Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-15
WARSHIPS TO HAWAII.
Two Cruisers Ordered Posthaste
 to Support Willis.
THURsToN INTERVIEWS GRESHAM.
N Is Believed That Germany and Perhaps Other Foreign Powers May Protest Against the Restoration Of the Queen. It Would P;eass England, However.

Against the Restoration Of the Queen.
 It Would P;easo England, However.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. I5.-The meeting which was arranged between Secretary Gresham and Minister Thurston of the Ha- waiian government was held, hut both of the gentlemen declined to state what was the result of the interview. It was learned from Mir. Thurston that the meeting was very friendly.
 There is an entire dearth of any real news from Hawaii or about Hawaii. The speculation as to what has been occurring there in the week past is, however, by no means abated. Nearly every one has taken one side or the other. and is either an ear nest wisher for the prs mpt success of the effort to restore Queen Liliuokalani or is vainly hopeful that something may inter vene to balk the purpose announced by this government.
 The fear of the friends of the present government is that Minister Willis will push President Dole to an immediate de- cision and demand prompt surrender of all his authority on the ground that the pro visional government itself put a limit upon the duration of its own authority, and that limit expires when Minister Willis an nounces to him that there is no possible chance of annexation to the United States.
 The Hawaiian Commonwealth.
 It is a fact that for several months past the provisional government has recognized that there was no hope of securing anneNa- tion to the United States and they have felt fully the obligation upon them under those circumstances of providing a perma- nent form of government for the islands. The form of the proposed government has been discussed, and it has been proposed to call it a commonwealth.
 is taI thaf praSiHant nni.a will advance these facts as arguments against the contention of Minister Willis that his government-the government to which Willis is accredited-has expired by its own limitation.
 should Minister Willis decline to recog- niZe the validity of this argument and President Dole determines to follow out his contention, so far as it lies in his power, his next step is expected to be to formally notify the United States minister that he would not yield without the employment of force, and that he would regard the land ing of troops from the men-of-war to en- force his deposition as an act of war.
 The diplomatic representatives of foreign countries in Honolulu are always locke to with eagerness in civil emergency, and opponents of restoration assert their belief that these would formally protest against the act of the United States minister, with tue eACepllon ol Ihe representatives, oI Great Britain and Japan and possibly Rus sia. There have been rumors from the state department that the United States has not entered upon the attempt to re. store the queen without n thorough under. standing with all the powers, and it is said the government has received assurances that no objection would be raised to its plan. With regard to Germany, France and Portugal, opponents of restoration say that citizens of all these powers recognized the necessity to good order, preservation of property and constitutional rights of the overthrow of the queen. These govern ments, they believe, would decline to ap- prove her restoration.