The Portland daily press., 1893-11-14

New York, November 13.-The SUMS
special from Denver says: What Secre-
tary Gresham said in his letter on the
Hawaiian situation is absolutely correct
said Mr.. F. NJ. English, ex-secretary to
Queen Liliuokalani, who has been stop
ping here since the Queen was deposed.
There will be rejoicing in Hawaii
when this news is received. The Ameri-
cans in Honolulu will be disappointed,
and | suppose we cannot blame them.
All the rest of the city, and most as
suredly all the rest of the island, will be
glad. The merchants, aside from the
land owning Americans, want the Queen
restored. Annexation would boom land
values, and SO work rich benefit to the
descendants of missionaries who. have
bought shamefully cheap all the land of
the natives. The Hawaiians are an ex-
ceedingly open-hearted, generous, simple
people. If you werS 20 express admira
tion for anything owned by native, he
would Immediately insist on giving it to
you.
mo outrages have ever been perpe-
trated by the natives. They want unly
to be let alone, and are willing that the
United States should control the islands,
as has been done for many years by vir-
tue of commercial supremacy. Prof.
Alexander Ize predicts bloodshed in the
event of Queen Liliuokalani's restora-
tion. He doesn't know anything about
it. He has spent his time shut up with
his books, and is not safe guide in
questions of this kind. There will be
no bloodshed
Revolution Cannot Go Backward.
San Francisco, Nevember 13.-On his
way to Honolulu in an interview Minis
ter Willis emphatically declared that any
rumors regarding his mission or instuc-
tions were positively unfounded and that
nothing authentic would be done until
he communicated officially with the
provisional government. When asked as
to whether the arrival of Admiral Irwin
had any political significance the minis
ter said he was compelled to deny
answer to that question.
In an editorial the Commercial Adyer-s
tiser says: sit is probable that after
Minister Willis presents his credentials
an understanding will be had when the
official consultation will be held, at
which time the policy and terms of the
negotiations with this government will
| be formally opened by the United States
| minister. A return to the old form of
government is out of the question and it
| is generally conceded that should the
| monarchy be restored by some unexpected
| and improbable means, it could not last
| The old historical axiom that revolutions
cannot go backward could not be
violated in the case of Hawaii without
| however, is not expected. The conserva-
tive people who really repre-
sent the Hawaiian islands and own
| 70 per cent of the business interests in
the country will very likely refuse their
consent to such a course. This would
settle the cause of restoration
Getting Fling at Harrison.
Minneapolis. Mimi, November 13.-
| Bishop John T.. Newman paid mission
| ary visit to the Hawaiian Islands Just be-
for the revolution. Talking on the sub
| ject last night, the Bishop said: II do
not believe the people of the country will
store the monarchy. He cannot do it,
When was in the country the people
| were ripe for Independence. The leaders
of the revolution were the cream of the
| intelligence and dignity of the island
| The fact is that but for American influ-
ences the island would be in rapid state
| OF. of.decadence. The underlying idea seems
to be to get in fling at Harrison
Ministers Speak,
Boston, Mass, November 13-Tba
Baptist and Methodist minister's as-
sembled at the Bromfield street Methodist
| church, where the regular MEETING of the
| Evangelical Alliance was held.
| After prayer was offered by Rev. N. r.
Jones the situation in Hawaii was dis
sented by Gorharn D. Gilman. s' was man p1e-
| imously adopted: ''' ''''''N
Resolved, That the sympathy of tbe
Evangelical Alliance be extended to to the f,e
| provisional government of Hawaii 04at at
Honolulu in its hana, embarrassing position, a'
ana our earnes5 Ia 1sd iopes and prayers that
regret that the administrator 'Ibe,Sy bas sese we
fit to adopt the course it has bv the n'7h erIn
lished accounts. and hope they viii p' h., he
able to preserve civil and rei;aio.,e mia ne
liberty in the Hawaiian islands. s'oos