The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-12-05
WHAT they THINK.
THE OPINIONS OF THE PRESS
ON THE HAWAIIAN
QUESTION.
Judge HartweI's Reasons for Keeping
the ex-oueen on the DisEraeed
Hawaiian Throne.
GRESHAM SURPRISED.

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WASHINGTON, Nov. IS.-Secretary
Gresham was furnished copy Of the
Associated Press bulletin announcing
that Minister Willis had presented
his credentials to the Provisional gov
eminent of Hawaii without making
any reference to the restoration of the
queen.
He seemed greatly surprised, but
absolutely refused to express any opin-
ion upon the news thus conveyed.
His entire manner indicated that he
did not consider the news reliable or
that he entertained an opinion that it
did not cover the entire situation.
In view of the facts so far made
public it would seem more than prob
able that the Minister upon acquaint-
ing Dole with his instructions found
the head of the Provisional govern
ment obdurate in his determination
to hold his government in power.
and to resist any effort at its displace-
ment even to the extent Of resOrting
to force.
If, then, Willis instructions did not
contemplate resort to arms he would
find himself at the end of his line and
it would be necessary for him to ask
additional instructions before proceed
ing further.
If this should prove to be the case
the administration will find itself face
to face with an awkward predicament.
STEVENS ON BLoUNT.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Nov. 2O.-A reporter
OF the Kennebec Journal called on ex-
Minister to Hawaii Stevens at his
home this evening regarding Com
missioner Blounts report. Stevens
said he firmly adhered to all his pre-
vious statements. He expressed great
surprise at the language of Blount.
AS to his (Stevens') unwillingness to
show him the records of the Legation,
Stevens says he feels himself at liber-
ty to expose Blount's remarkable con-
duct toward himself, commencing
Immediately after Blount's arrival in
Honolulu. The statement, Stevens
says, will astOnish all honorable
minds, bringing to Stevens no censure
unless it be that he tolerated such in
sulting treatment without at once re-
senting it by refusing all intercourse
with the offending person. Stevens
two weeks ago made an imperative
out of the State, which
will occupy the next two or three
days. With reasonable promptness
he will be heard in his defense. 1t is
sufficient to say now, Stevens adds,
that Blount's report, so far as given
to the public, is ex parte and shame
less perversion of facts.
The following extracts are from the
San Francisco Chronicle:
"Liliuokalani must leave the ISL
ands," says a morning contemporary
in very large and very Ugly type. Oh,
no, she mustn't. If President Dole has |
q level head, and all his acts have |
shown that he has large stock of |
good common-sense, he will never |
consent to deporting the ex-queen.
At present she has very few sympa- |
thizers. She proved herself vain,
venal, licentious, arrogant and dam |
gerous to the decent white community |
Of Honolulu. Because of her open war
fare on the rights of all citizens she |
was deposed. She has been almost |
lost sight of during the last few
and it was only Blount's |
partizan actions and Gresham's silly |
letter that once more brought her to |
The front. To deport her would be to /
make her a martyr and to raise up
strong sentiment in her behalf. We /
saw the same thing in Samoa. Old
MalietOa is a weak man, with not /
1ne-tenth of the ability of Tamasese
or Mataafa, yet the fact that he was
sxiled to Jaluit gave him fictitious
and insured his return to
power. No, it would be suicide for
he Provisional Government to exile
If any one desired to
'estore her to the throne deportation
would be the best means to assure it.
The unanimity of the arrivals on
he Australia in declaring that annex
Ition was opposed only by Ignorant
natives and Interested whites in Homo
ulu is something which cannot fail to
impress any unprejudiced reader.
Where all the decent people are a
init for one policy the inference is
hat that nOlicV is the best.