The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-28
Investigation.

The GRESHAM report with its announce
mont of the policy OF infamy. probably
reached Honolulu on Thursday last. Yet
by very curious and roundabout process.
the news that the Administration intended
TO restore the Queen had already arrived In
Hawnii. The steamer Alameda. from sgd
ney and Auckland by way OF Honolulu,
brought to San Francisco the latest news
we have OF the situation In Hawaii. But
the same ship had brought from Auckland
To Honolulu copies OF the NeU Zealand Her
aid OF Nov. 4, containing this Reuter- tele-
gram from Washington by way OF London:
"w,sntveroS. Nov. 2.-Prssident cLzvrtAsD IL draft
ing message to Congress In favor Of restoring the
monarchy In Hawaii"
This occasioned, as may be supposed,
great excitement In the Islands, but the
Alameda sailed from Honolulu q few hours
after her arrival there. and consequently
brought no information as to the effect OF
the astounding announcement.
The cable despatch from London to New
Zealand was undoubtedly based on longer
Reuter- telegram from Washington which
appeared in some OF the London newspa-
pers on Nov. 2. antedating the publication
of the GRESHAM report by more than q
week. II 1t failed to attract attention on
this side OF the globe at the time. 1t was be-
cause Of the incredible nature of the state
ment. and the reputation Of the news agency
which forwarded 1t. How the news OF Mr..
CLEvELAND's secret intentions respecting
LILIUoKALANI leaked out so that Mr..
SpRECRELs. Mr.. THEoPH1LUs Fl. DAVIES. the
Nep York Herald. and the British public
generally, both in England and In her Aus
tralasian colonies, were In possession OF the
essential fact a week or ten days before the
Administration communicated its purpose
to the American people. Is question Of
direct interest to the Department Of State.
The Washington Post makes these pertinent
and spirited remarks on the subject:
I'VE do pretend to Re able to give the department
clue. even OF the fainteN kind. As an advocate of
tho acquisition OF Hawaii n sympathiZer with the
spread OF civilization there and else here and an I'm
compromising opponent OF sentimental politics at all
times In all places the P eligible to the
society OF LiLIUokALASt sympahzers and was. there
fore. not let in on the leak We may add also that
the circumstance Is one OF which We are untsguedly
proud. Its clear. however that . sssm has opened
somewhere about the State department and we share
the departments anxiety to have It located when
foreign Governments and stray Mugwumps and out
side SPECTATORS can obtain Information which 10
sorupulously withheld from Congress and the Ameri
can people an investigation, and an effective one at
that, would seem to be in order"
1t should be added that President CLEvE-
LANDS secret intentions respecting Hawaii
had got as far around the world as Auck-
land, Oh the day when he told Congress that
he had no further communication to make,
and allowed the Federal Legislature to ad-
journ. notwithstanding the fact that the
policy Of infamy had been determined on.
and the GRESHAM report drawn up and
signed. more than two weeks previously.
The Washington Post is right. An effec-
tive investigation by Congress is decidedly
In order,