Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-09

have grown out OF publication OF ;he
report made 90 Bl0unt by Colonel V.
q. Ashford, 90 regard 10 the I'm.
moralIties ptsCticed In tie palace
by the tX.quucu aud Wilson.
The original account was published
In the San FfanciscD ChrOu ole
last April, and furnished the Hunoluiu
correspondent by Ashford. Although
given 10 BloInt In confidence, most Of
the allegation. in Ashf0ri's account
are said TO be capable proof, aud the
defense allege they will place the vE.
queen on the ttanu anu give full ex.
pose VI the entire matter.
Interviews with members Of the pro-
vitional government develop a deter.
minnti0n 20 stand on the defense and
take nothing ON trust until the Ulitcd
states government IL officially heard
from, either directly or through Min.t-
tor Willis. Ia the meantime the troops
VIII be kept fully armed, and the tp-
sorvu guard ready ut m0mrnps
notice. The Americans assert that no
restoration shall take place, and %
seems the general opinion is that VI the
oX.quatn Il Restored 10 will have 10 be-
accomplished by force on the part OF
the UultuI States.
Should tho theory Of restoration
prove true, serious trouble will inovit.
ably follow. This much is al.
mittel by the clcarest heads OF both
aides.
From n source almost within touch
with the American legation, u is
learned tint the contingency which
has clueed the delay ia Hawaiian
affairs until Washington ~ heard from
Ia the fact that the provisional govern.
mgut and resident Americans would
openly rrsi8t either compromise Or a
restoration.
In conversation with nm Associate
Press reporter yesterday Minister WI.
lis said he was confident Legislation
favorable 90 the Hawaiian Islands
would shortly take place iu the United
states. lie thought tho duty on sugar
would be- placed nc ono cent per pound
sud that the bounty would be repealed.
This would make net dIflefUrC CO 90
about $40 ton 10 the Hawaiian plant.
ere, unuer their present contracts,
which allow tho sugar trust n heavy
rebate.
MiNisrER WILLIS TO IitE PRESS.
San FRANono1, DEC. s.-Fur,hor
advice from Honolulu, supplements.
~ 10 tho Associated Press copyright
letter by the schooner Transit, iuII.
cate that Minister Wills has gotten
into trouble with the newspapers. the
Honolulu Star Ia publishing the inter.
view with Nillia secured n "scoDr"
over H. rivnlr, aud they ctitlcisud tue
minister for taiking 10 freely. These
criticisms drew forth the following
letter from Minister wills, published
in the Honolulu BuNttH Nov. l7ih, Sue
Jay after the interview had AppeaIo
Ia the star:
40 Editor BuiichA;
81 have hastily glanced nt the
manuscript which you have left. Thu
Interview In thu star was submiltU
10 nue., but / did not scrutlnizn the In.
prussiuns which are misleading, due,
am sure, not 20 any iutrniion on the
part OF the writer. The short CONVEX.
snlilnH had with him had no political
Significance whatever.
"Wnen my government Va ready
TO mako any official or political state.
ments u Will be elsewhere. regret
that thecasual remark Ia regard 10 the
attitude OF the pfcss here has been
mlscUuslfu0d. When l spoke 10 the
reporter O the Star II was NJ Teprc.
sentative u the entire press. I am not
ia censor, anu my remark was not
Intended TO be construed 10 the uisld.
vantage OF any. 10 was intended NJ a.
appeal 10 all 60 unite Ia preseTving
peace anu good order, which 10,
know, the wish Of oil good citizens
Further than this l do not desire = be-
quoted.
"ICura respectfully,
albert ). WLLts.n