The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-15
DIR. MOTT SMITH ON HAWAIIAN
AFFAIRS.
He Opposes the Gresham Policy and
Then SAYS That the ex-Queen Has
Been Lied About.

j. Mott Smith, recently Minister from
Hawaii to Washington. and formerly
Prime Minister for King Kalakaua, who
was a resident of the Hawaiian Island:
for over thirty years, and has filled
various positions of trust besides those
mentioned, arrived here yesterday, anc
is at the Occidental. He is accompanied
10y his wife and daughter.
For the past couple of years, since the
expiration of his term as Minister, Mr.
Smith has been living in Boston, where
some of his children are attending col
lege. He has not been here before for
three years, and his coming was in the
nature of a surprise. He wants to get
away from frigid winter, however,
and will therefore proceed to Honolulu
on the Alameda on her next trip out.
MIR. Smith gives some terse opinions
as to Mr.. Cleveland's efforts, through
Mr.. Blount, to undo the work of those
who established the Provisional Govern
ment. He says that Mr.. Gresham has
evolved beautiful theory from Wash.
ington as to what should be done IN
Hawaii, but he adds that Mr. Gresham
is long way from the seat of the diff.
Guilty, and does not at all understand it.
He has accepted, said ex-Minister
Smith, "an exparte statement from Mr..
Biount as to the existing conditions,
when, as a matter of fact, il was entirely
different. From all can learn, Mr..
Willis went down there with instruc-
tons from Mr.. Gresham to undo what
had been done When he got there he
found he could not do it; that public
sentiment was too strong against it.
Willis then communicated with Mr..
Gresham by cipher dispatch, telling of
his dilemma, and now we will know
ere long by steamer what Mr.. Willis has
decided to do
my opinion is that he will not dare
attempt to put the Queen back. There
are good many young men down there,
and if they get little hot-headed, which,
under the circumstances, is not improb.
able, they will just say to Mr.. Willis
when he breaches Mr.. Gresham's scheme
We'll, we don't care to have the Queen
back, and if the United States is no,
satisfied to annex us now we will Just
run little Government of our own"
do you think that Willis would use
forceT' was asked.
"He doesn't dare TO use force. To at.
tempt it would be to declare war, and
that neither he nor Cleveland can &c
without the consent of Congress. No
| they have put their foot in it. They dc
not understand the real situation. moi
how the people feel in Hawaii. They
are sick of the way things have beer
running under those native potentates
You know we had trouble with Kala
kaua in 1887, the same thing practically
that afterward occurred through Liliuo
to come to halt and be advised The
Queen hadn't, and she has surprised me
in it. for didn't think she would 90 &C
| far.
SIN the reply that ex-Minister Steven.
has made to Blounu, the former has b,
| far the best of it. He is a trained
diplomat and literary man, the author
ct several books. Besides he is correct
except IN so far as he speaks deroga
lively of the Queen. That was in yer,
poor taste. Be ides, it isn't true.
have lived tn re long time, and have
heard these stories, but they are nothing
but idle gossip. The nice antilles there
would have nothing to do with tn,
| Queen if they were true.
But the question of American rul,
must come up again sooner or later, anC
some day or other we shall have it def
nitely settled, and l think for all time.
Mr.. Smith is in good health and il
| looking very well. He says that he il
very glad to get back to the Coast agar
and that he feels at home once more.
/ Chronicle.