Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-16
HIS INSTRUCTIONS
Willis Said to Have Called Secretly
on Queen Liliuokalani
BEFORE WAITING ON PRESIDENT DOLE
The Restoration Believed to Have
Taken Place on Nov. z.
UGLY FEATURE OF THE PLAN.

Notwithstanding the APPARENT reticence
OF the administration in regard to its plans
Tor Fighting the great wrong" done In
travail by the alleged conspirators Stevens,
Wiltse ct al, there is reason to believe
that sluices of information on that point
nave been opened for the benefit only, how
ever, of favored few persons who have
SHOWN a strong disposition to support the
PRESIDENT in this matter, right or wrong.
According to one of these, who claims TO
speak by the card. the plan of action is an
follows:
Minister Willis Instructions
Munster Willis was instructed by Secre-
tary Gresham first to call on the deposed
queen and inform her that the President
or the United States has carefully cons,d-
ercd the methods by which the agents M
.he United States played an important part
IN une events OF last January and that in
tne we" OF the PRESIDENT, a wrong had been
oohe her by the representatives of this
government which could be repaired only
py her restoration to authority
minister Willis was instructed to saw IN
her mat the President, feeling deem re-
sponsibility for the preservation of life ana
property in the islands insisted thar ON har
iv d oldo,oh 20 power she should Immediate
~ declare amnesty in favor of an persons
VINO had taken part in the formation OF
sne temporary government. The Prcsi-
uent was unwilling that there should be
any measures of retaliation or punishmef1t-
and Minister Willis was Instructed 10 eyacg
OF the queen pledge to the effect that
TINS TINS desire of the President should be re-
specteo Minister Willis was further in
structed to express TO the queen the 90 meet
desire of the President that she would seek
q. 70 placate rather than pursue or offend
the citizens who had taken part In the
lorna ton Of the temporary Government
ana TO suggest to her the advisabtlity OF
inNltlng to places in her cabinet a num-
istry. iNAN-
1t is reported that Minister Willis had all
i reaay called upon the queen and made
the China sailed, though this fact was NJ
generally known in Honolulu.
Inc Communication to President Dou~
Minister Willis next duty in pursuance Of
MS instructions was to inform President
Dole OF the nature Of his mission and to as.
sure the president of the temporary gov
eminent that the President Of the United
states, eager to protect the honor OF his
own government and to maintain unsull,ed
Its record OF noninterference with the an
tnority OF friendly and independent powers.
hao ieit IL necessary to decide the dis
pute' Wnlch In q certain sense had been
r r to him. in favor OF the queen ana to
Ipsslore 10 her the authority which the
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taken from her except by the imnroner as
ss.ahce or the diplomatic and naval agents
VI ua ene Enited States. In withdrawing hin
recognition to the provisional goyernInent
ana giving support to the queen Ministar
Wills was instructed to saw that tbs pr.a.,
a ,sa noped TO secure the cooperation OF
whose labors in behalf of peace ana
Mnoiesome administration of the affairs ~
, me, islands the President had viewed with
conmendatfon. Minister Willis uras 81
structed TO request the co-onera to, %
PRESIDENT Dole and his associates IN eryact.
ms witnout disorder or friction the trans
Ter OF authority and was further tnstrnct
60 10 inform President Dole that bis go
ernment having in this manner done the
santa,,, IN its name and by the former repre-
senuauves at Honolulu, would gladly r.
suine its former policy OF non-interyen,io,
IN s6e aHairs of other powers
Paramount Blounrs Report.
mas been significantly limited by Ger.
tam ohcials of the State Department that
wien the racts concerning the administra-
ZION pohcy toward Hawaii involving the
,1 es'oia'ion OF Queen Liliuokalani become
known, there will be a complete reyr,lsion
OF public sentiment in its favor. The mr.
gram outlined above may comprise some %
the facts" depended upon 10 accomnI,sb
this result, but whether they will effect the
expected revulsion' yemains TO be seen.
Meanw lille Paramount Authority" Rlount's
report, on which the administration places
SO much reliance. has been duplicated sew
eral times for the edification and encour-
s ssement al the members of the
pared for the press in order that
the public may have an Interesting verb
similitude" 70 the otherwise bald and un-
supported statement OF Secretary Gresham
OF the events which encompassed the over
throw OF the much abused queen" This
synopsis will probably be given out In a few
The Queen Believed to Be ON the
The gentleman who made public the al
legged plans OF Minister Willis in Honolulu
and who seems to possess exceptional adj
vantages at the State Department, says
that Secretary Gresham has received q
dispatch from Minister Willis announcing
his arrival at Honolulu and containing in
formation concerning an interview which
he had with Queen Liliuokalani on satur-
day. the 4th instant While Secretary
Gresham declines to reveal the contents or
the dispatch. says this gentleman. IL 10
understood the queen was naturally over
! joyed at the intelligence that she was 10 be
restored to her throne: and was founa
wholly willing to accede to the request
which Minister Willis was instructed 10
make to her for lenient and conciliatory
treatment of the members of the provis-
The State Department, he says. has be
come possessed OF information which leads
to the conclusion that the desire OF the gov
] a
toration of the queen will be respected by
the provisional government
An Ugly Feature of the Plan.
Another gentleman not in the confidence
of the administration. who makes no secret
of his entire sympathy with the provisional
government of Hawaii in its present d.
lemma, says that one OF the ugliest features
of the administration plan of restoring
| Queen Liliuokalani is that while the pro-
visional leaders, as well as the representa-
tives of foreign powers at Honolulu. were
! kept in complete ignorance, the small gang
/ of half castles and native kanakas who sur
round the queen were fully Informed OF
/ what was to take place. The latter had
Dragged so often, however, about the Testor-
alton of the queen that no one had placed
any credence in what they said, although
| meeting of royalists was held the night be-
| fore the steamer China sailed, and cham
pagne flowed in honor Of her reinstatement
on the throne. Although she had new uni
forms made for her guards. and told her IN
| Inmates that she was to be restored TO pow
er on Wednesday. November s. the provi-
sional government leaders, as well as all
| the influential whites. laughed at these
| preparations and confident speeches. No
one could conceive, he said, that a great
| government, whose recognition of the pro-
! yisional government was the cue for other
| foragoro ,noxuprc n give recognition. would