The morning call., 1893-11-24

media, attracted the Secretary's special in
terest. 'If that be true" he said, sit is
not likely that your correspondent would
have failed to know il aud speak of it in
his letter. think there are many inacu-
rate statements 10 the letter."
Regarding the assertion that Willis had
said he would do nothing until he heard
further from the State Department, the
Secretary declined to say anything.
The statement reported as coming from
the Philadelphia, that some action was to
be taken during the week following the
departure of the Alameda. is regarded as
significant, tallying as it does with the
wel-defined rumor circulated in Washing
ton on Tuesday that the Queen had been
restored on that day.
AT the Hawaiian legation Minister
Thurston had nothing to say on the news
reported. W. n. Armstrong of the Ha-
waiian legation said: THE friends of
the Provisional Government feel that any
delay bringing nearer the time when the
Provisional Government shall receive news
OF the reception accorded by the public to
Secretary Gresham's letter gives added
assurance that the plan to restore the ex-
Queen will be frustrated. For this reason
the news of the past week in Honolulu
will be looked for with special interest.
The earliest date at which news can reach
the outside world by the ordinary chan
nels is December Z. when tie steamer
Warrimoo will arrive st Auckland, whence
news may be cabled. The news may be
received via Vancouver on December g."
1t has been largely day of speculation
regarding Hawaii. 1t seems that the re-
n0rr which mo hv xuoy Of Nou ZaoIopd
that Cleveland had determined to restore
the Queen was surprise TO the admins
tration, and the manner in which Willis
has been fulfilling his mission only adds
more mystery to the situation. 1t has
been the theory that it would be the policy
of Willis to allow the tension 10 become
so great that the supporters OF the Queen
would organize and establish her as a gov
ernment, and before there could be a clash
between the Queens supporters and the
forces of the Provisional Government, but
upon demonstration being made to land
marines from the Philadelphia for the pur-
pose of protecting life and property. and
when the Queen had accumulated sufficien {
strength to warrant it, he would recognize
her. Theories and speculations were in
dulged in all the more. because up to 5 80
this afternoon 1t was denied at the State
Department that Willis had made any
communication to the department by the
Alameda. 1t is believed, however, thai
some official information has been re-
| ceived. the nature of which it Is not DO g.
sible 10 obtain. The dispatches to-day
seem to indicate what has heretofore been
asserted. that the Provisional Government
still stands, because it feels itself backed
| by the moral support of the United States,
| and thus far its acts have been approved
| by this Government. At the same time it
| is plainly evident that the armed resist
ance to the royalists which the Provisional
Government IS making gives the officials
of the administration no little concern.
1t was declared by an officer of the State
Department that no additional instruc-
! tions have been sent to Willis on either of
the ships that had left for Hawaii, and
that he would act without anything more
| being sent.
| There is no doubt that Minister Thurs
ton and Secretary Gresham are persona
non graie to one an other, but each would
prefer to have the announcement of the
| fact from the other. 1t would proba bly,
not distress Thurston IL Gresham were to
send him his passports. This would ad-
mittedly be an act of war, and would place
the administration still further on the de-.
| fensive, but Gresham has no intention of
giving Tburston an opportunity to be
made martyr of, and will not send him
| his passports. On the other hand, it is
| probable that Gresham would not be sorry
| if Thurst6n were to demand his passports
| His position with relation to the State De-
| partment is anomalous. The diplomatic
officers Of the United States have arraigned
him OIL serious charges. to which his
statement was reply. This is sufficient
ground for him to base a demand for his
passports upon. The intention TO commit
an unfriendly act upon his Government
has not been communicated to him off,
cially. and is, therefore. according to
diplomatic usage, unknown to him. But
he has ample ground for demanding in
formation from official sources, and if it is
the Hawaiian Minister will probably not
give up the advantage he has in being in
diplomatic relations with this Government.
even though they are strained.
Gresham's theory is that the Provisional
Government of Hawaii comes to an end
with notification from this Government
that annexation with the United States is
denied, the Government having been
formed for the purpose of annexation. He
may hold. under this theory, that Thurston
no longer holds any diplomatic relation to
this Government aud that his own Gov
ernment has ceased to exist,