St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-20
Was Evidently What the Press
Took on Hawaii.
INCORRECT WEEREKcES GALORE
The Key to Mr.. Willis In
structions Is Wanting.
QUEEN LII STILL THR0EELESS.
Dole Strokes His Beard From
a Coign Of Vantage
AND SAKDW WIcHES STILL UES0LD

w WASHlNGION, NOV. 1J.-lno state
department is less disposed now than
ever to take the public into its conf
dence on the Hawaiian question. In
considering the news by the Australia
it should be understood that much that
has been published during the past
two weeks has been pure conjecture
and surmise. The part that is indubita.
BILE fact is that those in the confidence
of the administration have felt and
expressed the utmost assurance that
the Australia would bring news that
eX-Queen Liliuokalani had already
been restored to the throne. Assertions
as to Minister Willis instructions have
been almost wholly differences from
this and from the expressions In Secre-
tary Gresham's published letter. The
information as to these instructions
sent by the A ssociated Press ten days
ago was received from what was be-
lleVed to be thoroughly
TRUSTWORTHY AUTHORITY.
This was that Minister Willis was to
SS>@A W AAA0oNS ShS PAOViolOIol SOfOI
ment to give way to the restoration Of
the eX-queen, but was to employ no
force, waiting for further instructions If
he found it necessary. 1t is possible
that Minister Willis has become con-
vlnced TO his entire satisfaction, without
having laid the matter before President
Dole, that the provisional government
cannot be displaced without force, and
so has determined to wait for further
instructions. 1t seems certain, at all
events. that President Dole had no sus-
piciOn when the Australia sailed that it
was the purpose of Minister Willis to
restore the eX-queen. 1t is not possible
that Mr.. ThurstOn, Hawaiian minister
here, could have given him warning,
for Secretary Gresham's letter astound-
ed and disconnected him when it was
published and left no opportunity for
him to warn his government. 1t has
been the chief fear of the friends of the
provisional government in this country
that in its ignorance of public sentiment
here, and the first shock of the threat
ened action by The United States, it
would yield its authority. 1t is true,
THE PROVISIONAL. GOVERNMENT
has abandoned all hope of favorable ac-
tion by the present administration to-
wards annexation, and has been cOnsid-
ering means to put itself on perma-
nent footing. 1t may be that the public
and the press have come to wrong
conclusion as to the extent of Minister
Willis instructions. They have sup
posed that Secretary Gresham's letter
declaring what he thought ought to be
done, and President Cleveland's decla-
ration that he agreed with the secre-
tary's opinions, meant that they had de-
termined to proceed with what they de-
clared ought to be done. Some people
believe that the publication must have
been intended as an appeal TO public
opinion for information as to the course
to pursue. Tie choice seems to lie be-
tween this opinion and the one that
Minister Willis has found it impractic-
able to carry out instructions to restore
the queen without using means he was
not prepared to employ. By the regu-
lar steamers the frst>news of Secretary
Gresham's letter would reach Honolulu
Thursday, or on the one that left San
Francisco Friday. But Oh last Sunday
or Monday
A CHARTERED STEAMER
left San Francisco for Honolulu having
on board newspaper men and doubtless
also some communication from Minister
Thurston to his government, This char.
tered steamer should arrive at Honolulu
today or tomorrow. This would be
after the next steamer to arrive at San
Francisco had sailed from Honolulu
Thursday of last week. 1t is considered
that the chances of action by Minister
Willis to restore the queen will be much
lessened after the news of the reception
accorded Secretary GreSham's letter in
this country is read i'll the islands. A
prominent Democratic senator, q mem,
ber of the foreign relations committee,
who declined TO permit the use of his
name, said tonight:
1T seems very clear to me that Mr..
Willis has encountered state of affairs
he had not been led to expect, and which
his instructions did not cover. He
found. evidently. when he reached the
AS4"iiNN, 1AAoI IhS PAOf SONClu LlCiit
was disposed to withstand all overtures
for the restoration of the queen, and faI
better prepared than had been supposed
to resist any pressure to place her upon
the throne. l have private advIces OF
the best character that President Dole
has
wELL-EQUIPPED FORCE
of 400 or 500 men who Will stand by the
present government to the utmost limit.
Now think the inference is justified
that when Minister Willis found this
well-equipped and determined force,
and when he discovered that the feel
Ing of the intelligent people of the ISL
and was favorable to the present gov
ernment, ne weakened in mis- determi-
nation to reseat the queen upon her
throne. If, indeed, the Dole adminis-
tration displayed a determination to
maintain its position by force of arms,
there was nothing for Mr.. Willis to do
but change his plans and ask for fur
ther instructions. To have persisted in
landing the marines for the purpose of
forcing change of government would
have been an act of war pure and SIM
pie, and no sane man can believe that
President Cleveland ever contemplated
any-such move as that. | see that some