New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-15

no reason to doubt that Great Britain is more
than delighted at the turn OF ana,rs. ,1o, In.
The last Administration proposed TO deaI Iio-
orally with Queen Liuokalani and the fin-
cess Kaulan in the event OF the anneNauon
= Of the Hawaiian Islands. Under the treaty VI
annexation concluded by Secretary roster anu
the Commissioners Of the Provisional Govern
mcnt the United States agreed TO pay 10 cuevh
Liliuokalani 500, 900 down and $20.OoO annuaHy
thereafter during the term OF her nasaaa,
life. and also agreed to pay to the !ilhcess
Eaiulani the gross sum Of SloO,o00 prpViueu
they In good faith submitted ITO the authority
Of the Government Of the United states anu
the local government Of the islands. Inc
treaty was subsequently Withdrawn by PTesl-
dent Cleveland, and has now. OF course. bech
practically repudiated
Prominent Democrats continue to express the
view that If the party In Congress sustains inc
Administration 1t will be at the peril OF defeat
whenever the people get chance to express
their sentiments. Even those who are opposeu
to annexation, and are strongly OF the opinion
that there great deal Of improper ACTON
on the part Of American citizens and repre-
sentatives in the overthrow Of the Queen. con-
denim In unmeasured terms the Presidents pur-
pose to invade Hawaii and overthrow the recog-
nized Government Representative Holman
who has had long experience with diplofnatc
affairs as they have come before Congress. IS
one Of those who believe that President Cleveland
and Secretary Gresham have made a grave mis-
take In attempting to restore Queen illuokalani
Speaking of the general Hawaiian situation. MT
Holman said that the most and the least TINS
country could do was to take hands on ana
selves by such methods Of government as they
thought proper. He believed II was not known
definitely what the instructions TO Minister
Willis actually were. and 1t was to be hopeu
that 1t would be found that they were not such
as had been represented
a MANIFESTLY IMPROPER POLICY.
It would be manifestIy improper and in viola
ton Of international law and the proprieties
of the case for this country to attempt the
restoration of the Queen. He thought the ac-
ton Of the last Administration In the Hawaiian
matter OF questionable prOpriety. but That
whatever that Administration had done was
very indirect in character. and certainly any
attempt 10 correct any possible wrong zone at
that time by an interference now with affairs
of the Hawaiians would be condemned by pop
ular sentiment. and justly so. Mr.. Holman
did not believe there was any popular sentiment
in this country in favor of annexation or Ha-
wall. but he felt that there certainly could be
no sentiment in favor of interference by
this Government to restore the Queen. The
only thing that this Government could do In the
way of reparation for any possible wrong would
be to refrain from any demonstration OF force
or interference and simply declare emphatically
10 the world that it would not interfere and
that il would not permit any foreign country
to interfere with the right OF the Hawaiians to
govern themselves; that the United States re-
garded the Monroe Doctrine applying TO
these islands. as properly part Of the Western
Continent. and would not permit any foreign
Government to disturb these people NEEDLE
with them in any way in the exercise of their
rights Of sef-government. AS for the rcstora-
ton of the Queen. the Administration would
have more right 10 restore Liiiuokalani in
Hawaii than to go down to Brazil and re-eS-
tablish the monarchy there