Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-12
BACKUP The REPORT
Cleveland and HIs Cabinet Agreed
Upon Grsshsm's Pcsitioa
CONCERNING STEVENS ACTS
wins saht ta Have Instructions 90
submit the Qsesssoa al Gos-rs-
meat % Hawaiian feopie.

SENSATION - the TAX q The town. seere-
tar Grsshams lettsr TO the presislant
has'besa rad and apparenlss rsEead ~
every bssiy. IL tbs absence " any IN
foruatios exsept that asrsvabis b tafsF-
enes gson Secretary Gseshsms report
10 tie president A. - what Instructions
have be~a given . Minhsee Willis anl
Adm.lai irEin. ttefo 10 a vide Geld Tor
sp.c alati0a opened a. q TIE means
Which ia al probability have b tnis
tlme beea nsssi 8 ~sestors ths iegItl@4te
gssernn nsnt q hasah aud thus 80
pair fhs Eroas done q The iseo.e but
Independent state 5y 90 abuse u the al.
thouy q The United -tat-s la sgsne
oi t1s' earliest lHtinattoos given a. .
ghs rna<i1siify ol c0arss of action such
- i u8s RECOMMENDED by Secretary
Gre ham and maals paQlic Eith the sp-
pfus.ii of ii.r president 4na Tie rest u
LIS cab iaet a statement ass made. as II
eomier iadireetly ffons Minister Wins.
40 bad 5usf ha1 pers3aal conference
With lrcs.denr Cieselaaa at the White
house thai ihe gaest.le 8hicA form ot
g5fer1mret taey pGefegret oggut - be
suhmlftet o. q vote q, he people 80
EaWzh- 1nls sseN q the matter. "a -
roflcs,l - brought cut quite pFcue-
irently in Secretary Greahan'~ synopsis
81 Commiraianer B.ousts report, In
~hich BE- say
Nr Blount states that While a. Homo
isiu b, DID not neet sinslo annexa-
tlonIsg who expressed willingness 90
slbmit The question . a vote OF the peo-
pla. nor did 30 talk With one ca that
subject Who dad not insist that Il the
is.4nis Nere ennexed suffrage should 10
80 restricted as g. give complete contFul
q foreigners ~ whites. and representa-
tive anBcxatlonists have repestsily
mae.e similar statements 20 the under
slgred.
What Are Wilii.' Instructions
Reasoulag from these slender bases of
fact. and without any other direct Of
heal statement % either eonnrrn or
contradict the hypothesis. IL IL thought
probabls that Minister Willis course
has Teen 10 advise the provisional
goyernmeot that IL - the desire
"a the UDiied States that the question
a. % which government - preferred by
tie people q the islands-that ot
Queen Ialiaokalaoi or that of President
Dols-shAil be Submitted 10 the vote OF
al those residents u the islands "a no
have right o. vote under the constitu-
ton % l--5 Whether or not pending
this appeal 70 the people. Admiral Irwin
and Minister Willis have received direct
Instructions to reinstate the constitu-
tional sovereign viii probably not be
aathoritativcly made known until the
nsxt Honolulu mail arrives IN san Fran
cisco.
Inquiry at the department Of state
warrants tAe statement that the presi-
dent has gwen his approval 70 the score
tsry's = nadings. based as they are upon
the searching inquiries conducted BY bis
special com missioner. DIR. biount And
Whlle IL has not been regarded as ex-
peaient az this monent 20 make public
the Instructions given @ hr. blounts
successor Minister Willis-cr the or
dsrs lssued 20 Admiral Irwin. Who has
by this time assumed command OF tho
United states naval forces az Hawaii. IL
- iatimatsd that ia each case the on
esrs have gone 20 Hawai-. charged TO do
All that - necessary 10 restore the
status quo ante beiiam.
United states May Interfere.
There - still a question as 70 what
may BE- necessary 10 secure this result.
bat Il - generally believed that IL the
representations made by Minister Willis
upoo the occasion ~ The presentation OF
his credentials. O. the effect that the
pres dent dsares that the queen re-
eafhroned should uot 81 sufficient 10 in.
dac~ the provisional government 10 give
eject - that desire then Admiral Irwin
viii - etl.ei apon % EXERCISE hi- func-
fons aut once more the naval forces
l 1 Il a A..
Eliaidsipan aEd the Adams vail b.
iaaoeJ and vii march through tie
streets - Honsiuiu. rstnrnlnz the gat
Lag. 90 ths government house.
is s fsit % - highly improbable.
towsser. that tie provisional govern
uent sal By otsfiuafe resistance 70 the
expressed shss of the United States
necrssifits p sart to . military demon
serat.ou.
Independents or Hawaii
But taxing INTO corssasration Secre-
tarf tssstaais aeciarstion that tnis
Fetrrnaeof shoah rec game the aDao-
iafe in,lependencs ~ Hawaii it - he.
lee-,i thaf when lhIu1Aaiani Is again
Z ced artn Csc throue. f-um which Hc
.arNng ,o tae taflnes Of Comm se oner
haunt sb- Ess disflaccd by tbe
minister anl ths Untcd states
nasa. fcsces the suversment of the
tnissd ntstes Nfh r.7g iri lo II duty
fasy accomplished la other words.
tha s@sistsuca q fhe government vii
extera to reraFsfeer. bas cot g. main
tsaaarc. sud acte ilsfa I'D ,he queen
usast defend ber throae aud government
unsri.d bv The lftsd States This
razif en- - relieved 81 ~ in secnrd vith
fhe fccfr.ne q neu'rsiiy sna Fair teal
ing - vhleh tie government - the
toif-f ~iafea Il pledged ard sso "a
rfiaformIty with sac republican prtnci-
Pc 20 rsco1nizinx the right q a mtlor.
~ ~ The peapis q a nsfion fo pFrs,lioe
fhffr uen frn ~ government
One cogsi and Totally uas1pecte'i re.
spir ~ raiher paasshie ress'st u ths
r-in-tsi.rlerf of fhe queen by the agiion
81 the tn,.ed states z,verrmcnt was
su<<@sfea te.isy br = persou po~sesse,l
- 1ipirnsf .oFr If Taa in setssaoce
taaf MS ert1rn Neula - a. ebsciute
arkunr 'eiie essrut taat tha queen wss
i.sp,as.-sassi ~ ths Tinted States. snd
t1~rrfoft thst rofretata veuid have :
.sant cisim szairrt The fnited Slate
tf rp~a@aisor i.r M r~cunsarS io@s
sar aes slsit,ert ttraeEh her setnYo-
rsfg ese.asien fs-n ts- ssr-rise = te'
funet'eu- sei her esanlae,euis
ctFNsttNn nfSoE ssED
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