The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-23
THOSE INSTRUCTIONS.
WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS WILLIS
INSTRUCTED TO DO?
All the Arts and Tricks Of Washington Cor.
respondents Fail to Solve the Mystery.
The Queen May be Restored, But
Who Knows?


now surrounds the instructions given
Minister Willis and the contents of the
cipher message received after the ar
rival of the China. While the same
answer regarding instruction to foreign
ministers was made at the department,
"That such instructions are never
made public yet it seems that from
time to time something does come out.
A number of people are now quite
familiar with some important features
ofthe instructions.
There is no doubt Minister Willis is
instructed Ito ask the restoration of
Lillioukalani conditional upon full
amnesty being granted to the men
who were engaged in the revolution.
Willis it is understood was instructed
to insist upon this. The present re.
volution would not have occurred had
it not been for the assistance of this
government through the late Minister
Stephens. Willis is instructed to say
to the members of the provisional
government the president felt
that ne ought to protect them to this
extent because he believed had it not
been for the authority of the United
States used by Minister Stephens they
would not have been led into the re-
volution.
The instructions, it is thought, re-
quest the minister to first call upon the
queen and tell her that the president
her. and after insisting upon amnesty
to declare his intention of placing her
in control of the government. She is
sire of the president that she should
placate those instrumental in her over.
throw and sustain herself in authority
without the assistance of the United
States. From the cipher dispatch it is
believed that the state department is
informed that these conditions are
satisfactory to the queen and accepted
by her at tho time the China sailed.
To President Dole, it is understood,
Willis is instructed to say that the
president felt in protecting the non
interference policy of the government
he felt it necessary to decide the mat
ter as if the dispute had been referred
to him and restore the queen, and in
sustaining the queen the president
hoped to have the hearty cooperation
of the members of the Dole admins
tration, which he felt was entitled to
commentator for what it had done to
maintain peace in the island since it
had been in existence. After having
= righted what it considered a wrong,
done by this government, the United
States would assume the same policy
of non interference in the affairs as
others powers.
1t is thought the queen is ready to
comply with the suggestions that she
ask the members of the provisional
government to aid her, because her
friends no doubt believe she could
more easily sustain herself by having
the assistance of those prominent 10
the revolution. The members OF the
provisional government will be willing,
it is believed, to take such positions,
because it would give them just the
power they would wish for in case
thew desire to take part in another
revolution, which is possible II there
is no provision made to sustain the
queen when she is restored.
1t is upon vet the unpublished re-
mort of Mr.. Blount that the admins
tration depends for complete vindica-
tion of it's attitude. 1t is anticipated
that there will be warm debates upon
the subject when it comes before con-
gress. which will bring out the facts.
THE in information on which the letter
of Gresham's is based will then have
been made public, and while 1t is an
ticipated that the statements made
will be disputed, it is claimed that
thew will be sustained by such over
whelmino evidence that the people
who are displeased at the matter will
be compelled to acknowledge tnat tne
restore the queen. ~ s;,is.
There is no doubt but the ADMINS
tration feels it is on the defensive anu
that there is tendency especlaliy
among Republicans and among m Many
Democrats to criticize Its actlon. In ere,
are members of the presidents parry
who say it is all right to restore - , Gne
stains before the revolution IL IL was
brought about by the influences anu
assistance of the United States gov,
ernment or through the influence =, Oh d
Minister Stephens, but after taaS Sot tle
Hawaiians should be allowed W ss''i0
affairs in their own way. .4 +ho
Tn answer to the assertion tna1 o ore
nrasident and secretary OF scaCe a. %
5aetrovine a republic and setting up a
monarchy, the statement is MADE t tian,
there never existed worse de spOsrnl
than that of the proyisslonal g the do.
ment in Hawaii. An official o, 1ae d ee
n neT said today that it was a aces aeSo
pot t of five persons and the peo Oan'
t weIe He also asserted that there wo t 10
h Sno q Great change in the sentiment lUo ua
t 9e g geople when all the facts n were
S Sre MT is proved that the con ts :
t hn Of this government will oe e o tmai
tha n nroyisional government oil ha Than
come to an end by its own terms Wfed
G G4n;to ~ states It, Minister Willis notlnea
p pnsiSe Dole that the United STATES e.
reiected the preferred annex shn t.d. VI
f tSs Islands on Che ground that the g0yl
o ona,n ls. was only formed to act un'li
eLa Islands should be annexed. for