The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-24
COUNTING ON SUPPORT.
Administration Not Alarmed Over
the Hawaiian Affair.
WILLIS OBEYING INSTRUCTIONS.

When the True Facts of the Anair Are
Known, Say Friends OF the Administra-
tion, the Public WIN Indorse the Presi-
dents Policy.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24-The arrival OF
the steamer Alameda at San Francisco
yesterday with reports that Minister
Willis had made no move toward estab-
fishing LiliuOkulani confirms the predic-
tions heretofore published The steamer
brought letter from the Associated Press
correspondent, however, showing that the
intention of Minister Willis was autici-
pated A copy of the letter was read to
Secretary Gresham by an Associated Press
reporter in the diplomatic room Of the
state department At the portion where
Minister Willis is reported to have said he
should be glad to see the American Nag
over Hawaii and every other island in the
Pacific the secretary said 81 don't believe
that"
Gwen as subsequently modified by Mr..
Willis, with the additional clause, and
under property conditionsH "
The secretary said the minister must
have been incorrectly reported,
"Mr Willis is a capable man." he said.
lie OuEnl UDl 10 nave ldlhtll OH illttN SUI
iect at all and don't believe he did"
Upon the reading of a statement that
| Admiral Skerrett had been recalled for
attending a ball given by the Annexation
club Mr. Gresham said, absurd"
A statement contained in the letter re
| ceived in San Francisco from private cor
respodent in Honolulu that the provisional
government was under arms all night pre-
. 4 Of In Iu Rlu af
tracted the secretary's special attention.
"If that were true" he said, lit is not
| likely that your correspondent would
| have failed to know it and to speak of it
in his letter. / think there are many in
accurate statements in the letter, You
will find that the report that Mr. Willis
made any such speech as that is mis-
| take"
Regarding the assertion that Mr. Willis
had said that he would do nothing after
the Alameda left Honolulu until he heard
| further from the state department, he de
clined to say anything.
A statement reported as coming from
| the steamer Philadelphia that some action
was to be taken during the week follow
| ing the departure of the Alameda is re.
| garded as significant, tallying as it does
with the well defined rumor circ ulated in
| Washington on Tuesday that the queen
| had been restored on that day
The manner in which Minister Willis
has been performing his mission only adds
more mystery to the situation. 1t is evi
dent, however, that it was not his inten
tion, or the intention of the administra
| tion, to give any information to the Ha
| waiians of the intention of the president
until Willis was ready to act. There has
| been theory, which at the state depart
ment is said to be rather visionary, that it
would be the policy of Mr. Willis to allow
| the tension to become so great that the
queens supporters would organize anC
establish her as "A government and thai
| before there could be a clash between the
queens supporters and the forces of the
provisional government but upon demon
strations being made, the marines from
the Philadelphia would be landed for th'
purpose of protecting American life anC
property, and when the queen had ac
| cumulated sufficient strength to warran
he would recognize her.
The view is taken that n repetition o
the action of Minister Stevens, as near a
possible, is to be the course of Ministe
Willis There is also speculation to tn,
effect that Minister Willis will be anxious
to act before the arrival of the steame
which will give definite information con
cerning the action of the administration
The information contained in the Asso
ciated Press dispatches of the precaution
which the provisional government wer
taking against being surprised and tn
determination which themembers seem t,
have that the royalists shall not agail
succeed to power has given the friends o
that government much hope that tn
queen can never he restored.
Todays dispatches seem to indicate T.
the officials of the administration wha
they have heretofore asserted that tn
provisional government still stands be
cause it feels that it is backed by tn
moral support of the United States, an
that thus far its acts have been approve
by this government This is asserted t
be the case because the dispatches say
that members Of the provisional govern
ment do not credit a report that ha
reached them by way of New Zealand tina
} President Cleveland intends to restore tn
queen. At the same time it was plainl
evident that the armed resistance to tn
royalists which the provisional govern
meut was making gave the officials of tn
J administration no little concern.
Secretary Gresham received a ciphe
message from Minister Willis, giving
complete report OF the Hawaiian situatio
up to the time of the departure of the A
ameda from Honolulu. AS to the eXaC
contents of the message no one outside {
the president and his cabinet knows.
is a closely guarded state secret, and wi
, be held until the president desires it TO b
s made public The fact that the messaa
y was received was given out, however, an
it was also announced that its content
e were satisfactory. Minister Willis it
r understood, has been carrying out his il
/, structions to the letter, and the results u
e to the hour of the departure of the All
., media were just what the administratiO
Y had anticipated they would be, 1t
e also claimed by those who stand close
y the administration that should Minist,
| Willis continue TO be as successful in ca
rying out his instructions as he had bee
up to the day the Alameda sailed the va
;. majority OF the American people will tai
sides with the president and sustain hi
~ in the course that has been pursued wht
q they become apprised of all the facts.
% Important Railway Connection.
?" ATLANTIC CITY, Nov 24-The townsh
q committee of Galloway has granted pc
mission to- build an electric railroad fro
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