The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-12

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The state and
navy department officials are extremely
reticent regarding the action to be taken
to carry out the policy announced by Sec
retary Gresham in the Hawaiian question.
The navy department processes to know
nothing of any order issued to carry out
the restoration Of the queen. Secretary
Gresham argues that the provisional gov
ernment expires by its own Limitation. and
this might involve the ignoring of the
present government. But the present
government has been equally recognized
by the United S, ates as the government de
lure If the United States minister has
. instructions TO carry out the policy or the
government, he can call on The navy TO
help him. But In this case that would
devolve on Minister Willis the duty of
presenting his credentials to the present
government, and then proceeding TO take
steps TO depose 1t. It Is probable that the
instructions of Mr.. Willis will be found TO
be to ascertain if the provisional govern
nent in Hawaii will consent to retire
seaceably and make way for Queen Llli-
uonalani yielding TO the employment only
of such moral suusion rs this official re-
quest from the United States minister
may carry If they refuse to yield 10 pres
sure, Minister Willis will probably be en-
powered only to wait tor further instruc-
tIons Mr.. Willis WAS due to arrive in
Honolulu on last Saturday. he will,
therefore have been there week when
the next steamer sails for San Francisco
today. This would give him time to have
acted on bis instructions before the steam
sr sails Tue steamer is due at San Fran
disco on Nov. Is
Secretary Hastings of the Hawaiian le-
CATION in Washington declines to express
into ha ha has
ceived no notification of any change be-
tween the TWO governments. IL instruc-
tions have been given Minister Willis to
depose The government he represents, Mr.
Hastings points out, there is nothing in
Secretary Gresham'S letter to show the
fact
Expressions of opinion by public men
now in Washington upon Secretary Gresh-
ANS letter on Hawaiian affairs are varied. |
Some emphatically approve the sentiments |
expressed in the episte, and Others de-
nounce 1t with great vehemence. Aside |
from those who have radical views, there |
are many politicians and public official, !
who, from modesty, courtesy or policy, re- |
fuse to talk upon the question at all. The
senators and representatives OF the latter |
class say that when the matter appears in |
due form before congress, they will then
declare themselves. Whether majority |
of the Washington officeboiders favor
whether they oppose 1t, every one of them
is discussing the matter. and every one is
waiting for further developments.
Senator Morgan, chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, is not at all
pieased ut the turn affairs have taken.
Representative Cobb Of Missouri said
that he was opposed to annexation, but
did NOT think that We ought TO interfere to
restore the queen.
James Hyde Pratt of Albany is in the
tity. There is Il family relationship be-
tween President Cleveland aud Mr.. Pratt,
aud Mr.. Pratt had n previous acquaintance
with Mr. Cleveland. Mr.. Pratt also has
A family relationship in The Hawaiian
islands, and this afternoon had half
hours talk with the president on the sub
Jet. AS result he learned that Mr..
Cleveland approves thoroughly and wholly
uf Secretary Gresham's letter and all that
is contained in it. Mr.. Pratt has lived
much in the islands, aud does not at all
agree with Secretary Gresham's ideas, or
with his belief as to the facts in the case.
He stated TO the president that Nh. Gresh-
ANS letter read To him like the special plea
OF an advocate for his case. His statement
that the deposition OF the queen was &C
complished by aliens WAS sufficient to dis
credit the whole letter to his mind. for he
had knowledge that most of the leaders of
the revolution We're Hawaiian born, and
that the parents of many of them were
HnwGiian-horn.
Mr.. Pratt urged also that the best of tho
patives approved of the present govern
ment, ana Gnat only the disorderly element |
amongst them desired its overthrow. He {
stated TO the president his belief that in
order to re-establlsh the queen il would be
necessary to dlsarm every white man in |
the islands. He did not believe that the |
queen could he maintained on the throne
IA day without the help of the armed |
forces or authority of the United States.
The president asked Mr.. Pratt whether !
he thought he had as good an opportunity
for information on the subject as he (the
PRESIDENT had, after careful inyestlpa-
tlon and study of the subject for eight |
months. Mr.. Pratt rejoued that he | I
thought he had, since ne had been in in
innate relations, by correspondence and
with the islands for over thirty
years. The president closed the interview
by saying that he had absolute faith in {
the accuracy of all the conclusions drawn .
by Secretary Gresham, and that Minister |
stevens and Captain Wiltse had Commit |
ted an act OF usurpatlon and bad done a
wrongto helpless power which il was |
| lie duty OF the United States government I
to undo. {
Mr. Pratt consented to relate the sub
stance OF his interview with the president
tor publication by the Associated Press. ,
as detailed above
Inc cnlted STATES is now represented at
Honolulu by the flagship Philsdelphia and