distinct declaration that that government was to continue until Hawaii was annexed to the United States. That declaration , apart from every other consideration , would have Justified the United States In an Interference for the protection of the provisional govern ment which would not have been tolerated un der other circumstances. That declaration cre ated nn Intimacy ot relationship between the United States and the recognized government of Hawaii which is entirely exceptional and placed within the reach and control of the United States very largely , If not entirely , the disposal of those questions collateral to that of annexation , which might have Interfered with the appropriate solu tion of any difficulty which might arise In Its execution , no thnt the provisional govern ment of Hawaii , having thus thrown Itself Into the arms of the United States In the first declaration of Its existence , cannot Justly complain that the United States should scrutinize under the right thus granted alt pretensions to the right to dispose ot an en tire country , and people. And Lilluoknlanl , having reference to the same project of an nexation , of which she was fully cognizant , made complaint that the United States had assisted In driving her from her throne by bringing Its troops on shore In military ar ray nt a time when there was no necessity for It , distinctly announced at the moment of her final and avowed abdication that she would abdicate provisionally , and would' await the decision of the United States as to whether that abdication , the destruction of the kingdom and the annexation of Hawaii to the United States should bo completed facts. "Under such circumstances the president of the United States , believing that the In formation then In possession of the govern ment was not sufficient to justify summary annexation , could not , have done justice to himself , to his cduntry , to the. people of Hawaii , to the provisional gpvernmqnt or. to Lilluokalanl without having mado"an effort to use his good offices for the purposoypf as certaining whether It was practicable that the queen should bo restored to her authority , leaving the question to bo determined by the people Interested In Hawaii whether such restora tion would be acceptable to them or not , If Lilluokalnnl had been restored to her throne by consent of the membership of the provisional government upon the terms and conditions ot the abdication which she signed nnd delivered to Minister Willis , the president of the United States would have not been in any sense responsible for her restoration , would not have espoused the monarchy nor would ho have done anything which was contradictory of American senti ment or opinion. Ho would only have posed as the mutual friend , accepted fully by both parties , whoso Intervention would have secured with their consent the final solution of the question. In the absence of such committal on his part to the claims of Lilluokalanl or resistance on his part to the recognized rights of the provisional govern ment there Is no reason for withholding ap proval of the conduct of the president of the United States In thus accepting and ex ecuting a function which he was entitled to perform , in submitting the question In duo and final form to the contending parties or factions In Hawaii whether they pre- fered to maintain the authority ot the pro visional government , with whatever results might follow from that , or a return to the monarchy under Lilluokalanl. The com mittee reports that tlio president of the United States has not In this particular. In any wlso , been a party to any Irregularity or any Impropriety of conduct In his high office. The committee finds nothing worthy of criticism In the negotiation of the treaty of annexation with the provisional govern ment In Hawaii. The revolution In Hawaii had the effect simply ot displacing one chief of the executive department nnd substitut ing another. "When this was done and the fact was recognized the government of Hawaii was as competent to treat on annexation to the United States as It had over been or us It will ever be , until the United States shall decide thnt It will annex no moro territory unless with the consent of the people to bo annexed , to bo ascctalncd by a plebiscite. HASTE WAS DESIRABLE. "Complaint Is made ntaa that this project of annexation wns attempted to bo con summated In too great haste. That raises a question of duo consideration ; for , It the people of both countries desired It , or If , according to any precedent to bo found In the various annexations of countries and states to the United States , the respective governments desired It , speedy nctlon In completing the cession was desirable for many obvious reasons , among which the In jurious disturbance of commerce , and danger to the public peuco growing out of a pro tracted agitation of so grave a matter , are conspicuous. It Is well understood nnd Ha Importance Increases with every new event of any consequence In Hawaii , and with the falling In with of every Island In the Pacific , 'that Is captured by the great maritime powers of ISuropo. " After quoting official state papers bearing on annexation , the report concludes : "A president Informed as to the history of his country , could find no difficulty In dealing" with the question of the annoxatlon ot Hawaii to the United States , and a min ister to Hawaii who should fall to Inform his government ot the political changes In Hawaii that would affect thnt question , would neglect his duty. It Is not n just criticism upon the correspondence of Minister Stevens with hU government , that ho earnestly ad vocated annexation. In this line ho was tn line with Mr. Marcy nnd nearly every one of Ills successors as secretary ot state , and with ninny of Mr. Stevens' predecessors as "minister to Hawaii. HU letters to lib government were written under the diplo matic confidence that IB requisite to hocuro freedom In such communications and were not expected to come under the scrutiny ot all mankind. They show no Im proper spirit and are not inipeachablo ns coloring or perverting the truth , although so mo ma tiers stated by him may bo classed as severe reflections. Whatever motives may have actuated or controlled any repre sentatives of the government ot the United States In his conduct ot our affairs In Hawaii , It ho acted within the limit ! ) of his powers with honest Intentions and has not placed tha government of the United States upon false and untenable grounds , his con duct la not Irregular. "But In his dealings with the Hawaiian government , his conduct was characterized by becoming dignity and reserve and wan not In any way harsh or offensive. In the opinion of the committee , bused upon tbe evidence which ncconJWirfles Ihls report , the only substantial Irregularity that existed In Iho conduct of any officer of tha , united States , or agent of tTIOresldent , during or since the time of thn.Devolution ot 1S93. was that of Minister elevens In declaring a protectorate of the _ . United States over Hawaii , nnd In placing the flag of our coun try upon the government building In Hone lulu. No actual harm resulted from this unauthorized net , but as.n precedent It IB not to bo considered as bdUtjir'Justified. "The committee tiaamnot considered It necessary to present any resolutions stating the conclusions thiflrnro Indicated In the report and ask th t .it bo received nnd adopted by the senatb. 'And that they bo dis charged from the firtliBr consideration of the resolutions unddr which this report Is made. " IlEPUULICAN REPORT. The republican members agreeing to Mr. Morgan's report submit the following ns supplementary thereto and moro fully ex pressive of their views : "Wo are In entire accord with the essen tial findings In the exceedingly able report submitted by the chairman of the commit tee on foreign relations. But It Is our opinion " 1. Thnt the appointment on the llth day of March , 1S9.1 , without the advice or consent of the scnnto , . of Hon. James II. Blount as special commissioner to the Hawaiian government under letters of cred ence nnd with Instructions to the government of the Hawaiian Islands making his authority paramountwns an unconsti tutional aim , In that such appointee , Mr. Blount , wns never nominated to the senate , but was appointed without Its advice and consent , although thnt body was In session when appointment was made nnd continued to be in session for a long time Imme diately thereafter. " 2. That the orders of the executive de partment by which Hie naval force of the United States In the harbor of Honolulu wns In effect placed under the command of Mr. Blount or of Mr. Willis were without authority or warrant of law. " 3. Thnt the order given by Mr. Blount to Admiral Skerrett to lower the United States ensign from the government buildIng - Ing In Honolulu and to embark the troops on the ships to which they belonged was an order which Mr. Blount had no lawful authority to give. Its object was not to terminate a protectorate. That relation had been disavowed by the administration of President Harrison Immediately upon re ceiving information of Its establishment. The flag and troops , when isuch order was given by Mr. Blount , were In the positions from which ho ordered them to bo removed for the purpose of maintaining order nnd protecting American life nnd property. Their presence had been effectual to those ends nnd their removal tended to create and did create public excitement and , to a degree , distrust of the powers of the pro visional government to preserve order or to maintain Itself. That order of Mr. Blount was susceptible of being construed as Indicating an unprovislonal government nnd It wns so construed , particularly by the people of Hawaii. " 4. The question of the rlghtfulncss of the revolution , of the lawfulness of the means by which the disposition and abdica tion of the queen were effected , nnd the right of the provisional government to exist and continue to exist was conclusively settled , as the report so forcibly states , against the queen nnd'lnifavor of the provi sional government by'thoiact ot the adminis tration of President Harrison recognizing such provisional government , by the negotia tion by that administration Avlth such pro visional government of < n treaty of annexa tion to the Utittedi'Statcs ' , by accrediting diplomatic representation , by such adminis tration and by the present administration to such provisional government ; therefore it Incontrovertlbly follows' that the president of the United Stntes'Oind no authoilty to at tempt to reopen sufcli determined questions and to endeavor by any 'means whatever to overthrow the nroH'Islorinl enrerniriRiit. nr to restore the monl/rehy1 / which it .had dis placed. ' ' > ' "Whllo It is true'Ahal ! a. friendly power may rightfully teriYIer * Its" good offices of mediation or udrlciT'in cases such ns that under present consideration It is also , true that the ' performaYice' ' 'of"such" ' offlcca of mediation'or ndvlco"ougliit-not to bo entered upon without the consent 'previously given by both parties whonV'tlle action-or decision of the friendly power 'may ' affect. Such con sent wns not given In the present Instance. The provisional government never so con sented ; It was never requested to consent. It denied the jurisdiction of the present administration on every proper occasion. Therefore , the proceedings by the president , which had for their results his request and monition to the provisional government to surrender Its powers , to give up Its exist ence nnd to submit to bo displaced by the monarchy which It had overthrown , had no warrant In law nor In any consent of ono of the parties to bo affected by such" proceed ings. " 5. The avowed opinion of the president ot the United States , in substance that It is the duty of the government to make reparation to the queen by endeavoring to reinstate her upon her throne by all consti tutional methods , Is a clear definition of the policy ot the present administration to that end. The Instructions to Messrs. Blount and Willis must bo construed to bo other and moro ample forms of expression of ( hat policy. No other presumption Is permis sible than that their actions at Honolulu were with Intent to carry out that avowed policy. These considerations make Im material any discussion , In this connection , ot the personal Intentions , circumspection or good faith of those gentlemen In perform ance of the task to which they had been plainly commanded by the present adminis tration. JOHN SHERMAN , "WILLIAM P. FRYE , "J. N , DOLPH. "KUSMAN DAVIS. " IDEAS OF THE DEMOCRATS. Tho'following Is the report pretentlng the views of the minority committee : "Without denying or confirming In any manner the correctness ot the facts as claimed or ot the statements as made In said report concerning other matters herein men tioned we especially dissent from thnt portion tion thereof which declares that" the only substantial Irregularity In the conduct of Mr. Stevens , the late minister , was his de claration of a protectorate by the United States over Hawaii. We are of the opinion also that there are no valid reasons and no course of dealing In our past relations with these Islands which justifies Interference by the United States with the political Internal affairs of Hawaii any more than with these of any other dependent state or nation In this hemisphere. Wo cannot concur , there fore , In fco much of the foregoing report us exonerates the minister of the United States , Mr. Slovens , from active office and unbecom ing participation In the events which led to the revolution In the Sandwich Islands on the Uth , 16th nnd 17JIJ nt January. 1893. "On the other hand , , wo are not Inclined to censure Captain "Willie , commanding the United States war slApYnoston , or tlio officers of the vosbel. Tlielri position wns ono of extreme - tremo delicacy nnd UiUlaulty and wo appre ciate their anxiety totiifford protection to the lives and property ofiuVnierlcan citizens. The force ot United State * marines of the Boston , with their ordlnary--ttrms , stationed nt the American legation 'rfna"lit ' the consulate In Honolulu would liav'd effectuallly represented the authority and poM-nr of the United States and \\otilil have nffflrdpd all the protection the residents needed , nd at the same tlmo would have avoided.tljc appearance of coer cion or duress , eltjier upon the people of Honolulu or the queen In the controversy between them. TltSsJsour opinion after a careful examination 9 ( . > all the facts and circumstances disclosed Jn the evidence. "Wo cannot , therefore , avoid the convic tion that the Inopportune zeal ot Minister Stevens In the project of annexation of the Sandwich Islands to the United Staes caused him to exceed the proper limits ot his of ficial duty and of his diplomatic relations to thn government and people of those Inlands. "Ilia conduct as the representative of this government wns directly conducive to bring about the condition of affairs which resulted In the overthrow of the queen , the organization of the provisional government , the landing of United States troops and the attempted scheme of annexation , nnd upon this conclusion hlu conduct Is seriously rep- reprehensible and deserving of public cen sure. M. C. BUTLKK. "DAVID TURPIE. "JOHN M. DANIEL. "GEORGE GRAY. "Members of Minority. " "Tho question of annexation Is not sub mitted ( or the consideration ot the commit tee except as It incidentally urtocU the main question discussed , but It may not bo Improper for mo to say In this connection that 1 am heartily lu favor ot the of those Islands by the United States , and In a proper case nnd on nn appropriate occa sion I should earnestly advocate the same. But I run unwilling to take advantage ot In ternal dlssontlons In these Islands for which I believe we were to'some extent responsi ble to consummate this object. "M. C. BUTLER. "I concur In the above. above."DAVID "DAVID TURPIE. " SOME OF THE TESTIMONY. 'The testimony taken by'tho committee on foreign relations , on which the report Is based , covers 739 pages and Includes the statements ot a largo number of witnesses wlio appeared personally before the commit tee , ns well as affidavits sent from the Ha waiian Islands nnd elsewhere , The wit nesses Included cx-Mlnlster Stevens nnd Com missioner Blount , n largo number ot naval officers , a number of residents of Hawaii and several Americans , who were present on the Islands nt the time of the revolution and soon nftor It occurred , A largo majority of those examined said there was no conspiracy nnd that Minister Stevens' position with ref erence to nnnuxnllon wns not known to them previous to the revolution. The com mittee on safety , consisting of twclvo per sons , make oath to the statement In which they say that they had no understanding with Minister Stevens or Captain WIlUo that they would assist In overthrowing the monarchy and establishing n provisional government. , Mr. Stevens' testimony covers sixty-six pages. Mr. Stevens explains thnt his reason for declaring n protcctornto was that' the Japanese nnd the British were both purpos ing nnd the latter making overtures for an alliance with the imtlvo population. Mr. Blount , In his evidence , said ho never had nny communication with the deposed queen until Mr. Owen nnd Mr. Lowell ap peared there and were reported to be au thorized by the president to negotiate for her abdication. He thought the queen , ns well as President Dole , ought to bo Informed that this was not true. The Chairman Before you loft Hawaii did you receive nny communication , statement or Information from the government Ot the United States of any purpose to reinstate Lilluokalanl on any terms or conditions whatever ? Mr. Blount I never dreamed of such n thing ns the reinstatement of Lllluokalani. I never heard It suggested until my return to the United States. I had a talk with the secretary of Htato , and the Inclination of his mind was that the circumstances created n moral obligation on the part of the United States to reinstate her. I gathered from the secretary of state that the president had not any opinion , wns thinking the matter over. I had never heard anything from the president Indicating nny opinion until the public had It. The people were so qnlot that there was nothing to Indicate thnt there had over been a revolution , and the taking down of the flag created no excitement. Next In Importance to the testimony of ex-Mlnlstcr Stevens nnd ox-Commlssloner Blount Is that of the officers of the Boston In command of the troops which were landed. Those examined were Lieutenant Com mander Swlneburn , In command of the troops on the shore ; Lieutenants Young , Laird , Moore nnd Coffman and Paymaster Hobbs. AH these , except Coftman , sus tained the position taken by Mr. Stevens. m > tmLiK'S : HAWAIIAN i Ho Demands tlio IlrniU of Willis In the Intcrrst of Harmony. WASHINGTON , Feb. 20. The resolution Introduced In the house today by Mr. Boutcllo for the recall of Minister Willis from Hawaii recites Iho antipathy that ho always has expressed Interference by a foreign minister or to a country In that country's domestic affairs and the pro priety of not enforcing upon a weak power what wo object to from a strong power. It cites the praiseworthy forbearance of the Hawaiian covornnient toward Minister Wil lis and the specialties of commerce and kindred that bind the United States to these Islands , and concludes that it shall be re solved , ' "That It Is the sense of this house that most sacred obligations of good faith' , the highest mutual Interests ot tha United States and the friendly government of Hawaii , the plainest dictates of Interna tional comity and the Imperative duty of avoiding further risk of complicity In the incitement ot disorder and possible blood shed In Hawaii , require that the present United States minister to the Hawaiian Islands be immediately recalled and super seded by another minister , who will not be hampered by the lamentable Incidents of the recent past , and who will bo able and willing to represent the sincere deslro of the people of the United States to cultivate to the fullest extent tlio friendship which has so long existed between us nnd Hawaii , and to constantly endeavor to advance the Interests and the prosperity of both gov ernments. " _ CHILIAN CLAIMS. Sumo of tlio Ciiscs Will Nrccflsnrlly full of Consideration. WASHINGTON , Feb. 20. As the period of six months nllowcd for the adjustment of claims by the Chilian claim commission nears an end It becomes evident that a con siderable number of cases will be left unad justed on the 9th of April. It is asserted by the United States representatives that those cases will bo barred , but may be the subject of further negotiations between the two governments. The Chilian representa tives , however , ore disposed not to admit this. So far twenty-four cases have been submitted to tlio commission on the part of the United Slates. The Chilian government must file any defense they have to these claims before April 9. There are undisposed of eleven cases , which have not yet been submitted because of unreadiness. Ten cases have been dismissed on demurrers. The Chilians have two cases pending. In which they will be unable to get their testimony before the commission expires. It Is es timated that If the commission works every day until April 9 It can dispose of from one- half to two-thirds of the cases. At present It has under consideration the six Grace claims , amounting ! to nearly $5.000,000 , the principal Items being claims of fSCG.OOO and $1,076,000 In connection with nltrato con- tracU. The Chilians have put In a general demurrer to these claims , stating that Grace gave comfort and aid to the Peruvians In the last war , and If this statement be sus tained the demurrer will be upheld and the cube dlsmlbsed. Cuinil. WASHINGTON , Feb. 2G. U Is. the pur pose of the committee on foreign relations to take up Senator Morgan's bill for the re organization of the Nicaragua ! ! canal during the present session. Senators Morgan and Fryo are both known to bo anxious to promote this enterprise. It Is understood that the president Is convinced of the Im portance of the canal , nnd that Secretary Greshum Is also In accord with Senator Morgan on this subject. The publication of the testimony falcon by this commission In the Hawaiian investiga tions contains many illustrations as to the utility , 'of the canal brought up by the ques tions asked b.y these senators to demonstrate the Importance of controlling the Islands In case , the canal should be built , and to bliow the dependence of one interest on the other. CimUriiiril liy llm Ki'imtii , WASHINGTON , Feb. 20. The senate In executive session today confirmed the fol lowing nominations : United States Attorneys John It. Walker for the western district of Missouri ; Wil liam H. Klopton for the eastern district of Missouri ; Preston H. Leslie for the district of Montana. United States Marshals L. L. Williams for the district of Alaska ; J. Adam Bcde , district of Minnesota. Judges of Probate William Davenport In the county of Iron , and Edwin G. Wooley In the county ot Washington , territory of Utah. War In IliiiiiluraH. WASHINGTON , Feb. 20. The Slate de partment has received confirmation of the report of the triumph of the revolutionists In Honduras In the shape o.f n telegram from the United States minister at Man agua , The minister says : "Bonllla has oc cupied the palace In Honduras ( doubtless meaning at Tegucigalpa ) and the war seems to bo at an end. " The first number of the American Ency clopaedic Dictionary can now bo obtained at The Boo ofllce fur lo cents vuthoul any coupons. This Is done to enable nil readers to judge for themselves the good points claimed for this yrcat work. LIABLE TO BE MADE SOLDIERS Germans Who Lcavo Homo Owing Military Service Are Never Exempt. TREATY PROVISIONS DO NOT COVER THIS Itrgulntlnnft of'Iho Klnto Dopiirtmrnt Are ttuch Unit Tlimn A\lu Are Itn"rr c l In tbc KnNrr'M Army Hutn I.lttlo Hollof. WASHINGTON , Feb. 26. ( Special to The Bee. ) A great many Inquiries are being received nt the Stale department nowadays from German-American citizens who left their native country for the Untied Slalcs In order to cscnpo military duty and who now want to revisit their fatherland , nnd desire to know whether they could bo Im pressed Into military service by their na tive government. During the past few years questions of this character have at tracted considerable attention at the State department. A number of naturalized German-American citizens upon returning to the fatherland after nn absence of twenty or thirty years have been arrested by the German authorities and compelled to perform thnt military service from which they escaped to the United States. The State department has been appealed to by the relatives and friends of the enforced German-American soldiers , but In few In stances Imvo the United States authorities been successful In securing relief. The United Stales has treaties with most of the European countries bearing directly upon this subject. It would seem , however , thai these who escaped from Germany to avoid military duty have the most trouble when revisiting the scenes of their youth. In n word , the existing treaties with Ger many nnd Its various provinces do not ex empt native Germans , who have left that country to avoid military service and become naturalized American citizens , from service when they return to their native country. There Is a paragraph In the rules and regu lations of the Stale department upon this point , -which says : "Liability to prosccutftn for military or other offenses committed prior to emigration Is nol , ns n rule , affected by the naturaliza tion of the offender. The various offenses and penalties , therefore , and the llmltallons upon prosecullons , being mailers of foreign municipal law , are necessarily oulsldo the advisory province of this deparlment. " GERMANS SEEM ALWAYS LIABLE. This Is Intended ns a direct statement that these clllzens of Germany who escaped from Ihelr counlry lo Ihls In order lo avoid military duty are liable , as they arc to prosecution for civil offenses , If they return to the Fatherland. The fact thai they have become naturalized American clllzens and remained out of Germany any number of years docs not cause the statute ot limita tion to run , as International law nnd treaty stipulations provide for the punishment ot both civil and military offenses. The Slate department regulations say furlhcr upon Ihls point : "In respect to these countries with which wo have no naturalization treaties It Is nec essary to speak with great reserve. It would not bo possible to glvo an Interpretation to foreign laws , oven If their enllro lext were In our possession. The construction of these laws belongs to the judicial tribunals of the countries In which they are promulgated. " This Is Intended by Iho department to emphasise the fact that where trealy stipu lations exist upon the subject of naturaliza tion with certain countries the pro visions of those stipulations are definitely umiersioou , anu me uepariment noes not hesltalo to stale Iho provisions of the naturalization agreements , as above quoted. But whcro there are not naturalization treaties these naturalized citizens who re turn to their natlvo countries and are seized for military or other offenses must depend upon the ordinary diplomatic negotla- tlon for amnesty. Following are extracts from trealy stipulations with various foreign countries upon the subject in question : "North German Union Article 11 of Natur alization Trealy : A naturalized citizen of the ono party on returning lo the territory of the other party remains llablo to trial and punishment for an action punishable by the laws' of his original country and com- mllled before his emigration ; saving , al ways , the limitation established by the laws of his original country. " This clearly makes a naturalized German- American citizen who may return to Ger many nfter any lapse of Umo In Iho Unlled Slntes nmenablo to military duty In Ger many If ho has not performed the military service required by the laws of that country. "Bavaria Article II : A naturalized cit izen of the ono party on return to the ter ritory of the other party remains liable to trial and punishment for an nctlon punish able by tlio laws of his original country , committed before his emigration , saving , al ways , the limitation established by the laws of his original country or nny other remis sion of liability to punishment. " HOW BADENERS ESCAPE. Exactly the same treaty relations exist with Baden , with this additional provision : "In particular a former Badoner who , under the first article. Is to bo held as an Ameri can citizen , is liable to trial nnd punishment according to the laws of Baden for non-ful- flllment of military duty , If ho has emi grated after he , on occasion of the draft from these owing military duly has been en rolled ns a recruit for service in the stand ing nrmy ; if he has emigrated whllo ho slood In service under Iho flag , or had n leave of absence only for a limited time ; If , having u leave of absence for an unlimited time , or belonging In Ihe reserve or to the militia , ho has emigrated afler having received a call Into service , or after a public proclama tion requiring his appearance , or after war has broken out. On the oilier hand , n for mer Badener , naturalized In the United States , who , by or after his emigration , lias transgressed or shall transgress the legal provisions on military duly by any acts or omissions other than these above enumerated , can , on his return to hlu original country , neither bo hold miliso- qucnlly to military service nor remain lla blo lo trial and punishment for the nonful fillment of his military duty. Moreover , the attachment on the property ot an emigrant for n nonfulfillment of his military duty , except In the cases designated , shall bo re moved so soon as ho shall prove his natur alization In the United States. " Identical trenly sllpulallons bearing upon the responsibility of naturalized American clllzens exist with Austria-Hungary , whllo the same provisions exist with Belgium , Ec uador , Wurtemberg , Hesso-Darmstadl. Nor way and Sweden nnd Denmark ns quoted first. c T-i' flr ' tiu-nlcr of the American Ency clopaedic Dictionary can now bo obtained at The Bee office for 15 cents without any coupons. This la done to enable all readers to Judge for themselves the good points claimed for this great work. is never en tertained by the children for a medi cine that tastes bad. This explains the popular ity among little ones of a preparation of cod-liver oil almost as palatable as milk. Many mothers have grateful knowledge of its benefits to weak , sickly children. _ I'r l > r i1 l Kntl A TViwnl N VAlldrn-rl'i/l _ A RUN ON THE BANK , How About the Daily Balnnco of Nervous Energy ? I'rniii Jnniinrjr to Mnr n Morloim t'crlod Tlio NvcrMlty of n Trim I'ooil for tlio Ncrrr niul IllnoilVlmt I'ulno's Colorjr Compound linn Done Tlio C'mo of Air. ( llnzc. 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