Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-04-12
COMING EVENTS.
What Admiral Walker
May Do.

New York, Mar. %. The Her
aids Washington correspondent
telegraphs that the main object
of the President in the selection
of Rear. Admiral Walker for the
command OF the Pacific Station
is connected with the lately de-
fined policy of the Administration
in regard to the occupation OF
Pearl harbor by the United
States. No doubt the President
also had in mind the work of pat
rolling Behring sea during the
principal sealing season, but the
Hawaiian matter is Of paramount
Importance.
Admiral Walker fully under
stands what is expected to him.
He has had several long confer
ences with the President and the
Secretary of the Navy. The
general nature of his instructions
was outlined today by a high
official as follows:
The President views with con-
cern the manifesto issued by
President Dole some time ago,
which stated that while the
United States would be allowed
to occupy Pearl harbor in accord
ance with the terms of the treaty
of 1887, he understood the word
grant" in that treaty to mean
simply "loan," and not an out
right gift, as held by the State
Department.
This manifesto resulted IN nu-
merous consultations between the
President and Secretary Ores
ham, which have the conclusion
that it is high time for the Unit
ed States to firmly assert its ex-
elusive right to Pearl harbor and
take possession of it. The Ad-
ministration regards the treaty
of 1887 as giving this harbor to
the United States outright.
1t is now the ppggr9aGHTss al absolute So ut,
vested right in the harbor, carry
ing out the conditions prescribed
in the treaty. These authorized
the United States to improve the
entrance to the harbor and make
such other improvements as may
be necessary.
With the conditions on the
islands already perturbed, it is
feared the occupation of the har-
Dor by the United States may
exeit further trouble. Hence
it has been deemed desirable to
have an experienced and wide
awake officer upon the scene, one
in whom the Administration can
place the utmost confidence.
Admiral Walker fully under
stands that the Administration
will not countenance ANYTHING
that sayors of foreign interference
with Hawaiian affairs. 1t is also
feared that the Provisional Gov
ernment will find much difficulty
in framing a new constitution,
and it is regarded as not beyond
the bounds of probability that a
revolution may ensue before a
permanent republican form of
government is established in
Hawaii, and conditions NAV arise
which will make it necessary for
the United States to land its
forces for the protection of its
interests, which the occupancy
of Pearl harbor will make para
mount to the interests of any
other power. Because of its
vested rights in Pearl harbor the
United States will have hold
upon the islands which will yir
tually amount to a protectorate.
Rear-Admiral Walker has been
ordered to leave his present
station as president of the Board
Of Inspection and Survey and as
president of the Stability Board
on March 2Sth and proceed to
San Francisco. At that port he
will take steamer for Honolulu.
where he relieves Rear-Admiral
Irwin about April 18th. just three
lays before the latter's retire
nent. He will hoist his flag on
he Philadelphia, which will pro-
oably be his flagship throughout
his whole stay, unless some
Tessel like the New York is order |
ID to those waters.
Rear-Admiral Walker will be |
on his passage to |
Honolulu by Lieutenant S. A. |
Stanton and Ensign Spencer S. |
Wood, who will act as iag lieu |
ienant and flag secretary respec-
lively. Lieutenant Stanton has |