The herald., 1893-12-09
HONOLULU ooRREsPosDENoE.

Minister Willis Still Waiting for Iu-
structions.
Copyrighted, 1893, by the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8.-The following
correspondence OF the Associated Prass
was received here today via the schooner
Transit:
HoNoLULU, II. L., Nov. 19.
During the afternoon thu Alameda
sailed Minister Willis made statement,
virtually as already published by the
Associated Press, that nothing definite
would be done here until he had received
reply to the dispatches sent to Wash
ington by the Alameda. This statement
was published in the Star. Yesterday
the Bulletin published a letter from
Minister Willis, in which he said he
wished his remarks in the Star to apply
to the entire press OF Honolulu.
MINISTER WILLIS STAND.
The stand taken by Minister Willis,
in his interview with the Star, which
was revised in the proof by him before
publication, caused considerable anxiety
in government circles, owing to the inti-
nation that any breach of the peace
would be punished by the American
minister. To the Associated Press his
words were: "Any trouble precipitated
on either side would be stopped at once
by United States forces"
On the morning of tho 18th, the day
after the Alameda left, President Dole
called upon Minister Willis to learn
how far the authority of the United
States was expected to be carried in
case of an emergency. Upon his re-
turn it was learned that the PROVISIONAL
government was fully satisfied with the
explanation and limitations made by
Minister Willis.
THE MINISTER'S MODERATION.
It ia the general opinion that the
original language used by the United
States minister conveyed more than he
intended 1t should. 1t is understood
that President Dole very clearly in
formed our minister that the provisional
government commanded the situation
and would require no aid from the
United States, unlesN it Was called for.
The president assured the minister that
any breach of the peace which might
occur would be speedily dealt with by
the Hawaiian government. The pro-
yisional government received assurances
on the points mentioned which were
perfectly satisfactory.
Itis understood thst Minister Willis
said he would stand back of the present
government until the present difficulty
was settled.
THE POLITICAL TENSION.
The tension in political matters since
the departure of the Alameda has only
partially relaxed. Minister Willis made
the public statement that nothing i'm
mediate would be done" to ease matters
down, as he believed crisis was APP
preaching. His remedy worked for q
few hours, but it now appears that he
has divulged just enough to stimulate
speculation, and both sides interpret his
explanation favorably, which in the end
will doubtless add fuel to the political
fire.
When the attention of the United
States minister was called to the TACT
that the provisional government would
aid him in keeping the peace, hs re-
piled that he did not expect trouble un-
less it came from Irresponsible persons
on either side,
THE Ex-oUEEN'S CHARACTER.
Ex-Marshal @. B. Wilson has brought
two libel suits against Walter g. Smith,
editor of the Star. The suits have
grown out OF the publication OF the re-
port made to Mr.. Blount by Col. Wv
Ashford regarding immoralities prac-
ticed in the palace by the ex-queen and
Wilson. The original account was pub
lished in the San Francisco Chrenicle in,
last April, and was furnished the Homo