The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-24

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prcacnicd To- i, should ipiu.i.t Ia,
constitutional .ur,igu. ihr p..i. ..u8l
Oo' eminent v.- created. CO. .,,I.I u,iil
me terms ui union with the i-rit,d
state OF America have been negotiated
aud agreed upon. 4 careful consilUra.
ton Of the facts will, think, con, ipce
you that the treaty which was with.
drawn from the Senate for further con.
alteration should not bs ~ submitted
iJr its action thereon
should not the great wrong done to Il
/ icehle but independent state. by AN abuse
| OF the authority of the United States.
he undone by restoring the legiti-
mate Governments Anything short
/ OF that will not. | respectfully sub.
init, satisfy the demands of Justice
Can the United States consistently
insist that other nations shall respect
the Independence of Hawaii while not
respecting 1t themselves Our Govern.
lnent was the first to recognize the in
dependence of the Islands, and it should
he the last To acquire sovereignty of
them by force and fraud. -Resppctfully
submitted.
tSIgnedJ w. q. GRESHAM.
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
WASHINGTON, Nov. I5.-Thr fear of
the friends of the present Government
in Hawaii is that Minister Willis will
push President Dole to an immediate
decision and demand prompt surrender
of his authority on the ground that the
Provisional Government itself put "a
limit to the duration of its own author
ity, and that the limit expires when 1T is
decided that there is no chance of an
nexation to the United States. There
have been rumors from the State De
partment that the United States has not
entered upon the attempt to restore the
Queen without thorough understand
ing with all the foreign powers, and it
is said the Government has received as
surances that no objection will be made
to its plan.
Great Britain will unquestionably
welcome the restoration of Queen Liliu-
okalani and the prospect of the early ac-
cesslon of Princess kaiulani as the best
hope of a government distinctively IN
British interests. BY convention with
France i'll 1913 England refrained from
ever annexing the Hawaiian Islands on
taking them under a prOtectorate but
she has never ceased to try to influence
control of the local government to her
interests.
The restoration of the Queen will
affect the United States interest in Pearl
River harbor. The exclusive right of
the United States to the Use of this har-
Dor was reciprocal consideration
granted for the free entry of Hawaiian
sugar into the United States, but the
general free entry of sugar under the
Mckinley law worked abrogation of
the special advantages enjoyed by the
Hawaiians, and they hold that the
rights of the United States in Pearl
River harbor were terminated 10y it.
Some disappointment is felt in Adj
circles at the expressions
of public opinion against the Hawaiian
policy, but there are no indications of
wavering of purpose.
There was a meeting between s. ere.
tary Gresham and Minister Thu"stOn,
of the Hawaiian Government. yesterday
afternoon. 1t is learned that the meet
ing was friendly one. Mr.. Thurstou
declined to give any information of the
he received from Honolulu
yesterday by cipher dispatch, except to
say that the Associated Press dispatches
seemed to be accurate in the account of
what had occurred AS To any thing to
occur he refused to have anything to
say. The Secretary made an appoint
ment to meet Mr.. rhurston again at the
department. 1t is exp, cted that this
will serve to throw some light
on the problem as to what diplomatic
relations this Government claims to
hold towards the existing Hawaiian
1t is learned on good authority that |
the cabinet is a unit IN Endorsement of |
Cleveland's plan for the restoration of |
Queen Liliuokalani. This fact develop |
ell after the conclusion of the cabinet /
The Hawaiian question was |
the chief topic of discussion. The meet |
ing was attended by all the members
except Secretary Smith, who is in
Georgia. Secretary Morton remained |
with the President after adjournment, I
and it is presumed took luncheon with |
him. After the meeting reporter was
informed by gentleman who particip-
ated i'll 1t that nothing would be made !
public to day on the Hawaiian question
as u result of the meeting or otherwise.
The cabinet has been considering the
advlsabllity of giving Commissioner
I'lount's report to the press, but it was
thought best to say nothing more official
ly about the Hawaiian sensation till the
next steamer arrived from Honolulu.
In view of public clamor for evidence
of the truth of the assertions made BY
Gresham, there is belief that it NAV
be wise to satisfy the clamor. If the
cabinet decides in favor of another
official utterance, an abstract will be
made of the evidence gathered by Mr..
Blount, together with his report or part
of it. The evidence covers about 5000
pages of typewriter matter. The testi-
mony was taken in shorthand and veri-
fed A very large number of people
were examined. They comprised pretty
nearly every prominent person on the
from the Queen down, including
Royalists and AnneXationists. The |
trend of the testimony is all one way,
owit, that the Queen would not have |
been overthrown but for the interven-
ton of the American Minister The |
evidence contains the original letters of .
Stevens and President Dole.
Dole's letter is particularly interest
ing. 1t shows by the date and text that
it was written and sent to Stevens be.
fore the Provisional Government had
read the proclamation. In il Dole saws
he lacks control of several important
buildings, and asks that an American
naval officer with marines be placed in
charge of the Provisional troops. There
IS also Stevens original letter asking
FOR the Use Of "a ha II in which to l,on,o