Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-06

Tho fag. tiat a luurii !. a. walker
has been Icsi.nitni % relieve Admiral
Irwin in Tao ojmnanI OF lh1 Amsri-
can squadron at Tao hawaiian l..
ulIs AMI is to be in honolulu
90 tho lglh iu.. has given
dlc q many report, regarding
iuc object &. ,he Pfcslleat boo making
tho change. these fou1.is have called
1fih additional hostile criticisms OF Cue
pcIiCuvs Hawaiian policy. ono
ALLEGED purp1.u 90 Admiral Waisv's
app lutmrut si1 ih. pilet. that hu " u
carry out Instructions i3Hclfs Pearl
hlru1r for c1liiug station i1t the
Pacific sIurlrIu. ia te.pln'o 90 inis
10 may b stated ,hni Pearl haJ0lr WIS
Designated as 10 cll'iug altion boz n
treaty made with tho 5lulwlch
lsllud8a num11f % years agi, bIt has
mover 0crn used Tor tls rea'1o that
tlJro isa reef covered BY only
ave fcet OF wtet across the
mouth of The haruJG which would
i,Iuire considerable expenditure 10
REFUGE t1a suitable clnIu1l. g1ore
be now an appropriation % s-ilWJ iu
tho tfruuty available Dr prepttiar
tho hatuor asa cIaliug station. In
Che hc1 Of tna1i cIr'Imi,anoo1, %
would seem o. little proml,ur., 10 say
ihc least, on tho phft 0i tno'n VINO c1n-
dumn tnu President Tor tho alleged Ia.
tculinn 90 secure tho hlr.ur when the
nation drciIui. both by treaty aui law
made builto tho present Chief hisgis.
uatr was elected, that such should be-
the policy 90 the government Bu, tho
plain indications 81 the situation are
that the Pfsnicnt has nl such iulcu.
ton As tina. outlined. Tor the reason
that ig would os imp3s,i0is for Admiral
Walker TO cnrfy out such orders
until considerable work had been done
by tho government In cloaflus tne
harD0r.
Another statement made be that tho
now appoinieo has instructions from
the administration bearing upon a
proposition made by Queen Lilluo.
kalaui 10 rrlingulsn oil claims 10 tho
throne and favor annexation provided
she receives an slnuity OF $1,000.
rhis, as we'll a. the rum1r regarding
the 10 cling VI peail harbor, has IT,
re- ulation IA the real reason why the
change in admirals was made, and
which the Pf,adeut dil not SEQ 10 10
explain. Admiral Walker viii be
siSIy'two years OF age on the 10Th u
April, and under the navy regu.
lalions that event marks tho cou.
clusion Of his actL7u connection
with that branch Of tho service. AZ
he goes on the retired list on the 10Th,
u was necessary 10 appoint some Que
TO succeed him In the command Of the
squadron, aud the selection fell on
Admiral Walker. That IL why tho
latter IL now on hla way 70 Hawaii.
All this seems perfectly clear when
tho facts arr known, aud perhaps those
who condemn the President on these
two points will cease cafping thereon
when they ascertain the real situation,
Hut would II not have becn more
manly Ia them to have learned
whether there was some tangible ~.
parent cause TO explain the Pfesldonpt
action before they violously attacked
him for alleged faults that prove wholly
imaginary? MI Cleveland, as Chief
Magistrate, has done some thing,
which are unsatisfactory 70 tho West,
ami may do more. While Tor these he
is uroTCrly subject 10 adverse criticism
40 an official, It IL not tho part Of fair
ness 10 hufl nj him animadycfsi0na iji
suppositIonal unensos, or to studiously
refrain from Withdrawing uHcalled f3i
remarks and from making favorable
reference 10 that which g. c0mmcnla.
able. Men who arc la prominent pub.
Ito position may anticipate being
picked ut from all slides, but it Is moi
good taste On the part u the public "a
go Wholesale Into tho business Of rccll.
loss criticism Of tho nations CHIEF
official.