Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-19
Latest Hawaiian Developments
The eN-Qucen Had Her Ak Sharpened
Ready for Instant Use---the Answer
of President UOIe---Mr. Cleveland
Gives II Up,


of President DoIe---,Tr. Cleveland
Gives II Up.
The Hawaiian dispatches and correspon-
dence, brought by the revenue cutter Cor
win from Honolulu, were sent by the Pres
ident to the House last Saturday, accom-
panied by very brief message. The docu-
ments submitted embrace all the cores
pondence since the overthrow of the Queen.
except a despatch from Minister Stevens,
dated October s. 1892, the publication of
which is deemed "impolitic.' 1t is under
stood that this despatch relates to the pur-
poses of other nations in regard to Hawaii.
To those who have followed the success
sive developments in this Hawaiian muddle
these latest dispatches afford nothing that
is really new. Their most interesting fea-
tire is that i'm which Mr. Willis describes
his various interviews with the deposed
Queen. and reveals her stubborn determn-
alton to cut off the heads of her opponents
if she could get the chance. The first in
terview was on Nov. IS, when the Queen
came to the legation by previous arrange
ment After the customary formal greet
ings, and an expression of the President
regret that Through the unauthorized in
tervcntion of the United States she had
been deprived of her sovereignty Mr..
Willis said to her:
." The President expects and believes
that when reinstated you will show forgive
Il hot t.ip1,
to be the Queen of all the people, both ma
tive and foreign born; that you will make
haste to secure their love and loyalty, and
to establish peace, friendship and good
government.
To this she made no reply. After wait
ing a moment, | continued ''The Presi-
dent not only tenders you his sympathy,
but wishes to help you. Before fully max
ing known to you his purposes, | desire to
know whether you are willing to answer
certain questions which it is my duty to
ask.
She answered: So am willing"
then asked her Should you be re-
stored to the throne, would you grant full
amnesty as to life and property to all those
persons who have been or who are now in
the provisional government, or who have
been instrumental in the overthrow of your
government
She hesitated a moment and then slowly
and calmly answered: "There are certain
laws of my government by which | shall
abide. NY decisions would be as the law
directs-that such persons should be be
headed and their property contiscated to
the government.
| then said. repeating very distinctly her
words: 4" 1t is YOUR feeling that these peO-
pie should be beheaded and their property
contiscated?" She replied: 1T is
then said to her: do you fully un-
derstand the meaning of every word which
have said to you and of every word which
you have said to me, and, if so, do you still
have the same opinion"'
Her answer was ~ have understood
and mean all have said, but might leave
the decision of this to my ministers
To this | replied Suppose it was nee
essary to make a decision before you APP
pointed any ministers, and that you were
asked to issue a royal proclamation of gener-
al amnesty, would you do it?' She an
swered: - have no legal right to do that
and would not do it,
Pausing a moment, she continued:
"These people were the cause of the revo-
luton and constitution of 1887. There
will never be any peace while they are here.
They must be sent out of the country or
punished, and their property confscated.' y
This substantially ended the interview,
except that Mr.. Willis offered the Queen
the protection of the legation, or refuge on
United States warship, if at any time she
had fears for her personal safety.
1t took the Queen over a month to get
over her idea of beheadng all the mem
ber> of the provisional government. Hel
second interview with Mr. Willis tool
place on the 10th of December, and in the
meantime she had been in conference Will
! j. O. Carter, the brother of her eX-minis
ter, and the effect of his influence is shown
| for un this occasion she consented to SPAR
the heads of her opponents, but insisted
that they and their children should b
permanently banished from the country
Two days later came a third interview
This time Mr., Carter accompanied tn
Queen and personally labored with her L
persuade her to grant the amnesty to lif
and property demanded by President Cleve
land. But Her Majesty was obdurat(
and insisted that nothing short of perpetu
al banishment, and confscation of tn
property of the revolutionists, would fl
the bill. Within two days of this time
however, when Mr.. Willis had his inter
view with the members of the provisions
government and demanded of them ths
they surrender to the Queen, she had sigr
ed written agreement to grant the an
nesty required of her as condition of tn
proceeding,
The detailed answer of President Do
to Mr.. Willis's demand is the only otht
matter of interest contained in the de
patches. The tone of the answer is stron
dignifed and sef-contained. In its essel
tial points it is an assertion of confden
that the ultimate destiny of Hawaii is a.
neXation to the United States, a denial
5 the right of this government to interfe
a in the domestic affairs of the islands, al
S a criticism of Blount's methods of inves
> gationsand report, and solemn and e
plicit declaration that the revolution W
in no wise due to the interference of Il
United States forces. The letter clos
- NTH n paf,,so1 to c,,rran1or tp tho nnaa