The morning call., 1893-11-22

vlted TO enllSnten the administration as 10
the condition of Hawaii. They never re-
ceived hint as to what the Government
proposed to do Officially they knew
nothing of Blount's departure, much less
of the nature of his mission.
1t is a we'll established custom in dlplo-
matte intercourse that before sending a
foreign Minister to a friendly Govern
ment that Governments consent to the
appointment is informally secured
through its resident representative, but if
Bloun's appointment, first as COmmis-
sioner with paramount authority" and
afterward as Minister, was ever officially
communicated to ThurstOn that fact will
yet have TO demonstrated by the State
Department.
Equally extra ordinary was the conduct
of the Secretary of State when Thurston's
colleagues, before their return TO Hawaii,
waited upon him and informed him that
they should like 10 go home, but would re-
main If he wished TO communicate with
them or desired 10 have submitted to him
additional information to enable the ad-
ministration 10 reach settlement of the
question. Secretary Gresham curtly an
nOunced to them that they could go
whenever they pleased" intimating in
rather startling undiplomatic manner that
he had no use for them anyway.
After this, Thurston was probably pre-
pared to derive his information as to the
return of paramount" Blount and the ap-
pointment in his stead of Willis from the
newspapers and not through the regular
diplomatic channels. This, In fact, he did.
and to the present hour he is understood
to be officially ignorant of Willis appoint
ment.
Equally ignorant is he, presumably, re-
garding the instructions given to this
Deputy Queen Restorer. but he was hardly
prepared to be confronted at the State De-
partment not with evasions. but with
downright prevarcation. He or his rep
resentative is understood to have received
assurances from the Secretary Of State
that nothing should be done by the ad-
ministration and nothing given to the public
until it had been communicated to him.
Yet in spite of this assurance the Ha-
waiian legation here derived its informa-
ton as to the nature of Secretary Gresh-
ANS letter to the President in the abstract
Of Blounts report, prepared at the State
Department under the Secretary's super
vision and furnished by him to few
friendly newspapers, and lastly. Blounts
report itself from the public print.
In the meantime the admistratiOn's roy
alistic friends have been kept fully in
formed as to tile intentions of the Govern
ment, and Charles Nordhoff has been
permitted to ravage the archives of the
United States Legation In Hawaii. They
certainly never permitted themselves TO
doubt that Cleveland would when the right
moment came order their puppet Q1een
to be restored under the shadow of Ameri-
can bayone.s and the strains of Hail
Columbia" Thurston is represented as
keenly feeling the discourteous treatment
accorded to him by Secretary Gresham,
though it can readily be understood that
he is in no position to resent it.
Quite differsnt it may bs with President
Dole. While 1hurston must endure
for the present to see state papers given
to the public filed with personal attacks
upon him and those associated with him
in the Provisional Government, President
Dele may take a course which may induce
the administration, perhaps. to tone down
its top-lofty manners.
In diplomatic circles here 1t would sur
prise no one if President Dole. after hav-
ing been fully acquainted by Minister
Willis with Clevelsnd's intentions, should
simply proclaim republic and furnish
the Queen-restorer with his passports.
While it is possible that the sdministra-
tion has considered such contingency, 1t
is scarcely credible that it contemplated
seriously the results which would neces-
sarily follow. 1t would be left to decide
between carrying out its programme of
setting up again the throne and crushing
a republican form of government, resist
ing by force protectorate which any for
eign power might be asked 10 establish or
pocketing insult. Will it do the latter?