New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-20
WORRIED OVER HAWAI-
THE PRESIDENT TROUBLED AT MINISTER
wILLs'S NON.ACTIoN. =

wILLIS'S NON-ACTION. Z
THAT BRILLIANT coup D'ErAr" INSTEAD o.
BRINGING HIM FAME, is BECOMING A SUB.
JECT OF RlDICrLE-ABsURDITY OF THE
ADMINISTRATIONS poslrIox-JA.
PANS ATTITUDE.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.1
Washington, Nov. 1e.-Twenty-four hours ~.
fection on the failure Of the Australia to bring
news Of the successful execution Of the Ad-
ministration's programme OF monarchical 70.
storation in Hawaii tends to increase rather
than lessen the discontinue Of President Cleve-
land and Secretary Gresham. Their vexation
grows at Minister Wis's unlooked-for neglect
to perform the moral duty" Of upsetting Q
friendly and Independent republican govern
ment and restoring to power debased and de-
graded monarchy. for they perceive that every
hour OF indecison and naction VIII render
doubly difficult the task of executing the coup
d'etat" planned for the benefit Of the deposed
Hawan Queen Minister Williss unexplained
hesitation, as the President sees, will give the
needed time to the Provisional Government at
Honolulu to fortfy itself against any merely
diplomatic pressure which may be brought to
bear to displace its authority, while advices re-
ceived from this country describing the almost
unanimous protest of public opinion against the
Administrations Royalist programme will con.
firm the moral courage Of the Provisional Gov
ernment to struggle with desperation against
the successful execution Of an alleged American
policy which they feel is already heartily con-
demned by the vast majority Of American
citizens.
PRESIDENT DOLE NOT TO BE SCARED
With a Congress about to assemble which 10
apparently hostile to the ADMINISTRATORS
project and with popular sentiment setting
rlore ard more vigorously against the employ
ment by this Government of armed force for
so foolish a purpose the restoration OF
half-savage half-burlesque Queen, President
Dole and his associates, once informed OF the
true state Of feeling in this country, are not
likely 10 be driven to abdcation OF power
except by the most downright exercise OF the
military strength Of the United States. Vio-
lence and bloodshed are, in the condition Of pub
lie feeling here, wha; the President and Secre-
tery Gresham most fear and their worry nat
urally increases as the chance of pacific coup
d'e.at" through the snap" act Of their repre-
sentatives at Honolulu visiby diminishes.
But apart from this diJquieting apprehension
Of difficulties ahead the President and his ad-
act the danger of weakening Of public con-
adence in the Administrators ability to carry
out It's policy amounting to lily concealed ridi- .
cule 1t is said that the President was in no
manner disconnected at the public criticism d.
rected from every quarter at his arbitrary as
sumption of power to upset the Hawaiian re-
public and restore the licentious Queen he ap-
peared to believe that this storm OF protest
might be aayed in time after the public be-
came better acquainted with the discoveries In
Hawaii of Paramount Authority" Blount Yes"
terday's news that the situation remained UNI
changed in Hawaii despite his instructions for
a machine revolution left the President not q
little uneasy however, for he is understood to
realize now that the failure OF Minister Willis
10 execute his mandate to restore the Queen to
"her own" with the complications likely to
grow out of that failure promise to bring down
upon the restoration" policy not only public In
dgnation and protest, but popular ridicule ana
contempt.
CLEVELAND AND GRESHAM IN CONSULTATION.
The President and Secretary Gresham were
in consultation at the White House last night
for nearly two hours. Again this afternoon
they met at the instance OF the President 1t
Is understood that on both occasions the Ha-
waiian question was the subject OF earnest
consideration. and the belief Is now generally
entertained that some statement Will be gwen
out officially by Secretary Gresham within the
next few days in the hope OF affecting public
sentiment TO some extent. 1t is known that
paramount Blount's report to the President
yas Yesterday given to the Public Printer to
be set up, and it is supposed ehat the ex'
pected statement will consist OF extracts from
this report. Secretary Gresham has favored the
idea OF giving publicity to the report. and has
a.. taLrA lie xTtA
Of the matter So far the President has not
consented to the S,cretarys proposition. Ow.
ing TO this fact the opinion is growing that the
reserved ammunition of the Administration.
of which much has been said by public OF.
hcials with knowing air. is not Of such great
Importance to the Presidents side of the case
as his friends have attempted to make OUT
siders believe.
There is indeed. grave doubt expressed In
some quarters here whether I.iuokalani Will be
restored to power at all In the judgment OK
some wcll-nformed students Of Hawaiian affairs
this contingency appears 10 be a remote posi-.
bility In the first place. the attitude OF the
existing Government is an obstacle of serious
Importance to the success of the proposition.
There Is no mistaking the fact that President
Dole and his adherents determined that
their overthrow shall not come except through
actual hostilities. No end Of mere persuasion
will convince the new Government that ii Is un-
lawfully in power and should retire in favor Of
the ex-Queen More than this II seems
doubtful whether the Queen desires to be re-
stored 1t is said by those who are In a posi-
ton to know that the Queens fear of assassina-
ton in the event Of her return to power Is so
strong as to have driven out of her mind all
ambition for renewed authority 1t was said
to-day b. visitor to the Hawaiian Legation,
who has recently returned from Honolulu that
the Queen would personally prefer 10 have q
generous pension assured her by the United
states and remain in private life during the rest
OF her days. The speaker further said:
Unless the United States will solemny prom
ise to keep permanently on shore a force Of