St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-18
GRESHAM KNOWS NOTHING NEW
Cry for CIeveland's Impeach-
ment Considered Absurd.
HIS POLICY THE ONLY SAFE ONE
In Order to Preserve Our Ma
tional Pride.
MjRfS7ER WILLIS WILL Be FAlR.

WASHINGTON, NOV IT, IHO SAPNS'
ed arrival at any moment OF the next
steamer from Hawaii, the Australla,
has had the effect of decreasing to the
lowest point the amount OF speculation
and surmise which has been prevalent
regarding the Hawaiian question. Ol1l-
cials of the state department, as well as
the public at large. feel that this steam
er will bring messages to the United
States authorities and the representa-
tiVes of the provisional government OF
the Hawaiian islands which might con-
trovert all the speculatlons that nave
been induged in and bring definite
information OF the situation at homo
lulu. Under these circumstances there
Is absolutely no news, and 1t is doubtful
whether there will be any until the
arrival of the steamer at San Francisco.
Secretary Gresham said today to an AS
sociated Press reporter that there was
to be nothing further given to the press.
This disposes of the prevalent rumorS
that Blount's report is to be made puDllc.
1t is now said that this report is not TO
be given out because there Is nothing III
it that has not already been published
In substance.
Inquiry fails to develop at the capitol
any response to the suggestions which
have come from some parts OF the coun-
try, most especially from the Pacific
coast, to the effect that the president
SHOULD BE IMPEACHED
for his course in the Hawaiian matter.
Senators and members when asked to
express themselves on this phase of the
question refuse to consider it seriously,
or to discuss it at all. The most that
any of them will say is that no question
of that kind can be properly raised
at this time when so little is positively
known of the plans of the adminislra-
lion with reference to Hawaii concerning
its action in Honolulu. Furthermore, 1t
is noticeable back of all this harping on
the question on the part Of those who
criticise the course of the present gov
ernment of the United States, there is
feeling that there is no disposition upon
the part of the administration to place
the country in a position that Will be
permanently embarrassing or injurious
to our interests or harassing to our ma
tional pride. Many do not really believe
that the marines will be called out to
restore the queen, whatever the clrcum-
stances under which she was deposed,
and some say that even if they should
be. they should want to see MIR. BlOunt's
report and also Mr.. Willis account of
the proceeding, so as to know just what
ground the government stood upon III
performing this act, and just how 1t
was done. Where Willis is known he is
highly regarded as a man of just in
stincts and much national pride, and his
friends say he is not apt to do anything
rash, if, after taking time to look the
situation over, he finds that the presi-
dent and secretary of state
HAVE BEEN MISLED.
He is, on the other hand, prompt to
act, and if his orders are imperative, If
he has accepted the mission with the
understanding that he is to perform
this service regardless of consequences,
which all who know him doubt, or if he
is left with discretionary powers, and
after investigating the situation, he
should decide that it was in accordance
with the requirements of justice and III
no wise derogatory to the interests and
dignity of the government which he rep
resents to re-enthrone Llliuokolan. he
would 90 to the greatest length his in
structions would justify in performing
that service. These matters, senators
and members say, must be fully before
them before they can discuss even in
formally the proper course for congress
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some who will not speak on the subject
for publication in any way i'll the ab-
Sence of a full statement of the case
and before it is known what. if any
thug, is to be done. Others speak very
frankly, but decline to allow themselves
be quoted by the press, and occasionally
they speak very harshly. Many sena-
tors and members dwell upon the fact
that the president failed to announce
this policy concerning Hawaii while
congress was in session, and they
resent his course in this. They say that
Mr.. Cleveland has shown a desire from
the beginning to deprive congress of
any part whatever in settling the cues
ton, and some assert the opinion that
his course was determined upon before
his Inauguration. In support of this
theory, they instance the fact that he
withdrew the Hawaiian treaty from the
senate on the 5th of March. the next
day after his Inauguration. There is
enough coming to the surface to indicate
that the question will receive a great
deal of attention at the hands of the
approaching session, and it is very evI.
dent that there will be some very SHARP
81 eeches upon the subject, even though
TIE government should take no action
OF any kind whatever.