The morning call., 1893-11-24
WHAT WILLIS SAID.
His Remarks to the American
League

HONOLULU, Nov. 16.-The main change
in the political situation since the Austria
LA sailed has been one of Increased strain
and greater business depression. Last
Monday a committee of the American
League, lately organized auxiliary of the
Annexation Club. called on the new Minis
ter. After welcoming Mr.. Willis the COM
mittee stated: "The members of the league
earnestly desire that the Hawaiian Islands
should become part of the United States
and with that object in view ths orgauZa-
tion will support the present Provision al
Government of Hawaii. and in all hon ora
able ways aid in accomplishing annexa-
tion."
The address also contained an offer of
aid, If. at any time, the Minister saw fit to
command them.
The following afternoon, COMMENT ng
upon this meeting newspaper said that
Minister Willis spoke in pleasan terms of
his visit TO Hawaii, and continued in these
words:
Il am an ardent American. 1 would
like to see the stars and stripes not only
waving over Hawaii but over all the islands
OF the Pacific. or any other territory which
would be beneficial to the United States. /
have my Instructions which L cannot
divuige-you Will understand this; but
this much can say. that the policy of the
United States is already formulated re-
garding these islands and that nothing
which can be said or done, either here or
there. can avail anything now. / do not
come here as did Mr. Blount; come as an
executive officer. ] come TO act. When
the proper time arrives / shall act. [ am
sorry cannot tell you when or how. I
wish you to understand, however that
knowing the policy Of the United States I
could not have accepted the position of an
executive officer had it been in conflict
with the principles / hold. Americans
here will have nothing to regret. While
performing nv duties in carrying out the
United States policy l shall have NO need
of aid from you or other resident Ameri-
cans. However. / wish TO state positively
that any outside interference will not be
tolerated by the United States"
In order that Mr. Willis might be quoted
correctly the Associated Press CORE.
spondent called on the Minister this MORN
ing and showed him what purported to be
his reply to the American League. He
declared the first part of the reply should
be qualified to "he would like 70 see the
stars and stripes waving over" etc, under
proper conditions" he declared that he
never said the result here would be such
as Americans would not regret" and
added that nothing would be done nor
would auy action be taken until he again
heard from Washington after the Ala
media left"
His last words were that any trouble
precipitated on either side would be
stopped at once by the United States
forces.
Minister w Ills action indelay. couple d
with his refusal to divulge or even hint at
officially what the policy of the United
States is to be, has caused the political
strain to become very great on both sides.
AS consequence rumors are as thick as
bees in spring. The Government has in
consequence been on the lookout for The
past few days for a threatened attempt of
the royalists TO seize the executive build
ing under the theory that if they could
hold IL an hour the United States would
support them as the existing Government.
An extra guard of sharpshooters was sta.
toned in the executive building last night
and will be continued there, with the regu-
lar troops. until The matter is settled one
way or the other. AS q further precaution
the Government issued thirty rounds of
extra ammunition to each member of the
citizens reserve guard between dark and
II o'clock last night.
At IL o'clock this morning President
Dole paid visit to the u. S. S. Philadel-
phia and was received with a national
salute of twenty-one guns.
The ex-Queen called upon Minister
Willis at the United States legation last
Monday. She was accompanied by her
former Chamberlain, and remained at the
legation about twenty minutes. Minis ter
Willis has not yet returned the call
The Minister Of Finance will submit a
statement this afternoon. 1t will show
that the cash surplus in the treasury
stands at S136.S5O Is and that the total
amount of bonds sold to date under the
loan act is $4,000. This will allow the
Government to carry out all the appropri-
ations authorized under section 2 OF the
appropriation bill, for which q provision
had been made. and will leave n balance of
$50. .SS9 on hand besides the cash surplus.
1t has been learned from seml-offlcial
sources that the reason of Admiral Sker-
retts recall from this station was that
he attends I'D the ball given by the Annexa-
tion Club to the officers of the United
States ship Boston as a farewell and to
the officers of the United States shin PhiIa-
delphia as q welcome.
A partial decision has been flied by