The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-03-29
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
SAN FRANCIsoo, March 20.
Per U. S. s. Rush.
SAN FRANCIsoo, March 20.
THE HAWAIIAN QUESTION.
Per U. S. S. Rush,

The somewhat extraordinary in
telligence comes from Washington
that President Cleveland has dis
covered that his Hawaiian policy is
blunder. He is even said to have
added two pages of instructions to
the original amount thought ncces-
sary for the guidance OF Commits
sioner Blount. The secret of all
this is that the English party exult-
ed somewhat too openly. They
counted Cleveland as irrevocably on
their side as if he had been in birth
an Englishman. All the ex-Queen's
retainers extolled Cleveland's
sagacity in sending a commits
sioner to the islands. 1t was exactly
what they wanted. In fact it was
the policy they had marked out for
him. There are business as we'll as
political interests to be served.
Davies, the guardian of the Princess
Kaiulani, is the Honolulu agent of
the Canadian Pacific Railroad. 1t is
quite natural that the Canadian
Pacific Railroad Company should
prefer to see the islands under an
English protectorate than to see
them part of the United States.
Davies cannot be censured in work
ing for his company, but there are a
good many Americans who do not
see why Cleveland should assist.
The appointment of a commissioner,
says Davies, is the very thing we
want. OF l4,0U votes in Hawaii he
does not think that more than 1000
will be cast in favor of annexation
After the snub Mr.. Cleveland has
administered it is quite likely that
the majority will be against annexa-
ton. What then? Suppose under
the native and English combination
the vote should be adverse to an
nexation. Suppose even that it
should favor all English protector
ate. Does Mr.. Davies suppose that
England will be allowed to take
possession of the islands without
protest?
WHAT CAUSED THE CHANGE.
A Washington despatch of the
18th says: "Hawaiian matters were
again discussed at the Cabinet meet
ing. The result took the form of
two typewriter pages of additional
instructions to Commissioner Blount.
The most that can be made out of it
is that additional instructions were
made necessary in the light of the
last news from Hawaii. 1t is be-
lieved the reports indicating increas-
ed activity on the part of the Eng
lish have prompted change in pre-
vious instructions, SO as to offset any
inroads that may be made upon the
influence maintained up to that time
by the American Representatives in
Honolulu.
cit is reported to-day that the in
structions which Blount was expect
ed to convey to Minister Stevens
contemplated the withdrawal of the
Boston's battalion from their station
on shore, and explicit disapprova]
Of Minister Stevens act in establish,
ing temporary protectorate."
Another despatch received in Chi
cage says Mr.. Davies had beer
given plenty of unofficial encour
agement in Washington, and had
shown his delight at the apparent
unfriendliness of Cleveland's admin
, istration to annexation.
THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT.
A despatch from Washington o
the 18th says Representative,
Blount was bound for Honolulu OF
secret mission. As chairman O
the Foreign Affairs committee il
the House, Mr.. Blount took YER
conservative position on the Hawai-
, ian question, refusing to commi
himself without further information
The despatch goes on to give tn
Q following as the reasons for Cleve
! lands withdrawal Of the treaty frol
: the Senate:
/ More than year before the Over
: throw of the Queen, delegatio
/ from the Hawaiian Legislature cam
to this country, without public al
nouncement, seeking indication
! from the administration as to VIVA
support revolutionary party Nigh
: rely on if it should overthrow tn
o old Government and establish
0 Provisional Government, as has bee
: done. The ultimate object, as the
g disclosed, was to secure annexatio
u to this country, as they did not hop
for success in the permanent estal
V lishment of new government
II .Blount was among the few person
l. with whom the delegates talked
@ and he then refused to commit hin
5, self to any such plan. There is n
e doubt that since the overthrow {
IS the Queen he has had some susp
is cion that this Government may hay
encouraged the revolution, an
might possibly be accused of haviu
t, Il part in the establishment of IL
n new Government on the islands wit
e which we have been asked to treat
5. The despatch indicates that NJ
r Blounts mission is to thorough
It investigate the question of how ii
r Government came to be overthrow
" and whether the Provisional Cover
Is ment actually represents the populi
sentiment. 1t says the idea is tn
"a Government in Hawaii claiming
i represent the people must be stron
Ie enough to maintain itself if ii
l. United States Government is
@ treat with it. The despatch furth'
Is says:
e. The probability is that we Won
le do nothing to maintain the Prov
T. sional Government against any 9th
II Government the people of HAVE
themselves might seek TO estabiis
but if ii was found that the Pro,