The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-15
THE MESSAGE ON HAWAII.
REASONS WHY ITS TRANSMISSION
10 CONGRESS rs DELAFkD


I-portsnt Despatch fro- Minister ste
vs-s 4. Missing from the State Depart
=eut FIIss-Evep stsven-'s Despatch Wa
Not Priuted In the Volume OF Foreial
Relations" for 1898, bat was Resurrect
I'd fro-. the Secret Archives OF the DE
ssrtnent-A Summary of the Message
WARRINGTON. Dec 14.-No Hawaiian new
II now expected before Monday next unless
perhaps. something may come by the Austria
liza on Saturday. Tho White House and the
Executive Department arc expected to furnish
the next batch OF interesting information or
the subject Both Houses Of Congress havinp
called on the President to communicate tc
them the instructions given to Minister Will,
and Commissioner Dlount. IL IL unofIlcialy
announced that the formal reply is all ready
for transmittal but on equally unofficial
authority the statement Is made that II
was not deemed compatible with tho public
interests to give publicity to these official
documents in time to have an unauthorized
synopsis Of their contents telegraphed to San
Francisco by press dispatches. and so con-
veyed to Honolulu by the steamer Alameda.
which. as originally intended. was to have
sailed from that port for the Hawaiian Islands
to-day. but has been delayed until tomorrow.
For this reason. 1t is said, the message was
withheld to-day. and. as tho Senate has ad-
journed until Monday there is n o probability
OF it's being sent In until that day. unless the
President should act upon the House request
alone and give the House OF REPRESENTATIVES
the first glance at tho papers. which 10 ex.
tromely unlikely.
There is another reason which has been as
signed for the delay in transmitting tho cor
respondenco and which has attracted much
attention in Congress- 1t is asserted that GER
tain official dispatches. assumed to have been
written by Secretary Blaine in response TO
most significant despatch OF Minister Stevens,
dated March 4. 1892, arc missing from tho
records. The letter Of Mr. stevens. tho answer
TO which apparently never came. Is quite i'm
portant in the light OF subsequent events. 1t
was not included in the published volume OF
" Foreign Relations" for 1902. sent to Con-
gress. A very noticeable fact. which will be
made clear when the Presidents message and
other documents are made public Is that many
important state papers relating to Hawaii are
now for the first time disinterred from tho Sc
cret archives OF the division of " Rolls and In
dexes" In tho State Department library. This
significant letter OF Mr.. Stevens reads as
follows:
MR. STEVENS TO Mr.. BLAINE.
UsIrrp srArEs LpGArioS, HoSoLULu. March y. 1902.
Sin! In view OF possible contingencies in these
Islands ask for the instructions Of the Department Of
State on the following via!
1.-THE Government here should be surprised and over
turned By an orderly and peaceful revolutionary move
ment, largely OF native itawaiians and provision.
al or republican, government organized and pro-
claimed would the UniIed States Minister and naval
commander here be justified in responding Afiirma.
tvsly to the call Of the members OF the removed
eminent to restore them to power replace them in
possession OF the Government buildings' or should
he ed stara nd nd
nne themselves exclusively TO the eservation OF
American property, the protection Of American cItt
hsns aad the prevention OF anarchy
Should revolutionary attempt Of the character in.
dieatsd be made there are strong presume
that 1t would begin with the seizure OF tn. police sta
sion. with Its arms and ammunition and this accom-.
plished. the royal palace and the Government build.
ing containing the Cabinet ofices archives would
vsrJ soon be captured the latter building being stu.
ated about onethird OF a mile from the police sta
sion In such contingencies would it be justin.
able to use the United States forces here to
restore the Government buildings to the possession
OF the displaced oficials' Ordinarily in nks
the rule seems to be limit the land.
Ing and movement OF the United States forces in
sEn waters and dominion sJclusvely to the protec.
sion OF the United States Legation and the lives and
property of American citizens But the relations OF
the United States to Hawaii are exceptional and in
former years the Cnitsd States officials here took
some what exceptional action in circumstances OF dis
and naval commander may dsViAts from established
tsrnationAl rules and precedents
Indicated In the first part OF tins despatch
have information which deem reliable that there
b an organized revolutionary party on the islands
composed largely OF native HawAiAns and consider.
able number OF whites and half whites led chiefly by
OF the latter classes THIS party IL
hostile TO tho Queen and to her chief conndants,
especially opposed TO the coming he throne OF the
hen Enghsh heir apparent, now being educated In
ma .Ng.
Ing the Queen to sssct her Cabinet from its own mem
bsrs or else to overthrow the monarchy and establish
republic with the ultimate vie OF to the
united states OF the whole islAndA portion OF this
party mean only the former and the other portion in
tend the latter Failing accomplish the former the
nos OF the party would seek the latter alternative
IhAvs little doubt that the revolutionary attempt
would have been made ere this but for the presence
here Of the United states sh. -ot-war Itl incline
10 the opinion that tho revolutionary ate mpt
will not be made 90 long there is a United States
force In the hArbor OF Honolulu. but 1t would bs rash
10 assert this positively Therefore deem It my OH
pial duty to ask for Instructions In view of possible
may add that the annexation senti-
nent Il Increasing. quite as much among the white
ssidsns and native HAwAitans. and other working
men VINO own no sugar sloek as with the sugar plan
ara lam, sir. Ac,. JoHS $. sTxyESa
II can be readily seen that categorical
answer by Secretary Blaine to these inquiries.
THAT to do in case the revolution here fore
Ihldowsd nine months In advance actually
,roke out would be OF absorbing interest.
I Is said that no answer can be found on the
lies.
At the Hawaiian Legation. which is still
q Aintained In this city. nothing very new or
tArtling has DEVELOPED. Mr. I. T. Hastings.
sho 10 still borne upon the State Department |
'ficiAl roster as Secretary OF Legation OF |
tAwaii" received telegram from Minister |
Hhurston. based upon information received by |
he latter at San Francisco on the steamer |
oceanic yesterday. SAYING:
The friends OF the Provisional Government |
re- confident and sanEuine They are deter |
sr 1t may come"
Mr. Thurston made no mention in his tels-
ram OF his intention TO leave for Honolulu.
nd Secretary Hastings said to-day that no did |
OF belieye he would go, Tho Information sent
-om Honolulu on the Oceanic was so satisfao-
Try. in his opinion that Mr.. ThuTstoh would |
Of ind II necessary TO leave the United States. |
Mr.. Thurston said In his telegram that the
lRmsda. which ordinarily would nave sailed
-day, would be delayed until Friday but for
hat purpose he did not state. She will prob
biz CARR still further additional adv ices from
10 state Departm emit TO Minister Willis.
The Washington correspondent OF the BAlti-
ore sun gives the following statement re-
4rdlng the message:
" The massaQs will probahIV Ia ling and |