The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-11-23
GRESHAM TALKS.
The United States Government VIII
Not Assist the Queen.
miniater Willis Will Disavow.Ar Response
biiity for Previous Acts, and Then Keep
Hands On-The Attitude Of Uncle
sam VIII BE Purely Diplomatic,

WAsHINGTON, Nov. II. Secretary
Gresham took the first step backward
Thursday afternoon. lie sent for Sem
ator Morgan, of the foreign relations
committee in the senate. Mr.. Morgan
has been very frank in his condcmna-
ton OF Secretary Gresham's proposed
restoration of the dissolutc Queen
Liliuokalani TO her rotten throne.
Mr. Morgan was closcted with Secre-
tary Gresham all the afternoon 1t is re-
liably understood that during the inter-
view Mr.. Gresham assured Mr. Morgan
that the administrations intentions
had been seriously misinterprcted He
said that there was no intention to re.
sort to arms to restore the queen, and
that Minister Willis would not under,
any circumstances. call upon United
States marines and blue jackets to Us
sist the queen. lie said the attitude Of
the United States would be purely dip
lomatic, and would content itself with
a disavowal OF the former steps taken
by United States Minister Stevens and
the United States naval forces in assist
ing in the establishment of the present
provisional government.
He permitted Senator Morgan TO infer
that if Queen Lilluokalani was not
strong enough to establish her rights
to her throne under these suspicious
circumstances, Minister Willis would
not order the troops or sailors from the
Cnited States man-Of-war to assist her.
The publication of Blount's report,
upon u summary Of which clerks in the
state department have been at work
for several days, might furnish some
clew as to the new role which friends Of
President Cleveland say lie will play at
that future day when he will cease to
be denounced by the press and public
and will receive their united praise.
such rcpulsion of public opinion is
still persistcntly asserted, but there is
n dismal lack of evidence in support OF
the statement
The Hawaiian minister to the United
States, Mr. Thurston, has caused it to
be known that during his interview
with Secretary of State Gresham he
was given no information whatever as
to the policy OF Mr.. Cleveland. except
that he was led to understand that no
force would be used in overthrowing
the provisional government and in re-
storing Queen Liliuokalani.
There is no question as to the diplo-
matte status of Minister Thurston, as
to which a question has been raised by
some of the administration newspapers
Mr. Thurston was formally presented
to President Cleveland last June and
his credentials were accepted. More
over, Mr. Rlount, after being sent IN
violation of the constitution Of the
United States us personal and par
amount" commissioner to Hawaii
was formally commissioned as min
lister with credentials addressed to the
government of provisional President
Dole. The present minister TO Hawaii
Mr. Willis, whatever message he bears
TO the dissolutc Liliuollalani certainly
took with him his credentials to tho
Hawaiian republic Moreover, tho pro-
yisional government OF Hawaii has
sent to the United States Mr.. Wilder
as it's consul general at san Fran
cisco and the department OF state OF
this country has granted him his eX-
nouctOr