The sun., 1893-11-15
Tho Last Trick.

Tho Last Trick.
Trick Number One Of the CLEVELAND
Hawaiian programme was the Withholding
OF Secretary GREsHAM's report. written and
signed on or before Oct. IS. until after the
adjournment of Congress. in order that the
Provisional Government might be over
thrown by the American Executive without
any knowledge or Interference of the lcgs-
lative branch OF our Government.
Trick Number Two of the CLEVELAND
Administration was the concealment from
the country of the intention to overthrow the
Provisional Government and to reinstatc
the Queen. until time enough had elapsed
for the actual accomplishment Of the in
fanny. supposing that Minister WILL1s's in
structions were carried out according to the
programme secretly planned in the White
House. In this. as in every other move Of
the Administration. artful advantage has
been taken Of the fact that there is no cable
to Hawaii. and that five or six days are re-
quired for the transmission OF intelligence
from San Francisco to Honolulu or from
Honolulu to San Francisco. The time sched-
ule has been cunningly arranged
Trick Number Three was the postpone
ment by Minister WILLIS Of the execution
of his instructions until after the departure
from Honolulu Of the steamer China and Of
Admiral SKERRETr. By this little dodge. the
Washington conspirators against the Ha-
waian republic have gained nearly whole
week of additional darkness. SO far as public
opinion at home is concerned. for the con-
summation Of their enterprise. The delay
also rid Mr.. WILLIS Of an inconvenient
witness in the person OF Admiral SKERRETT.
1t has. moreover. enabled the tailors OF the
burlesQue Queen to complete new uniforms
for the royal guards.
Trick Number Four is indicated in the
Washington dispatches OF the New York
organ Of CLAUS SPRECKELS and LILIUoKA-
LAM. This newspaper. tho Ncp York
Herald. has enjoyed exceptional facilities in
the way Of early information as to the con-
templated movements Of the royaist group
In the White House. 1t was able week
ago to announce that the Administration
intended to restore the monarchy, and it
had that information Mt date when no.
body else outside OF the immediate pos
SCISSORS OF Mr.. CLEvELAND's secret. includ-
ing perhaps Mr.. CLAUS SPRECKELs. was pre-
pared to believe that an American Chief
Magistrate would ever soil his hands in
such nasty undertaking. The early in
formation OF the Herald respecting other
details of the royalist plot gives some
importance to what it now alleges con-
cerning the programme to be followed by
Mr. WILLIS in the actual execution of Mr..
CLEvELAND's commands.
In the way OF small cunning, this Trick
Number Four and last is the masterpiece Of
the whole scheme. Even Mr.. CLEVELAND
and Mr.. GRESHAM must have felt that there
would be some awkwardness in the position
Of Minister WILLIS when he should present
his credentials to President DOLE as the
duly authorized representative of the
United States Government to the Pro-
vlsional Government OF Hawaii. and then
should at once proceed to direct the marines
to overthrow the Government to whi ch he
was accredited. and set up another Gov
ernment in its stead. According to the
Heralds information. WILLIS CARRIED out
two sets Of credentials one addressed to
the republican Government. and the other
to the Queen. He was to present his
credentials to President DOLE, and then
to inform him that President CLEVELAND
declined the Hawaiian proposition for
union with the United States. That act,
according to the theory imputed to the Ad-
ministration by the Herald. would termi-
nate tho existence OF the Provisional Gov
ernment SO far as the United States are
concerned. inasmuch as the Provisional
Government was avowedly established to
effect union with the United States Of
America. The Provisional Government
thus being at an end by reason OF Mr.
CLEvELANDs declination to negotiate fur
ther for terms Of union. the old monarchy
would become tho existing Government.
and Mr.. WILLIs's second set OF credentials
could Immediately be presented to Queen
LILIUoKALANI.
This contemplated jugglery Is quite
worthy Of tho author. or authors. OF tho
GRESHAM argument for tho legitimacy OF
monarchical institutions in Hawaii. AS
death blow to the Provisional Government.
however, 1t is grotesquely insufficient.
President DoLE'S Government was estab-
llshed "to exist unH terms OF union with
the United States of America have been ne
gotiated and agreed upon" not merely un-
til single citizen OF the United States.
whether temporarily holding the Office OF
President or not. should express his per-
sonal preference for n monarchical over
republican form OF Government in Hawaii,
and without warrant in Constitution or law
constitute himself arbiter. dictator. and
for those islands.
A New Use for Our Navy.
The British war vessel Champion is on