The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-16
THE HAWAIIAN LEAGUE.

SEATTLE, Wash. Dec. ia. Feek,
Seattle contractor, arrived here TO-DAY
from Honolulu. where he has been sscur-
ing contract to build railroad. lie was
made the bearer of an address to the peo-
pie OF the United States from the Ameri-
can league of Honolulu. The address
states that the present government IN
Hawaii has the same right to exist as hal
that of the United States in the successful
revolution in l776; that il WAS necessary 70
the peace and prosperity of Hawaii that
the queen should be oyerthrown, which
was not accomplished by the United
States troops, a.d that the provisional !
government represents the best citizens OF
Hawaii. The address appeals to The citi-
Eens OF the United States to prevent Presl-
dent Cleveland from restoring the queen 10
the throne, and concludes with the state
nent that the league INVITES tho closest
investigation into the causes or the revoiu-
tien and feels con nfident that after such ln-
vestigation is made the United States Will
uphold il in he stand 1T has taken.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Presideut Cleve-
lands failure to reply yesterday to the
Hoar resolution was surprise and dlsap-
poiDtment to the senate There was every
reason TO suppose from what was said at
the W hite House and state department
that the Hawaiian correspondence would
De Sent 10 tne senate dt Tue OpebiEs Hooi
Yesterday morning, but tor some reason
the program, was changed. The senate
has now adjourned until Monday, and Sec
retary Lamont is aui horty for the state
ment that early on that day the long
sought documents will be made public.
There are various explanations suggested
for the presidents delay, the most plausi-
bic being that he was deslrous that the
steamer Alameda, which sailed from San
Eruueisro for Hnnnlpln VpSt4rlpV SlOn Id
be well out TO sea before the newspapers
could publish the Hawaiian correspon-
dence.
As the next steamer does not sail for
several days. there Will be 10 opportunity
OF dispstcbiDg The news of the presidents
message to Honolulu for some time, which
will be quite satisfactory to the admistra-
tiou.
In the meantime another witness has
appeared against the president and his
paramount commissioner. Rev. Oliver
Il. Emerson, the general superintendent
of Protestant missions in the Ha-
waiian islands, lectured at the
Church of the Convenant last evening
on the political situation there and
defended the white residents of the is
lands, and particularly the missionaries
from the criticisms of their conduct that
Were made by Mr.. BIount. MIR. Emerson
has been trying TO make this defense to
the president and Secret ary Gresham with
out success. He was born in Honolulu.
His father was congregational mis-
sionary, and one of the first who went
there. and he was educated in Williams
college. He has now under his Jurlstlc-
tion about forty clergJ men and more than
l00 churches, and is recognized as one OF
the ablest and most influential citizens of
the islands,
Mr.. Emerson was in Honolulu when the
revolution took place, and while he had
DO part In IL, he saw and knew all that
WAS going on, and WAS familiar with the
affairs that led up to 1t. He came TO the
United States a few weeks ago. and, being
in Washington. naturally called at the
department of state. The secretary de-
cllned 10 see him. Mr.. Emerson called
again and the secretary was too much en-
gagged TO receive him. He was equally un-
successful in his efforts to see the presi-
dent and fnally had AN interview with
AIR. Thurber, the private secretary.
Mr. Emerson explained that his Oh
ect IN calling was to set the
president right on some questions of
fact, concerning which he seemed TO
have been mislutormed. Mr.. Thurber
was not sure that the president desired
any more information about Hawaiian af-
Tairs; that he was kept posted by the
United States minister, and was familiar
MIR. Thurber that If the president was de-
pending upon the information he received
from Mr.. Biouut he was leaning upon a
broken reed, because Mr.. Biount's sources
OF information were unreliable and his
associates at Honolulu were not respect
able or responsible meu.
LONDON. Dec. l5.-The Standard, refer
ring to tie Hawaiian situation, says:
The Enot or merchants Speculation and
Office seekers who planned and carried out
the revolution IN Hawaii and constituted
themselves PROVISIONAL government are,
as might be expected. furious at President
Cleveland for having decided that the
United States must decline to accept the
Islands offered them a. a result of a nefari-
Gus intrigue by American citizens. No
other decision could have been expected
from AN honest and honorable man; but it,
has astonished the group OF adventures,
who thought they would be enthusiast tic-
ally hailed 10y a grateful country for what
they had really done only for personal ad-
vantage"