New-York tribune., 1894-01-23
MOST EXTRAORDINARY"

II was the extraOrdinarineSS OF Ii That Starueu
the whole Administration Nothing so extraor-
binary had happened since the Minister Ex'
traordjnary and Paramount Plcnipotentiary
started of on his extraordinary mission on the
7th Of March last. If President Cleveland had
walked I'D some morning last week, and looking
from the window discovered Mauna Loa IN
violent eruption IN the White House yard 1t
wouldn't have seemed half extraordinary.
He might have supposed that Davis ii. Waite,
of Colorado or Charles T. OFerrall, of Nir-
gInia, had arrived during the night, and ac-
counted for the phenomenon in that way. But
this letter Of President Dole! Twas the most
extraordinary thing that had happened in the
extraordinary career Of the extraordinary states
man who began his second term by calling an
extraordinary session OF Congress to consider
the extraordinary business and financial condi-
tions resulting from his extraordinary success.
The first thing that struck that distinguished
diplomat Mr.. Willis, Of Kentucky, upon re-
ceiving the letter Of President Dole was that
it contained remarkable statements" and
"charges surprisingly and unjustly made" In
other words that it was an extraordinary let
ter Secretary Gresham evidently took the
same view Of it when he turned it over to the
President And the President struck almost
speechess by II. turned it over 10 " the Con
gress with only the single comment that 1t
was " n most extraordinary letter.
And 1t was. Just think Of 1t. All In the
world that President Cleveland had done was
to send Mr.. Willis TO Hawaii with instructions
first to gain the confidence Of the existing Gov
ernmcnt by assurances OF friendship and Il cor
dial greeting of the Executive as :" Great and
Good Friend" and then disposscss that Govern
ia. 1.,, ri, # a
beaucous and benevolent Queen. who after
exercising the heaven-born right 10 cut off the
heads and confscate the estates Of all her OPP
poncnts, would proceed TO make her own sub
iccts happy and the people Of the United States
glad that their high-mlndcd and honorable Pres
ident had redressed Il great wrong. That was
all There was nothing extraordinary about
this surely What was extraordinary was that
President Dole and his associates In the Gov
ernment should take interest enough in The pro-
cceliug 10 make inquiries Of Minister Willis
AZ to what his intentions were before he had
conpletcd his preparations for dcpOsing the
existing Government and restoring the Queen
who proposcd to have them bchcadcd. What
business was 1t Of theirs anyway? Mr. Wills
was moving slowly and cautiously in carrying
OFF the Presidents patriotic and phanthroplc
purDose TO inquire what that purpose WAS
WAS simply impertlnent curiosity And even
sunposing the citizens of Honolulu were made
uneasy and anxious by the existing uncertainty
and the possibility Of the restoration Of Il ruler
against whom the only objection was that she
intended 10 cut off the heads of the principal
citizens us soon as she came into power was
that anv reason why President Dole should
fake IL upon himself 10 ask Mr. Willis imperti-
ncut questions. disturbing that gcnlcmans
complaccncy and endangcring the success of
his mission?
With great promptncss and Il skill In diplo-
macy that must commend him 10 the Admin
istraton he 80 htly represents, Mr. Willis I'M
mcdatey put President Dole upon cross
examination uneqlacd for severity In the an
nails OF diplomacy ana rarely surpassed az
crossroads court In Kentucky. lie demanded
an exclamation In seven specifications. the mat
tcr and manner Of which were thoroughly In
keeping with the character Of the Adminstra-
ton he reprcsented and the mission Oh which
he was Sent Considered as Il model for diplo-
matte intercourse, II should not merely BE- pre-
served in the archives OF the State Department,
Bayard at London, Mr.. Eustis at Paris and all
our representatives nt foreign courts as
model for official correspondence. 1t Is In the
highest style of Kentucky criminal court prnc-
tcc. where they make motion In error win
gun President Dole evidently qunlcd before
the cross. examination. The arrival Of II steamer
having brought the Presidents message which
contained the information asked for by the
" artraordinarv letter." President Dole evaded