The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17
Probably Adopted by Minister Willis
at Honolulu.
NO EMPLOYMENT OF FORCE
To secure the Attainment OF His Pur-
pose-Provisional Governments Mill
tary Forces Are Well Armed and
Drilled.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l7--The close secrecy
maintained by the state department on the
Hawaiian affairs makes 1t difficult to
judge how much that ia printed is true,
aud how much speculation. The requests
for Information grow more and more i'm
Fortunate, tut without result No word
has been given by authority up to this
time as 10 the actual Instructions to Min
lister Willis.
Much that has been published on the
subject Is speculation and surinise and
made up by inference. 1t is sometimes
possible 10 corroborate so much OF sur
mise as happens so be accurately made.
Readers OF these dispatches on the subject
can reasonably rtly upon the accuracy of
the statement that Minister Willis is in
structed TO usa all hi' powers OF persua-
sion TO induce the provisional government
TO consent to retire In favor of the queen.
He will try 10 induce the queen TO grant
amnesty TO all the Ievolutionists and will
seek TO induce members of the present
government TO accept Office under the
queen, but he will not employ any force to
secure the attainment of bis purpose with
out further instructions from this govern
ment.
A point Of interest Is: Has President
Dole yielded TO the persuasions Of the
United States minister, or has he stood on
his rights and refused TO yield without the
use OF force?
From those who are In touch with the
white House comes the intelligence that
the admlpl-t 4....4 - !, pOiu, ~ LAT the
conscience oi TIE country has not been
IA hs. txyIf fcI,
Is claimed by the administration to be one
Of justic? aud fairntss.
Prepared Sor Trouble.
There his also crspt toto the department
OF state a feeling Of doubt as 10 whether
the provisional government will YIELD so
readily to the mere suggestion of the
minister OF the United States as was
hoped when he was dispatched to Homo
lulu. II ia learned that the forces of the
provisional government, though small,
are -lTell organized and Giseip.iaed asd are
most of thsfn shArpshooters.
1t is said that there are 1000 picked men
provided with arms in Honolulu and en-
rolled in drilled corhpanie& They have
been trained for two months past as a
safeguard against rota'ist Uprising in the
Islands, since /. was realized that the pro-
own resourc.s without hope OF aid from
the United States.
These companies are made up of white
men largely, and their morals would prove
excellens. Fl~h'e-n rapid-ffe guns are In
cluded in the miltfh equipment, the arms
being Winchester rifles. This force would
be superior to what the mea-of war at
Honolulu could put on shore. But no one
seems TO believe Tint any resistance would
be made should the marines actually be
landed. ~
It is now pretty we'll understood that
Minister Will, Is Instructed not to land
marines and adopt policy Of force, but
to confne himself to n conciliatory policy
There 10 not near as much faith as there
was week ago that conciliatory policy
will avail to induce the provisional govern
ment u yield te the restoration of the ex-
queen, and there is excellent authority for
saying that there has never has been any
intention OF csstinuing aid aud support
to Liliuokalsni after her restoration. The
conciliatory attitude toward the provi-
sional government il was hoped would in
duce it TO sustain The restored queen.
Unsssiaess at Washington.
The possibility that Minister Willis may
not lie able to carry out the program Of
resceable r1storatioh OF the queen and the
amalgamation OF the provisional govern
ment with her admnifstratlon makes all
interested in the movement i'll at ease.
IL IL realized at the state department
that tho restoration movement would be
far moro popular II II is accomplished
with the seeminr acquiescence of the pro-
visional government and IL the members
OF that government endorse Il by entering
the quvCr's cabinet. Consequently, news
Of the situation from Hawaii Is awnited
by the government with more interest
than the general public, for il feels that IL
has more at stake than is supposed.
The Evening Star says: "In anticlpa-
lion Of the condition Of affairs which
would arise should the provisional govern
ment give Mr. Willis his passports :, the
administration adopted the extraordinary
course of providing him with an indspend-
ent authority to command the naval
forces of the harbnr Of Honolulu. Under
ordinary rules OF international law Mr.
Willis would not be minister II his pass
porte were given him by the provisional
government and he woald have no
authority to call on the naval forces Of
this country Tor any purpose whatsver.
ITO guard against this contingency or.
ders TO the commanding officer Of the
naval forces were given him, signtd by the
President of the United States, directing
the commanding officer 90 obey auy or
ders coming from Mr.. Willis, regardless Of
his official relation TO the Hawaiian gov.
eminent