The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-14

/ haif-castc princes 20 rule over. Various
+ tuiDgs nave contributed Ia this decline In
population, but IL Is believed TO be chiefly
] due to the vicious and licentious habits OK
thespeopie and their susceptibility 70 lung
| diseases since the early missionaries In
sisted on their wearing clothes and living
in houses built after the manner OF civil
| lied people.
There is no danger that this annexation
sentiment which has radiated through
Washington from the army and navy
1 clubs viii have any influence on he
President or Will cause any MODIFICATION
OF his course. As a matter Of fact the
exact line OF action to be pursued by the
administration has not been made puhhc
and can only be guessed az until some
news ia received from Hawaii. A govern
mcut official IN position TO know SAID yes
tcriav be felt confident there would be an
entire change Of sentiment among the
critics of the President when the country
knew what had actually been done IN the
Islands. ID is pointed out as intimated
above. the report from Secretary Gresham
does not deal with the question of anneXa-
tion az ail. and the only thing known thus
far about the attitude OF the administra-
ton is that IL did not propose 70 b. a party
60 perfecting the overthrow Of a friendly
government which had been taught for
nearly a century 20 look upon the United
States as a great and good friend among
the family Of nations. and one which would
neither take any unjust advantage OF her
weakness herself or allow any other ma
ton TO do So.
If the legitimate government OF the is
lands had offered a treaty Of annexation
10 the United States there is no indica-
ton OF what might have been the course
Of the President. but believing. as he
does that the overthrow Of the Queens
government in the islands was the result
Of a conspiracy between some Of her dis
satisfied subjects on the one hdnd ana the
minister and naval commander represent
ing The United States on the other. he
could not conscientiousiy allow their com
pact TO be carried out while he occupied
the presidential chair. II would put him
too much in the position Of receiver or
stolen goods
n IS understood the administration VIII
soon make public the report from special
Commissioner BIount upon which and his
personal interviews with Mr.. Blount Score
fary Gresham based his communication to
the President An official who has read
the report from Mr.. Blount said tonight
that when that document was made pub
Die IL would he a complete answer 10 an
the criticisms that have been made
against the administration II seems 10
be the policy OF the administration to
first draw the fire of the enemy and then
give out the facts upon which they have
acted and convince the country that they
have pursued the only honorable course
open 60 them
There was nothing uncertain In the in
structions given 20 Minister willis and Nd
miral Irwin, and there IS the best author
ity for the statement that II events have
moved as rapidly i'm the islands as the
President believes they have, Queen Lii
iuOkalani has already been restored TO
her throne. even though it may have TAX
en- United States bayOnets 10 put her
there. A steamer is expected 10 arrive at
San Francisco tomorrow with Admiral
Shcfreit and bis family on board but It
Is not expected il will bring any impor-
tant news, as Minister Willis was not
due 10 arrive there until after its depart
ure from Honolulu. Another steamer VIII
be due on Saturday Of this week. and IT
is expected it will bring the news Of the
queens restoration.
President Clevelands action calls 20
mind another episode i'm the history Of
Hawaii. when, i'm 1913, Lord George Paul
EFT. commanding a British man-of-
war. took possession Of the Hawaiian
Islands and raised the British flag. de-
claring them 10 be a part Of the British
empire The British flag continued TO
float over the town Of Honolulu just long
enough to allow news of the event 20
get TO Washington. for the United States
TO send an emphatic protest TO London,
and for orders 10 travel by the slow mails
of those days from London 30 Honolulu,
and then this same British officer hauled
down his flag and raised the flag Of Ha-
wall in its stead. while the guns on his
ship fired a salute that announced 10 all
the world that the British government
had been forced by the determined atu-
tude of the United States 80 recognize the
independence Of Hawaii and admit that
there was one defenseless people on the
face of the earth who were safe from her
rapacious nav Mr. Cleveland has sim
ply declared that the government of the
United States shall not be guilty Of do
ing i'm the year 1893 what sc would not
allow England TO do in 1Sl3.-Special to
the Baltimore sun.