Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-24
'TPci:sToN's BLUFF.

Tho fact that Hawaiian Minister
TuURsroS's letter is as much at Vari-
ance with Minister STEVENS statement
asitis contradictory Of Commissioner
BLoUNr's report cuts no figure at all
with the partisan lingo press which is
straining every nerve 70 make party
capital against the administration be-
cause gifts honorable and strictly Amer
lean policy.
Mr. ILLUSIONS point, says the Chi
cago Herald, is that the revolution"
was a serious matter, that it was under
the direction of determined men, com
pactly organized for 4 collision with
armed forces, and that it would have
been successful without the interior
ence of the American marines and sail
ors. Mr.. THURsToN unkindly deserts
the plea upon which most of our Amer
lean LIMOGES base their attacks upon the
administration, namely, that the sym
pathv and aid Of the United States
should be always at the call Of revOlu-
tionists against q monarchy. On the
surface his statement is very manly and
bold. AT hurried glance one would
say here was a patriot fully armed with
righteousness and well supported by the
law and the facts. A comparison of his
letter. however, with Mr.. BLOUNT's re-
port completely draws the core from
the arguments Of the former.
Mr.. THURsTON would have Us believe
that the revolution had gained iyresist-
ible Roadway before the Americans
landed: that, in fact, it bad already
accomplished the purpose sought and
that the queen was ready to abdicate at
the first show Of violence. But look at
his statement He says a meeting OF
200 men was held Saturday, Sunday the
committee OF safety" met, Monday a
meeting Of "5, OOO unarmed men" was
held and after listening to violent
sDeeches what then? did they mfr1h
on the government building and depose
the oueen?-no; adjourned TO await the
call Of the committee, who were in CORE
spondeuce with the American Minister.
The revolution" had gone on in the
little town for three days and still
LuIuoKALAyI was queen and knew lit
tie or nothing Of it when HARdsON'S
Minister, STEVENS, more secure OF his
skin than the revolutiOnists, preciplta-
ted the revolution" by promuigating
his famous ultimatum and landing his
armed force.
sit mey be left to the good sense Of
the average American citizen" says the
Herald. 40 decide how much force
there must be 20 a revolution" that is
backed by majority Of the people,
led "by The ablest men in Hawaii, OF
posed By a noudescript population Of
"Daggn negroes" whose leaders are in a
state of panic and ready for any COM
pronfss-may be left to the yankee
Indictment to decide how much force
there must be to such a revolution"
which adjourus from day to day "at
the call Of the chair" until it is fairly
kicked into action by a foreign minis
ter. The grimness Of the revolutionists
as depicted by Mr. Tburston has 2 neat
background in the situation in Hawaii
on that memorable Tuesday as drawn
by Mr.. Damon, President OF the ad-
visory councll of the provisional gov
eminent, in his testimony to Mr.
Blount. "While we were in the govern
ment building and 6Pring the reading
OF the proclamation, a d 'ehile zee '7ere
al extremely nervous OsNto our perSonol