New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-12

AMERICA IN U1UAL
Secretary Grcsham'S letter To the IIeS'uci''
concerning the Hawaiian situation leaves 'he
public still uncertain what is to be Gone. MS
Of coursc. was intended. Mr. Cleveland has
habit Of usinc his Cabinet officers as II they
were his antnnnae. He sticks them out anu
feels his way with them. Mr.. CafliSie i'"S peei
Tins far the chief victim of this unusual mcihou
Of testing public sentiment. ana Win rcS"iH
that should have warned Mr.. Gresham aGa'nS'
it. For did not Mr. Carlisle give our an ih'ei-
view indicating his purpose to redeem lr'i's"'!
notes in nothing but silver only to be curly ID
formed Il day or two later by an interview from
1bo White House that he had misunderstood
himself. and that he really never cou.d nave
,b,rcht ~ y thing so foolish? And did he not
TOW with the German silver compromise ONLY
10 discover by Il second White House rep"''''-
lion that il was himself whom he had DceN
compromising: In these cases ms in inns ia'cSi
one Mr. Cleveland was shooting To HI II '"'
came was deer and to miss if it turned out 10
Inc 4 COW. If deer the credit was the hunter
and he was a god marksman. II COW. the
fault was the guns which went off preWa-
turcly.
United States nor just to Hawaii in this or III!
s,cp lie has taken in dealing with the havana"
overturcs He has seemed to approach the SUD
icct from an Objectionable point OF view. !"
the foreign policy Of every Government 'ha' IT,
srecs itself and proposes to command 'iie IT,
sncct of others there must be continuity oi pui
nose Mr.. Gladstone did not begin his Ministry
bv ovcrthrowing tho foreign policies OF loru
Salisbury GermaDy's general atttuce '"War"
the Powers today does not diiler unless III W.
gree from that which it was preserving VINE"
Bismarck surrendered the Chanccllorsiip 10
| Capriyi France under all governments j. u"
thc resi- Of the world the same France Drought
suddenly TO confront the Hawaiian question:
President Harrison settled it promptly, ana Oh
! rho limos from which American diplomacy hau
novcr veercd in nalf century. But MI 'IcVc-
! land though he found il settled and i'll no con
di,ion that called for action on his part sui
denly reversed his predecessors time-honorrh
nolicy and from no apparent motive OF pupiic
welfare. Without word Of explanation he
withdrew the carefully negotiated Treaty oi
Annexation then before the Senate. He dis
I Matched TO Hawaii Il commissioner, who's" OK
,r,ordiuary and unconstitutional powers had to
be learned by the American people from pup
LEGATIONS in Hawaiian newspapers. Ihch' ai'ei
hauling down the American flag, ana withnra"'
inc our marines from Hawaiian SOL, WITHOUT
Indicating what these acts portended; ai'er
months Of delay and evasion. after waiting uh
fill Congress had adjourned so that there coniu
no no official discussion Of his policy. or what
ever else it may be called; after waiting uh'il
tho elections wee over, so that there could be
no popular expression upon it. he mas MS Sccre
tary of State write him letter accusing Ir'Si
dent Harrison of stupidity and his Minister III
Honolulu Of falsehood and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
without giving out one syllable OF the evidence
claimed TO exist TO support allegations sc
grave.
Mr. Grcsham's statement is the Kanaka case
/, its EXTREMIST form What it rests on othel
than tho complaints of a group Of immoral
idolotrous and Scmi-ciyiliZcd people. ana III
r.nrosontotions of sugar SPECTATOR wh'
wishes the Government to be sordid and incon
notont that he may control if. Mr. CLEVELAND
does not permit us to know. But whatever n
knows that we do not, he knew wh'h nc II
coivcd a Minister from the Provisional Govern
ment at Honolulu. lie knew it when ne ea''
exoouo,urs to it's consuls. and he knew and mus
have considered it when he sent out Mihis'e
Willis two weeks ago accredited 10 'ha' nov
crnment. However it came 10 be established
established it is; and il exists to-day as the chi
and acknowledged Government OF liawaii-a'
knowlcdccd by us and by every other rowe
rcnrcscnted at its capital For the United State
) NOW 70 adopt the policy which Mr.. Gresham !
normittod to propose. and forcibly 10 put dow
This Government and to set up that of the u
; norant and vicious creatures whose prepoSe'
Gus behavior caused the revolution would De
do all that Mr. Gresham charges against MI
, Stevcns-all that and much that is worse
l would be to put down Il good Government III
sct ND n bad one; TO destroy republican lnstilt
tons administered by intelligent and pubic
. snjritcd men and to set up monarchy ;'dilii
2 ;s,cred nv n woman TO whose character sllcnc
! is mercy and by a group Of kpaves and supe
' stitious savagcs. 1t would be to blow out III
= LIGHTS Of progress and Christian development !
I - land now moving briskly forward. 1t woul
be to surrender all the public rights WHO
every President since John quincy AdamS' IN
D every Secretary of State since webster III
: MarcvADcmocrat. Wing or Repnblicali-llav
T. nrizcd and guarded as of the highest value
= orr commercial and political welfare 1t WI
G not do Let tie people give to Mir. Clcyelan
: the enlightenment he seems TO seek WITHOUT VI
candor to call for it. American bayonets upiii
ing and uphoding monarchy ana snch ii MOI
@ orcby. would be a source of universal rldicui
/"
Y PEBUKE as WELL is ENCOCRAGEMEN
t. A week ago to-day many honest, seriou
v minded persons were asking whether or III