The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-13
BY MORAL SUASION.
How Gresham VIII Overthrow
Hawaiian Government.
sEInssser wfilis WIN AJAX the Peoples
Representatives Go Make Way fer
the Desssted Queen.

WAsH1xGTos CrTx, Nov. l2-whatever
course the administration may have de-
termIned upon 20 secure the restoration Of
Qaeen Liliuokalani, il Is very evident Sec
rotary Gresham does not expect extreme
measures will have TO be resorted to. The
course proposed 90 be pursued seems 10 be
70 request the present government, IN the
name Of the United States. 10 give way
quietly 70 restoration OF thu queen. Ha-
waiians in this city are very firm IN the con-
vicsion that the government will refuse TO
yield 10 any such gentle persuasion They
assert earnest belief that il viii require
az least show Of force TO induce them 20
resign the reins Of authority. But this
opinion Is not unanimous among those
familiar with affairs in the islands. Il is
pointed ont how long and severe a strain
there has been on the members of the pro-
visional government in the uncertainty
that has beses their position. The manner
and purpose of their creation, il is pointed
out, shows how dependent they feel upon
the United States. Absolute disapproval
OF them by this government will be an
nounced 10 them by Minister Willis.
Whatever oatcry of public sentiment
there Is here in sympathy with them and
against their disposition, they viii be abb
soluteiy cut of from All they
have il vitality dependent upon good
order and maintenance of Law in the
country. Any sort of assurance from Min
lister Willis that thsmoral influence Of the
United States government will be exerted
to maintain stable government by the
queen and restrain It from such vagaries
and excuses as the constitution she sought
20 have adopted in January last, might
tempt the members of the provisional
government to step aside and trust to the
United States TO preserve their interests in
its own way. This is what Cleveland and
Gresham hope for, though what assurance
they have authorized the minister to give
as to future influence by this government
in the islands is not known.
Congressman O'Neii. of Massachusetts,,
has laid before Secretary Gresham an APP
peal from q Boston house having large
interests in the islands, which shows that
all those acquainted with the conditions
are not so hopeful as TO the outcome of the
effort to restore the queen. The dispatch
reads as follows:
"BosToy. Nov. 11.-Piease call on the
proper officials and request, on behalf OF
your constituents holding property in
Honolulu and throughout the kingdom,
that instructions be sent to the United
States minister to protect the same. We
believe there is great danger of bloodshed
and destruction of property. We have
teIegraphed Senator Hoar these facts.
CHARLES BREWER e. Co."
San FRANCISCO, Nov. IA prominent
Hawaiian in this city received this even
ing the following telegram from Charles
Brewer Co. of Boston, mentioned in
the Associated Press dispatches tonight:
"At our request Congressman o'Neill has
ascertained from the proper officials at
Washington City that careful and
positive instructions have been given
to protect life and property"