The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-15
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
President Dole Likely to Send Min
lister Willis About His Business.
Is NOT AGAINST ANNEXATION.
Good Reason for Believing That After
the I" Restoration" Cleveland Would
Listen to Such n Proposition--Wa ants
the Glory All to Himself.
is NOT AGAINST ANNEXATION.

NEW YORK. Nov. 15.--Tle Suns Wash-
ingtnn dispatch says: The contents OF the
mysterious cyphsr telegram. received
under the naval code yesterday from Min
is.er Willis to Secretary Gresham, which
was sent from San Francisco by Admiral
Skerret, have not yet been divuiged
Undoubtedly, however. Minister Will
lis included in it an account
OF his Official actions from the
time OF his arrival on Saturday to the
hour Of the steamers departure on Tues
day. There seems to be no doubt what
ever that. acting Ia accordance
with hisv written instructions,
he notified Queen Liliuokalani
on Saturday or the administra-
tion's policy In regard to her restoration,
piece Of information that lei the over
joyed and rejuvenated monarch TO hold
the ratification meeting at the house OF
her friend and adviser, Mr.. Wideman, on
Sunday evening Still acting under or
ders, Munster Willis on Monday ar
ranged for an interview with President
Dole, to take place on Tuesday, the day
that the China sailed for San Francisco.
There is good ground for the statement.
moreover. that after its policy OF right"
SHALL have been inaugurated. the Hawaii
ans will come forward with a request for
annexation that will be gladly aud
promptly consented to by the Cevela nd
administration. which will thus get the
credit for the achievement attempted by
the Harrison administration.
A question has been raised today as 10
what might follow If President Dole Of
the Provisional government should give
M mister Willis his passports before Mr.
Willis has time to carry out his hostile
Instructions. The general sentiment
among diplomats is that Mr.. Willis would
be obliged to retire from Honolulu just
ms, Sackvile West hurried out OF Washing
ton when President Cleveland notified
him that he had violated diplomatic cour-
tesy by expressing an opinion on "A politi-
cal question. Mr.. Willis it is sugges ed,
might 90 aboard one of the United States
vessels in the harbor at Honolulu and
undertake to curry out his instruc-
tions at long range. Such action, IL Is
claimed, would be equivalent to a decla
ration OF war, and at the state depart
ment it is said that such contingency
was carefully considered before Minister
Willis received his instructions. Tie
secretary Of state does not anticipate any
such action on the part Of President
Dole, for he knows that the
United States government would
have little difficulty In subduing the in
significant forces OF the Hawaiian
Provisional government. This subject
opened up lively discussion at tie de-
partment Of state and in administration
circles generally, but there doss not APP
pear TO be any fear that President Dole
will take such a bold stand with such n
weak aud helpless force behind him.
Those who know him declare, however.
that he is man OF undaunted courage
and determination, who wonld not hesi :
tate To do whatever he thought right,
even IL confronted by a superior force