The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-15
WILLIS D0UUBBILE A&Mhu :
Isrr OF CREDENTIALS FOR DOLE,
axs roxr QUEEN.
An Admiralty Expert Suggests that fre'''
dent Dole Give Minister "iih'
HI, Passports.

telegraphic tolls. But theIS =" N'
a waiting public must possess us Soul IN
natIence until the next ship comes In
the meanwhile by piecemeal. by inference
and bv information the facts are leaking
81, Minister Willis went to Honolulu
with two sets Of credentials one 10 FIesi-
dent Dole. and the other to Queen Liliuo-
kalani. He presented his hrst set 4noVem-
her Z. a few hours after lne salIlhs Oh
the China, and the second aIter ne hau
secured the reinstatement OF the Queeh' IL
he did.
To those who believe that tne proNision-
al goveroroeot you'd GorestaI TINS acuoh
by making away with Liluokalahl !. may
be pointed out that her taking OH was
probably anticipated by her friends ana
that she was probably safely slowed
away eNner on the pfSlSaHSSpSiSa OF w
her palace. surrounded by guard OF
American marines This may prove uh-
true. but the American administration
probably has been sharp enough u pre-
vent me lottery OF assasslnaOON lfom
drawing any prizes in hawai- py io'e-
stalling any chance for drawing
There were signs Of suppressed excite,
ment and activity visible IN the STATE ana
Navy Departments yesterday alteIh ooh
connected m.
from Hawaii. Following the press adyices
came a telegram from Commodore Skier
rift ANNOUNCING his arrival. Later In the
dav the force Of naval officers and clerks,
whose business II is 90 unravel the COM
plicated naval cypher dispatches were
locked I'D TO struggle with long COM
Yo,,DSeN&ION % some hiTnA SNS8SNtSS NoVSN-
ing affairs OF state as shown by the IN
tsrest manifested in the matter by the
gt,+e Department officials. The officials
who had knowledge Of the facts refused
10 even nlnt AT the natnre OF Inc COM
nunfca ton. but II was evidently matter
that concerned Secretary Gresham closely.
for he deferred a visit 10 Woodley, the
second which he had made in the course
OF ne day, until IT was put In proper
shane for submission 10 the President.
The general impression was that the
dispatch was one from Minister Wills,
which he had charged Commodore Skier
rift 10 put upon the wires Immediately
upon his arrival at San Francisco. IL is
inferred that the minister was permitted
to use his own discretion In fixing the
TINE Wbeo be should, proceed 70 e0tevee
| the new policy Of the administration to-
ward the provisional government Evil
IDENTIFY he had made no definite move In
that direction mp 10 the morning or the
| saY,DS 0S tNe China on tMe IN Snstant.
/ He had been there three days upon the
| ground. awaiting the arrival Of Rear-Ad-
! miral Irwin.
what President Dole may have done
\ when confronted with t'ne COlA alternative
Of getting out or being put out can only
| be conjecture He was not without re-
! sources II the provisional government
/ could secure possession OF Liliuokalani's
hod, and hold her az a hostage; or, SIM
! q
! all right. and the American minister could
tvirl his thumbs. There are several ways
! out FOR the provisional government If the
1 rules and presidents Of international law
are followed closely To make these clear
| a brief statement OF what IS undoubtedly
the position Of President Cleveland Is
| necessary.
The administration assumes that the
statement Of the provisional government
was final and pinding on them-that they
were locum terens only pending the de-
/ cisl0N of the American. gSVeyNweot IN
favor Of annexation or prOtectorate
Assuming that they further meant
Though they id not sly SOD thdt they
| would do whatever the american govern
I voeN% &lyQ0tQ2 the PTqeir600t Naa 1aSeN "
for granted that they had by their decla-
ration placed 10 In his hands to settle the
whole business. Somebody has made a
bic mistake The provisional government
\ has NSA 10 lYitenttIun of cONsen(lng 70 any
arrangement looking 10 the restoration OF
the monarchy and having acquired I'm
ternatonal recognition as the govern
ment De facto as we'll as de jure OF the
! islands, womb hardly submit without
] protest more or less vigorous according
! 10 circumstances.
There is an open question as TO whether
I there is absolute certainty in the coop
! eraOOn OF me navy. There are officers
I'm the navy who would not obey an order
which they believe TO be I'm violation o.
either national or international law. Ex
Lieutenant ". II. siayton, Of thr
navy. who Is regarded as one Of the
best admiralty lawyers in the country, Is
at the Shoreham. and he discussed the
subject freely with The Post representa-
tive.
"a naval officer has a right to disobe
am order which he knows 10 be Illegal
but he assumes the responsibility in 81
refusing. II on his trial the order 4
| shown ia bo UAogol he cSpnot De T'hs,SsN03
| But the first instinct Of an officer is L
obey orders and throw the responsibility
ON his superior who gave the order. u
this Hawaiian matter. President Dol
/ has a siOQlo way IS tyiTE Minister So
= lis hands. II he is sharp enough All h
has got 10 DO is 10 hand him his pass
ports and 10 refuse to have any furthe
dealings with him Mr. Willis become
! Immediately n prlVa(e cIrIzen. ana ca
not legally give any order 10 a naval OF
ficer IL makes no difference II he Ia
another set Of credentials to LiliuOkalan
The provisional government has receive
/ recognition as me de facto governmer
from foreign nations. and any act by NJ
= Wills as the American minister 10 ia
wall. after President Dole had sent hin
his passports. would be Illegal. IL take
| two nations 70 make a minister. Lon
. Sackyille-West ceased 10 be [he BIRTHS
: minister when the State Department gay
him notice"
Commissioner Thurston is not incline
1 TO believe that such radical treatmer
has been measured out 70 Minister WI
, lis. but he is not making any statemen
: for publication until he IS further ad
vised Of the situations either by the stat
/, Department or by the provisional govern
= meut. He arrived from Chicago las
]. night accompanied by his mother. II
, is dark ong-headed, long-jawed and de
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES q Saep. ri gTeaS IS
= serve force. He is OF missionary stool
I, his grandfather and grandmother havin
I gone around the Horn in sailing yes
, sci from Boston years ago. He and hi
a | parents befoye HIcA %eSe he51. In IS
n islands. He seems confident OF the ult
o. mate success Of the provisional govern
4 ment, but would say nothing save that
q was taken by surprise by this govern
y | r0ents action.
4 Secretary Gresham was on the poh
/. Of giving out a thirty-page synopsis OF Il
A BlOunt report yesterday, but conclude
A TO defer II until after the Cabinet NEE
n ! ing to-day. W contains some matter m
a the administration relies on for just