Hawaii Holomua, Volume I, Number 71, 11 Kekemapa 1893 — The Hawaiian Muddle. [ARTICLE]

The Hawaiian Muddle.

The Seeretarv- of State. carefnlly examining and weighing all the facts in the Hawaiian imbrogj lio, reaches the onlv conclusion whieh these facts will justify. that the revolution was not act of the people of Hawaii. and was 1 not even accomplished by tho resident foreigners, but wa< dne altogether to the artued iutervention of the Umted States. It was Minister Stevens, with the j aid of the mariues and sailors from the Bi ston, that overturned 1 the monarchy and set up the proj vision-;l governmect, wh;ch never could have acqnired even a pro1 visional anthority or recognition i withont snch snpport. Th : s is the bald trnth of the situation. What is the dnty of an honorable naiion nuder such | sireumstances ? To perpet«ate i the wrong ? To follow it bv anotber ? To draw out altogether and leave the Hawaiians to settle their owu atfairs ' 0r to undo what was ill-advisedly done and restore the government whieh | existed before onr representative pocnred its overtbrow ? Mr. j Gresham, viewing the question from the broad standpoint of ; rigbt and justice, incliues evij dently to the last snggestion. j What the President thinks shonld 1 be done he will probably make knowu in his massage to Con-gi-ess. Meantime the subjcct ought to be discussed dispassionately. Many people will dislike the idea of settiug up ag.iin the feeble mouarchy, whieh is clearly destined to destruction sooner or later. At the same time it is clear tbat the considerate judgment of the country bas not uphekl the scheme of annexation, whieh would be nothing more than forcible conquest, since the proposed treatv was reallv to be raade with men who had no anthority to make it and had been given the only power tbey possessed by the guns of our naw. Certainly we must get out of this bad business in the way that is raost compatible with honor, and conside<;ing the embrassments of. the situation it is a patriotic dntv uot to complicate it fnrther by prejudice or passion.— (Ph.iWelphia Times.)