The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-07-01
WILL NOT BE RUSHED.

contrary it is evident by the news
from Washington that President
Cleveland cannot be moved to any
hasty action on the Hawaiian ques-
tion. A few outward mails back let
ters were circulated widely in the
American press, to the effect that
the Provisional Government had de-
termined on a course that would
force the hand of the administration
at Washington. Intelligent people
laughed quietly and wondered what
forcing process was left after the
British and the Japanese scares had
proved abortive to that end. The
idea of the Provisional Government
of Hawaii setting up scarecrows to
influence the policy of the Govern
ment of the United States was so
superlatively ridiculous that people
having the poorest fund of humor
for once had something to develop
their risibility. In the face of the
clear instructions to Minister Blount
by President Cleveland, which de-
clared to all the world that no other
foreign interference in Hawaiian af-
fairs would be tolerated, any move
of the Provisional Government to-
ward playing off other Powers
against the United States would be
worse than absurd. 1t would be
sheer madness. These "pearls of the
Pacific" as the islands are POLITICALLY
described by the Minister who was
baff1ed in the attempt to place them
in his official coronet, are not quite
of such great price as to justify any
other Power in flying in the face of
the United States for their sake.
There is not the slightest evidence,
indeed, that any other nation har-
bors the slightest demurring senti-
ment to the claim of preponderating
interests in Hawaii set up by the
United States.
At present the Hawaiian situation
at the Washington end probably re-
mains as described in the following
passages from the correspondence of
the New York Herald, under date of
Washington, June z. After saying
there is much interest at Washing
ton to learn the contents of Minister
Blount's report, the correspondent
says:
1t is evident that the deliberations
| of the administration on the Hawai-
ian question have not yet reached
stage where the President is, will
ing to negotiate treaty in regard
to the future government of these
islands. aiIs. ~. s.,.
Secretary Gresham told me very
positively this evening that Minister
Blount had not received instructions
to negotiate a treaty of any kind
with the provisional government.
"Had he received such instruc-
tions," the secretary remarked, 81
would not, of course, feel at liberty
to say anything about them or in
any way discuss the question, but as
no such instructions have been is
sued have no hesitation in denying
the report"
1t is further evident that the ad-
ministratiOn is pursuing a waiting
| policy. No uneasiness is felt about
American interests in Hawaii. The
position taken by the administration
that it will not countenance foreign
interference has become widely cir
culated, and the officials feel safe on
that score. If the provisional gov.
ernment cannot hold together until
the time comes for a recommends
ton to our Congress as to what is
best to be done, then, it is argued
it is too weak to form an alliance
with, and it is better to wait an6
run the risk of another revolution
than to be tied up with a temporary
government.
1t was stated very positively al
the State Department to-day that
nothing further will be done in the
Hawaiian matter until Mr.. Blount
makes his final recommendations
1t is probable his report will be
made public and American senti
ment will be tested before tn,
President makes his recommenda
tions to Congress. .....