Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-15
GETTING IMPATIENT.
Congress Restive Over the Delay in
Furnishing Hawaiian Information.
THEIR REQUESTS HELD IN CONTEMPT.
A Suggested Excuse Believed to
Have No Valid Standing.
UNWARRANTED INSINUATION

Congress is becoming very impatient ovel
the delay on the part of the administration
to respond to the request of the two houses
for information concerning Hawaii. While
the House resolution was passed only on
Wednesday, there has been an abundance oi
time since the Senate adopted resolutions o1
inquiry for all the information desired to
have been furnished. The Senate has ad-
journed over until Monday. and, of course
cannot now receive the information until
then, but had they not been informed that
the communication was not to be expected
this adjournment would not have been
taken.
Feeling of Resentment.
The feeling in Congress is that Mr. Cleve-
land is disposed to treat their requests with
contempt and the resentment against the
administration is growing stronger among
those whom Mr.. Cleveland has counted on
for support. The policy adopted by MI
Vest of leaving the administration to take
care of itself and repudiating the admins
tration scheme to put the queen back on the
throne is one which will be generally
adopted by democrats who do not come out
boldly and denopnce the whole scheme.
Received With Contempt.
The suggestion conveyed in matter given
out last night that the delay in sending In
documents was due to the failure to find
certain letters assumed to have been writ
ten on the Hawaiian subject by Mr.. Blaine
II received with contempt by men Of both
parties who have any standing in Congress.
Ii is suggested that If any such existed, let
ters discovered since the policy of Mr.
Cleveland was inaugurated cannot be cited
frr he NAli md he adv in
istration is in very bad straits If they are
reduced to the necessity of hunting up, al
this late day, reasons to excuse action al
ready taken.
What Mr.. stevens Letter Shows.
The letter from Mr.. Stevens to Mr.. Blaine.
published this morning. is generally receiv-
ed as an indication of a disposition on his
part to watch over the American interests
wherever they might lie and as showing
very conclusively that the native conspir-
acy for the overthrow of the queen was in
progress at the time of his writing this let
ter and that his disposition was to oppose
IT II the proprietes of the case permitted.
The insinuation is made that because no
reply to this letter can be found that there
mas been some tampering with the records.
Violent Assumption.
The date of Mr.. Stevens letter shows how
violent this assumption is 1t was written
on the sth Of March. 1892. and could hardly
have been received at the department be-
fore the last of the month. At that time
the approaching national convention was
occupying the minds of both Mr. Blaine
and MIR. Harrison. and there was nothing
urgent in the communication which required
an immediate answer. A little more than
two months from then Mr.. Blaine retired
from the cabinet. 1t is entirely proba bile
therefore. that Mr.. Blaine never answered
ms letter al all, and the insinuation thai
ms reply has been abstracted is without
warrant
Minister stevens Letter.
Minister Stevens letter referred to is SUD.
posed to allude to the Vaccinations of the
"hcoA party against the government OF
Queen Liliuokalani. Mr. Stevens said.
have Information which l deem relia.
Die that there is an organized revolution
AIRY party on the islands. composed largely
of native Hawaiians and a considerable
number of whites and half-whites, led chief
~ by individuals of the latter two classes
This party is hostile to the queen and 10
her chief contidant. especially opposed to
the coming TO the throne of the half English
heir apparent now being educated in Eng
IaLu, ana means TO gain its object either by
iorcihS the queen to select her cabinet from
ltS own members or else to overthrow the
monarchy and establish a republic with the
ultimate view of annexation to the United
states or the whole islands. A portion of
o, NE party means only the former. and the
O1ner portion intends the latter. Failing 10
dccoinphsh the former, the most of the party
would seek the latter alternative
nave ntlle doubt the revolutionary at
Sethpt would have been made ere this but
FOR the presence here of the Tinted St.tss
shlp-Ot-war- L stin incline to the opjnion
mat the revolutionary attempt will NOT he
@ @Hnlae so long as there is a United States
Would be rash to assert this positiyeIv
ihereiore deem 1t my official duty to ask
dor instructions In view of the possible
contingencies. 1 may add thar the an
heXation sentiment is Increasing ouita as
much among the white residents and na.
i've Hawaiians. and other workingmen
planters. l am. SIR" &c
Inere Is nothing new in the above letter
~ Iormei part OF the correspondence ina
ttresIient Harrison sent to Congress with
MS annexation message, February Is lS3
ana was published in executive docnnen, !,
No. at. oocuiieht I
Pleased by the Publication.
The publication of the letter from Minis
Ter stevens seems to be very plea sing 70
the members of the administration If yas
only recently that the State Departmant
recognized the apparent Importance of this
letter, and since then the attention of Con
gressmen friendly to the policy of restore
ton has been called TO Ii. number of
congressional supporters of the policy have
read the document. and their assurances
that IL has very important bearing on the
Hawaiian question have. 1t Is said, caused
the administration to consider 1t an effect
I've piece of ammunition. The inference
maze by some of those interested in the
matter is that Mr.. Blaine did not send a
reply TO the letter. perhaps for the reason
that hypothetical case was presented and
IL has been the custom of the State Depart
ment, as we'll OF other executive Offices
not to pass upon questions based upon sup
position.
The Message.
The Presidents message on the Hawaiian
question and the correspondence connected
Herewith viii not go to Congress before
Monday. II is not absolutely certain that
they will 20 in on that day, but there are
strong reasons for the belief that they will.
The only thing in the way of such action is
the possible conclusion of the President and
his advisers that lit is not compatible with
public interests to let the public know
what Minister Willis has been instructed 10
do until after he had done it,
y friend of the administration Il authority
yet 10 nave known. to the Hawaii.ins par-
uchidfiy. the nature Of these instructions.
According TO this authority should they be-
come pubic there prematurely and before
the President directed Mr. Willis TO an
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