The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-14
TO SEIZE HAWAII.
The Alleged Instructions Of the
Charleston's Commander.
THE INSTRUCTIONS CONDITIONAL

SHOULD Certain Events Occur"
Commander Remey 10 to Take
Positive and Decisive Action in
the Interests OF the United stataA
British Intrigue In China.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 14.-The special cor
respondent Of the United Press who was
sent to China with Instructions to In.
vestigate the matters which have been
causing so much uneasiness in diplomatic
circles throughout Europe and the
United States is now in this city, and has
been placed in possession of important
facts. The United States cruiser Charles
ton has left these waters for Honolulu,
capital of the kingdom of Hawaii,
and it is asserted here in quarters likely
to know the truth or falsity of a report
of this nature that the commander of
the Charleston, George Q. Remey, has
received instructions from the United
States to seize the Hawaiian islands
should certain events occur.
In addition the correspondent has rea-
son to believe that these facts have been
cabled to the British foreign office, and
there has been in consequence an ex-
change of dispatches between the Brit
ish admiralty and the admiral in COM
inand Of the British fleets in Chinese
waters. Ostensibly the mission of the
Charleston is simply to protect Ameri-
can interests there and afford refuge
for American citizens on these islands
should the political upheaval expected
there take the form which some people
anticipate it may take.
In sympathy with Uncle Sam.
The American colony and others also
seem to be in hearty sympathy with the
United States in this matter. 1t is rec
ognized by all, except perhaps the repre-
sentatiyes of the two powers, that the
Hawaiian Islands fare naturally under
the wing of, if not under the protection
of the United States, and that the United
States is the country to police, If not to
annex that somewhat disturbed country
under certain circumstances. OF
course, there is the possibility that events
apprehended in the Hawaiian Islands
will not turn out to be as serious as some
people in the United States fear they
may be, but the United States govern
ment, apparently has resolved to take the
most energetic measures should it feel
justified in 80 doing.
As the correspondent understands it,
the Charlestons mission is not bold
scheme for swooping down on and seiz-
ere of the Hawaiian kingdom. IT is
simply taking firm diplomatic stand in
what is considered by the United States
government TO be the best interests of
the United States.
Calming Down In China.
So far as the Chinese disturbances are
concerned, matters seems to be calming
in
measure to the concentration in Chinese
waters of 50 many foreign war ships and
to the plain talk indulged in by the
representatives of the powers. China,
it seems, will do little or nothing to pro-
tect or to do common justice to foreign
ers so long Hs the diplomats alone take
hand in the game, but when the foreign
ministers are backed up by powerful
war ships, and plenty of them, their
voices seem to have Il persuasive sweet
ness which is altogether lacking if the
war ships were absent or few in number
hereabouts. The Ichang indemnity,
however, has not yet been paid and the
hatred expressed for the missionaries
does not abate in its bitterness In fact,
beneath the present state of treacherous
calm there seems to be a general feeling
of disquiet, which it is hyped may simply
be the reaction Or passing away of the
recent crisis. The province of Human
Tor Yun-Nan), the most stsonthwesterly Of
Chinese provinces, is seething with I'M
easiness in manner most ominous and
strong, indicative OF the intligues Of
Russian agents.
British Intrigue In China.
British agents also are said to be at
1ork there, though the average British
official would turn pale with horror and
disgust We're it even suggested to him
that such thing was possible. The
United Press correspondent. however. is