The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-11
IT Is DATED THREE WEEKS BACK.
Blount's Report the Basis Of the
Recommendation.
PUBLIC MEN AsTouNpED
Republicans and Democrats Think the
President has Gone Too Far,

Government
,ioa OF Our MIalster ana tho Presence OF
Troops LANDED from tho Boston, and that
Its Continued Existence Is Duo to the
Belief of the Natives that Aey Effort to
Overthrow It Would Encounter the a rm &c d
Forces OF the United st.tes-rhe Queen.
He says. Sprrende, ed Her Authority Uu-
der n Threat or War, and "the Wrong
Done to a Feeble but Independent state,
by an Abuse of the Authority OF the
Uaited states, should He Undono by
Restoring the Legitimate Government"
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1O.-A deep and lively In
forest, amounting to a sensation. has been
crshted in Washington BY the official an
nouncsment that the Administrations policy
with regard to Hawaii contem plates not only
erepudiation OF the provisional Government,
but the restoration Of Queen Liiuokalani to the
throne. Tho action OF President Cleveland last
spring In Withdrawing from the Senate the
treaty that had been negotiated by tho Harri-
son Administration had prepared the public
for tho knowledge that the new Adminstra-
tion would not uphold the provisional Gov
eminent, at least until sn opportunity had
been given the people OF tho island
to state their wishes. But that the opposition
Of tho Administration to annexation and to
the acts OF the Harrison Administration would
10 so far as an official announcement In favor
Of a restoration Of the Queen to the throne has
been elieved by very few. All doubt is set at
rest now. however by the publication. with
the Presi dents consent. Of tho report adj
1, A,, .knc H.,
which 1t Is plainly set forth that the first step
in the policy OF dealing with the Hawaiian
question should be the return OF the Queen to
rover.
rurlic men in Washington. without regard
10 purity. are astounded at the information
made public by, Secretary Gresham alter the
meeting Of tho cabinet to-day. and whatever
they may say for publication. Democrats and
Republicans alike privately admit that In
their opinion the Administration has gone too
Tar. They admit further their belief that had
the correspondence given out to- light reached
tho public last week the elections OF Tuesday
would have been more disastrous to the
PARTY In power. Secretary Gresham declines
TO make any statement explanatory OF the
special publication OF his report to the Presi
dent which comprises the report OF Commits
sioner Blount and. theoretically at least. the
instructions given to his successor. MIR. Willis.
and other members Of the Cabinet have been
pledged to secrecy. Tho concluding portions
OF the Secretarys paper. however. In which no
indicates that the trenty OF annexation with
drawn from the Senate last spring will not be
resuLnitted. and that. NJ a sine qua non
Queen Liliuokaani must be restored. makes
perfectly clear the att!tucc OF the Admins
tra;ion
in the light of this report the recent change !
II naya! commanders on the Pacific station be- |
cones significant. and gives point to the fact !
that the arrival of Admiral Irwin mt Honolulu
i. coincident with tho arrival there OF Minister
Willis and the publication here Of the instr,lc-
tons given to him As indicated by Secretary
Gresham's official report.
The question now becomes Interesting and
imp"rtant whether tho United States Govern
mcni Is to take an actual part in tho restora-
ton OF the Queen or simply to lend its moral
support to her return 10 the throne
Naval officers who have kent sharp
eye on tho movements OF tho naval forces
and IN the course OF the State Depa tment are
confident that troops are To be landed by Ad-
miral Irwin tn lend hand In the restoration
Of the Queen. Just As they were landed by Ad-
miraI Witze when Minister Stevens aroused
the world by raising the United States hag
over the Government House in Honolulu
The only representative ri the Hawn Ian Le-
Cation 10 Secretary OF Legation Hastings a
young man who eslined 10 be interviewed at
all. Minister Thurston left for Chicago early
In tho week. Vt this evening was informed OF
what had occurred and sent word that he
would leave at once for Washington.
1t II said tonight that he was greatly sur.
prised on hearing OF the final answer 10 the
provisional Government. as he had been led 10
believe that the President would not take &C.
ton Just yet. The Cabinet has been discu sslng
the Sersetary's communication at almost
every meeting since the Adjournment OF Con-
gress.
This views OF two members against the rec
concentrations contained. 1t is said. were
vigorously presented. and when 1t was finally
acted upon. those two members still hung out
against accepting the Sseretarys PROPOSE
tions None Of the members Of the Cabinet
would discuss the question.
The Secretarys communication they said
spoke for itself. Admiral Skerrett is supposed
I" DO now en- route to San Francisco to take
the first steamer for his new station.
The naval force nj the Islands consists of
only two vessels. tho Philadeph ia and Adama
both have large crews. and II 1t becomes
necessary to land forces to suppress any con-
fusion among the people 1t Is said by the naval
oficiais that tho force will DO equal to any
emergency
Tho United States. cxcept Japan. according
10 the last reports received at tho department
is the only country having naval representa-
tion in Hawaiian waters The British vessels
were ordered away carly In the summer and
are now at Vancouver.
In naval circles It 10 said that undoubtedly
the British Government win at once order