New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-12
PUBLIC OPINION TOICED.
WHAT REPRESENTATIVE HIT THINKS OF
THE HAWAIIAN QUESTION.
THE ADMINISTRATIONS POLICY CONTRARY TO
ALL AMERICAN TRADiilONS-NltWS or
COLONEL. OATES AND SENATOR FAULKNER.
icy TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRlBuSEl

wasbinaton Nov u.-Representative Hit. OF
Illinois Who was chairman OF the Housf 'o'h-
mittee Foreign Affairs in the LIST 'o"-
gress and Assistant Secretary of state III 1871 "heh
Secretary Blaine wrote his famous letter OF instruc
lions to the American Minister al Hawaii. takes
a keen interest in the present situation. Holding
an important position in the State Department at
time when Hawaiian affairs were once before oc-
cupying public attention. he possesses Il cloHe "'
quaintance. not only with general matters bearing
upon Hawaii but also With the policy OF TINS 'oV-
eminent toward Hawaii in the past. In CONVERSE
ton to-day Nj Hit said;
Il believe tina; the policy Of interference by our
Government in behalf OF a monarchy, ana as
credited one at that-one that went down IN
violent effort OF the Queen to overthrow inc
Hawaiian Constitutions contrary 10 every tradi-
ton and impulse of the American people. ~ u
the question o: veracity between this Adminstra-
ton Oh one side and Minister Stevens. Captain
willis NOW dead-and the FIVE Commissioners
on the other side. all Of whom were Eyewitness
we ought to have very full testimony before hoIu-
ing them guilty of false statements and "A con-
spiracy to be carried out by force and fraud AZ
vet we have no testimony whatever against them
Mr. Stevens bore a high character as discreet ana
ab,e representative of this Government. As
fact he was in another island and did not reach
Honolulu until about noon OF Saturday the oay
OF the Queens violen. demonstration and the ex-
citing scenes between her and her Cabinet anu
the disOrderly crowd arOunn psid'' I'M "'"''
ing on Monday January lG OF alarmed ctizehs
is said 10 have been the most important in num-
Der and character ever held In the island repre-
scntng property and business OF all KINDS anu 'he
Diplomatic correspondence states that uhere "erf
many applications from Americans to the Minister
TO have marines landed 10 protect American IN
teress and preserve order This does no, look Ike
q secretly contrived conspiracy By the American
Minister and American commander to overthrow
a friendly Government by suddenly landing armed
forces.
THE reports Of that meeting in the iionoiuii
newspapers indicate that the Queens government
fell because Of the slmos, universal detestation
and dread In which Il held. The America
people will nave Out one opinion II thty eain H., ~
h This n ces5n monarchy has been up again
armed forces. PERHAPS amid bioods,rn. " ~,
that the Provisional shey ar frenzy to the
United States and American interests y desu1yeu
Department by Webster, Marcy Evarts. Elaine
Frelinghuysen and Baya'd nav hed on uo,, o.,
rather than discourage sentiment iayCrab 1s to to
the United states and ~ inteIes, ann 10 "a, yr
wheing superiority OF The interests Of the peo pa
with the Interests Of other nations. and the mani
fest and ultimate destiny Of that government with
all It's questions to meet IN 'he emu d" N'"e''''"
Representative Oates said thta tn question pre-
the Hawaiian matter was one Of law as wen as
fact Certainly this Goyernmen, would not DE- Jus
Of the Queen If were not directly responsible for
her overthrow and at all events this Government
abnuIJ he very sure Of It's ground for absolute
nroof OF our responsibility In the matter before we
could Interfere to restore The Queen ne SAID tha'
he was opposed annexation. but that this propp-
sition to restore the Queen presented a dinerent
question and ne not prepared TO discuss IL
beyond this point before he had made a thorough
study OF the question ~. x.,,., ~, -.
senator Faulkner Of West Virginia. said he
could not understand how restoration could be
brought about by the United States under existing
conditions 1.-THE Provisional Government Is IN full
nouer there and has control OF everything In the
IsIsnds he added THE United States might do
one Of three things: 1t might keep i hands off
~ Hawaii proceed to annex II or declare 1t a
protectorate but how we can interfere to restore
These views give some idea Of the general drift
OF opinion among wcll-informed public men In
both political parties.