New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
IMPORTANT PAPERS MISSING.
A SUPPOSED DISPATCH FROM MR. BLAINE
NOT on THE FILES.
THE sECRETARY's ANSWER TO MR.. sTEvENYs
REQUEST FOR INSTRUCTIONS CAN
NOT BE FOUND.

THE sECRETARY's ANSWER TO MR.. sTEvENSs
REQUEST FOR INSTRUCTIONS CAN
NOT BE FOUND.
Washington, Dec H-No Hawaiian news II
now expected before Monday next. unless per-
haps something may come by the Australia on
Saturday The White House and the Execu-
tive Department are looked to to furnish the
next batch of interesting information on the
subject. Both houses Of Congress having called
on the President to communicate to them the
instructions given to Minister Willis and Com
missioner Bount 1t is unofiicially announced
that the formal reply is all ready for trans
initial But the statement is also made that
it was not deemed compatible with the public
interests to give publicity TO these official docu-
ments in time to have unauthorized synopsis
of their contents teegraphed to San Francisco
and so conveyed to Honolulu by the steamer
Alameda, which to have sailed from that
port for the Hawaiian Islands to-day, but has
been delayed until tomorrow.
Another reason which has been assigned for
the delay in transmitting the correspondence has
attracted much attention in Congress. 1t Is
asserted that certain official dispatches, assumed
to have been written by Secretary Blaine in re-
sponse to a most significant dispatch from Min
ister Stevens, dated March 8, 1892, are missing
from the records. The letter Of Mr. Stevens, the
answer which apparently never came, Is I'm.
nortant in the light of subsequent occurrences
II was not included in the published volume Of
Foreign Relations for 1892 sent to Congress.
A noticeable fact Is that many important State
papers relating to Hawaii now for the first
time taken from the secret archives OF the
Division of Rolls and Indexes In the State Do
partment Library. This letter from Mr.. Stevens
reads follows
MR. sTEyEyS'S LETTER.
United States Legation.
Honolulu, March s. lSs2
Sir In view Of possible contingencies in these
islands | ask for the instructions Of the Depart
ment of State on the following. viz:
IL the Government here should De surprised ana
overturned by orderly ana pedceiul revolu-
tionary movement, largely OF native Hawaiian4
ard a provisional or republican SoveInt1en. or
eanlzed and proclaimed. would the United states
Minister and naval commander here De Justined
in responding affrmativey TO the call or the mem
hers 81 the removed Government TO restore them
10 power replace them IN possession o. tne
Government buildings? Or should the United states
Minister and naval commander conhne themselves
exclusively to the preservation OF AmerlcAn Prvp-
ertv the protection OF American citizens ana the
nreventon OF anarchy? Should a revolutionary at
tempt of the character indicated be made. there
are Strong reasons presume tnat II would begin
With the seizure Of the police station WIN its
arms and ammunition. and this accompi,sned'
the royal palace and the Government pui.usny;
containing the Cabinet Offices and arcrSss; would YOU'D
very soon be captured, the latter building peing
about one-third OF mile from the police ssat'on.
In snch contingencies would II be Justinabe 10
use the United States forces here to restore the
Goyernment buildings to the possession OF me