Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-11
Both Democrats and Republicans, at
the Hawaiian Report.
ADMINISTRATION SAID TO Be BARRED
From interfering, for It Has Recog-
nized the Provisional Government.
EXPRESSIONS OF OPINION

whether they favored annexation or op-
posed IL. The best informed public men
could not credit the reports which have
been anoat for several days that Mr. Cleve-
land contemplated the restoration of Queen
Liliuokalani. Men who are familiar with
the situation can hardly realize that such
a step has been taken by the administra-
ton. even when the official report is laid
before them. The question presented. 1t is
said, does not touch on annexation, but
deals entirely with the internal affairs of
Hawaii. and the report is regarded pri-
marily as an attack on Mr.. Harrison's ad-
ministration.
Barred From Interfering.
The general comment heard on every
hand Is that. no matter how the revo-
luton was originally brought about, this
administration is barred from interfering
between the provisional government and
the deposed monarchy.
II mistakes were made by Minister Ste
vens they were not sanctioned by Mr. Har-
r1son's administration. II the forces Of the
United States established or at any time
maintained the provisional government in
power that force has long since been with
drawn and for many months there has been
no power exercised by this government to
prevent the queen from being re-estab-
hshed In power If the people of Hawaii
desired It. Moreover the provisional gov
ernment has been recognized officially by
both the Harrison and the Cleveland ad-
ministrations.
The Provisional Government Recog-
mixed.
Mr.. Cleveland after sending a special
commissioner there to make an investiga-
tion and after receiving his reports and
knowing all the facts presented in the re-
port published today changed Blount's title
from special commissioner to minister plen-
ipotentiary accredited to the provisional
government, and after Mr.. Blount's return
and after full consultation with him ap-
pointed Mr.. Willis to be minister pleni-
potentiary accredited to the provisional
government and as such he was confirmed
Dy the United States Senate. In the opin-
ION OF the informed men here there
Is no justification for the re-esta blishment
or the queen by this country, and a re-es-
taolsnment by an armed force of the
Cnlted states Will be regarded as nothing
snort or an invasion of independent
country.
Congressman Hits Views.
Congressman Hit OF Illinois, Who was
Chairman of the House committee on for
eign affairs in the Fifty-first Congress and
assistant secretary of state in 1881, when
Secretary Blaine wrote his famous letter Of
instruction to the American minister To
Hawaii, takes keen interest in the present
situation Holding an important position
IN the State Department at a lime when
Hawaiian affairs were once before OCCUPY
ing public attention, he is calculated to
possess close acquaintance not only with
esherdi matters bearing upon Hawaii, but
also with the policy of this government to-
wards Hawaii in the past
IN conversation with a Star reporter to-
Gay MIR. Hit said:
Contrary to Every American Tr,at
tfon-
bel hot h..
by our government in behalf of a monarchy
and discredited one at that. one that went
down in violent effort of the queen to
overthrow the Hawaiian constitution. is
contrary to every tradition and impulse of
the American people.
AS to the question of veracity between
tnls administration on one side and Minis
Ter Stevens. Capt. Wiltse-now dead-and
the five commissioners on the other side
all OF whom We're eye witnesses, we ought
10 nave very full testimony before holding
them guilty of false statements and a con-
spiracy to be carried out by force and
fraud As yet we have no testimony what
ever against them. Mr. Stevens bore a
hlgh character as discreet and able repre-
sentative of this government
Ar. stevens Whereabouts.
AS a fact he was in another island and
did not reach Honolulu until about noon of
Saturday, the day of the queens violent
demonstration and the exciting scenes be-
tween her and her cabinet and the disor-
derry crowd around her palace The meet
ing on Monday. january 16. of alarmed
citizens is said to have been the most i'm
portant in number and character ever held
in the island. representing nronartv and
business of all kinds and the dir1on,,,io
correspondence states that there were many
apphcations from Americans to the minis
ter 20 nave marines landed to protect
nd
This does not look like a secretly con-
lIISu conspiracy oy the American minister
anu aiu ALnerlcan An commander to overthrow a
IrlehdIy government by suddenly i.ndinp
armed forces The reports of that meetine
In the Honolulu newspapers fndicate tba3
tne queens government fell because of the
almost universal detestation and dread in
which 1t was held IN
only One Opinion by the PeopIe
The American people would have but
one opinion il they learn by the rsxt
steamer landing at San Francisco that tnis
CASTOR monarchy has been set IN aqain
by our armed forces. perhaps amid blood
shed. and that the provisional government
whose chief onense seems to be that they
are friendly to the United States and Amer
lean interests. destroyed For forty Years
the instructions from our State Department
BY Webster, Marcy. Evarts. Blaine FRI
HnghIysen and Bayard have held one tone
Our ministers have been instructed to en-
UdSe rather tnan discourage sentiments
favorable TO the United States and its in
LereSts, and to bear in mind and Impress
Upon tnat government the overwhelming
superiority OF the interests of the people Of
the United states in those Islands as COM
PdIeu win the interests of other nations
anu the manifest and ultimate destiny of
mat government with all its questions to
meet IN the end an American soIution'-an-
nexation."
A Question of Law and Fact
Representative Oates said that the uues-
t"h presented in the report of the Secre-
tary OF State on the Hawaiian matter was
one Oh law as well as fact Certainly this
government would not be iustiffabIe in
taxing any steps toward the restoration
OF the queen If We were not directly re-
spohSlole Tor her overthrow and at all
events this government should be very
sure OF It's ground for absolute proof of
our responsibility in the matter before We
Couiu interfere to restore the queen He
saIu uIaI ne was opposed to annexation. bur
liIdt IIlIS proposition TO restore the queen
presenter a different question and ne was
NOT prepared to discuss IL beyond this uoinr
DeIore ne mad made thorough study OF
the question.
Judge Wilson OF Minnesota formerly a
deihoeiaoe Representative from That state,