The record-union., 1893-11-08
Special to the RGcoRD-UN1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
CHICAGO, Nov. IA special from
Washington says the next steamer from
Hawaii for San Francisco will probably
bring news of the action Of Minister
Willis, under his instructions from the
State Department to the Provisional Gov
ernment that the United States regards
the dethronement of the Queen as due
entirely to Minister Stevens and the
landing Of troops from the United States
steamer Boston: that but for them the
Queen would not have been dethroned;
that the United States Government does
not approve of the action of Stevens,
therefore does not consider there has
been revolution. But the United States
does consider that the Queen, having
been unjustly deprived Of her throne be-
cause of the wrongful action of the
United States Minister and troops, is en-
titled to be restored to power. and re-
stored she must be.
This position which the Administration
has taken is likely to give rise to much
and severe criticism, on the ground that
it i'll BELTS this republic TO assist in the
restoration OF deposed monarch. This
criticism is expected.
The Administrators only explanation
is that it matters not whether the deposed
authority was a Queen or a President.
The authority was unlawfully over
thrown by representatives of the United
States, and as a mere matter of abstract
Justice the wrong should be righted.
THE MINISTER CANNOT RESTORE THE
QUEEN.
WASHINGTON, Nov. IA rumor has
been in circulation that the instructions
to Minister Willis, recently sent to
Hawaii, included authority to restore
Queen Lilioukalani to the throne, and
Willis has already taken steps in that
direction. The rumorS PROBABLY grew
out OF the fact that the Cabinet held
lengthy session to-day, and it is under
stood that the Hawaiian question was the
subject under discussion. In the nature
of things the Minister could not restore
the Queen. He can disavow all acts of
Minister Stevens, but nothing more.
The restoration Of the Queen, it is under
stood, is matter this Government would
leave to the people of the islands, and
any form of government the people
might adopt by vote of those now avthor-
lied to use the ballot in the islands. A
policy of neutrality, with such protection
as is necessary to all parties, seems to be
the aim of the Administration, and as
Queen as we'll as those of the Provisional
Gcysrument, it may be construed as
friendliness to her and regarded by oppo-
nents of the monarchy as an effort toward
restoration.
High officials in the administration
said tonight that there was absolutely no
authority for the statement that Minister
Willis had been instructed to restore the
Queen. 1t is understood that Blount, late
special commissioner to Hawaii, had
been sent for and will be here in a few
days i'll consultation with the State De-
partment. While Blount was still in
Hawaii, he published statement from
Secretary Gresham that the United
States had no further interest in the
islands than of any other power. This
was taken in the islands as notification
that should an effort be made to restore
the Queen the United States would not
interfere.
u A gentleman, long a resident of the
islands, says the Hawaiians are not pre-
pared to believe that this Government
will take steps to restore the Queen. 1t
is said that even were the United States
marines to land with the purpose of at
tempting it, that the natives would take
any steps to restore the Queen without
being led by white men. Alleged Brit
ish residents in the islands are the only
persons that would so lead the natives.
IL Is llOt uGD1cI LLdl ouOuIO LllS CDlLGQ
States refuse all overtures, the annexa-
ton or protectorate inclination of
Hawaiia would be to look to Great
Britain, were it not for the existence of
the convention between Great Britain
and France made in lS43, mutually
pledging themselves never to annex any
portion of the islands, or in any way to
assume a protectOrate over them. The
policy of the British residents there
fore set up government strongly favor
able to themselves, and antagoniStic TO
the United States The Canadian Pacific
Railroad runs line of steamers to Aus
tralia via the islands. These steamers
carry freight to points IN the United
States cheaper than the rate direct over
the roads in the United States via San
Francisco. The British have large prop
erLy interests in the islands, and the
British Government always aims to Sc
cure political control where it's citizens
have commercial interests.
The gentleman mentioned above asserts
that were efforts made TO restore the
Queen, the sentiment in the islands would
be that the United States Government
was morally responsible for the resulting
bloodshed. The existing Government is
determined, he says, 10 maintain itself
until it has demonstrated that no assist
ance is to be looked for from this Gov
ernment. When shown there was no
grounds for looking to Great Britain or
France, for the reason stated above, Ger
many would be the next resource.
Friends of the present Government in
Hawaii, this gentleman considers, have
given up all idea OF any measure either
of annexation or protectorate and feel
that Secretary Gresham has given sufli-
cent expression to this determination to
warrant a cessation of all attempts at ne
gotiation looking to this end. The exist
ing Hawaiian Government has been rec
ognized by all the civilized Governments,
including the United States, and is pre-
pared to take what further steps are nee
essary to preserve the weltale of the
islands.
FIRING ON THE COSTA RIGA.
Minister, Baker, Confirms Renorts Pre-