The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-08


in the Presidents message, Mr. Ding'ey,
of Maine, said to a Star reporter:
ait is difficult to make out from Mr..
Clcveland's message just what he means
in his reference to the Hawaiian bust
ness. He makes clear enough the ul;i-
mate end which no is striving for, that
is tho restoration Of the queen, for, Of
course, tho status of January lG last
cannot be restored otherwise, but he
leaves open the question OF the means
by which this end is to be attained. I
rather suspect that there has been a
modification OF Mr.. Willis instructions
though no change OF purpose as to what
is to be accomplished finally. cannot
quite see how Mr.. Cleveland can expect
TO reinstate the queen by means in ac-
cordanCe with his constitutional author
ity. He makes clear his purpose to re-
store the monarchy, or as no states, to
restore the status US it was before Jan
uary l6, as far as practicable, and with
in the constitutional limits oil executive
power One eau hardly credit the idea
that he proposes to restore the mon:
archy BY force OF arms, which would
certainly not bo within his 'constitu.
tional limits OF executive power yet he
can hardly be simple enough to imagine
that his object can be accomplished by
his merely requesting it.
ONE OF Two THINGS.
"Mv impression is that he had one Of
two things in mind. First, for the roy
alists, with the encouragement OF this
government, to inaugurate a rebellion
and proclaim Liliuokalani queen, when
he would have the United States forces
landed under the pretense OF protect
ing American interests, but actually to
give moral aid to the restoration of the
Yueen. But he cannot for moment
think that the people in this country
would sanction such thing as that.
Nor can | conceive how he could eX-
pect that President Dole would submit
meekly. Certainly with the iniorma-
ton which President Dole now has as
to the sentiments OF this country he
would resist that, and the part OF the
United States government in 1t would
be disclosed speedily.
'The other plan which he may have
in mind is to submit the question to q
vote OF the people, yet that could not be
practicable; Tor what right have we TO
call for an election and submit quts-
ton to vote in foreign country? II
this or any question is submitted to
the people Of Hawaii it must be done by
the dc facto government Of the eouh-
trv. The queen might rise up and de-
clare herself queen and submit ques-
ton to a vote, but that would have no
legal character. We have recognized
the de facto government, and could not
regard any act Of the dethroned queen
as the act of that government. He
would be reduced, therefore, to an
agreement on the part of President Dole
himself to submit the question, which
is not at all likely to be had.
SERIOUS DILEMMA.
"Looking at the question from any
point Of view it seems to me that Presi-
dent Cleveland has got himself into a
very serious dilemma, and that there is
end which he declares he has in view
which will be within the limits OF his
constitutional power. The interview
published to-day with Minister Willis,
four days later than our previous news
from Hawaii, ii authentic, shows that
he has found n state OF affairs there dif-
ferent from what he expected, which
means, / suppose, that he has found
the provisional government stronger
than supposed, and that President Dole
is not willing to yield without strug-
Gle 10 the demands OF the administra-
ton, and therefore Minister Willis is
awaiting further instructions. What
these instructions may be, which have
doubtless been sent, it is impossible to
infer from Mr.. Cleveland's message, yet
in all probability they are moditca-
ton OF former instructions.
sHoaH.siaHTED on WICKED.
"The attitude in which Mr.. Cleveland
places himself is one which is either
very short-sighted or else decidedly
bad. If he expects to accomplish his
end By argument aud persuasion, it is
short-sighted. But il he contemplates
using force, then his policy is wicked.
Il seems to me that there was just one
OF two things for him to have done in
this matter.either to have stood by
the annexation treaty in tue form in
which he found it, or in some modified
form, rs the result OF investigation, or
else to hava simply washed his hands OF
the whole business rs one for Hawaii
itself to settle, declaring, ii he wished
to, that he did not approve oil the
method by which the situation was
brought about, or giving any other
reason he thought proper. One OF
these two courses only seems to have
been open to him. But in what he has
done there is neither reason nor pro-
prtety.
A TRIBUTE To MIR. STEVENS,
~ know Mn Stevens personally very
we'll. He is man OF great ability, has
largo store of information, excellent
judgment, and not ut all given to hasty
or inconsiderate action. As diplomat
there are certainly not more than u
dozen men in this country who have
had wider experience than he, and, in
addition to this, he is diplomat by ma.
ture-a born diplomat. He is n man
OF the highest integrity, and no man
who knows him would Tor one instant
believe him capable OF ialsehood or dis.
honesty in any form. His statement OF
this case is certainly clear and straight
forward, aud does not admit OF doubt
as to its honesty. do not mean to Ie.
fleet upon the honesty Of MIR. Blount l
know him we'll, aud grant readily that
lie is an honorable gentlemen.