Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-11-16
INSTRUCTIONS TO WILLIS
Said to Be to Insist Upon
Queens Restoration.


WASHINGTON, Nov. l6.-It IL anticipated
that there will he warm discussion when
the Hawaiian question comes before con
gress, which will bring out all the facts.
The information upon which the letter OF
Secretary Gresham was based will then
have been made public, and. while 1t Is an
ticipat~d that the state .nents made will be
disputed, il Is aimed that they will be
sus' aimed by such overwhelming eviieD
that the peopl. who are disposed to look
at the matt'r frankly will be compelled TO
acknow edge that the administration could
do nothing else but restore he queen.
There is no doubt but that the admins
tratiou feels that IL Is on the defensive.
and that there Is a tendency, especially
among Republicans and among many
Democrats, TO criticise its action. The
claim that time will show beyond all
doubt that it took the proper course with
such peisistercy In various quarters
a. II with intention Of creating the
impression there Il a great deal In
reserve for vIn iicstion purposes.
Those hest qualified 10 speak for Presi-
dent Cleveland aud secretary Gresham,
who have been willing to speak at all,
have expressed great confidence that ex.
Queen Lilioukslaui has ALREADY been re-
stored TO her throne, no later than last
Wednesday. The equally confident asser-
tions II those best acquainted with the
character and resources OF the provisional
government that she certainly could not
have been restored without the use Of
force has made no differ nee apparently in
the confldencs OF thos. who claim that she
has been restored.
The confidence Of those near the prcsi-
dent that the queen has been alrea iy ro-
stored l. thought to be due to their belief
that the provisional government would
yield i'm mmediately to the suyg gAstion Of the
United States minister that the pro-
visional government has terminated and
the sovereignty therefore reverted to the
queen aud her government.
It IL now believed that Minister Willis
instructions are, il the provisional govern
mcnt refus's Ia yielt to his suggestion,
Ito wait for further orders. II this is true,
the steamship Aus r lila, which Is to ar
rive at San Francisco on Saturday, may
bring word that President Dole II still at
the head Of he government
stiIi Figuring.
The chief interest in the Hawaiian situ-
alton now surrounds the instructions
given to Minister Willis and the contents
OF the cipher message which was received
after the arrival of the China. There is
no doubt of Minister Willis being In
structed 20 make the restoration IT Liliuo
kalaui copditi nal uDon full am lesty
being granted to the men who g,ged
IN the revolution aud overthrow The queen.
Mini.ter Viii Is, 1t Is understood, was In
struc'ed to insist upon this, because the
president felt that the revolution would
not have occurred had 1t not been for the
assists snce ard cooperation Of this govern
ment through the late Minister Stevens
Mr.. Willis was instructed to say to these
members of the provisional government
that the president felt that he ought to
protect them t. this extent, because he be-
lieved that had IL not been for the au-
thority OF the United st ties, used by Min
lister Stevens, they would never have been
led into this revolution.
The instructions, IL Is thought, re-
quested the minister to first call upon the
queen and tell her the president believed q
great wrong had been done her, and, after
insisting upon amnesty, declare It the In
tention to agaiS place her In control Of the
government.
She was also to be informed that It was
the desire Of the president that she should
sustain herself In authority without the
assistance Of the United Sta:es From the
cipher dispatch il is believed that tho state
department has been informed that these
conditions are satisfactory to the queen
and had been accepted by her at the time
the China sailed.
Cooperation Recommended.
To President Dole il is understood that
Minister Willis was instructed to say that
the president felt that in protecting the
non .ipterference policy OF the government
ne felt il necess ssry to decide the matter AS
K dispute had been referred to him and
restore the queen, and in sustaining the
queen the president hoped to have the
hearty cooperation OF the members Of the
Dole admins ration, which, he felt, was
entitled to commentator for what Il hal
done to maintain peace Ia the islands since
Il had been in existence.
Afer having Tighted what II considered
. wrong done by this government the
United States would assume the policy Of
nou-interference In Affairs Of other powers
It is thought that the queen wss ready
to comply with the suggestions that she
ask members OF the provisional govern
ment to aid her, because her friends no
doubt believe that she could more easily
sustain herself by having the assistance OF
those who were prominent In the revolu-
tion. Tho members Of the provisional
government w ult be willing TO take such
positions because 10 would give them just
the power they would wish FOR In case
they desired to take part In another revo-
lutioD, which Is possible II thcrs IL no pro-
vision made 10 sustain the queen after she
IL restored.
Thurston Demands Passports
Minister Thurst"n OF Hawaii has de-
NAMED his p ssports His relations with
this country are still, to oil appearances,
at least, most friendly. The fsot that this
II 90, after the conference BE- had with
Secretary OF State 0rssbao, q considered
By diplomats to be sisnineape
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