The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-20

most fear, and their worry naturally in
creases as the chance for pacific coup
| d'etat through the snap act of their repre-
sentatves at Honolulu visibly diminishes.
The President and Secretary Gresham
were 10 consultation at the White House
last night for nearly two hours. Again
this afternoon they met at the instance of
the President 1t is understood that on
both occasions the Hawaiian question was
the subject of earnest consideration, and
the belief is now generally entertained
that some statement will be given out Off
cially by Secretary Gresham within the
next few days in hope of affecting public
sentiment TO some extent.
1t is known that Paramount" Blount's
report 10 the President was yesterday
! given to the Public Printer to be set up.
and 1t is supposed that the expected state
ment will consist of extracts from this re-
port. Gresham has favored the idea of
giving publicity to the report and has re-
peatedly urged the President to take his
view of the matter. So far the President
has not consented to the Secretary's prop
osition.
Owing TO this fact the opinion is growing
that reserved ammunition" admnistra-
ton. OF which much has been said by
public officials with knowing air, is not
of such great importance to the Presi d ent'
side of the case as bis friends have at
tempted TO make out.
There is indeed grave doubt expressed
in some quarters here whether Liliuokalani
will be restored to power at all. In the
Judgment of some well-informed students
OF the Hawaiian affairs this contingency
appears to be remote possibility. In the
first place, the attitude of the existing
Government is an Obstacle OF serious i'm
portance to the success of the proposition.
There is no mstaking the fact that Presi-
dent Dole and his adberents are deter
mined that their overthrow shall not come
except through actual hostilities.
No end Of meIe persuasion will convince
the new Government that it is unlawfuly
In power and should retire in favor of the
ex-Queen. More than this, it now seems
doubtful whether the Queen desires to be
restored. 1t is said by those who are in
| position to know that the Queens fear ef
assassination in the event of her return to
power is so strong as to have driven out of
her mind all ambition for renewed author
ity. 1t was said to-day by visitor to the
Hawaiian legation. who has recently re-
| turned from Honolulu, that the Queen
| would personally prefer to have a gen.
erous pension assured her by the United
| States and remain in private life during
the rest of her days.
| John A. Kasson, eX-Minister to Austria,
says: II have no desire to comment upon
the action of our Government so long as
authentic information in the possession of
| the public is so meager. From letter of
credence delivered by Willis and from his
address to the President of the actual
| Hawaiian Government, as published in
the morning journals. it is simply incred-
| ible that in his right the Minister should
| carry such assurances of friendship from
our Government and in his left hold an
assassin's dagger for the destruction of
the Government to which he is accredited
l do not believe it. 1t might have been
true in medieval days in the Venitian and
| Florentine republics; but it is impossible
in these days of the Christian American
republic.
"Twice since the deposition of the Queen
| the present executive of the United States
has reco gnized the actual Government of
| the Sandwich Islands. Once before its
own agents had reported the facts Of her
| overthrow and once since.''
| THE nDACI CDnKEN