Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-11-16
DID WILLIS USE FORCE?
He Was Given the Authority to
Do So, 1t Is Said.
PERSUASION TO BE TRIED FIRST.
The Restoration of Liliuokalani Was on
Condition That She should Grant Full
Amnesty to the Revolutiouists-Presi
dent Cleveland's Mysterious Trip.

Amnesty to the Revol lutiouists-Pres
dent CIeveIand's Mysterious Trip.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l6.-The chief inter
est in the Hawaiian situation now sur
rounds the instructions given to Minister
Willis and the contents of the cipher mes
sage which was received after the arrival
of the China. While the same answer re
garding instructions to foreign ministers is
made at the state department-"that in
structions are never made publc''--yet il
seems that from time TO time something
does come out A number of people are
now quite familiar with some important
features of the instructions There is no
doubt Of Minister Willis being instructed
TO make the restoration of Liliuokalani
conditional upon full amnesty being grant
ed to the men who engaged in the revolu-
tion and overthrew the queen.
Minister Willis, it is understood, was in
structed 10 insist upon this because the
president felt ,that the revolution would
not have occurred had it not been for the
assistance and 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 to this extent because he be-
lieved that had it not been for the nuthori-
ty of the United States, used by Minister
Stevens, they would never have been led
into revolution.
Must Pardon Revolutionists.
The instructions, it is thought, requested
the minister to first call upon the queen
and tell her the president believed a great
wrong had been done her and after insist
/ ing upon amnesty declare it the intention
to again place her In control of the govern
ment. She was also to be informed that it
was the desire of the president that she
| should placate those who had been instru-
mental in her overthrow and sustain her
| self in authority without the assistance of
the United States. From the cipher dis
patch it is believed that the state depart
ment has been informed that these condi-
tions are satisfactory TO the queen and had
been accepted by her at the time the China
sailed.
To President Dole, 1t is understood, Min
lister Willis was instructed to say that
the president felt that in protecting the
noninterference policy Of the government
he felt it necessary TO decide the matter as
if dispute had been referred to him and
restore the queen, and in sustaining the
queen the president hoped TO have the
|
Dole administration, which he felt was en-
titled to commendation for what it had
done to maintain peace on the islands since
it had been in existence. After having
rghted what it considered wrong done
by this government, the United States
would assume the policy of noninterfer-
ence in affairs of other powers.
The Administrations Defense.
It is anticipated that there will be warm
debates upon the subject when it comes be
fore congress, 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 il
is anticipated that the statements made
will be disputed, it is claimed that they
will he substantially such overwhelming
evidence that the people who are disposed
TO look at the matter fairly will be com
PEELED to acknowledge that the admins
tration could do nothing else but restore
the queen.
There is no doubt but what the admin
istration feels that it is on the defensive
hnd that there is tendency, especially
among Republicans and among many
democrats, to criticised its action. 1t is said
that time will show beyond aall doubt that
, It took the proper course with such per
sistency in various quarters as If with the
/, intentionof creating the impression that
there is a great deal in reserve for vindi
cation purposes.
Those best qualified to speak for Presi
dent Cleveland and Secretary Gresham
. who have been willing to speak at all, have
expressed great confidence that eX-QueeI
? Liliuokalani had already been restored t.
e her throne no later than last Wednesday
I The equally confident assertions Of thos
best acquainted with the character an,
resources of the provisional governmen
that she certainly could not have been re
- stored without the use of force has mad
2 no difference apparently in the confdenc
z of those who claim she has been restored
r This has led to the inference that Ministe
r ! Willis instructions were to employ fore
If necessary to accomplish the purpose 70
which he was sent and that marines wer
probably landed in Honolulu on Wednes
s day if any objection was offered by the pre-
l. visional government to the programm
{ proposed.
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