WHAT HAPPENED EXACTLY 120 YEARS AGO YESTERDAY?
Yesterday was the 120th anniversary of the FIRST U.S. confession and apology for aiding and abetting in the seizure of the Hawaiian Kingdom government in 1893.
That first "apology" (by US President Grover Cleveland) was more accurate and comprehensive than the one given 100 years later (by US President William Clinton), and it came with a binding commitment to restore the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Here's What Went Down -
December 18, 1893 – US President Grover S. Cleveland in an historic address to the US Congress, fully admitted that the US violated international law when its diplomatic representative and military forces interfered in the affairs of a foreign country (the Hawaiian Kingdom) and enabled a handful of insurgents to usurp the lawful government of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
President Cleveland admitted that the United States' actions constituted an unwarranted, unlawful, unprovoked “act of war” against the Hawaiian Kingdom, a fully recognized, sovereign, neutral, friendly nation.
Cleveland unequivocally stated that the US actions made the US directly responsible for the wrongs committed against the Queen, the government and the people of the Hawaiian Kingdom and therefore, the US should take immediate action to repair the offense by restoring the Queen and lawful government of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Meanwhile, In Hawai`i -
On that very same day—December 18, 1893—Queen`uokalani, the monarch and sovereign head of state of the Hawaiian Kingdom and H.E. Albert S. Willis, the US Foreign Minister (Ambassador) to Hawai`i, after weeks of negotiations, agreed to the terms of a settlement to repair the violation.
The terms of the agreement were - the US would implement the actions necessary to restore the Queen to govern the Hawaiian Kingdom and the Queen, in turn, would grant amnesty to those individuals who had committed treason and sedition by their unlawful seizure of the Hawaiian Kingdom government.
It is a binding agreement between two sovereign nations and although the US in the 120 years since, has failed to follow through, it is still incumbent upon the president, as chief executive of the US to execute.
The question is - Will the sitting US President Barack Obama, execute the agreement that was made in 1893?
Tomorrow - Part Two - The Bait & Switch Game...
