The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-06
HAWAIIAN MATTER.

The News from Honolulu n Surprise mt
Washington-An IntImation of tho Ad-
ministration's Policy.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 5.-The
President and the department of state
were evidently not expecting any news
from Honolulu this morning, and the
Associated Press telegram from Port
Townsend giving news received by
vessels from Honolulu caused surprise.
Minister Willis had apparently not
thought it worth while to intrust a dis
patch to the vessel. The impropriety
OF Minister Willis expressing himself
as he was reported to have done was
the only reason advanced BY other Off
cials for discreditinG tho reported inter-
view.
The state department was evidently
already informed Of the news received
in the Associated Press dispatch from
Honolulu via Port Townsend, SO far as
it conveyed the intention OF Minister
Willis to take no further steps towards
carrying out his instructions until he
should hear further from tho DEPART
ment. But so far as it conveyed the
public utteranCe in Honolulu by the
minister Of his intentions it was news
to the department, to the President and
to his cabinet. There were indications
10 show that the administration is
rather disappointed at the manner in
which Minister Willis has thus far con-
Quoted his mission.
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mont received by the last steamer, the
Alameda, the news that Minister Willis
had determined TO defer the carrying
out OF his instructions until be had
heard further from his government 1t
is fair presumption that the revenue
cutter Corwin carries to him the fur
ther instructions for which he asks.
The paragraph in the Presidents mes
sage referring to Hawaii was written
after the additional instructions to
Minister Willis had been dispatched,
This paragraph may be taken to reflect
the spirit of the instructions. BY re-
ierring to this it will be clearly seen
that whatever doubts or apprehensions
Minister Willis may have expressed OF
the accuracy or good foundation of the
Blount report President Cleveland has
not lost any Of his absolute faith in the
accuracy OF the Blount investigation
and the justice of his conclusions.
An Associated Press representative
received to-day from areliable source an
intimation OF the nature of the policy
intended to be pursued in Hawaii. The
extent OF the active influence intended
to be employed in behalf of re-seating
Lilioukalani on the throne has proba.
bly, been exaggerated. The purpose OF
the administration is believed to be
rsther to act as an arbitrator as between
two parties in dispute and endeavor to
prevail upon them to agree among
themselves. This was contingent upon
the confident belief based upon the ex-
plicit assertion contained in the last
letter from Mr.. Biount that the
provisional government would fall
to pieces when notified that an
nexatiou was impracticable, leav-
ing an open dispute between the
ex-queen and the provisional govern
ment leaders. In that letter, which
has not been published, Mr.. Blount,
under date OF Honolulu, July 81, said:
''The action Of the United States is
awaited by all as matter of necessity.
This condition, 1t can be assumed, will
remain until the proposition to annex
is accepted or rejected. In the latter
contingency no sudden movement is
likely to occur. The present govern
ment can only rest on the use of mill
tary force, possessed OF most Of the arms
on the islands, with small white pop
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Ultimately it will fall without fail. 1t
may preserve its existence for 4 year
or two, but not longer"
Enough is known of Minister Willis
impressions gained since his arrival in
Honolulu to mako it certain that he
does not agree with Mr.. Btount in this,
at least. Whether the impression
caused his determination to await furth-
er instructions from Washington is a
matter OF conjecture.