The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-20
THAT SUPPRESSED MESSAGE.
IN IT MINISTER WILLIS SAID THAT
BLOUNT WAS WRONG.


Arrange an Audience with L,iIuokn iapi-
Evidence that the Use or Force was
Conts npirted by the Administration.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1o.-The Dem ocrats OF the
House OF Representatives to-day succeeded in
postponing q debate that would have thor
oughly ventilated the Hawaiian question. and
which would perhaps have brought to light
come important facts that do not appear in the
dlsjolnted and incomplete message sent to
Congress yesterday by President Clevea nd.
Representative Boutelle OF Maine. whose pro-
posed resolution OF censure Of the Executive
was not allowed to be introduced yesterday.
was equally unfortunate In this direction to-
day. but succeeded In spite OF Democratic OPP
position in making the patriotic speech with
which his aoul has been fired for several
weeks. He succeeded also In forcing the DEM
ocrats to flock together for mutual defence.
In the Senate the Hawaiian question did not
como up at all. as Senator Hoar. who was
ready to open the debate. courteously yielded
TO Senator'S who desired to deliver set speeches
on other topics. Tomorrow. however. Mr..
Hoar will have his say. and 1t Is expected that
he will vigorously assail the Presidents policy
and his message. The Republicans in the
Senate are presenting solid froat OF party
opposition to the Administrators Hawaiian
programme. and owing to the outright opposi-
tion Of some Dem ocratic Senators and the
half-hearted support OF others are having
things pretty much their owe way. They sue
cessfully demanded the reading OF the Willis
Instructions yesterday, because the Democrats
were atrah TO test the strength Of the Ad-
will Undoubtedly be able to maintain the
mastery In toe debate that Is to follow,
the Democrats In the House stood together to-
day in support Of the IN otion to refer the Cock
ran resolution to the Committee on Rules.
side-track!ng the Hawaiian question tempo.
Tariiy, and In opposition to Representative
aEs n n es
there are a very large number p Dsmosrsts II
the House. Including some OF the m ost influen-
the AdmInistrptlon: These, men see nothing
Tor ,pu6iieai Ion, and so they are. as a I rule
holding their tongues, and endeavorinR, to
time to take o long breath. and decide what
course Is best to pursue.
hdmIpistration in Congress to sido;track the
Hawaiian question or TO prevent debate upon
T.; They may succeed in tenn pOrarily postpon-
ton Until after the holiday recess. hut
then II is bound to come to the front again
enactment In regard to the Government OF the
Hawaiian Islands or as a mere, political debate,
to be inaugurnted and maintained by the Re-
publlcans. In the House the absolute author
tyof Committee on Rules In matters OF leGis-
Speaker may po.sibIy enable the RdmiDs, rae
tion to checkmate the plans OF the Repubii-
cans. but there is no such method OF defeating
the wishes OF the Senators. Closure has not
been adopted or even con sidered since the
fight over the silver question last summer,
point lac desires by simply Invoking that un-
seen power known as Senatorial courtesy,
have no trouble In taking the floor to- morrow
and speaking as long as he cares to. He will
the Administration. and make a graphic ea-
hi0i t Of the iaek Of candor displayed By Presi-
There are two points In particular that Sem
ator Hoar and those who are to follow him in
discussing the Hawaiian question will en-.
relates TO the nature and scope OF Minister
Williss communi cations to the Secretary of
second to the exact texs Of the INSTRUCTIONS.
both written and verbnl. that were sent to the
Minister detailing how the plan OF restoring
the Queen was to be carried into effect.
- II Is generally s regarded In Congress Is re-
been so lacking in candor as to suppress, Tin
the interest OF the pu bile service" this impor-
tsnt information on WHICH the whole case Of
occasion to foil closely the incidents Of the
Hawaiian controversy are able to form a very
communications were. For Instance. II is
stated. on the authority OF one who has had
hy he Administration since "Reminiscences
Blount was sent to Honolulu, that the sup
after his arrival at Honolulu. consisted Of two
In the FIRST. tn. Minister. 1T is understood.
communicated to Secretary Gresham the
rather startling information that Mr. Com
missioner Blount IN the impressions received
CARDS the State Of feeling in Hawaii and the
loyalty OF the residents to the fortunes OF the |
not hesitate to say that Mr.. Bount formed a
wholly wrong opinion, and that he LWillisl
found the ,o GGadti0n OF ,hinGs especially with
strength Of the Provisional Govern ment. to be
entirely different from what they were re,
The second paragraph Of Minister willis's
fit TO hold from Congress in the interest OF !
the public service" IL understood to contain |
lister had baen unable TO communicate directly |
with Queen Liiiuokalani, who had persistently |
him h% % rr and fad
Paramour Wilson. II is said 10 ne this particular
part OF Mr.. Willis's communication that FIRST |
led the President and Secretary Gresham To |
suspect that perhaps they had been a little too |
hssty and undertaken q task beyond their |
the Secretary to telegraph Minister Willis on |
Nov. "a that his statements were very embar-
Mr. hoar and the Senators who are to follow
him in tho Hawaiian debate may also take oc- |
tTaton with regard TO the claims now set up |
by them that they never contsm plated the use |
OF force as the means OF restoring the Queen.
demo on strRte the absuTdity OF this claim 10 the |
American TeoIls for the reason that the most
Ter Mills and the Admiral in charge OF the |
naval forces at Honolulu have been suppressed |
" in the interest Of the public service, or be- |
cause they were for the most pArt verbal and |
not written Instructions; Secretary Gresham
himself has furnished evidence enough |
10 those, who have had occasion to fol-
low the deVelopments OF the Hawaiian case
70 convince them that he contemplated using
the United states troops 10 place the Queen on /
her throne. There are several men IN Wash
ingtOn OF nigh reputation and unQuostioRed |
veTAcity who have stated over ana over again
that secretary Gresham said TO Thorn that
force would bs used II the Queen could not he
put back on her throne by peaceful methods.
Whom the Secretary allowed copies OF
the Blount report to bs surTeptitiOuslY
given to the correspondents 81 the few
newspapers friendly to the Administration, he
accompanied this petty trick with the direct
intimation that Minister Willis would be fur
n!sned with assistance necessary % carry out
his instructions II he wanted n. There Is no
doubt whatever about the accuracy NJ this |
statement. There are scores Of persons in |
W Washington who know perfectly well that Sec
retarY Gresham did not even attempt to dis
gulse the fact that he contemI lated the use OF
force. He admitted II over and over again to |
persons with whom he talked Mt the time that
his letter and the Blount report we're made