Evening journal., 1893-12-06
NEW HAWAIIAN THEORY.
It Is Said That MIR. Willis Is to
Act as Arbitrator Only.
BE DOES NOT AGREE WITH BLOUNT.
The Tariff Bnl Not TO BE Taken Up Until
Next Monday-Both Houses Meet, but
DO Little Observation-Disclosures Renom-
inated-staDton Reports.


inated-Stanton Reports.
WASHINGTON, Dec. G.-The state depart
ment was evidently already informed of
the news received from Honolulu by way
Of Port Townsend so far as il conveyed the
intention Of Minister Willis TO take no
further steps toward carrying out his in
structions until he should hear further
from the department, but so far as it CON
veyed the public utterances in Honolulu of
the minister's intention IL was news 20 the
department, to the president and 10 the
cabinet. There were indications TO show
that it was not agreeable news, and the inn
preston was conveyed that the administra.
tion is rather disappointed at the manner
in which Minister Willis has thus far con-
Quoted his mission
1t is evident that the state department
received by the last steamer-the Alameda
the news that Minister Willis had de
termined to defer the carrying out of his
instructions until he had heard further
from his government. tits a fair presump-
tion that the revenue cutter Corwin carries
to him the further instructions for which
he asks. The paragraph in the presidents
message referring TO Hawaii was written
after the additional instructions to Minis
ter Willis had been dispatched
The paragraph may be taken to reflect
the spirit of the instructions. by referring
to this it will be clearly seen that whatever
| doubts OF apprehensions Minister Willis
may have expressed of the accuracy or
good foundation Of the Blount report,
/ President Cleveland has not lost any of his
absolute faith in the accuracy of the Blount
| investigation and the justice of his conclu-
sions. 1t is highly probable therefore, that
the new instructions are a repetition of the
old.
Arbitration Necessary.
An Associated Press representative has
received from a reliable source an intima-
tion of the nature of the policy intended to
be pursued in Hawaii The extent of the
active influence intended 20 be employed
Ia belrilf of reseating Liliuokalani on the
throne has probably been exaggerated.
The purpose of the administration is be-
lieved to be rather TO act as an arbitrator
between two parties in dispute and en-
deavor to prevail on them to agree between
| themselves.
This was contingent upon the confident
belief, based on the explicit assertion con.
tanned in the last letter of Mr. Blount, that
the provisional government would fall 70
pieces when notified that annexation was
impractcable, leaving an open dispute be
tween the ex-queen and the provisional
government leaders. In that letter, which
has not been published, Mr. Blount, under
date of Honolulu, July 81, said:
1.-The action of the United States Is
awaited by all as matter Of necessity
This condition, it can be assumed, will re
main until the proposition TO annex is ac
cepted or rejected. In the latter contin
gency no sudden movement is likely To oc
cur The present government can only
rest on the use of military force. 1t il
possessed of most Of the arms i'm the is
lands, with a small white population tC
draw from-ts strengthen it. Ultimately il
will fall without fail. 1t may preserve It's
existence for year or two, but moi
longer"
Enough is known of Minister Willis i'm
pressions, gained since his arrival i'm Homo
lulu, to make il certain tnat he does moi
agree with Mr. Blount in this at least
Whether this impression caused his deter
mination TO await further instructions
from Washington is "a matter Of conjec
ture.