The herald., 1893-12-09
A PLAN OF ACTION.

The Provisional Government. of Hawaii
Will Yield Only to Force.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 8.-Minister Thurs-
ton, before leaving for Honolulu, told
some friends of the provisional govern.
ment that plan of action had been
agreed upon by the government and
would be carried out. The provisional
government has HOO men under arms,
ready to respond at the signal of bell.
This force will not be permitted to fire
on United States marines if landed.
neither will the provisional government
lay down it's arms and leave the govern
eminent building. upon request
OF Minister Willis. Even after
the marines are landed the provisional
government will remain until its mem
bers are arrested and taken out. II will
resist any interference by any other
than armed force of the United States.
With ite military force at command, it
will not allow the supporters OF the
queen to enter the palace or disturb
the peace. That is the programme as
outlined by Thurston to his friend mere
before departing for Honolulu, whatever
may have been said regarding his visit
to Chicago and San Francisco to look
after Hawaiian affairs in those cities.
WILL YIELD ONLY TO FORCE.
Thurnton's statement as to the plan
of the provisional government tallies
with the advice cent by him after read
ing Greshams letter to the president,
urging President Dole to stand firm and
to yield to nothing but actual force.
The friends OF the provisional govern
ment feel confident that Dole has been
firmly entrenched in this determination
by what he heard from Thuraton. 1t
seems altogether unlikely that the pro-
visional government mas been disturbed
in its hold.
gentleman entitled to speak with
authority, says Gresham's letter to the
president, was published in the conf
dent belief that moral suasion alone
would suffice to effect the queens resto-
ration. The msbelief was based on ex-
plicit statements in Blount's report. 1t
is now believed the administration is
differently persuaded and has no inten-
tion OF using force.
FORTHCOMING INFORMATION.
1t is likely to be several days before
the whole history of the matter is laid
before the senate.
The navy department is having copied
all the correspondence relating to naval
matters in Hawaiian waters since 1889.
This will occupy some time. The ex-
hibit to be offered the senate will be
complete.
The failure to secure exact advices as
to Minister Willis course leads to some
embarrassment az to the transmission
OF the correspondence to congress, as
the tenor OF the message accompanying
the pRpess will necessarily be influenced
by the condition of affairs in Hawaii at
the time of writing.
THE CABINET MEETING.
At the cabinet meeting today the eitu-
alton came in for share of attention.
but owing to the meager news from the
islands the discussion was necessarily
short OF definite results. No exact time |
was fixed for sending to congress the
correspondence and papers.
The departure of Thurston was not
commented upon at the cabinet meet |
ing, and the Indifference felt as to the I
minister's movements is ehown by the
remark Of a cabinet officer alter the |
meeting that he had not even heard OF
Thurston's leaving Washington. 1t can
be stated explicitly that there wac no
understanding arrived at between Gree-
ham and Mr.. Thurston before the lat |
ter's departure from Washington as to
the course the United States would
pursue in Hawaii