The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-24
COUNTING ON SUPPORT.
Administration Not Alarmed Over
the Hawaiian Affair.
WILLIS oBEYING INSTRUCTIONS.

When tho True Facts of the Affair Are
Known. Say Friends of the Administra-
tion, tho Public VIII Indorse the Presl-
donts Policy.
WASHINGTON, Nov 24-The arrival of
the steamer Alameda at San Francisco
yesterday with reports that Minister
Willis had made no move toward estab-
fishing Iiliuokalani confirms the predc-
tlons heretofore published. The steamer
brought letter from the Associated Press
correspondent, however. showing that the
intention of Minister Willis was antici-
pated. A copy of the letter was read to
Secretary Gresham by an Associated Press
reporter in the diplomatic room of the
state department. AT the portion where
Minister Willis is reported to have said he
should he glad to see the American flag
over Hawaii and every other island in the
Pacific he secretary said II don't believe
that"
Even as subsequently modified by Mr..
Willis, with the additional clause, and
under property conditionsT"
The secretary said the minister must
have been incorrectly reported,
MIR. Willis is II capable man, he said.
"Ile ought not to have talked OH that sub
ject at all, and don't believe he did"
Fpli WIG IcltllHS VI u Nuho
Admiral skerrett had been recalled for
attending ball given by the Annexation
club Mr. Gresham said, "Absurd'
A statement contained in the letter re-
ceiyed In san Francisco from a private cor
re<podent in Honolulu that he provisional
government was under arms all night pre-
ceding the departure OF the Alameda at
tracted the seeretary's special attention
''lf that were true" he said, lit is not
likely that your correspondent would
have failed to know il and to speak Of 1t
in his letter. think there are many in
accurate statements in the letter You
will find that the report that Mr.. Willis
made any such speech as that is a mis-
take"
Regarding the assertion that Mr.. Willis
had said that he would do nothing after
the Alameda left Honolulu until he heard
further from the state department, he de
Cliued to say anything
A statement reported az coming from
the steamer Philadelphia TINT some action
WAS to he taken during the week follow
ing the departure OF the Alameda is re-
Rprded significant, tallying as II does
with the we'll defined rumor circ ulated in
Washington on Tuesday that the queen
had been restored on that day.
The manner in which Minister Willis
HhS Dttn MS llllsSlOu OHll huuS
more mystery to the situation. 1t is evil
dent, however, that 1t was not his inten-
tion, or the intention of the administra-
tiom, to give any information to the Ia
waiians of the intention of the president
until Willis was ready to act There has
been theory, which at the state depart
ment is said to be rather visionary, that it
would be the policy of Mr.. Willis to allow
the tension to become so great that the
queens supporters would organize and
establish her as government, and that
before there could be clash between the
queens supporters and the forces of tho
provisional government, but upon demon
strations being made, the marines from
the Philadelphia would be Landed for the
purpose of protecting American life and
property, and when the queen had ac-
cumulated sufficient strength to warrant
he would recognize her.
The view is taken that n repetition of
the action of Minister Stevens, as near as
possible, is TO be the course of Minister
Willis. There Is also speculation to the
effert that Minister Willis will be anxious
10 act before the arrival of the steamer
which will give definite information CON
cerning the action OF the administration
The information contained in the Asso-
ciated Press dispatches of the precautions
"hltn lHe pEOflsiOnHl government were
taking against being surprised and the
determination which the members seem to
have that the royalists shall not again
succeed to power has given the friends of
that government much hope that the
queen can never be restored.
Today's dispatches seem to indicate to
the officials of the administration what
they have heretofore asserted, that the
| provisional government still stands be-
cause it feels that 1t is backed by the
! moral support of The United States, and
| that thus far its acts have been approved
| by this government. This is asserted to
| be the case because the dispatches say
that members of the provisional govern
ment do not credit report that has
reached them by way of New Zealand that
President Cleveland intends to restore the
queen. At the snme time 1t was plainly
evident that tho armed resistance to the
royalists which the provisional govern
ment was making gave the officials of the
administration no little concern.
Secretary Gresham received cipher
message from Minister Willis, giving a
complete report of the Hawaiian situation
up to the time of the departure OF the Al
ameda from Honolulu. As to the exact
contents of the message no one outside of
the president and his cabinet knows 1t
Is closely guarded state secret, and VIII
be held until the president desires it to be
made public. The fact that the message
was received was given out, however, and
ii was also announced that its contents
were satisfactory. Minister Willis, it is
understood, has been carrying out his in
structions to the letter. and the results up
to the hour of the departure of the Ala
media We're just what the administration
had anticipated they would be. 1t is
also claimed by those who stand close TO
the administration that should Minister
Willis continue 10 be as successful in car
rying out his instructions as he had been
up to the day the Alameda sailed the vast
majority of the American people will take
sides with the president and sustain him
in the course that has been pursued when
they become appr!sed OF all the facts.